Requirement · part of 4.1.1.0. Which rank the Cub Scout is working on
4.1.1.0. Home schooling and non-traditional education follow AGE
Required
Where youth are working at grade levels that may not correspond to their ages, the Cub Scout must work on the rank that relates to their age rather than their grade.
Notes and warnings
Warning. This is the rule that most often gets applied backwards. Where grade and age have come apart, the rank follows the age, not the grade. Advancing a home-schooled nine-year-old with a Webelos den because that is the reading level is not what the Guide describes.
Where this step comes from
- Guide to Advancement (2025), Section 4.1.1.0 · In home schooling and non-traditional education, Cub Scouts work the rank that relates to their age rather than their grade.