| iew | | | | for the letters J, K, and L. |
| Throughout the years, many people from all over the | | | | Halfway through the NATO standard military |
| world have come up with their very own alphabets. | | | | alphabet, the words ‘Mike,’ |
| Otherwise known as phonetic alphabet, the military | | | | ‘November,’ and |
| alphabet was first used by soldiers to communicate | | | | ‘Oscar’ stand for the letters M, N, |
| clearly with one another in the fields of battle. Until | | | | and O, while the terms ‘Papa,’ |
| now, this form of communication is still widely used all | | | | ‘Quebec,’ and |
| over the world, not only in relation to military missions | | | | ‘Romeo’ correspond to the letters P, |
| but also in other special fields of interest. | | | | Q, and R. Furthermore, ‘Sierra,’ |
| Amongst its many variations, the most widely | | | | ‘Tango,’ and ‘Uniform’ |
| recognized military alphabet in the world today is the | | | | are the corresponding words for the letters S, T, and |
| standard military alphabet that was initiated by the | | | | U, as the words ‘Victor,’ |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO a very | | | | ‘Whiskey,’ ‘X-ray,’ |
| long time ago. In some parts of the globe, groups | | | | ‘Yankee,’ and ‘Zulu’ |
| and organizations refer to it as the International Civil | | | | correspond to the letters V, W, X, Y, and Z. |
| Aviation Organization code. In addition to the NATO | | | | The U.S. Navy Military Alphabet Prior 1954 |
| standard military alphabet, three of the most | | | | The military alphabet that the U.S. Navy used prior |
| commonly used military alphabet today are the one | | | | 1954 contains different corresponding terms for the |
| that was used by the U.S. Navy before 1954, | | | | letters, except for the letters C, M, V, and X, which |
| another one that was initiated by the U.S. Army in | | | | are entirely the same as the previous military |
| 1916, as well as the so-called Western Union phonetic | | | | alphabet. In the meantime, the terms |
| alphabet. | | | | ‘Able,’ ‘Baker,’ and |
| Variations of the Military Alphabet | | | | ‘Dog’ stand for the letters A, B, and |
| NATO Standard Military Alphabet | | | | D, while the words ‘Easy,’ |
| The NATO standard military alphabet started with | | | | ‘Fox,’ and ‘George’ |
| the military alliance called NATO, which was formed in | | | | are used in exchange for the letters E, F, and G. For |
| 1949. From then on, this particular military alphabet | | | | the letters H, I, and J, soldiers use the terms |
| has been linked to soldiers as well as military | | | | ‘How,’ ‘Item,’ and |
| personnel, who continuously use this code to | | | | ‘Jig,’ while the letters K, L, and N |
| communicate with one another in a clear and highly | | | | stand for the words ‘King,’ |
| understandable manner. In this kind of alphabet | | | | ‘Love,’ and ‘Nan.’ |
| system, the term ‘Alpha’ is equivalent | | | | Likewise, they also use the words |
| to the letter A, ‘Bravo’ to letter B, | | | | ‘Oboe,’ ‘Peter,’ and |
| and ‘Charlie’ to letter C. For the | | | | ‘Queen’ to represent the letters O, P, |
| letters D, E, and F, the corresponding words are | | | | and Q, while the terms ‘Roger,’ |
| ‘Delta,’ ‘Echo,’ and | | | | ‘Sugar,’ and ‘Tare’ |
| ‘Foxtrot.’ Meanwhile, the terms | | | | can replace the letters R, S, and T. Lastly, the words |
| ‘Golf,’ ‘Hotel,’ and | | | | ‘Uncle,’ ‘William,’ |
| ‘India’ correspond to the letters G, H, | | | | ‘Yoke,’ and ‘Zebra’ |
| and I, while ‘Juliet,’ | | | | stand for the letters U, W,Y, and Z. |
| ‘Kilo,’ and ‘Lima’ stand | | | | |