[lonescouts] Re: [homeschooledscouts] Crossing over…to Lone Scouts?

Hey Jenny!!

You wrote and asked a great question!!  However, may I please correct one minor but really frustrating item in your earlier posting….

You asked:

“I have a question for folks: How does a Webelo, from a traditional troop, ‘Cross over’ into Lone Scouts?”

WEBELOS is singular or plural for “WE’ll BE LOyal Scouts.”  It’s an acoynmn.  The singular for WEBELOS is “WEBELOS” as in “How does a WEBELOS from a traditional pack…”  If we were talking about multiple WEBELOS, it is “WEBELOS Cub Scouts” or “WEBELOS”. 

Just a small nic-pick.  I’m not that anal about a lot of things Scouting, but I am about that….*heheheehehee*  More on this can be found at my Badge and Uniform site, at

Okay, with that out of the way….

“How does a WEBELOS from a traditional pack “cross over” into into Lone Scouting?”

The same way that a WEBELOS cross over to a Boy Scout Troop.  Keep in mind that Lone Scout units are a “Troop” or “Pack” of one. 

So in the traditional crossover ceremony, the members of the WEBELOS Den are on one side of the bridge. The WEBELOS receives the Arrow of Light, the Pack graduation and Arrow of Light wall certificates (along with other things from the Den and/or Pack), and then says “good bye” to his fellow WEBELOS.  He crosses over the bridge to greet his Lone Scout Friend and Counselor (and other Lone Scouts if present). 

At that time, the Lone Scout Friend and Counselor removes the WEBELOS plaid neckerchief, badge colors, and hat from the WEBELOS and hands those things to the new Boy Scout.  He has the gold and black Lone Scout neckerchief placed around his neck and tied with either a generic metal Scout neckerchief slide (recommended) or a special neckerchief slide which was in the family (which sometimes occurs).

The Lone Scout Friend and Counselor places the Scout hat onto the new Scout, gives the Scout sign and asked the Scout to do the same, and leads the Scout in the Scout Oath.  At the conclusion, they shake hands and the ceremony is complete.

While the Scout is getting the neckerchief attached and fastened, someone can read the description of what Lone Scouting is to the audience, emphasizing that this is a part of the Boy Scouts of America’s program and that it is special that the Scout is given the opportunity to continue Scouting in this unique manner. 

Jenny, your son is being accepted and welcomed into a Troop…a Lone Scout “Troop” of one.  It is basically no different except that normally there will only be one person there on the Scout side of the bridge — the Lone Scout Friend and Counselor.  I’ve been to Lone Scouting crossovers whereby other Lone Scouts are asked to participate.  I’ve also been to Lone Scouting crossovers whereby the audience is asked “if there are anyone here present who were at one time a Lone Scout or served as a Lone Scout Friend and Counselor to please stand and welcome the new Scout into Lone Scouting.”

Hope this helps out and thanks for asking us….it’s a great question!!

Settummanque!