Continue from Cubs

If you are coming from Cub Scouts, then you have a good idea of what Scouting is for, what it means and how it will help develop good character traits in your future scout. It’s best to learn some of the key differences between Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

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Pack is now a Troop

In Cub Scouts everyone is a pack member, as well as their own den. In Boy Scouts, it’s no longer a Pack, but a Troop. Everyone is in the Troop as well as a patrol. One key difference is that in Cub Scouts your den is based on your grade level. The patrols are not always related to your grade, you may be with scouts of other ages. In addition you will find in Boy Scouts that everyone works together, that means your 11 year old may be working with 15, 16 and 17 year olds.

Leadership is different

As you know in Cub Scouts all leadership is by the parents. Boy Scouts is intended to be ‘BOY LED’. There will still be parents involved as leaders, however the intention is that meetings, events and programs should be organized and run BY the scouts! This is one of the features that sets Boy Scouts far ahead of many other organizations for their age group. This is what helps them develop leadership skills that will last a lifetime!

Activities

Our troop strives for a overnight camping trip 1x per month. You will find we do a lot more activities outdoors than in Cub Scouts. The trips are not mandatory, all voluntary as to what you choose to go on, however there are a lot more opportunities for camping/hiking/outdoor activities as well as other fun activities.

Advancement is different

Whereas each year of Cub Scout represents a dedicated program towards their grade level, Boy Scouts provides a clear advancement path that is up to the scout to move forward based solely on their own self motivation on how far they want to succeed. There is no ‘spoon feeding’ of advancement and programming per week/month/year. Everything is up to the individual scout as to how far in rank they want to achieve.

Ready to visit Troop 834

Troop Meetings are held Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 8:30pm at New Life Fellowship Church in Bridgeville. Go to our Calendar to see our schedule. We would be glad to meet with you and answer any questions you have about our troop or Boy Scouts in general. Hope to see you soon!

Let us know you are coming and we can make sure we are well prepared for your visit.

Fall 2024 Cub Scout Specific Events

This fall we will host a variety of specific events for local Cub Scouts to attend. We hope to see you at one or more of these events:

Sept 3 – Tues night – Bike inspection. We are opening up a bike trek below and this is a good chance for the Cubs to come out and get their bike checked and see the troop
Sept 28 – Activity weekend – Saturday will games and activites for Cub Scouts. Cubs with parents can stay over night if they wish. We are doing movies and games that night. Details here
Oct 8 – all Cub Scouts that want to earn their Cycling adventure are welcome to attend. We will be prepared to teach them the appropriate cycling badge for their rank
Oct 12 – Bike ride day trip around Pittsburgh’s 3 rivers. Cubs can earn their cycling adventure as we will be sure to go at least 10 miles for those older ones that need it
Nov 16 – Cub Scout Adventure day – Troop 834 will facilitate a Saturday session from 9am to 12pm on Cub Scout adventures. This will be for all Cub Ranks. This will be free for all and will be run by our Boy Scouts and follow the standard Cub Guidelines for each rank. Details & RSVP here