Team Whiteman organizes Cub Scout Pack

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  • By Senior Airman Nick Wilson
  • 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. --  Volunteers of Team Whiteman are currently in the process of organizing a Boy Scouts of America Cub Scout Pack.

"The Cub Scout program is about growing the boys, helping them develop different skills and becoming not only good scouts but good family and community members," said Lt. Col. Randy Boswell, 509th Civil Engineer Squadron commander and currently in charge of organizing the Cub Scout program on base.

In addition to community events, the program teaches skills such as camping, landscaping, woodworking, teambuilding, learning to mow a lawn, building a fire and setting up tents. Boys in the first through fifth grades are eligible to participate.

"We're trying to turn these boys into productive members of society," said Tech. Sgt. Christopher Cluckey, 509th Security Forces Squadron facilities improvement team NCO in charge. Cluckey will be a den leader for the Cub Scout program.

"We're going to get out and start trying to get boys to sign up so we can begin to build our pack up," Cluckey said. "This will be our chance to explain the program to the boys and the parents."

The pack is scheduled to officially begin May 1, according to Boswell. Each month there will be a pack meeting where activities, field trips and events will be planned and discussed. Locations for the meetings will vary. The Cub Scouts pack will be an ongoing organization that will host activities and events throughout the year.

Within the pack there are three tiers of rank, which are respectfully Tiger Cubs (for boys in the first grade), Cub Scouting (for boys in the second and third grades) and Webelos Scouting (for boys in fourth and fifth grades).

"It's an ongoing constant learning process," Cluckey said. "We learn as individuals, as a pack and we just keep growing."

Adults can volunteer to assist with the Cub Scout Pack. Cubmaster, den leader and Cub Scout planning committee positions are available. Volunteers will commit approximately two hours a week to assist in Cub Scout activities, according to Boswell.

"Volunteers are also welcome to assist with various activities and events if they aren't members of the pack or planning committee," Cluckey said. "The more help we get, the better the pack will be."

To volunteer for a position, email Lt. Col. Randy Boswell at randy.boswell@whiteman.af.mil or call him at 660-687-3503. Training for a Cubmaster or den leader position can be completed online at https://myscouting.com. Youth Protection training for all scouting volunteers is also available at this website.