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green felt cap with green felt visor, yellow pipings, and an emblem at the front — although in some countries this has been replaced by more contemporary headgear or dispensed with entirely.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) Spiritual. The Cub Scout programme is designed to provide adventure, fun and exploration, and to teach responsibility. Cub Scouts are organised into Packs, and then into groups, usually of 6 members, called Sixes. Each Six has one of the Cub Scouts as their leader, a "Sixer," and an assistant leader, a "Seconder." The Sixers meet in a Sixer Council, and talk about things that the Cub Scouts would like to do. Cub Scouts are given more responsibility and more say in the running of the programme and as a result can do more than Beavers. They spend more time working