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Investiture of a Tenderpad

1. Call the pack to the circle. Tell a short story about the ceremony’s importance, particularly to the Cub you are investing. He or she is about to become a member of the worldwide Scouting Movement.

2. Call the Tenderpad into the circle. Have another leader stand just outside the circle holding the Cub’s woggle, necker (if new to 8th Orleans) and epaulettes (old uniform only).

Akela: “Do you know the Promise, Law, Motto and Grand Howl of the Wolf Cub pack?”
Tenderpad: “Yes Akela, I do.”
Akela: “Are you ready to make the Wolf Cub promise?”
Tenderpad: “Yes Akela, I am.”

3. Call the pack to the alert and have Cubs salute as the Cub makes his promise. This is their way of renewing their own promise. Akela and the Tenderpad also salute at this time.

Akela: “Repeat after me.” (Cub repeats line for line)

“I promise to do my best,
To love and serve God
To do my duty to the Queen
To keep the law of the Wolf Cub pack,
And to do a good turn for somebody every day.”

4. After taking the promise, Akela says, “Thank you, (new Cub’s name). Pack steady.” At this time, the pack drops their hands.
Akela: “I trust you to do your best to keep this promise. You are now a Wolf Cub and a member of the worldwide Scouting Movement.”

5. Place the Wolf Cub epaulettes on the Cub’s shirt (old uniform only) and give the new Cub a firm left handshake. Akela and Cub then salute each other. The Cub turns and salutes the members of the pack; they salute in turn to welcome the new Cub to their ranks. The Cub then joins a six.

6. The ceremony ends with the Grand Howl.

Investiture of a Sixer and Second

Usually we perform the ceremony after the opening Grand Howl.

1. Tell a short story explaining the importance of the Sixer and Second positions.

2. Call the new Sixers and Seconds forward. Ask the Sixers and Seconds to repeat the Promise:

“I promise to do my best,
To help the Cubs in my six and the Old Wolves,
And to lead the (colour) six as well as I can.”

3. Present the new Sixers and Seconds with their new Sixers and Seconds woogle.

4. Ask the Sixers and Seconds to return to the six, where other members shake the Cub’s hand as a symbol of their acceptance.