Bear Advancement

Bear Scouts do adventures described in their Bear handbook that advance them towards their Bear rank. By completing seven adventures, the Bear rank is earned.

Bear Rank Requirements:

• 1. Complete each of the six Bear required adventures:

     1. Bear Claws

     2. Bear Necessities

     3. Fellowship and Duty to God

     4. Fur, Feathers, and Ferns

     5. Baloo the Builder

     6. Paws for Action

  2. In addition to the six required adventures listed above, complete at least one Bear elective adventure of your den's or family's choosing from this list: Grin and Bear It, A Bear Goes Fishing, Bear Picnic Basket, Beat of the Drum, Critter Care, Forensics, Make It Move, Marble Madness, Roaring Laughter, Robotics, Salmon Run, Super Science, A World of Sound

  3. With your parent, guardian, or caring adult, complete the exercises in the pamphlet How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide.

  4. Earn the Cyber Chip award for your age. (The Cyber Chip portion of this requirement may be waived by your parent or guardian if you do not have access to the internet.)

Akela is the name given to the Cub Scout's parent or guardian, the caring adult guiding the youth along the Cub Scouting trail. Akela is responsible for acknowledging completion of each adventure requirement by signing and dating the appropriate spot in the Bear's handbook. There is also a spot for the Bear Den Leader to sign for each requirement. The Adventure Tracking pages in the back of the Bear handbook can be used by the Bear to track progress all in one spot, and some dens use advancement charts or den doodles to publicly display advancement.

After completing rank requirements, a Bear can stay active throughout the program year by completing elective adventures with the youth's Akela or den, or at district and council hosted events. The scout may try to earn all adventure belt loops before moving on to a Webelos den.