Arrow of Light Requirements

1. Be active in your Webelos den (or patrol) for at least six months since completing the fourth grade (or at least six months since becoming 10 years old), and earn the Webelos badge.
2. Show your knowledge of the requirements to become a Boy Scout by doing all of these: (1) Repeat from memory and explain in your own words the Scout Oath or Promise and the 12 points of the Scout Law. Tell how you have practiced them in your everyday life. (2) Give and explain the Scout Motto, Slogan, sign, salute, and handclasp. (3) Understand the significance of the Scout badge. Know its parts and tell what each stands for. (4) Tell how a Boy Scout uniform is different from a Webelos Scout uniform.
3. Earn five more Activity badges for a total of eight. (You already earned three for the Webelos badge. The total of eight must include Citizen, Fitness, Readyman, and at least one from the outdoor group, one from the mental skills group, and one from the technology group.
4. With your Webelos den (or patrol), visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting, and one Boy Scout-oriented outdoor activity.
5. Participate in a Webelos overnight campout or day hike.
6. After you have completed all five of the above requirements, and after a talk with your Webelos leader, arrange to visit, with your parent or guardian, a meeting of a Boy Scout troop you think you might like to join. Talk to the Scoutmaster. Then get an "Application to Become a Boy Scout," fill it out, and have your parent or guardian sign it. Show it to your Webelos leader and talk about your interest in becoming a Boy Scout.

Congratulations! If you have completed all the above steps and have earned your Arrow of Light Award, you are on your way to being a Boy Scout.

Activity Badges

AOL Career Arrows

What are Career Arrows?
Career Arrows are one of Pack 499's most popular traditions. Arrows are marked to show the major achievements in a boy's Cub Scout career. The arrows are then presented during the Arrow of Light/Webelos Graduation ceremony. What do the markings mean?(or just go directly to how to make a Career Arrow.) There are many packs that prepare career arrows and probably just as many different methods for marking. Some use a sparse system while others have markings for every event. Pack 499 marks arrows to show rank advancements, arrow points, activity pins, and religious awards. This mix makes for an attractive arrow that is not cluttered. Besides, the Scouts have the pack and segment program to commemorate other pack activities.
The bands start with the earlest rank near the flights (feathers)

			The orange bar with black ends indicates that the Scout was a Tiger Cub.
			A white bar with blue ends is for the Bobcat badge.
			The red bar with white ends marks the Wolf badge.
			The gold indicate gold Arrow Points.
			The silver bands indicate silver Arrow Points.
			The Bear badge is shown by a green band with white ends.
			The next set of gold bands are for the Arrow Points earned for the Wolf badge.
			The next set of silver bands are for the Arrow Points earned for the Wolf badge.
			A purple band indicates a religious award. *
			The blue band with white ends is for the Webelos rank badge.
			The black bands indicate the number of Activity Pins the scout has earned while a Webelos Scout.
			The Webelos badge has a formal religious requirement. Many Scouts earn a Religious Award at this time.
			The last award shown is the Arrow of Light. This band mixes the blue and gold of Cub Scouting with the red of Boy Scouting.
* Many Scouts earn a religious award during their second year, but it can be earned in any year. Some Scouts earn more than one religious award.

The Scouts also receive a laminated card explaining the markings.
Tips on making a Career Arrow

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The information and text on this page is from
Michael Watson's 1998 Cubmaster Workshop
Bay Area Council Pow Wow '98
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