Arrow of Light Rank Advancement
Here’s How to Help Your Scout Advance!
The Arrow of Light, the highest rank in Cub Scouting, prepares fifth grade Cub Scouts to join a Scouts BSA troop.
Arrow of Light Scouts must complete six required adventures, plus two elective adventures from among the 16 electives in the Arrow of Light handbook.
- The National Resource page for Arrow of Light Adventures is here. Each Adventure page there lists the Requirements and shares a selection of “Activity Cards” that could be used to complete each Requirement.
- For more resources, see this AAC District Page for Arrow of Light. Each Adventure page there has videos and links to help learn the Adventure topic plus “Assembled” Den Meeting Plans that take the Requirements and/or National activity ideas that are fun, simple and easy and put them into Den Meeting Plans you can use. Word versions of those plans are attached below if you would like to edit to fit your Den.
Required Rank Adventures
Bobcat Arrow of Light
Character & Leadership
Outdoor Adventurer
Outdoors
Personal Fitness
Personal Fitness
Citizenship
Citizenship
First Aid
Personal Safety
Duty to God
Family & Reverence
Elective Rank Adventures
After finishing the requirements for an adventure, the den leader, rather than a parent, approves most of the adventures, unless the den leader delegates that role (den leaders are encouraged to recruit parents and other adults in the Cub Scout’s family to help with all den adventures, including supervision sign off on Arrow of Light requirements). For each adventure completed, Scouts can receive a pin to wear on the “Cub Scout Adventure colors” or on their hat.
Click here for information on Cub Scout Uniform options – but check with your Cub Scout Pack to find out what the expectations are (because “A Scout is Thrifty”).
By earning the Arrow of Light badge, your Scout is well prepared to join a Scouts BSA Troop! The Arrow of Light is the only Cub Scout rank badge that can be worn on the Scouts BSA uniform.