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"
Wood Badge (Boy Scouts of America) by Bruce Tuckman in 1965 as forming-storming-norming-performing. On January 1, 2002, the National Council required all councils to implement the updated "Wood Badge for the 21st Century" program which removed much of the Boy Scout-specific information from the program. This allowed the National Council to designate Wood Badge as the advanced leadership training program for Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Venturing, council leaders, district leaders, and professional staff. It replaced both Boy Scout Leader Wood Badge and Cub Scout Trainer Wood Badge. Unlike the prior Wood Badge course which was conducted entirely outdoors, the modified Wood Badge program is