Boy Scouts of America

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abbreviations serve the purpose of brevity; they are not always conducive to clarity. The Scouting abbreviations and acronyms listed here can aid communication when you know that your audience will quickly recognize them. Abbreviations may hinder communication with those new to or unfamiliar with the Scouting movement, so use abbreviations carefully and sparingly and avoid “alphabet soup.”

Be consistent in the use of abbreviations. When nonstandard (those not listed below) abbreviations or acronyms are used, spell out the term on first reference, followed by the abbreviation or acronym in parentheses.

  • AAMES – Association of African Methodist Episcopal Scouters
  • ABS – Association of Baptists for Scouting
  • ACM – assistant Cubmaster
  • AD – activities director
  • ADL – assistant den leader
  • AGC – Annual Giving Campaign
  • APL – assistant patrol leader
  • APO – Alpha Phi Omega
  • ASE – assistant Scout executive
  • ASM – assistant Scoutmaster
  • ASPL – assistant senior patrol leader
  • B-P – Baden-Powell
  • BM – business manager
  • BSA – Boy Scouts of America
  • BSE – borough Scout executive
  • CD – camping director
  • COPE – Project COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience)
  • COR – chartered organization representative
  • CPD – Center for Professional Development
  • CSE – Chief Scout Executive
  • DCAD – distinguished citizen award dinner
  • DCS – director of camping service
  • DE – district executive
  • DEm/p – district executive-multiple-person; district executive (multiple person); district executive, multiple/person (obsolete)
  • DFS – director of field service
  • DFiS – director of finance service
  • DL – den leader
  • DSS – director of support services
  • DiD – district director
  • EnD – endowment director
  • FD – field director
  • FOS – Friends of Scouting
  • FiD – finance director
  • G.O.L.D. – Growth Opportunities in Leadership Development (obsolete)
  • JASM – junior assistant Scoutmaster
  • JOTA – Jamboree-on-the-Air
  • KISMIF – Keep It Simple, Make It Fun
  • LNT – Leave No Trace
  • MCCS – Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting
  • NAES – National Association of Episcopals for Scouting
  • NAPS – National Association of Presbyterian Scouters
  • NAUMS – National Association of United Methodist Scouters
  • NCCS – National Catholic Committee on Scouting
  • NCS – National Camping School
  • NDC – National Distribution Center
  • NEI – National Executive Institute (obsolete)
  • NESA – National Eagle Scout Association
  • NJLIC – National Junior Leader Instructor Camp
  • NLAS – National Lutheran Association of Scouters
  • NLATS – National Lodge Adviser Training Seminar
  • NLTC – National Leadership Training Conference
  • NOAC – National Order of the Arrow Conference
  • NRRC – National Religious Relationships Committee
  • NTS – National Training School (obsolete)
  • NYILT – National Youth Instructor Leadership Training
  • NYLT – National Youth Leadership Training
  • OA – Order of the Arrow
  • OFC – Operation First Class (obsolete)
  • P.R.A.Y. – Programs of Religious Activities With Youth
  • PD – program director
  • PD-L1 – Professional Development Level 1
  • PD-L2 – Professional Development Level 2
  • PD-L3 – Professional Development Level 3
  • PL – patrol leader
  • PLC – patrol leaders’ council
  • PRD – public relations director
  • PTC – Philmont Training Center
  • SDE – senior district executive
  • SE – Scout executive
  • SEA – Scout Executives’ Alliance
  • SME – Sustaining Membership Enrollment (obsolete)
  • SPL – senior patrol leader
  • TAY – total available youth
  • TD – training director
  • TRAIL – TRAIL (Teaching Resources And Individual Leadership) Boss
  • USFIS – United States Foundation for International Scouting
  • WDL – Webelos den leader
  • WOSM – World Organization of the Scout Movement
  • WSB – World Scout Bureau

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.