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A special feature of the different variations of the alphabet Military
Overview
Over the years, many people around the world have come with their own alphabets. Otherwise known as phonetic alphabet military alphabet was first used by soldiers to communicate clearly with others in the field of battle. So far, this form of communication is still widely used around the world, not only in relation to military operations, but also in other areas of special interest.
Among its many variants, the most recognized military alphabet in the world today is the military standard alphabet that was initiated by the Organization of the North Atlantic Treaty or NATO a long time ago. In some parts of the world, groups and organizations refer to it as the International Code Civil Aviation. In addition to the NATO military standard alphabet, the alphabet three most commonly used today is the military that was used by the U.S. Navy before 1954, one that was initiated by the U.S. Army in 1916, and the Western Union called phonetic alphabet.
Military alphabet variants
NATO Military standard alphabet
The NATO military standard alphabet began with the military alliance called NATO, which was formed in 1949. From then this particular military alphabet has been linked to soldiers and military personnel, which continues to this code to communicate with each other in a clear and understandable highly so. In this type of alphabetic system, the term 'Alpha' is equivalent to the letter A, "Bravo" to the letter B, and 'Charlie' to the letter C. For the letters D, E and F, the corresponding words are "Delta", "Echo" and "Foxtrot." Meanwhile, Golf terms ',' 'Hotel' and 'India' correspond to the letters G, H and I, while "Juliet", "Kilo" and "Lima" standing for the letters J, K and L.
Half of the NATO military standard alphabet, the words of Mike "," November, standing and 'Oscar' the letters M, N and O, while the terms of Pope, "Quebec" and "Romeo" correspond to the letters P, Q and R. In addition, "Sierra "" Tango "and" uniform ", as the corresponding words with the letters S, T and U, and Victor of words ',' Whisky ',' X-ray, "" Yankee "and" Zulu "correspond to the letters V, W, X, Y and Z.
The U.S. Before Navy Alphabet 1954
The military alphabet used by the U.S. Navy before 1954 contains different terms corresponding to the letters, except for the letters C, M, V and X, which are entirely the same as the previous military alphabet. Meanwhile, the terms "Able," "Baker, 'and' Dog 'represent the letters A, B and D, while the words 'Easy', 'Fox' and 'George' are used to change the letters EF, and G. For letters H, I and J, the soldiers use the terms' I ',' Topic 'and' Jig ", while the letters K, L, N, and support for King of the words "," Love "and" Nan. "Likewise, also use the words for oboe ',' Peter 'and' Queen 'to represent the letters O, P and Q, whereas the words Roger "," Sugar "and" Tara "can replace the letters R, S and T. Finally, the uncle of the words "," William "," Yugo "and" Zebra "stand for the letters U, W, Y and Z.
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