Arrow of Light
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, Webelos Adventures Worksheets,and links to related Cub Scout Belt Loops & Pins and Cub Scout Awards.
The Webelos Program shows you how to cover all required & elective Pins.
The Fast Tracks give you the Den Meeting plans to do this in an efficient manner.
| On 01 Jun 2015, new requirements went into effect. Boys who had already earned their Webelos rank by then were able to earn their Arrow of Light award using the previous activity badges or the current (new) adventure pins, or a mix of the two as desired. However, given that the Webelos rank used to require six months of active membership, and that boys can only be Webelos for two years, that option has expired. As of 2017, boys must use the current (new) requirements). |
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The highest rank & award in Cub Scouting is the Arrow of Light. It is one of the few Cub Scout badges that you can wear on your Boy Scout uniform. You will work on outdoor skills, physically fitness, and learn more about citizenship and working with others. Upon completion of the requirements for Arrow of Light, you can bridge into a Boy Scout troop. Webelos Scouts that are working toward their Arrow of Light rank & award are commonly called Arrow of Light Scouts, similar to the younger ranks in Cub Scouting.
The Arrow of Light award is worn on the left pocket flap of the blue Cub Scout Uniform or below the left pocket of the tan Boy Scout Uniform.
Like all other new Cub Scouts, an Arrow of Light Scout must first earn his Bobcat rank. After completing the requirements for Bobcat he may go on to complete the requirements for the Arrow of Light rank and the many electives that are offered for his rank.
All Cub Scouts, except for those boys who join Cub Scouting for the first time in fifth grade, must earn their Webelos rank prior to earning Arrow of Light. The requirements for Webelos and Arrow of Light may be worked on at the same time but the tenure requirements for each must be met and the awards must be earned and presented sequentially.
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Arrow of Light requirements | 
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Rank advancement is awarded when each Scout has done the following:
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Notes
| A FREE workbook for Arrow of Light is available here! with the maps, charts, links, diagrams, and checklists you need! Or click here to print just the Arrow of Light requirements. | meritbadge.org has PDF and DOC versions of Boy Scout merit badge workbooks, Webelos workbooks, Cub Scout workbooks, and Nova Award workbooks. |
Requirement resources
1. Webelos Badge
2. Scout Oath or Promise - Scout Law - motto - slogan - Outdoor Code
- See the Scout Badge Workbook for diagrams of the Scout sign, salute, and handshake.
- See the Scout Badge Workbook for the diagram of the Scout badge.
- See Uniform for details on how the Webelos and Boy Scout uniforms are different.
- See Square Knot and the Scout Badge Workbook for step-by-step diagrams for tying a square knot.
3. Fitness - Citizen - Readyman - Outdoorsman - Other Webelos Activity Badges
4. Find a Scout troop near your home.
Find your local council.
6. Scoutmaster Conference - Explains that you don't "pass" a Scoutmaster Conference.
Related Awards
The Arrow of Light is preparing you for the Boy Scout Scout Badge and Tenderfoot rank. 2. "Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or Promise and the 12 points of the Scout Law" is very similar to Tenderfoot rank #7. "Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath, Law, motto, and slogan."
Adult square knot
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 Adult Leaders may wear the knot
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Past the age of 18, Scouters who've won this award no longer wear the regular patch. Instead they should wear the adult Arrow of Light square knot award.
See also
- Arrow of Light Workbook
- Webelos Badge is earned before Arrow of Light
- Webelos & Arrow of Light Adventures Worksheets are available for every Adventure Pin
- Webelos Scout Program plans allows you to complete all 20 Activity Badges in 12, 15 or 18 months.
- Webelos Transition is the bridging into a troop
- Mike Offers a Potential Eagle Scout His Eagle Perspective
Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs is an Eagle Scout and wrote this great letter. It applies equally well to why you would want to complete Arrow of Light.
 | Webelos Badge Required: Cast Iron Chef | Duty to God and You | First Responder | Stronger, Faster, Higher | Webelos Walkabout Webelos/Arrow of Light Electives: Adventures in Science | Aquanaut | Art Explosion | Aware and Care | Build It | Build My Own Hero | Castaway | Earth Rocks! | Engineer | Fix It | Game Design | Into the Wild | Into the Woods | Looking Back, Looking Forward | Maestro! | Moviemaking | Project Family | Sportsman Arrow of Light Required: Building a Better World | Outdoorsman | Duty to God in Action | Scouting Adventure | |
