Cub Scout 'Seconder' assisting. The Pack retains Baden-Powell's original "Jungle Book" theme, with its leader called Akela and assistant leaders using names like Raksha, Bagheera, or Baloo. Cub Scout Cub Scouts, Cubs or Wolf Cubs are programs associated with Scouting for young children usually between 5 and 12, depending on the national organization to which they belong. A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'Pack'. The Wolf Cub program was originated by The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom in 1916 to provide a program for boys who were too young to
Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) who join a pack are assigned to dens with ideally six to eight members, usually based on age: Lion Scouts (kindergarten), Tiger Scouts (first grade), Wolf Scouts (second grade), Bear Scouts (third grade), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth grades). Dens meet weekly or biweekly under the direction of the adult den leader. A Cub Scout is elected to the denner position to provide basic leadership to the den. A Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, or Venturer holding the den chief position may assist the den leader in activities. Den meetings are planned around a particular adventure being worked on for