The Military Alphabet

Military Alphabet
The military alphabet exists in a wide variety but it is the NAT O standard military alphabet that is the most popular type. Inspite of this even countries that use the NATO alphabet still show varieties in their spelling.
The following style of the military alphabet is also referred to as International Civil Aviation Organization Code (ICAO).
Letter NATO
A Alpha
B Bravo
C Charlie
D Delta
E Echo
F Foxtrot
G Golf
H Hotel
I India
J Juliet
K Kilo
L Lima
M Mike
N November
O Oscar
P Papa
Q Quebec
R Romeo
S Sierra
T Tango
U Uniform
V Victor
W Whisky
X Xray
Y Yankee
Z Zulu
Using the Military alphabet to spell the word “dog” for example would read “Delta Oscar Golf”.
Apart from the regular military alphabet there is the Numeric Military Alphabet. This is used mostly for a guide for pronunciation.
The Numeric Military Alphabet
Number Pronunciation
0 - Zero
1 - Wun
2 - Too
3 - Tree
4 - Fow-er
5 - Fife
6 - Siks
7 - Seven
8 - Ait
9 - Nine

The Military alphabet is useful for speaking within the Military and exposes everyone to another aspect of looking at the alphabet.

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Joe Arnold writes for Military Alphabet and Military Alphabet.

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