Have you ever spelled your name over the phone and had the other person question certain letters? For instance, “did you say D as in Dog?” Now imagine you’re conducting a military operation where each letter is part of a coordinate used to target the enemy. Any confusion could get someone killed. The military alphabet solves this problem by clearly labeling each letter with a word:
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: Whiskey
X: X-Ray
Y: Yankee
Z: Zulu
