The Bobcat Adventure is the first required Adventure on your Trail and will get you and your patrol off to a great start. Once you have completed the Bobcat Adventure, you can work on the other Adventures in any order. In this Adventure, you’ll learn about things like the Scout slogan and the patrol method. You’ll find out about ranks in Scouting America and merit badges. And you’ll visit a Scouting America troop.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use Scouting America’s SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official Scouting America activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede Scouting America practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Review Age Appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities before camping.
When camping:
When camping with a Scouting America troop, Arrow of Light scouts abide by camping rules for Arrow of Light Scouts.
Demonstrate the patrol method by choosing a patrol name and electing a patrol leader. Discuss the benefits of using the patrol method.
Get to know members of your patrol.
Recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law with your patrol.
With your patrol create a Code of Conduct.
Demonstrate the Scout sign, Scout salute and Scout handshake used by Scouting America. Show how each are used.
Learn the Scouting America slogan and motto.
With your patrol, or with your parent/legal guardian, visit a Scouting America troop.
At home, with your parent or legal guardian do the activities in the booklet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.”
Demonstrate the patrol method by choosing a patrol name and electing a patrol leader. Discuss the benefits of using the patrol method.
Cub Scouts choose a patrol name and elect a patrol leader.
Get to know members of your patrol.
Cub Scouts get to know each other using a beach ball.
Cub Scouts share compliments about each other.
Cub Scouts create a patrol flag.
Recite the Scout Oath and Scout Law with your patrol.
Learn and reinforce the Scout Oath and the Scout Law by reciting it with your patrol.
With your patrol create a Code of Conduct.
Cub Scouts will be invested in their conduct when they help create their code of conduct.
Demonstrate the Scout sign, Scout salute and Scout handshake used by Scouting America. Show how each are used.
Cub Scouts learn the Scouts BSA sign, salute, and handshake and how each is used.
Learn the Scouting America slogan and motto.
Cub Scouts learn the Scouts BSA slogan and motto and how to use them.
With your patrol, or with your parent/legal guardian, visit a Scouting America troop.
Cub Scouts attend a daytime activity with a local Scouts BSA troop.
During a visit with a Scouts BSA troop, Cub Scouts look for key elements and experiences of the troop meeting.
Cub Scouts attend an overnight activity with a local Scouts BSA troop.
At home, with your parent or legal guardian do the activities in the booklet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.”
Review the activities in the booklet “How to Protect Your Children from Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.”
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
