Cub scouts

[xanderma]

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but then who is nowadays!?!

Anyway, my son has just joined cub scouts, and made his promise last week. He wasn't given any badges, not even a name tape. As a Guider myself, we give our Rainbows and Brownies a promise badge, Six badge, name tape, county badge at least.

Not knowing the Scouting side of things, I thought I'd get my facts right before I go ask! If it helps, he was a Beaver, and received some badges from them - I hope they're not expecting him to reuse his Beaver badges as I want to keep them as mementoes. They've already reused his Beaver necker, which I think is a bit cheeky!

If any Scout leaders out there can help, I'll be grateful (I've checked the Scouting website, but couldn't find anything)

[Jules001]

Definitely should have some badges, I know our Cub Leader hands out scarf, badges, ****** and certificate on each investiture. Don't know what badges exactly but assume that there would be the district, County and group badges at least.

[Jules001]

the blanked out section is purely the toggle sound alike, but has hit censorship because of the first part of the word (madness!)

[xanderma]

Thanks for that. Had to laugh at the over-zealous censorship - I was racking my brain to think what you could have written - then I saw your second message!

I'll ask at the next meeting - I'm certain he should have at least a new promise badge.

Regards

[baloo62]

I am a cub scout leader we do give badges to newly invested cubs but the necker is reused, at roughly �4 each it would be an unneccessary expense most groups do struggle both financially (and with adult leaders) so to fork out this ammount every time we get new children moving up would take the money away from activities and new equipment.