Uniforms

Required Materials - All Cub Scouts

• Register online and pay registration fee

  • Quick and confidential access to scholarships is available for families that need it, via the registration link.

  • With the exception of uniform costs (see below), the handbook, and any special materials you might purchase for your Pinewood Derby car, no additional funding should be required to attend our Pack or Den events. Scouts and their attending family members will, however, need access to a tent and sleeping bags for our annual campout. 

    • Contact our Cubmaster or the District if you'd like assistance sourcing secondhand uniform components.

• Official Handbook for Den (bring to each Den meeting)

  • Lion handbook

  • Tiger handbook

  • Wolf handbook

  • Bear handbook

  • Webelos handbook

  • Arrow of Light handbook

• “Class A” Uniform (formal; worn to most meetings/events)

  • See the Den-specific uniform guidelines below.

  • Consider buying a larger-sized shirt than usual so it can be worn for a few years. (A Scout is thrifty!)

  • Please note that there are several ways to go about buying the uniform shirt, which vary in budget and convenience.

    • Option A: Order all the components online (links are provided below) and then sew or iron on the patches at home.

    • Option B: Go to the Scout Shop and grab a shirt off the rack that already has most of the patches sewn on. Sew or iron on the Pack number patches at home.

    • Option C: Call ahead to the Scout Shop and ask them to sew the Pack number patches onto a shirt for you. Pay in advance via credit card. Pick up the shirt from the Scout Shop when it is done.

• “Class B” shirt (casual; optional)

  • Ask for one at the next Pack meeting. The Pack provides each registered Scout and adult leader with one Class B shirt free of charge. Parents/guardians may choose to purchase one for themselves while supplies last.

Required Materials - Den-Specific

Lion Scout Uniform

• Official Lion Scout t-shirt, navy blue

• Navy blue belt (purchasing from a Scout Shop ensures the belt loop awards will fit)

  • Tip: The belt can be cut to size, but add some slack so that you can keep using the belt as your child grows.

• Official neckerchief & slide for den (optional; Pack does not provide)

• Official navy blue hat (optional)

Tiger, Wolf, & Bear Scout Uniform

• Official Cub Scout shirt; navy blue

  • Short sleeve recommended

  • Should come with a small USA Flag Emblem already sewn on sleeve

  • You will need to sew on the following patches or iron them on using Badge Magic. You can also pay the scout shop to sew on the initial emblems.

    • World Crest Scout Emblem (fleur-de-lis)

    • 1910 World Crest Ring Emblem

    • Northern Star Council Shoulder Patch

    • Red pack numbers 3, 7, 4

    • 70-Year Veteran Unit Bar Emblem

      • Note: If you want to save yourself a little sewing or sewing fees, you can order a custom, combined emblem that has 374 and 70 on it.

    • Note: Our Pack typically doesn't use Den Number emblems.

• Navy blue pants or shorts or skort

  • School uniform-type pants are ok; Scout Shops also have some offerings here and here.

• Navy blue belt (purchasing from a Scout Shop ensures the belt loop awards will fit)

  • Tip: The belt can be cut to size, but add some slack so that you can keep using the belt as your child grows.

• Official neckerchief & slide for den (provided by Pack 3374 at first meeting)

• Official navy blue hat (optional)

  • Tiger, Wolf, Bear

Webelos Scout Uniform

• BSA shirt; beige (short sleeve recommended; should come with flag emblem on sleeve)

  • Should come with a small USA Flag Emblem already sewn on sleeve

  • You will need to sew on the following patches or iron them on using Badge Magic. You can also pay the scout shop to sew on the initial emblems.

    • World Crest Scout Emblem (fleur-de-lis)

    • 1910 World Crest Ring Emblem

    • Northern Star Council Shoulder Patch

    • Red pack numbers 3, 7, 4

    • 70-Year Veteran Unit Bar Emblem

      • Note: If you want to save yourself a little sewing or sewing fees, you can order a custom, combined emblem that has 374 and 70 on it.

  • Notes: 

    • Our Pack typically doesn't use Den Number emblems.

    • For the 4th grade year, Pack 3374 allows Webelos Scouts to be thrifty and wear their navy blue Cub Scout uniform shirt if it still fits.

    • For a Webelos Scout (4th grader) wearing a beige shirt, do not include rank emblems earned previously (i.e., Bobcat, Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear). The left pocket should be unadorned.

• Belt

  • Cub Scout (navy blue) web belt if still wearing the navy Cub Scout shirt

  • BSA (green) web belt if wearing the beige BSA shirt (Note: Cub Scout belt loops are not worn on this belt.)

• Official neckerchief & slide for Den (provided by Pack at first meeting)

• Adventure  Colors (where Webelos and Arrow of Light pins are attached; worn on the right sleeve of the uniform shirt) (provided by Pack at first meeting)

• Official hat (optional)

Arrow of Light Scout Uniform

• BSA shirt; beige (short sleeve recommended; should come with flag emblem on sleeve)

  • Should come with a small USA Flag Emblem already sewn on sleeve

  • You will need to sew on the following patches or iron them on using Badge Magic. You can also pay the scout shop to sew on the initial emblems.

    • World Crest Scout Emblem (fleur-de-lis)

    • 1910 World Crest Ring Emblem

    • Northern Star Council Shoulder Patch

    • Red pack numbers 3, 7, 4

      • Note: Please use the red/white pack numbers throughout the Cub Scout years, even on the beige uniform shirt. Scouts will switch to the beige/green numbers only after they have moved on to a BSA Troop.

    • 70-Year Veteran Unit Bar Emblem

      • Note: If you want to save yourself a little sewing or sewing fees, you can order a custom, combined emblem that has 374 and 70 on it.

  • Notes: 

    • Our Pack typically doesn't use Den Number emblems.

    • For the 5th grade year, all Arrow of Light Scouts should wear the beige BSA uniform shirt. Size up to help carry your Scout through the first few years in the Troop!

    • For an AOL Scout, do not include any of these rank emblems that may have been earned previously: Bobcat, Lion, Tiger, Wolf, or Bear. However, an earned Webelos emblem (oval-shaped) may be worn on the left pocket. Once earned in the spring, the Arrow of Light rank emblem can be added to the shirt and worn throughout the Scout's tenure in a Troop.

    • Any religious award knot emblems, Journey to Excellence emblems, or recruiter strips earned in Cub Scouts stay off the beige shirts. They would need to be re-earned in Scouts BSA to be worn on the beige shirt once in the Troop. 

• Shoulder loops, blue

• BSA (green) web belt (Note: Cub Scout belt loops are not worn on this belt.)

• Adventure  Colors (where Webelos and Arrow of Light pins are attached; worn on the right sleeve of the uniform shirt) (provided by Pack at first meeting)

• Note: There is no official neckerchief, slide, or hat for AOL Scouts.

Patch Placement Guide

For a reference on where to attach various insignia to the Cub Scout uniform (e.g., emblems, badges, belt loops, and pins), click here.

Local Scout Shops

Base Camp Scout Shop (near Fort Snelling)

6202 Bloomington Road, Saint Paul, MN 55111

• Check the website for current hours of operation. The shop is typically closed for 30-minute lunch breaks (e.g., 1:30 p.m.) as well as two days a week (currently closed Wednesdays and Sundays).

Plymouth Scout Shop

10100 6th Avenue N., Suite 103A, Plymouth, MN 55441

• Check the website for current hours of operation. The shop is typically closed for 30-minute lunch breaks (e.g., 1:30 p.m.) as well as one day a week (currently closed Sundays, with shortened hours on Saturdays).

Online

• Shop online at https://www.scoutshop.org/.