Alpha bravo charlie delta echo foxtrot golf hotel indian juliet kilo limma mike november oscar papa romeo seairra tango uniform victor whiskey x-ray yankee Zulu
sorry for th poor list hopefully someone will come by and fill in the blanks and fix any of the letters I got wrong
Posted: 4/9/2001 11:55:30 AM EDT
[#3]
Imbroglio beat me to the post! will edit mine accordingly
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:03:40 PM EDT
[#4]
This appears to be the military one (I didn't double check), but do note that there are variations in this list. For instance, in some agencies, they use all names...
Adam, Boy, Charlie, David, etc...
Other agencies use various other items as well, it's all a matter of where you are. If you look up "phonetic alphabet" on the Internet, you may find a few unique ones out there...
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:04:13 PM EDT
[#5]
I think while I was typing mine I made some errors as well looking on those above.
What you are referring to is the "phonetic" alphabet. It has been a long time since I got out but I'll give 'er a shot. Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Golf Hotel India Juno Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar (I cannot recall what "p" is in the military phenetic alphabet...but do recall a lot of excrement) Quebec Radar Sierra Tango Uniform Victory ("W" escapes me at this time as well) X-Ray Yankee Zebra
The standard police phonetic alphabet differs:
Adam Boy Charles David Edward Frank George Henry Ida John King Lincoln Mike Norah Ocean Paul Queen Robert Steve Tom Union Victor William X-ray (what else is there?) Yankee Zebra
To really piss off a dispatcher one can tell them "O"....as in 'possum and/or "P" as in 'neumonia.
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:10:23 PM EDT
[#6]
Thank guys! That about covers it!!
Nuckles.
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:15:02 PM EDT
[#7]
It's papa (pronounced pah-pah not popa)and whiskey Gunslinger. And R is Romeo, J is Juliet, V is victor.
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:24:51 PM EDT
[#8]
And "Z" is "Zulu."
Does anyone know the old phonetic alphabet? I guess it has changed since WWII.
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:33:31 PM EDT
[#9]
The correct spelling is ALFA, not the greek alpha...for what its worth.
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:34:23 PM EDT
[#10]
I have the old one at home, I will post it this weekend when I get home. It was basicly the Able, Baker, Charlie system that many police departments use today.
Posted: 4/9/2001 12:41:41 PM EDT
[#11]
Well, shoot. I said in the begin' of my post it'd been a spell. I stand humbly corrected.
[i]let them try to 'member stuff from over a quarter century ago.....[/i];)
Posted: 4/9/2001 1:31:37 PM EDT
[#12]
Last week, I had to phone in a service call on a server, and they wanted the S/N. I used the call letters, and afterwards tried to name the entire alphabet. I couldn't remember them all, so I asked a co-worker about it. He's a pilot, so he uses them quite a bit. He also sent me a humorous list of call letters. I don't recommend using these.
Aisle Bye Core Dive Eleven Fore Gnat Hive Ill J--- Knife Lye Mnemonic Nigh One Phooey Qiviut (the wool undercoat of a Musk Ox) Rye Sigh Too Us Vie Why Xenia You Zero
Posted: 4/9/2001 3:01:33 PM EDT
[#13]
I wish the cops would get it right. It sounds so gay the way they say it.