Cub Scouts is very different from Boy Scouts. It is imperative as a parent that you commit yourself to working with your son throughout the entire Cub Scout process. The parent's main role is to help the Cub Scout accomplish Achievements to earn rank. Many of the Achievements are worked on during the weekly meetings and other Pack functions, but most will involve some sort of parental involvement. Although the involvement may seem daunting, it does not require too much time and is an experience that you and your son can cherish for many years to come.
Another vital role that the parent can fill is that of leadership. The Pack must have parents to run each den meeting and scouting event. Some parents cannot commit as much time as others, but even if you cannot volunteer for a leadership role or a committee position, we are always in need of volunteers for our events.
Event volunteer opportunities include such things as set up, clean up, event organization, and event activities. There are always jobs both big and small that need to be done to keep the Pack running, so our boys can have the best experience possible. Without parental involvement there would be no Pack.
We look forward to helping you build a great Scouting experience with your son and Pack 397!!