Insignia Placement

October 6, 2008

Right Sleeve Placement

Left Sleeve Placement

Left Pocket Placement



Right Pocket Placement



Right Sleeve

Wear U.S. flag, den numeral, and Quality Unit Award (if earned) as shown. Webelos scouts may wear den emblem instead of den numeral. Only the most recent Quality Unit Award may be worn. If the pack elects, Webelos Scouts may wear the Webelos colors. Wear the Webelos color immediately below and touching the U.S. flag if no den numeral is worn. If den numeral is worn, wear color below and touching numeral. Wear activity badges on the colors if this option is elected.

Left Sleeve

Wear council patch and pack numeral as shown. The Veteran unit insignia bar (25,50, 55 or 60 years) is worn centered below the council patch and above the numeral, and touches both. Denner cord or Assistant Denner cord is worn over the left shoulder.

Left Pocket

Cub Scouts wear badges of rank as shown: Tiger Cub, Bobcat, Wolf, and Bear. Gold Arrow Points are worn beneath the pocket and below the badge for which they were earned. Silver Arrow Points are worn below the Gold Arrow Points an double rows. Webelos Scouts wear ONLY current badge of Rank (Bobcat, Wolf, Bear or Webelos badge) centered on pocket. Options: Webelos Scouts who have not earned the Tiger Cub rank may wear all rank badges earned with diamond-shaped Webelos badge. Arrow of Light Award is worn centered below pocket. Wear medals just above pocket seam, and service stars centered just above medals or knots, or 3/4 inch above seam if no medals are worn. Gold background disks are worn, with service stars for Cub Scouting service, including Tiger Cub service. Not more than five medals may be worn. Wearing sequence for medals is at the wearer's discretion. The only knots worn by Cub Scouts are the religious emblem knot and a lifesaving or meritorious award knot. The World Crest is worn centered between the left shoulder seam and the top of the left pocket.

Right Pocket

Temporary insignia if worn must be centered on the right pocket. Progress Toward Ranks (with thong and beads) for Cub Scouts or COmpass Points emblems for Webelos Scouts is fastened to button under flap of right pocket and and flap rebuttoned. The National Summertime Award is pinned centered on the right pocket flap. The Tiger Cubs BSA strip is worn below the right pocket and above the recruiter strip.

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