Useful Acronyms

Useful Acronyms for Korea

AAFES - Army and Air Force Exchange Service (PX and BX)

AFN - American Forces Network

AFRTS - American Forces Radio and Television Service

AMC - Air Mobility Command (formerly known as MAC)

AP - Area Pacific (mailing address)

APO - Army Post Office

ASL - Academic Salary Lane (Change)

AT - Administrative Technologist (aka. Systems administrator)

BX - Base Exchange (on Air Force bases)

CDC - Child Development Center

CFC - Combined Federal Campaign

CFC - Combined Forces Command

COB - Close of Business

COLA - Cost of Living Allowance

CONUS - Continental United States

CSC - Child Study Committee

CSI - Continuous School Improvement

CSP - Community Strategic Plan

DAPS - DoDEA Allowance Processing System

DDESS - Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools

DEROS - Date of Estimated Rotation from Overseas

DFAS - Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DHL - Dragon Hill Lodge

DMZ - Demilitarized Zone

DOB - Date of Birth

DOD - Department of Defense

DoDDS - Department of Defense Dependents Schools

DoDEA - Department of Defense Education Activity

DSO - District Superintendent’s Office

EBIS - Employees’ Benefits and Insurance System

ESL - English as a Second Language

ET - Educational Technologist

FEA - Federal Education Association

FLES - Foreign Language in an Elementary School (usually Spanish)

FR - Faculty Representative (union)

FRS - Faculty Representative Spokesperson (union)

FSS - Force Support Squadron

GE - Gifted Education

GOV - Government Owned Vehicle

GS - General Scale (pay grades)

HHG - Household Goods

JROTC - Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (usually goes by ROTC)

JSA - Joint Security Area (Panmunjom)

KAIAC - Korean American Interscholastic Activities Conference

KDSO - Korea District Superintendent’s Office (now called PAC West)

KN - Korean National

KNP - Korean National Police

KORCOS - Korean Council of Overseas Schools

LF - Literacy Facilitator

LSS - Literacy Support Specialist

LES - Leave and Earning Statement (pay stub)

LI - Learning Impaired

LMS - Learning Management System (like Schoology)

LQA - Living Quarters Allowance

LWOP - Leave without Pay

MAC - Military Airlift Command (now known as AMC)

MP - Military Police

MUN - Model United Nations

NEO - Noncombatant Evacuation Operations

NHS - National Honor Society

NJHS - National Junior Honor Society

OPSEC - Operation Security

PAC - Short for Pacific

PCS Permanent Change of Station

PGP - Professional Growth Plan

POV - Privately Owned Vehicle

PTO - Parent Teacher Organization

PX - Post Exchange

QAR - Quality Assurance Review

RAT - Return Agreement Travel

ROK - Republic of Korea

SAC - School Advisory Committee

SAES - Seoul American Elementary School

SAHS - Seoul American High School

SAMS - Seoul American Middle School

SF 50 - Standard Form 50 (Personnel Action form)

SILT School Improvement Leadership Team

SMS - Student Management Solutions

SOFA - Status of Forces Agreement

SPED Special Education

SSN - Social Security Number

STO - Student Transportation Office

TEAK - Teachers’ Education Association Korea

TDY/TAD - Temporary Duty Assignment

TMO - Transportation Management Office

TOPS - Travel Order Processing System

TP - Teacher Pay (pay scale)

TQSA - Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance

TSP - Thrift Savings Plan

UNC - United Nations Command

USO - United Services Organization (tours)