This is the highest award that you can earn in the Cub Scout program and it is one of only TWO awards that may be worn on your BOY SCOUT uniform when you become a Boy Scout. (The only other item that may be carried over to the Boy Scout uniform is the RELIGIOUS EMBLEM if you received that as a Cub Scout or Webelos Scout.)

ARROW OF LIGHT AWARD REQUIREMENTS:

• 1. Be active in your Webelos den for at least 6 months since completing the fourth grade (or for 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:
  • a. 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.
  • b. Give and explain the Scout motto, slogan, sign, salute, and handclasp.
  • c. Understand the significance of the Scout badge. Know its parts and tell what each stands for.
  • d. 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, visit at least one Boy Scout troop meeting, and one Boy Scout-oritented 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.