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re: Former military people re: phonetic alphabet
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:37 am to DoUrden
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:37 am to DoUrden
quote:
my father was a 28 year Army vet, 3 tours in Vietnam,
My father would be the first to tell yours, and I quote, "I was just a puss in a hospital in Japan."
I keep telling him that at least he showed up. He had no say in where the Army was sending him. He was a name draw away from being a damned Field MEdic.
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Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:39 am to VictoryHill
quote:
compared to someone who is obviously ex-military, it just rolls off the tongue.
I'm not, but I memorized it because cell phone reception is crap when you get out in the sticks.
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:42 am to rondo
I saw R as in ridiculous because I think it’s funny and I have a strange sense of humor.
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:42 am to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
My father would be the first to tell yours, and I quote, "I was just a puss in a hospital in Japan."
He showed up!
My fathers shadowbox
Don't laugh, here is mine, we made them together before he passed.
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:45 am to Redbone
Zulu time=prime meridian
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:47 am to DoUrden
Very nice. Sorry about your dad.
Pick better shorts for the shot of your shadow box. We are but an inch or two of fabric from seeing your little Shadow Boxer.
Pick better shorts for the shot of your shadow box. We are but an inch or two of fabric from seeing your little Shadow Boxer.
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:49 am to LSU alum wannabe
You noticed that but not the DS whistle on the top of his SB?
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:54 am to M. A. Ryland
David works fine instead of Delta. Maybe better
Posted on 10/30/21 at 8:56 am to DoUrden
quote:
You noticed that but not the DS whistle on the top of his SB?
You lost me on all of that. LOL
Unless its a Purple Heart or a Medalof Honor I wouldn't recognize it.
Posted on 10/30/21 at 9:04 am to USMEagles
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know there's a NATO version but not everyone uses it.
The NATO version is the standard. The words are chosen so you can understand people with different accents. It also uses words that are cthe same across the Western European languages.
ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIETT, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISKEY, X-RAY, YANKEE, ZULU
This post was edited on 10/30/21 at 11:50 am
Posted on 10/30/21 at 9:04 am to northshorebamaman
quote:You shoulda thrown some Churchy ones in: “Moroni”, “Lehi”, “Brigham”, etc…
I used to throw random ones in there over the radio just to see who was paying attention-
Remember: “Every Member a Mission President.”
Posted on 10/30/21 at 9:26 am to DoUrden
a little bit but im so far removed that I sometimes forget the word for the letter.
now I try to amuse myself by coming up with a creative word on the spot...
"L as in Ligma...O as in Orpheus"
now I try to amuse myself by coming up with a creative word on the spot...
"L as in Ligma...O as in Orpheus"
Posted on 10/30/21 at 9:27 am to DoUrden
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