What are Cub Scouts?
Cub Scouts are girls and boys between the ages of 8 and 10½. They meet together in a Pack which may have from 6 Cub Scouts up to a maximum of 36. They come wanting fun, adventure, friendship.

What is Pack?
The Pack consists of several Sixes led by their Sixers. The name Pack and the names of the Cub Scout Leaders is taken from 'The Jungle Book' which provided the background for the original 'Wolf Cubs' when founded in 1916, continues to give the newcomer an introductory background to Cub Scouting.

What do Cub Scouts do?
When a boy or girl joins the Pack, they are introduced to Cub Scouting and to the Cub Scout Progressive Training Programme which has been designed to meet the varying needs of youngsters today. The program can be adapted to suit the individual and their environment. They will have the opportunity to gain Awards and badges which are given in recognition of the effort made by each youngster at their own level of development and understanding.
The Cub Scout Programme includes such activities as:

The Training Programme
The four stages of Progressive Training in the Cub Scout Section are:

• The Cub Scout Membership Award
• The Cub Scout Award
• The Adventure Award
• The Adventure Crest Award

Background
Baden-Powell's intention was that Scouting should be for boys between the ages of 11 and 18. But younger boys, seeing the fun and adventure older brothers and friends were having as Scouts, began asking to join in too. Many a sympathetic Scoutmaster turned a blind eye to the rule about minimum age of admission and thousands of these youngsters did, in fact, become Troop members.
B.-P. could see in the stories in 'The Jungle Book' an ideal basis for character training. The stories encouraged an interest in nature and outdoor activities, appealed to boys' love of romance and adventure and the characters had a strict code of behaviour and loyalty, fair play and clean living which could well serve as a pattern for real life.
Accordingly, 'The Jungle Book' provided the background and the new handbook, published in 1916, supplied the plan of action. It was entitled 'The Wolf Cubs' Handbook' following the 'Junior Scout' Section changing its name to 'Wolf Cubs' in that year. Demand for 'The Wolf Cubs' Handbook' was phenomenal and the first edition was quickly sold out. The Wolf Cub Section was an immediate success and this is all the more remarkable since it was launched whilst the country was embroiled in a devastating war.
In 1966, as a result of the Advance Party Report commissioned by the then Chief Scout, the late Lord Charles Maclean, the Scout Movement in Britain introduced a number of sweeping changes in preparation for meeting its foreseeable needs in the years ahead. These changes affected Wolf Cubs in common with all other Sections.
Amongst other things, their name changed to Cub Scouts. Cubmasters became Cub Scout Leaders. 'The Jungle Book' continues to give the newcomer an introductory background of Scouting but has now less emphasis as they progress as a Cub Scout. New proficiency schemes have been introduced and many programs have taken on a fresh appearance.