The Tiger Adventure (getting started)

To earn the rank of Tiger Cub, you scout will need a Tiger Handbook (cost is $12.99) to begin working on the Tiger Trail.   Below is an outline of the material covered in the handbook. 

Note: Some of these activities are done at home and signed off by the parent after the boy has completed the task. The handbook should be shown to the Den Leader - who records the progress. The leader and pack advancement chair will track your son's progress through his scouting career but you must report your scout's progress in a timely manner. We will email the progress reports to you at appropriate times, this will ensure the records are current and accurate.

Note: There are no performance requirements for completing tasks. Simply participating and doing one's best in an activity constitutes completion.

Bobcat Requirements

Boys who join the Cub Scout program on June 1, 2015, or later must complete the Bobcat requirements listed below 

before earning the rank badge for their school or birth year.

  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

Note: Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat... Once he earns his Bobcat Badge he can skip it in other handbooks as he advance through the ranks.   


Tiger Core Adventures
  1. Complete each of the following Tiger required adventures with your den or family:
    1. Backyard Jungle
    2. Games Tigers Play
    3. My Family's Duty to God
    4. Team Tiger
    5. Tiger Bites
    6. Tigers in the Wild
  2. Complete one Tiger elective adventure of your den or family's choosing.
  3. With your parent or adult partner, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide, and earn the Cyber Chipaward for your age.*

*If your family does not have Internet access at home AND you do not have ready Internet access at school or another public place or via a mobile device, the Cyber Chip portion of this requirement may be waived by your parent or adult partner.


Tiger Elective Adventures

There are 14 Elective Adventures in the Tiger program:

  1. Curiosity, Intrigue, and Magical Mysteries
  2. Earning Your Stripes
  3. Family Stories
  4. Floats and Boats
  5. Good Knights
  6. Rolling Tigers
  7. Sky is the Limit
  8. Stories in Shapes
  9. Tiger-iffic!
  10. Tiger: Safe and Smart
  11. Tiger Tag
  12. Tiger Tales
  13. Tiger Theater
Find more details on the Tiger Adventures at USscouts.org.

Note to Parents
  1. Your Den Leader will track the Den Activities.
  2. You should use the Scout Handbook to especially track each of the Family Activities.  There are places to "Sign Off" on each activity in the handbook.
  3. So, use your handbook to track each of the family activities (among others) your scout completes.
  4. Start a Scout Folder to store papers and projects as your scout completes them.
  5. Bring the Handbook (and folder) to a Den meeting to have your family activities recorded by the Den Leader.


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