Us Army Phonetic Alphabet. F Foxtrot. Each letter in the phonetic alphabet is actually a word beginning with that letter. Here are some common military uses of the phonetic alphabet used in both official military communications as well as the informal. The phonetic alphabet is a special alphabet used by the US Army and other Military branches.
More accurately the alphabet is known as the International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet IRSA. In the phonetic military alphabet code below each of the 26 letters in the alphabet has a distinct corresponding word that can be used in the place of the letter so that letters and spelled words are communicated clearly and distinctly without mistake over radio and phone communications. To avoid confusion from letters which sound alike the military introduced a phonetic alphabet in WWII where letters were pronounced as distinctive words. H Hotel. J Juliet. Quick and clear communication is vital to any military operation.
Bravo Zulu BZ Good job Charlie Mike CM Continue mission.
E Echo. In the phonetic military alphabet code below each of the 26 letters in the alphabet has a distinct corresponding word that can be used in the place of the letter so that letters and spelled words are communicated clearly and distinctly without mistake over radio and phone communications. The following phonetic alphabet was used throughout WWII but was later replaced by a NATO set in 1957. Quick and clear communication is vital to any military operation. Here are some common military uses of the phonetic alphabet used in both official military communications as well as the informal. L Lima.