The Bobcat badge must be earned prior to earning Tiger – AOL rank badges.  Lions are not required to earn Bobcat – if a Lion wants to complete the requirements, we will recognize them along with others that earn Bobcat. In earning the Bobcat badge the scout will learn to say the Cub Scout motto, the Cub Scout promise, the Law of the Pack, to make the Cub Scout handshake, etc…

1. Learn and say the Scout Oath, with help if needed.
2. Learn and say the Scout Law, with help if needed.
3. Show the Cub Scout sign. Tell what it means.
4. Show the Cub Scout handshake. Tell what it means.
5. Say the Cub Scout motto. Tell what it means.
6. Show the Cub Scout salute. Tell what it means.
7. With your parent or guardian, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide

Click on “Links – Bobcat Badge” to view the requirements to earn the Bobcat badge at usscouts.org.

After completing Bobcat, your scouts will receive three things. This email tells you what to do with those:

1) An advancement card – This is for your records, for you to do what you want with. I keep all my kids’ scout stuff in a box. That sort of stuff is one of the few things I’ll go back and reminisce on (I have a box of my scout stuff from when I was a kid). Or, if you’re not into that sort of thing, it can be thrown away. Whatever you’d like to do with it

2) A parent pin – this is for you. If you want to wear the parent pin anytime, feel free. Or if you’re my mom, keep it in a jewelry box for your kids to find 30 years later.

3) Bobcat rank badge – this becomes part of some uniforms

-Lions – if you just have a Pack/Lion T-shirt, it doesn’t get sewn on. Hang on to it until you get a Blue uniform shirt. If you lose it, let me know. I have hundreds of Bobcat badges, so don’t worry about it.

– Tan Uniforms (Webelos+AOL) – Your scout can wear the Bobcat badge until they earn Webelos/AOL rank. At that time, the Bobcat badge is replaced by Webelos/AOL rank badge

– Blue Uniforms – Your scout can wear the Bobcat Badge until they upgrade to Tan uniform

4) How to affix the Badge and where does it go?

– It can be sewn on

– you can use badge magic to stick it on (careful, badge magic can leave a mess)

– you can get a diamond rank emblem holder which hangs from the left shirt pocket https://www.scoutshop.org/diamond-emblem-holder-64041.html

– on Blue/Tan uniforms, the Bobcat Badge goes on the left shirt pocket, just below the button