Tenderpad Requirements:

Explain the Pack Structure:

The Cub Pack & its organization

The Cub Pack

The Cub Section meets in a group called a Pack. (Similarly the Beavers meet as a Colony, Scouts as a Troop and Ventures as a Unit). The term Pack comes from the fact that much of structure of the Cub Section is loosely based on the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling.

In the Jungle Book a boy called Mowgli become a member of a wolf cub pack. The wolf cubs had a kind leader called Akela. Akela and the wolf cub pack looked after Mowgli through the many adventures he had in the Jungle.

Sixers & Seconds

In a Cub Scout Pack the cubs are divided into smaller groups called Sixes. Of course each Six normally has about 6 cubs in it. The Sixes are often given a colour to identify them and each Six wears a different colour woggle on their scarf.

A Sixer is a Cub placed in charge of a particular Six. Each Six has a Sixer and a Second. The Sixer is normally an older experienced Cub who can help the members of their Six as they progress through Cubs. The Second is there to assist the Sixer in his duties.

The Sixer and Second are given extra duties and responsibilities in the Pack and help Akela and the other leaders in many ways. To show that they have earned a place as a Sixer or Second they are given a stripe to wear on the arm of their uniform.

Who is Akela?

Akela was the leader of the wolf cub pack that looked after the boy Mowgli in the Jungle Book stories. In a Cub Scout Pack the leader in charge is usually called Akela. Other leaders in the Pack will normally take the names of other characters in the Jungle Book. Look at the Jungle Book pages for a long list of names. Some common examples of leaders’ names are Bagheera, Kaa, Chil, Hathi, Raksha, Rama and Baloo.

Remember the Following:

Cub Promise:

I promise to do my best

to love and serve God,

to do my duty to the Queen;

to keep the law of the Wolf Cub pack,

and to do a good turn for somebody every day.

Cub Law:

The Cub respects the Old Wolf; the Cub respects himself/herself.

Cub Motto:

Do your Best.

Cub Scout Prayer

Lord in this evening hour I pray
For strength to live my best each day;
Draw near to me, and I shall see
The kind of Cub you'd have me be.

In serving others may I see
That I am only serving Thee.
Fit me, O Lord, in Thy Great love,
That I may be a better Cub.

Cub Sign

Make a V shape with the second and middle fingers.

Cub Salute

The Cubs will hold the Cub sign using their right hand with the middle finger pointing to their head (just above the eye level).

Pack Alert

This is normally call within the rock circle, or parade circle, all cubs will put their hand down on the side with the head up and step their right foot.

Rock Circle

Cub standing close to each other shoulder to shoulder

Scout Call

When any leader put up the right hand with a cub sign or Scout sign (second, middle and fourth finger pointing up close).

Response – all cubs and leaders should stop what they are doing and put up the right hand with the cub sign or scout sign and quiet at the current position.

Once all cubs and leaders the scouter made the call will make the announcement or give out the next command. And at this time the calling scouter will put down right hand and all cubs and leaders will follow.

Commands in Ceremony:
PACK / Freeze & silence. Hold & listen for next command.
AT EASE / Feet - one foot apart, hands clasped behind back. No movement.
STAND EASY / Feet - one foot apart, may move hand & body but not feet.
SQUAT / Howl position.
SQUAT DOWN / On floor Indian style.This is the best position around room or in parade circle if you are talking to youths for more than 2 minutes.
PACK-PACK-PACK / Cubs run in yelling long drawn out P-A-C-K & form rock circle shoulder to shoulder. Leader gives command for next position.
In Grand Howl, next command is for Parade Circle (or one step back).

Grand Howl

  1. Leader (Akela) put the right hand up with a Cub Sign (Make a V shape with the second and middle fingers).
  1. Akela will shout out “Pack” – All cubs including the leader will stop what they are doing and put up their right hand with the Cub sign.
  1. Akela will shout out “PACK! PACK! PACK!” – All cubs will shout out with a long voice “Pacccccccccccccccccccccccckkkkkk” and run to form a rock circle. Once in the rock circle all cubs should keep quiet.
  1. Akela now will put down the right hand and talking to the cubs (optional).
  1. One of the cubs within the rock circle will be selected to lead the Grand Howl.
  1. Akela will shout “PACK ALERT!” to signal the beginning of the Grand Howl, all cubs will be put their hands on the side, feet together, and head up.
  1. Akela then will sign the cub who leads the Grand Howl to start.
  1. The leading Cub will take one step forward (or bring the Totem inside the circle to the right side of the Akela) and then the leading cub will stand in front of the Akela (facing Akela).
  1. The leading Cub will put both arms straight up with the second and middle fingers pointing up (fingers are close – not in the V shape).
  1. The leading Cub will shout “PACK DOWN” loud and clear and jump to the squat down position (arms between the legs, and both hands holds the cub sign and pointing to the floor with the head up).
  1. All the cubs will follow the leading cub to jump down to the squat down position.
  1. Cubs will shout together “A-K-E-L-A WE WILL DO OUR BEST”
  1. ONLY the Leading Cub shout out “DYB DYB DYB DYB”
  1. And at the fourth “DYB”, all cubs will jump up, and change the hands position from pointing down to the floor to putting them on the side of the cubs’ head with the hand face out and two (second and middle) fingers closed. <it looks like two ears on the side of the head and point up).
  1. All cubs will answer the call by shouting “WE WILL DOB DOB DOB DOB”. And at the same time, all cubs will put down the left arm on the side and the right hand will change to a Cub salute. Cub Salute – (the Cub sign with the middle finger pointing to their head). All leaders - inside and outside the circle should also salute back, after the shouting, all cubs will put down the hand and in stand ease position.
  1. The Leading Cub will take the Totem back to the original position and return back to the circle.