As a Cub Scout, you do your best and you help others. You
learn the Cub Scout Promise and the Law of the Pack. You also learn what
they mean.
The Cub Scout Promise
I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.
It's important not just to say the Promise, but to know what it means.
I promise
When you say "I promise," it means you will do your best to
keep your word. It is very important to keep your promises
and to stand by the things you say. This shows people that
they can trust you and rely on you.
To do my best
Giving your best effort is right and honest. Always remember
that your best is not the same as someone else's best. Doing
the best you can is more important than trying to be better
than someone else.
To do my duty to God
Doing what is right and not doing things we know are wrong
is one way to do our duty to God. Another way is to practice
our religion at home and at our place of worship. We should
respect other people's religious beliefs even if they are
different from our own.
And my country
Duty to country starts with being a good citizen. This means
caring about the people in your community and helping people.
Good citizenship also means obeying the law. It means standing
up for the rights of all Americans. Good citizens also take
care of America's land, water, and natural places.
To help other people
Helping other people means doing things to help those around
you—your family, friends, classmates, neighbors, and
others in your community—without having to be
told.
And to obey the Law of the Pack
Besides obeying the Law of the Pack (below), you should obey
the laws in your community and state, the rules in your school,
the rules at home, and the code of conduct in your den.
The Law of the Pack
The Cub Scout follows Akela.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
Just as the parts of the Cub Scout Promise have a meaning, each part of
the Law of the Pack has a meaning.
The Cub Scout follows Akela
Akela means "good leader." To a Cub Scout, Akela may be a parent,
a teacher, a religious leader, a Cub Scout leader, or another
guide. A Cub Scout should choose a good leader to follow.
The Cub Scout helps the pack go
Your pack needs you to be a good member. A good member goes to
all meetings, follows the leaders, and pitches in to make the
pack better. Being a good member of the pack means doing your
share, and sometimes a little more, to help the pack.
The pack helps the Cub Scout grow
With the leaders and Cub Scouts all working together, the pack
helps you grow into a better person. You will learn new things
and new skills. You'll learn the right way to do the right
things. And along the way, you will help others.
The Cub Scout gives goodwill
Doing good things for others doesn't just make them happy. It
also gives them the desire (or the "will") to do good things
for others in turn. In this way, the good things you do for
others make ripples that pass the goodwill from person to
person. The spirit of helpfulness and good cheer spreads from
you to others in your neighborhood.