These are special badges that are awarded at regular intervals of around a year. They celebrate the Cub Scout's participation in a Balanced Programme.
Cub Scout Badges: Joining In Awards
When are the Awards presented?
The numbering indicates how many years each Member has participated in the Programme across the whole Scout Movement. You need to count the time from when they first joined the Movement, perhaps as a Beaver Scout. A Beaver Scout should wear their highest numbered Joining In Badge on their new Cub Scout uniform.
What information do I need?
You also need this joining date information from the former Pack of any Cub Scout who transfers to your Pack on moving into your area. On their next anniversary, you will present the next consecutively numbered Joining In Badge if they have taken part in a Balanced Programme in the Pack.
What badges do I need to stock?
The Cub Scout Pack should carry a supply of Joining In Badges numbered from one to five, to cover the full range of your Cub Scouts' possible involvement with Scouting. Cub Scouts wear only one Joining In Badge at a time, whichever is the highest number.
Where should the Joining In Badges be worn?
They wear this Badge above the Cub Scout Membership Award, and above the Beaver Scout Moving-On Badge. When a Cub Scout joins the Scout Troop, they should wear on their new Scout uniform the most recent numbered Joining In Badge gained in the Pack.
