A glossary of Peace Corps terms and Spanish words
I understand that many of you may not be conversant in Peacecorpsese or Spanish, so the following is a list of words and phrases.
APCDAssistant Peace Corps Director – Assistant Peace Corps Director
CDCountry Director – Country Director
COSClose of Service, when you complete your service – Close of Service, when you complete your service
ETEarly Termination, when you complete your service before it is scheduled to end – Early Termination, when you complete your service before it is scheduled to end
HCNHost Country National, a citizen of your host country – Host Countrythe country in which the PCVPeace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country serves National, a citizen of your host countrythe country in which the PCVPeace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country serves
Host Countrythe country in which the PCVPeace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country serves – the country in which the PCVPeace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country serves
NGONongovernmental Organization – Nongovernmental Organization
PCPeace Corps – Peace Corps
PCMOPeace Corps Medical Officer – Peace Corps Medical Officer
PCTPeace Corps Trainee, after stagingwhen the applicants gather in a major American city before departing for their host country and before active service – Peace Corps Trainee, after stagingwhen the applicants gather in a major American city before departing for their host country and before active service
PCVPeace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country – Peace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country
PSTPre-Service Training, the first 9 − 12 weeks (generally) in-country. For Guatemala, 11 weeks – Pre-Service Training, the first 9 − 12 weeks (generally) in-country
RPCVReturned Peace Corps Volunteer, a volunteer who has COSClose of Service, when you complete your service’d – Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, a volunteer who has COSClose of Service, when you complete your service’d
Stagingwhen the applicants gather in a major American city before departing for their host country – when the applicants gather in a major American city before departing for their host countrythe country in which the PCVPeace Corps Volunteer, an active volunteer serving in country serves
