Military Codenames

JediYoshi · July 2003

Don't know if that's the right term but.. I've been wondering if there were any more codenames other than

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Gamma

Tango
Whisky

BadKarma · July 2003

It's a whole alphabet. Had to learn it in cadets.
A-Alpha
B-Bravo
C-Charlie
D-Delta
E-Echo
F-Foxtrot
G-Golf
H-Hotel
I-forget, darnit
J-Forget,darnit
K-Kilo
L-Lima
M-Forget,darnit
N-Forget,darnit
O-Ohio
P-Forget,darnit
Q-Quebec
R-Forget,darnit
S-Sillouette
T-Tango
U-Forget, darnit!
V-Velocity
W-Whiskey
X-X Ray
Y-Yellow
Z-Zulu

BigMadSteve · July 2003

It's actually called the Phonetic alphabet. I'm pretty certain these are right, correct me if I'm wrong anyone

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Gamma
Hotel
India
Juliet
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
Zulu

BadKarma · July 2003

Yea jay I think you got it, except India it dosnt sound right.

FieryHaloed · July 2003

Nope, those are all right. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

BadKarma · July 2003

Im sure it's not, maybe us Canucks have a differant one.

FieryHaloed · July 2003

Some countries do change a few of the letters. "I" might be Indigo instead of India, or "J" could be Juno. But that one is the one used by NATO.

BigMadSteve · July 2003

Your right it is the one used by NATO. There are plenty more.

sekdar · July 2003

i've also seen "gulf" for G. But yeah, the last post is correct.

CplDavis · July 2003

For added info the US armies phonetic alphabet has had 3 variations over time. WW1 era, WW2-Korea and current.

Before WW2 == up till after Korean War== Current
A= Affirm -- Able--Alpha
B= Baker -- Baker-- Bravo
C= Cast -- Charlie --Charlie
D= Dog -- Dog--Delta
E= Easy --Easy-- Echo
F= Fox-- Fox-- Foxtrot
G= George --George-- Golf
H= Hypo-- How --Hotel
I= Int-- Item-- India
J= Jig --Jig-- Juliet
K= King-- King --Kilo
L= Love --Love-- Lima
M= Mike-- Mike-- Mike
N= Negat-- Nan-- November
O= Option --Oboe --Oscar
P= Prep --Peter-- Papa
Q= Queen-- Queen --Quebec
R= Roger-- Roger-- Romeo
S= Sad-- Sugar-- Sierra
T= Tare --Tare-- Tango
U= Unit --Uncle-- Uniform
V= Victor --Victor --Victor
W= William-- William-- Whiskey
X= X-Ray-- X-Ray-- X-Ray
Y= Yoke-- Yoke-- Yankee
Z= Zebra-- Zebra-- Zulu

Bogglesteinsky · July 2003

looks about right

Moquiao · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Jul 6 2003, 07:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> For added info the US armies phonetic alphabet has had 3 variations over time. WW1 era, WW2-Korea and current.

Before WW2 == up till after Korean War== Current
A= Affirm -- Able--Alpha
B= Baker -- Baker-- Bravo
C= Cast -- Charlie --Charlie
D= Dog -- Dog--Delta
E= Easy --Easy-- Echo
F= Fox-- Fox-- Foxtrot
G= George --George-- Golf
H= Hypo-- How --Hotel
I= Int-- Item-- India
J= Jig --Jig-- Juliet
K= King-- King --Kilo
L= Love --Love-- Lima
M= Mike-- Mike-- Mike
N= Negat-- Nan-- November
O= Option --Oboe --Oscar
P= Prep --Peter-- Papa
Q= Queen-- Queen --Quebec
R= Roger-- Roger-- Romeo
S= Sad-- Sugar-- Sierra
T= Tare --Tare-- Tango
U= Unit --Uncle-- Uniform
V= Victor --Victor --Victor
W= William-- William-- Whiskey
X= X-Ray-- X-Ray-- X-Ray
Y= Yoke-- Yoke-- Yankee
Z= Zebra-- Zebra-- Zulu  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
his are perfect.

erm badkarma mate no idea where you got Silluette from :S

they are sposed to be short codenames lol...

Moquiao · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Jul 6 2003, 07:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I= Int-- Item-- India

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.- im sure this one is Indigo though...

CplDavis · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WoLF] @ Jul 6 2003, 06:24 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Jul 6 2003, 07:50 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

I= Int-- Item-- India

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.- im sure this one is Indigo though...  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
When I did stuff in the Airforce it was India, and Im a police Dispatcher now as my part time job and I use India, India is also the word used for world aviation. Maybe indigo is from an other nations code, or a local police alphabet.
Those are always different.
Such as substitution of "Boy" for "Bravo" etc.

Its entirely possible someone uses Indigo but I assure you its another system. Not the Nato Standard one or the international aviation one which are the same and most commonly used.

Moquiao · July 2003

ok <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

im hopinh to get into the police force myself... Firearms unit for me though.

Insane · July 2003

I think that Indigo might be used for I in the UK.

Moquiao · July 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Insane @ Jul 6 2003, 01:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I think that Indigo might be used for I in the UK.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
yup thats where i am.. and when i was in 'Air Cadets'

thats what i was taught :S

BadKarma · July 2003

See? Differant. I just cant remember mine for poop cuz I dont pay attention in class. You were in cadets Wolf? Sweet, im in Army though.

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