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 (The Scout Association) gained and worn in all four of the training sections, from Beavers through to Explorers. The Cub Scout promise is very similar to the Scout promise, but a few words have been simplified: <poem>I promise that I will do my best, to do my duty to God and to the Queen, to help other people and to keep the Cub Scout Law.</poem> The Cub Scout Law <poem>Cub Scouts always do their best think of others before themselves and do a good turn everyday.</poem> In 1916, Baden-Powell wanted to make the Wolf Cub uniform totally distinct from the older Boy Scouts;