Glossary of Acronyms

From the Office of the Chief Director's Website

Auxiliary Knowledge Base

at

http://kb.cgaux.info/kb/glossary

-d
Deputy Department Chief [Department]

86C
Questionnaire for National Security Positions, created by the U.S.Office of Personnel Management - Continuation Form

A Department
National Public Affairs Department

ADM
Admiral (4 Star) - In the Coast Guard, there is only 1 ADM, who is the Commandant. See http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html

ADSO
Assistant District Staff Officer - [Program]

ARCO
National Area Commodore-[Area]

ATON
Aids to Navigation

AUXDATA
The Auxiliary Database which holds information pertaining to Qualifications, Awards, Tasks completed, Courses taken, etc.

AuxEDirectory
Auxiliary Electronic Directory of members with e-mail addresses

AUXMAN
Auxiliary Manual

AUXNET
Auxiliary Communications Network - series of radio freqs allocated to the Auxiliary for official use.

AUXOP
Auxilary Operational - An Auxiliarist who passes 6 specialized courses

AV
Aviation

B Department
National Boating Department

BA
Branch Assistant - [Department][Branch][Program]

BC
Branch Chief - [Department][Branch][Program]

CAP
Civil Air Patrol - the US Air Force Auxiliary

CC
Crew Currency

CFV
Commercial Fishing Vessel

CG
United States Coast Guard

CG-3PCX
CG office designation for the Office of Chief Director Auxiliary

CGAux
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

CGAUX/CRC
Coast Guard Auxiliary Civil Rights Counslor

CGAuxA
Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc. see www.cgauxa.org

CHDIRAUX
Chief Director of the Auxiliary

CIB
Combat Infantry Badge

CM
Communications

CO
Commanding Officer

Coastie
1. Slang for a member of the USCG 2. A mechnical robot in the shape of a boat used to teach children boating safety

COL
Chain of Leadership & Management

COS
Chief of Staff

CS
Computer Services

D-AA
Administrative Assistant to DCO

D-AD
Aide to the DCO

DC
Deputy Department Chief - [Department]

DCO
District Commodore

DCP
Division Captain - [Division]

DDO
District Directorate Officer - [Area]

DHS
Department of Homeland Security

DIRAUX
Director of Auxiliary

DSO
District Staff Officer See http://www.cgaux.info/g_pcx/cginfo/uniforms/insignia-district.html

DVC
Division Chief - [Department][Division]

E Department
National Public Education Department

EDirectory
Auxiliary Electronic Directory of members with e-mail addresses

EPIRB
Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

Facility
A Boat, Aircraft or Radio that is offered for use, and accepted by the Coast Guard. Facilites, when under orders, become US Government operated property.

FC
Flotilla Commander -[Flotilla]

FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Fin Cen
USCG Financial Center

FN
Finance

FSO
Flotilla Staff Officer - [Program]

G-
G- is the prefix to Coast Guard Headquarter Departments and Divisions/Units

G-P
USCG Prevention Department

G-R
USCG Response Department

HAM
Amateur Radio Operator

HARPAT
Habor Patrol

I Department
National Information Technology Department

IAD
International Affiars Directorate

IFR
Instrument Flight Rules

IPNACO
Immediate Past National Commodore

L Department
National Legal Department

LCDR
Lt Commander See http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html

M Department
Marine Safety & Environmental Protection Department

MA
Materials

Mailing List
A server based program that allows one email, sent to a specific address, to be distributed to a list of other email addresses.

MDA
Maritime Domain Awareness

MLC
Maintenance and Logistics Command

MS
Marine Safety

MSD
1. Marine Sanitation Device 2. Marine Safety Detachment

MSO
Marine Safety Office

MT
Member Training

N-Train
National Training Conference

NACO
National Commodore

NACON
National Auxiliary Conference

NACOS
National Chief of Staff

NADCO
National Directorate Commodore - [Program]

NAVCO
National Vice Commodore

NCOS
National Chief of Staff

O Department
Operations Department

OBS
Operation Boat Smart

ODU
Operational Dress Uniform - CG version of the BDU (Battle Dress Uniform)

OMS
Operations & Marine Safety

OP
Operations

OPR
Operation Patriot Readiness

OTO
Operations Training Officer - Typically a Chief Warrant Officer.

P Department
Personnel Department

PAO
Public Affiars Officer

PATON
Private Aids to Navigation

PB
Publications

PCOMO
Past Commodore

PCX
Office of the Chief Director of the Auxiliary

PE
Public Education

POMS
Patrol Order Management System

PQS
Performance Qualification System

PRCO
Past Rear Commodore

PS
Personnel Services (PS)

PSC
Personnel Service Center

PSI
Personnel Security Investigation

QE
Qualification Examiner

RADM
Rear Admiral, Upper Half (2 Star) See http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html

RBS
Recreational Boating Safety

RCO
Rear Commodore - [Area]

RDML
Rear Admiral, Lower Half (1 Star) See http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html

REWK
Certification lapsed because of failure to complete a required workshop (AUXDATA is updated in early July and those not listed as having completed required workshops are set automatically to REWK).

REYR
Certification lapsed because of failure to complete required currency maintenance (AUXDATA is updated in early Jan and those not listed as having completed required currency maintenance tasks are set automatically to REYR)

SAR
Search and Rescue

SDB
Service Dress Blue Uniform

SF-86
Questionnaire for National Security Positions, created by the U.S.Office of Personnel Management

SF-86C
Questionnaire for National Security Positions, created by the U.S.Office of Personnel Management - Continuation Form

SITREP
Two potential meanings: (1) A procedural word , short for "Situation Report"; OR (2) The Auxiliary's online e-magazine (see www.teamcoastguard.org)

SO
Division Staff Officer - [Program]

T Department
Training Department

USCG
United States Coast Guard

USCGA
United States Coast Guard Academy

USCGAux
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

USCGR
United States Coast Guard Reserve

V Department
Vessel Examination & Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program

VADM
Vice Admiral (3 Star) - in the Coast Guard there are four (4) VADM's. LANTAREA, PACAREA, Chief of Staff and the Vice Commandant. See http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html

VCO
Vice Commodore

VCP
Vice Division Captain - [Division]

VE
Vessel Examer, Examination

VFC
Vice Flotilla Commander - [Flotilla]

VFR
Visual Flight Rules

XO
Executive Officer

XPO
Executive Petty Officer

YIC
Your In Command - Office of Boating Safety safe boating program