I have been in cub scouts for a long time. I have understood over the years that the boys can not carry their pocketknife until they have earned their whittlin' chip card. I have a den leader that insists that the boys can carry their pocketknife as a wolf because on page 223 in the Wolf book for elective 23(b) the 8 essentials a pocketknife is one of the essentials. I tried explaining that before a wolf can carry a pocketknife they must earn their whittlin' chip card (normally it isn't done until they are a bear). I need hard evidence of when they are suppose to carry a pocketknife. She even asked the "information booth" at CIEC about this and they told her if it is in the book then they can have it. Please help me understand this problem I am having.
