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| AA | Associate Advisor (Explorer Post) | . |
| ADC | Assistant District Commissioner | . |
| AFAIK | As Far As I Know | Internet folklore |
| AOL | Arrow of Light | . |
| AOM | Award of Merit | . |
| APL | Assistant Patrol Leader | . |
| ASPL | Assistant Senior Patrol Leader | . |
| ASM | Assistant Scoutmaster | folklore |
| BCSR | Boulder Creek Scout Reservation | psc |
| BL | Boys Life Magazine | folklore |
| BLT | Basic Leadership Training | see also CBLT, CSLBT |
| BOR | Board of Review | . |
| BSA | Boy Scouts of America | . |
| BSA | Baby Sitters of America | Common missunderstanding |
| BSA | Boy Scout Acronyms | Other missunderstanding |
| BSALT | Boy Scout Adult Leader Training | old |
| BTW | By The Way | Internet folklore |
| CA | Assistant Cubmaster | recharter form |
| CBLT | Cub Basic Leadership Training | see also BLT, CSLBT |
| CSALT | Cub Scout Adult Leader Training | old |
| CC | Committee Chairman | recharter form |
| CE | Sometimes mistakenly used for SE | mistake |
| CL | Cub Leader | folklore |
| CM | Cubmaster | . |
| CO | Chartered Organization (local org. who holds a unit charter) | . |
| COH | Court of Honor | . |
| COPE | Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience | . |
| COR | Chartered Organization Representative | . |
| CR | Chartered Organization Representative | recharter form |
| CS | Cub Scout | . |
| CSLBT | Cub Scout Leader Basic Training | . |
| CSP | Council Shoulder Patch | . |
| CSR | Cutter Scout Reservation | psc |
| DA | Assistant Den Leader | recharter form |
| DAC | District Activities Chairman | ? |
| DAM | District Award of Merit | ? |
| DC | District Chairman | . |
| DC | District Commissioner | . |
| DD | District Director | . |
| DC | Den Leader Coach | recharter form |
| DE | District Executive | common |
| DL | Den Leader | . |
| DRP | Declaration of Religious Principle | . |
| DS | Discovery district | psc |
| EA | Explorer Post Advisor | recharter form |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions | Internet folklore |
| FOS | Friends Of Scouting | . |
| FYI | For Your Information | Internet folklore |
| GSA | incorrect form of GSUSA | incorrect |
| GSUSA | Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. | . |
| IMHO | In My Humble Opinion | Internet folklore |
| IH | Institutional Head | recharter form |
| JLT | Junior Leader Training | . |
| JLTC | Junior Leader Training Conference | . |
| JOTA | Jamboree on the Air | . |
| JOTI | Jamboree on the Internet | . |
| KISMIF | Keep It Simple Make It Fun | folklore |
| MB | Merit Badge | slang |
| MC | Master of Ceremonies | inofficial |
| MC | Committee member | recharter form |
| NESA | National Eagle Scout Association | . |
| NLS | National Leadership Seminar. | OA |
| NOAC | National Order of the Arrow Conference | OA |
| PSC | Pacific Skyline Council | . |
| OA | Order of the Arrow | . |
| PL | Patrol Leader | . |
| PLC | Patrol Leader Conference | |
| PN | Peninsula District | psc |
| POR | Policy, Organisation and Rules | U.K., Australia |
| PTC | Philmont Training Center | . |
| QM | Quartermaster | . |
| RT | Roundtable | . |
| RTFM | Read The Fine Manual | Internet folklore |
| SA | Assistant Scoutmaster | recharter form |
| SE | Scout Executive | . |
| SIT | Staff in Training | . |
| SM | Scoutmaster | . |
| SME | Sustaining Membership Enrollment (like FOS) | . |
| SMF | Scoutmastership Fundamentals | Other acronym for BLT |
| SPL | Senior Patrol Leader | . |
| SQ | Sequoia district | psc |
| SOR | ScoutORama | psc |
| ST | Stanford district | psc |
| TDC | Trainer Development Conference | |
| TLA | Three Letter Acronym | common; non scouting |
| TLC | Troop Leader Conference (like PLC) | folklore |
| TTT | Train the Trainer (replaced by TDC) | old |
| UC | Unit Commissioner | . |
| UW | United Way | . |
| WA | Assistant Webelos Den Leader | recharter form |
| WB | Wood Badge | . |
| WDL | Webelos Den Leader | not official |
| WAGGGS | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | . |
| WL | Webelos Den Leader | recharter form |
| WLOT | Webelos Leader Outdoor Training | . |
| WOSM | World Organization of the Scout Movement | . |
| YIS | Yours In Scouting | internet folklore |