mrkstvns Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 People on these forums use 1,001 different abbreviations and acronyms. Many are common across scouting. Some are just invented on the spot and assumed to be understandable (but rarely are). BSA publishes a list of common scouting acronyms. The list is here:https://www.scouting.org/resources/los/abbreviations/ As I read through the list, it is obvious that the folks compiling the list missed many, many very common acronyms. Here's my quick and dirty list of additional acronyms.... AC - Advancement Chair BL - Boys Life BOR - Board of Review CC - Committee Chair CM - Cubmaster CO - Charter Organization EBOR - Eagle Board of Review G2SS - Guide to Safe Scouting ILST - Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops JTE - Journey to Excellence LDS - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints MB - merit badge MBU - Merit Badge University NAYLE - National Advenced Youth Leadership Experience NSJ - National Scout Jamboree OE - Outdoor Ethics QM - Quartermaster SM - Scoutmaster SS - Sea Scouts WSJ - World Scout Jamboree YPT - Youth Protection Training Got more acronyms that BSA and me overlooked??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred8033 Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 (edited) COR - Charter Org Representative ECOH - Eagle Court of Honor GTA - Guide To Advancement POR - Position of Responsibility Other attempts at abbreviations BSA's ... https://www.scouting.org/resources/los/abbreviations/ US Scouting Project ... http://clipart.usscouts.org/ScoutDoc/Acronyms/abbrev.pdf Edited June 17, 2019 by fred8033 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBob Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 PL SPL PLC Or is the Patrol method truly dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkstvns Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, JoeBob said: Or is the Patrol method truly dead? Nope. All of those were in the original list published by BSA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RememberSchiff Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I saw this in National's list BSE – borough Scout executive shouldn't it be BSE – burrowed Scout executive...as in head first? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Someone recently mentioned VOA. I always thought it was Voice Of America but apparently it also has to do with the OA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson76 Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, MattR said: Someone recently mentioned VOA. I always thought it was Voice Of America but apparently it also has to do with the OA. Actually nope. I had to look that one up. Venture Officers Association Let's not forget SWAG SNAFU PDQ Edited June 18, 2019 by Jameson76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chief027 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 DE - District Executive DD- District Director DFS- Director of Field Service DA- District Associate (Basically Para-Professional DE) SE-Scout Executive ASE- Asst. Scout Executive I thought VOA was Venturing of America (nothing to do with the OA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkstvns Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 7:27 PM, Jameson76 said: Actually nope. I had to look that one up. Venture Officers Association Let's not forget SWAG SNAFU PDQ These are definitely used, but not always the same way by everyone. I looked up "SWAG" in the urban dictionary only to be confused by several definitions. Knowing what a cultured gentleman you are, I'm sure the definition you intended was: "A slang word originating from Shakespeare's use of the word "swaggering" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." "What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here, / So near the cradle of the fairy queen?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSScout Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 IOLS Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills BALOO Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation WWend Webelos Week End ASM Assistant Scoutmaster UC Unfortunate Commish DC Distinctive Commish ADC Assisting Distinctive Commish DDC Deputy District Commish RTC Round Table Commish ARTC Assistant RTC PPFF Purdue Perpetual Fudge Factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson76 Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 2 hours ago, mrkstvns said: These are definitely used, but not always the same way by everyone. I looked up "SWAG" in the urban dictionary only to be confused by several definitions. Knowing what a cultured gentleman you are, I'm sure the definition you intended was: "A slang word originating from Shakespeare's use of the word "swaggering" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." "What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here, / So near the cradle of the fairy queen?" We use it more from an engineering perspective and it concerns a wild guess Though we do hand out swag (stuff) on many occasions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingSports Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 On 6/17/2019 at 1:16 PM, MattR said: Someone recently mentioned VOA. I always thought it was Voice Of America but apparently it also has to do with the OA. Venturing Officers Association. Not with Order of Arrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenreddew Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 On 6/19/2019 at 3:25 PM, mrkstvns said: These are definitely used, but not always the same way by everyone. I looked up "SWAG" in the urban dictionary only to be confused by several definitions. Knowing what a cultured gentleman you are, I'm sure the definition you intended was: "A slang word originating from Shakespeare's use of the word "swaggering" in "A Midsummer Night's Dream." "What hempen home-spuns have we swaggering here, / So near the cradle of the fairy queen?" Swag in my world is Special Whatchamacallit Affectionately Given 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSScout Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 TLHFCKOCTBCR. OMHIWDMBTDMDTGAMCATOTSLTHOPAATTKMPSMAAMS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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