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What does AFS stand for?

Active Federal Service


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Association Française de Réalité Virtuelle (French: French Virtual Reality Association)
Action for Refugee Women (UK)
Alabama Federation of Republican Women
American Federation of Railway Workers
Alberta Federation of Rural Water Co-Operatives Ltd. (Canada)
Australian Federation of Race Walking Clubs
Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy (Canada)
Accommodation and Food Services (various locations)
Action Freight Services
Active File Set
Active Fleet (Surface) Ship
Active Front Steering (automotive)
Adaptive Frequency Sampling
Adaptive Front-Lighting System (car safety feature)
Adolescent and Family Services (various locations)
Adult and Family Services Division (Oregon DHS)
Advanced Filter Solutions, Inc.
Advanced Financial Services, Inc. (Newport, RI)
Advanced Finishing Solutions



Samples in periodicals archive:
In 1950, the unit was called to active federal service and sent to Germany, where it was part of the 43d Infantry Division until it was demobilized in 1954.
Congress passed a law in 2000 qualifying time served in the guard as active federal service.
The action comes almost a decade after Congress passed a law qualifying time served in the unpaid guard as active federal service.
These files must contain the full prerequisites (GT Score 110, 5 to 12 years active federal service (AFS), 4 years in the MOS, completion of BNCOC, etc.
Applicants must have at least two, but not more than six, years of total active federal service when training begins.
He has more than 30 years of active federal service, with 22 of them as an engineer warrant officer.
The action comes almost a decade after Congress passed a law qualifying time served in the unpaid guard as active federal service.
The Army is considering policy changes to the Warrant Officer (WO) accession program, moving the accession point from the current 12 year Active Federal Service (AFS) to 5 to 8 year AFS.

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