Uniform & Handbook

Where to Buy

All of the below items can be purchased from your nearest Scout Shop location, or online.

Nashville Scout Shop: Google Maps, Apple Maps
- The employees at the shop are VERY helpful and will assist you with finding everything you need.
- They can sew all your patches for you! (24 hrs+ turnaround, fee required)
Online Scout Shop: https://www.scoutshop.org/

Handbook (Required)

Your scout's handbook is an integral part of the Cub Scouts program! Each scout is required to purchase the den-specific handbook. The handbook contains the adventure work that you and your scout will be doing together and will serve as a guide for families when work needs to be completed at home. After work is completed the Den Leader will initial each requirement in the handbook to help track your scout's progress.

Uniform - Required Gear

* Special Note: Make sure you purchase the "National Version" of the neckerchief and hat. Our scout shop sells council-specific hats and neckerchiefs, but we DO NOT use those.

Lion Scout Uniform (Kindergarteners)

Lion T-Shirt (*national version)
Lion Neckerchief (*national version)
Any Neckerchief Slide
Cub Scout Belt (one-size fits all)

Tiger, Wolf, & Bear (1st-3rd Graders)

- Navy Blue Uniform Shirt (buy it larger for little ones to grow into!)
- Den-specific Neckerchief (*national version)
- Any Neckerchief Slide
- Cub Scout Belt (one-size fits all)
- Basic Patches (see below)

Webelos & AOL Scout Uniform (4th & 5th Graders)

- Tan Scouts BSA Uniform Shirt
- Webelos Neckerchief (*national version)
- Any Neckerchief Slide
- Blue Shoulder Loops
- Cub Scout Belt OR Scouts BSA Belt (one-size fits all)
- Basic Patches (see below)

Basic Patches

- Pack Unit Number Patches - 753 (red with white numbers)
- Council Patch - Middle Tennessee Council (any MTC patch will do)
- Purple World Crest Patch

Uniform - Optional Gear

Den-specific Cub Scout Hat (*national version)
Diamond Emblem Holder for Rank Patches (Highly Recommended)
Cub Scout Shorts, Pants, or Skort
Cub Scout Socks

What the Pack Provides

Class B Uniform: T-shirt with our pack logo on it.
Awards & Patches: When your scout earns an adventure loop, award, or rank patch, the pack will purchase the item for you. Then, we'll present the item to the scout at our next awards ceremony (usually a pack meeting).
Crossover Neckerchief: When your scout crosses over to the next rank, the pack will purchase their next neckerchief and present it to them at the crossover ceremony.