CascoDad

Well, all is not lost. My son did graduate to Wolf before attending summer camp, so we will just work on the award at Wolf level. We already did several activities last summer that will count. In fact all we need to do is complete Wolf elective 23b and he has it.

I wondered about this too and was glad the topic was on this forum. The pack in our town is dwindling away, due to several reasons. The leaders are too busy with other commitments (in charge of rec soccer and baseball) so scouts don't start meeting until Nov and end in April (I can't fault them, nobody else has stepped up to be Cubmaster); we haven't met yet (today is Nov 9) and nobody has returned my call as to when meeting will start; the town is quite small so all dens meet at the same time in one room at the school which is chaotic for younger ones; also I feel that the town is just too sm

I want my son to receive this award (he was a Tiger last year). I haven't asked leaders about it yet, because we haven't even had a den meeting yet this Fall! So we are switching packs and starting den meetings tomorrow. I too would like some clarification. The rules say that camp must be attended after Sept 1, 2004, and also that Tiger cubs are eligible. Now Tiger cubs do not join Scouts until Fall after summer camp is over. This all implies to me that requirements start being met in the Fall, and continue through the summer AFTER the rank is earned, including camp, even though the cub is gra