Have you ever heard a scout or leader use an acronym and wondered what it meant? Check out some common scouting acronyms and see what they mean below!
APL – Assistant Patrol Leader
ASM – Assistant Scoutmaster
ASPL – Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
AIA – American Indian Activities
B-P – Baden-Powell (Scouting’s Founder)
BSA – Boy Scouts of America
COPE – (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience)
COR – Chartered Organization Representative
CSE – Chief Scout Executive
DE – District Executive
DD – District Director
EDGE – Training method (Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable)
FOS – Friends of Scouting
ILST – Introduction to Leadership Skills for Troops
IOLS – Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
JASM – Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
JTE – Journey to Excellence
LNT – Leave No Trace
NOAC – National Order of the Arrow Conference
NESA – National Eagle Scout Association
NYLT – National Youth Leadership Training
OA – Order of the Arrow
PRAY – Programs of Religious Activities with Youth
PL – Patrol Leader
PLC – Patrol Leaders Council
PTC – Philmont Training Center
SE – Scout Executive
SM – Scoutmaster
SPL – Senior Patrol Leader
VSC – Volunteer Service Center
YPT – Youth Protection Training
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