Talk:Allied military phonetic spelling alphabets

French
Is there an similar alphabet that the french army uses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.227.44.194 (talk • contribs)

No, theirs is in French. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.9.8.21 (talk • contribs)

Military
This is not the phonetic alphabet that the U.S. Military uses today. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.20.204.58 (talk • contribs)

I agree, I thought it went Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot etc. -Vorenus 21:10, 3 March 2007 (UTC)


 * This article describes the old WWII alphabet that is no longer used. The alphabet now used by the U.S. military (Alfa, Bravo, etc.) is called the NATO phonetic alphabet. — Joe Kress 02:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

These are totally incorrect and/or outdated. I can only speak for the Army (the branch i served in for 8 years, but here's the correct info): Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta Echo Foxtrot Gulf Hotel India Juliet Kilo Lima Mike November Oscar Poppa Quebec Romeo Sierra Tango Uniform Victor Whiskey X-Ray Zulu Numbers: One Two Tree Four Fife Six Seven Eight Niner —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.88.170.37 (talk • contribs) 16:45, 16 January 2009


 * This is indeed the old obsolete alphabet used in WWII. The US military has used the alphabet you list, usually called the NATO phonetic alphabet, since 1956. The modern list is not called the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet. Joe Kress (talk) 21:26, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Roger
The universal reply, "Roger," representing "R" or "._." for "received," is a more significant vestige of this alphabet than any of the other examples given. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.94.107.27 (talk) 23:09, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

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Merge?
Is there any reason why Allied Military phonetic spelling alphabets and NATO phonetic alphabet are separate pages? Regards, Ben Aveling 05:04, 2 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes, the NATO Phonetic Alphabet article is already on the large side, and the Allied spelling alphabets are all obsolete, dating from WWII or before, so it makes sense from both an era perspective and an article size/complexity perspective to keep them separate.
 * Also, the Allied spelling alphabets were all defined soley by military agencies, while the NATO phonetic alphabet article is incorrectly named--it talks about the spelling alphabet designed and defined by the (non-military) international civil aviation organization under the UN. Different alphabets, different owners, and military vs. civilian. Both articles cover spelling alphabets, but very different spelling alphabets.PetesGuide, K6WEB (talk) 21:10, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

Hexadecimal
The assertion that able, baker etc was used early on is not justified or otherwise established. Far as I know, it is still in wide use today, Feb 2020. This assertion should be removed or justified with a citation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.241.152.175 (talk) 06:59, 23 February 2020 (UTC)

'M for Mother'
What about Guy Gibson's apparent use in 617 Sqn of 'M for Mother'? Was this made up by the film or was it a real use? I understand this is an aircraft recognition code, not the phonetic alphabet per se, but where and how does it - and things like 'P for Popsy' fit in? 2A00:23C7:3119:AD01:F82F:F57C:B69F:F6AF (talk) 21:12, 24 May 2023 (UTC)