AFTL

AFTL rather simply refers to 'After Faster Than Light', which could even more simply mean that it is the date in years after the invention of Faster Than Light (usually abbreviated as FTL ) travel. The usage of the standard CE/AD or BC/BCE in refering to the time-periods before the turnover of CE to AFTL is still considered a standard practice since the conversions to an entirely different 'scale' of years would almost certainly manage to throw a few dates off. So for the sake of ease, BC/CE both still exist just the same as they have for thousands of years.