Editing Cub Scout (section)

==Organization==
Cubs are organized in packs, which are sometimes linked to a [[Scout group]], providing all the age programs known as a "Scouting family". Adult leaders of Cub packs take the names of ''The Jungle Book''{{'}}s main characters. In many countries the ''leader'' of the Pack is called [[Akela (The Jungle Book)|Akela]]; subordinate leaders are named [[Bagheera]], [[Baloo]], [[Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]], etc., by how many sub-leaders the pack has. A few very big packs need so many sub-leaders that their names must extend to include [[List of The Jungle Book characters|Tabaqui]] and [[Shere Khan]], but that tends to be the cue for the pack to split into two packs. Cubs have a distinctive [[Scout sign and salute|two-finger salute]] according to the Jungle theme, in contrast to the three-finger salute of the Boy Scouts. However, in [[The Scout Association]] of the [[United Kingdom]] (UK) and some of its overseas branches, the two-finger salute was later replaced by the three-finger salute. Historically, Cubs wear a distinctive headdress, which is a tight-fitting green [[felt]] cap with green felt visor, yellow pipings, and an emblem at the front—although in some countries this has been replaced by more contemporary headgear or dispensed with entirely.

Just as Scout troops are subdivided into patrols, Cub packs are divided into small teams. Baden-Powell named the team a Six, which refers to the six Cubs in each team. In most countries Sixes are mixed-age groups with the oldest as sixer ("leader"). In [[Scouting America]], the teams are called dens, with each den serving either boys or girls in the same school grade.

Youths from older age programs are actively encouraged to assist as Cub leaders. In The Scout Association in the UK and in its branches such as in [[Australia]], these were originally called Cub Instructors. [[Scouts Australia]] now uses the term Youth Helper for such persons, whilst in the United Kingdom they are called [[Explorer Scouts (The Scout Association)|Young Leaders]]. In Canada, a Scout who assists in the Cub program is designated as a Kim. In the United States, the term Den Chief is used.

In many European countries (especially where the Jungle theme still has a strong part in the program), [[St. Francis of Assisi]] is the patron saint of Cubs, because of his relationship with wolves.