Uniform Information

Pack 790 will hold a monthly uniform inspection to be held during the pack meeting. Parents are encouraged to have the patches sewn onto their scout's uniform shirt over the summer. The den with the best dressed boys over the school year will earn a bowling outing at the end of the scout year. The scout uniform consist of the dress blue shirt with patches, the blue scout belt, neckerchief with slide, Pack 790 hat and clean neat blue jeans (no holes).

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Wearing a uniform gives youth and adult members a sense of identification. The uniform is a reminder of the member's commitment to character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. Awards displayed on the uniform mark the progress of every Scout and leader in achieving these goals and successfully practicing Scouting's ideals.

The Cub Scout uniform has the following parts:

• Shirt—The official uniform shirt is available with long or short sleeves and has button-flap pockets and "Boy Scouts of America" lettered in gold above the right pocket.
• Trousers or shorts—Official blue. Pack 790 allows blue jeans as part of an official uniform.
• Belt—Official navy-blue web belt with metal buckle and Tiger, Cub Scout, or Webelos Scout emblem.
• Cap—Official navy-blue cap with orange front panel and tiger cub emblem for Tigers; yellow panel and wolf emblem for Wolf Scouts; blue panel and bear emblem for Bear Scouts. Webelos Scouts wear an olive cap with a plain panel bearing the Webelos logo.
• Neckerchief—Triangular neckerchief is orange with navy-blue trim for Tigers, gold with navy-blue trim for Wolf Scouts, light blue with navy-blue trim for Bear Scouts, and plaid for Webelos Scouts.
• Neckerchief slide—Official gold-tone metal slide with the Tiger, Cub Scout, or Webelos Scout logo. Boys may wear handmade neckerchief slides.

Badges and Insignia

For guidance on the proper placement of all badges and insignia, see the BSA's Guide to Awards and Insignia (No. 33066, available at your local council service center).