Impact on troops of new Webelos Arrow Of Light requirements

[Marty_Doyle 10]

From another list:

 

Some (not all) other changes:

(The first two changes the poster talked about were a new cover, and activity badges were in alpphbetical ordfer, not by group)

 

Webelos Badge requires Fitness and Citizen Activity Badges.

Arrow of Light requires Outdoorsman badge. AOL also required doing

the Honesty Character Connection.

 

NEW requirements for Outdoorsman badge:

Do 2 of these:

1. Present yourself to your Webelos den leader properly dressed, as

you would be for an overnight campout. Show the camping gear you will

use. Show the right way to pack and carry it.

2. With your family or Webelos den, help plan and take part in an

evening outdoor activity that includes a campfire.

3. With your parent or guardian take part in a Webelos den overnight

campout or a family campout. Sleep in a tent that you have helped

pitch.

4. With your parent or guardian, camp overnight with a Boy Scout

troop. Sleep in a tent you have helped pitch.

AND DO FIVE OF THESE:

5. During a Webelos den meeting, discuss how to follow the Leave No

Trace Frontcountry Guidelines during outdoor activities.

6. Participate in an outdoor conservation project with your Webelos

den or a Boy Scout troop.

7. Discuss with your Webelos den leader the rules of outdoor safety.

Using these rules, show how to build a safe fire and put it out.

8.With your accompanying adult on a campout or outdoor activity,

assist in preparing, cooking and cleanup for one of your den's meals.

Tell why it is important for each den member to share in meal

preparation and cleanup, and explain the importance of eating

together.

9. Discuss with your Webelos den leader the things that you need to

take on a hike. Go on one 3-mile hike with your Webelos den or a Boy

Scout troop.

10. Demonstrate how to whip and fuse the ends of a rope.

11. Demonstrate setting up a tent or dining fly using two half

hitches and a taut-line hitch. Show how to tie a square knot and

explain how it is used.

12. Visit a nearby Boy Scout camp with your Webelos Den.

 

[Marty_Doyle 10]

Or alphabetical order.

 

Some other notes:

 

For Scholar, one of the requirements the boy can choose from is to earn

the belt loop for Language.

Also, under Communicator an optional requirement is to have a person who speaks another

language as well as English to visit your den.

 

The requirements for the Leave No Trace Frontcountry award are in the

handbook (also in Wolf and Bear books).

 

The Character Connections are requirements on quite a few activity

badges for the Webelos.