Cub Scout Pack 118 Advancement Information

ScoutTrack

Pack 118 subscribes to a website,

www.ScoutTrack.com

that allows us to track and report the boys’ achievements online. We are asking all parents to visit the website and keep track of all current and future achievements there. Your den leader may be updating some den activities, but as a parent you are ultimately in charge of keeping track of your boys’ achievements. This is a quick way to keep track, but more importantly an efficient way to communicate their achievements to our advancement coordinator so they will receive the appropriate awards at the Pack gatherings. Please update ScoutTrack by the Friday before each Pack Meeting to make sure your son will receive the awards he has earned.

When you visit the site you need to have a User ID and Password.

If you have given us your e-mail address we have entered it into ScoutTrack and you will be sent an ID and Password along with an invitation to visit the site.
If you did not receive an ID and Password please give your den leader your e-mail address again and we will get one set up for you.
If you received an ID and Password with an invitation to use the site but have lost or misplaced it please let us know and we will ask Scouttrack to send you the information.

Type in the web address www.ScoutTrack.com. Then, click on the button in the upper right corner that says Log in. Enter your name and password (password twice) and click OK. From the next screen your son’s name should be listed and you can click on the links for his achievements, electives or belt loops and pins.

When you first login, please go to Change your profile and complete the information there. If you prefer that your information not be available to other members of the pack, check the keep private box. Make sure you click save on the right and the return button. Explore the different choices simply by clicking the links. The achievements and electives will be different based on your Cub Scout's rank .

Achievements - This takes you to a page with the various advancements or activities with links. By clicking on the link, you can expand each advancement. Scroll to the right and select one of the buttons corresponding to a specific requirement. It may say “not planned or done”. Clicking on it takes you to a page where you can plan, or mark as completed the requirement. Alternatively, click on the Quick Entry link and you can enter a lot of information easily. Read the hint and examples at the top of the page.

Sports and Academics Pins work the same way.

Calendar built into ScoutTrack.com is not used by Pack 118 - use the calendar on our website www.pack118.org

Click on Pack Directory or Den Roster to see contact information for all the members of the pack.

Click on the E-mail links to send messages to your entire den or just the leaders.

There is a quick entry button that shows a shortened version of the activities. This is much quicker to enter achievements in. Type in the date once and every square you click after that will put the same date in there.

What if we don’t have internet access???? There are 2 options.

Prepare a list of the achievements your son has completed and ask your den leader or another parent in your den who is designated to enter them online.
At any Public Library you can go to the web site. Bring your book, you will need to enter the dates for each activity.

Remember! Hit the Save button before you leave a page! When you are done, press Log out.

Ranks

Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scout advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.

Click on a rank badge to see what is required.

	*Bobcat* The Bobcat rank is the first award that all boys who join Cub Scouting must achieve before earning any of the additional awards listed below.

	*Tiger* The Tiger program is for first grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.

	Wolf The Wolf program is for boys who have completed first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass twelve achievements involving simple physical and mental skills.

	*Bear* The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 9). There are 24 Bear achievements in four categories. The Cub Scout must complete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge. These requirements are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf rank.

	*Webelos* This program is for boys who have completed third grade (or are age 10). A boy may begin working on the Webelos badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his transition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the requirements found in the Webelos Scout Book, he will work on activity badges, attend meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements.

	*Arrow of Light* This is the highest award that you can earn in the Cub Scout program and it is one of only two awards that may be worn on your the Boy Scout uniform when you become a Boy Scout and/or an Adult Leader. Earning the Arrow of Light is the ultimate in Cub Scouting, and should be an honor you cherish for the rest of your life.