Cub Scouts (Australia) Cub Scouts (Australia) Cub Scouts is the section of Scouts Australia for boys and girls aged 8 to 10 (inclusive), often known simply as 'Cubs'. The Cub Scout section follows after Joey Scouts and is before Scouts. Cub Scouts wear a uniform shirt with navy blue panels, and yellow shoulders. The Cub Scout section draws largely from the Jungle Book. Leaders are usually given names based on characters from the story, such as Akela, Bagheera or Baloo. The Cub Scout Pack is usually composed of several adult leaders, and several "sixes" of approximately six children. The leader of a "six"
Cub Scouts (Scouting Ireland) in small groups and making decisions as a team, with every Cub Scout having a job to do in the Six, and gaining additional responsibility as they develop. Getting out into nature is a focus of Cub Scouting. Cub Scouts gather from time to time on camping events - Jamóige events, big camps for Cub Scouts, with perhaps 2000 Cub Scouts camping together, National Cub Scouting days, as well as Pack Holidays. The personal progressive scheme takes the form of badges which use a certain number of stages to determine how far along in the programme the Cub Scout is.