Cub Scout the "leader" of the Pack is called Akela. Cubs have a distinctive two-finger salute according to the Jungle theme, in contrast to the three-finger salute of Boy Scouts. However, in the Scout Association of United Kingdom (UK) and some of its overseas branches the two-finger salute was later replaced by the three-finger salute. Historically, Cubs wear a distinctive headdress, which is a tight-fitting green felt cap with green felt visor, yellow pipings, and an emblem at the front — although in some countries this has been replaced by more contemporary headgear or dispensed with entirely. Just as Scout troops are
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.