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a system of conventional symbols for the covert transmission of secret military information through communications equipment. … The simplest military codes are conversation and radio-signal tables made up for a definite span of time or the duration of a combat operation.
The Code of Conduct applies to all members of the U. S. Armed Forces, at all times. There are six (6) articles in the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct was established 17 August, 1955 by President Eisenhower. … The legal authority supporting the Code of Conduct is The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
Character | Code Word | Pronunciation |
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A | Alpha | AL fah |
B | Bravo | BRAH voh |
C | Charlie | CHAR lee |
D | Delta | DEL tah |
A United States military occupation code, or a military occupational specialty code (MOS code), is a nine-character code used in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps to identify a specific job. In the United States Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) is used.
The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), enacted by Congress, contains the substantive and procedural laws governing the military justice system.
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“OK,” “Understood,” and “Yes, sir/ma’am” are all acceptable replacements for this military phrase. The general public will understand what you mean if you do slip up, but it is not a common saying among civilians. We recommend you steer clear of it.
Origin: US military timekeeping terminology—any time that’s before 10am is prefixed with “zero,” so zero dark thirty is an unspecified (thirty minute) time before 10am.
“What’s your 20?” is shorthand for ‘where are you‘ or ‘what’s your location’. It’s a phrase adopted from the Trucking and CB Radio community.
A naval rating and NEC designator are similar to the Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) designators used in the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps and the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) used in the U.S. Air Force. … Often Navy enlisted members are addressed by a combination of rating and rate.
Military Occupational Codes are distinct codes designated by numbers and letters to classify a specific profession in the Armed Forces. Each branch of service has different codes.
Symbol | Code Word | Phonic (pronunciation) |
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K | Kilo | KEY LOH |
L | Lima | LEE MAH |
M | Mike | MIKE |
N | November | NO VEMBER |
(military) a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer’s assistant or other designee. … (The radio operator is requesting to speak to the commander of the unit under the call sign “Bravo Six.”)
Joe. Most civilians will recognize this slang term when “G.I.” is placed in front of it. “Joe” is an Army and Air Force term used to generically refer to a soldier. Frequently, “Joes” are junior enlisted personnel, and a single soldier is sometimes referred to as “Private Joe Snuffy.”
There are three types of federal courts-martial—summary, special, and general. A conviction at a general court-martial is equivalent to a civilian felony conviction in a federal district court or a state criminal trial court.
The President does not enlist in, and he is not inducted or drafted into, the armed forces. Nor, is he subject to court-martial or other military discipline. … It is the duty of the Commander in Chief to appoint the Secretaries of War and Navy and the Chiefs of Staff.
Military law is all legal structures that govern military personnel. … The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) governs service members’ conduct while in training or on active duty. It lists nearly 60 activities in which service members cannot engage while in the military.
Radio operators would say, “Roger,” to mean that a message had been properly received. The meaning evolved until “roger” meant “yes.” Today, the NATO phonetic alphabet says, “Romeo,” in place of R, but “roger” is still used to mean a message was received.
Usually, a mike means a minute. Instead of saying “I’ll be there in 10 minutes,” someone speaking into a military radio might say, “We’ll be there in one zero mikes.” The term mike-mike can also be used for the measurement millimeters, with a 40 mm grenade launcher referred to as the “40-mike-mike.”
Errr… – (U.S. Marines) An abbreviated or unmotivated “Oorah”. Often used as a form of acknowledgment or greeting. Yes, we really do walk around saying “Errr” at one another in the way normal civilized humans say “Hello.”
Regular Time | Military Time |
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3:00 p.m. | 1500 or 1500 hours |
4:00 p.m. | 1600 or 1600 hours |
5:00 p.m. | 1700 or 1700 hours |
6:00 p.m. | 1800 or 1800 hours |
THREATCON DELTA: (Threat level critical) This condition applies in the immediate area where a terrorist attack has occurred or when intelligence has been received that terrorist action against a specific location or person is likely.
In the military, “Got your six” means “I’ve got your back.” The saying originated with World War I fighter pilots referencing a pilot’s rear as the six o’clock position. It is now a ubiquitous term in the military that highlights the loyalty and cooperation found in military culture.
Other Codes
Code 2 Urgent. Code 3 Emergency/lights and siren. Code 4 No further assistance is needed. Code 5 Stakeout. Code 6 Responding from a long distance.
The ‘Bravo Mike Syndrome’ refers to the racialised imaginaries of criminals and the subsequent policing practices performed by armed response officers to protect clients from this racially constructed dangerous ‘Other’.
“Tree,” “fife” and “niner”
“Tree” for instance, means three, “fife” is the number five and “niner” means nine, says Tom Zecha, a manager at AOPA. The variations stemmed from a desire to avoid confusion between similar-sounding numbers, he says.
The ampersand often appeared as a character at the end of the Latin alphabet, as for example in Byrhtferð’s list of letters from 1011. Similarly, & was regarded as the 27th letter of the English alphabet, as taught to children in the US and elsewhere. An example may be seen in M. B.
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