foxholes and dogtags - BCT War Stories

I attended Basic Combat Training in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in January 2000. This is my story.

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The Phonetic Alphabet


A
ALPHA
(AL FAH)

B
BRAVO
(BRAH VOH)

C
CHARLIE
(CHAR LEE)

D
DELTA
(DELL TAH)

E
ECHO
(ECK OH)

F
FOXTROT
(FOKS TROT)

G
GOLF
(GOLF)

H
HOTEL
(HOH TELL)

I
INDIA
(IN DEE AH)

J
JULIETT
(JEW LEE ETT)

K
KILO
(KEY LOH)

L
LIMA
(LEE MAH)

M
MIKE
(MIKE)

N
NOVEMBER
(NO VEM BER)

O
OSCAR
(OSS CAH)

P
PAPA
(PAH PAH)

Q
QUEBEC
(KEH BECK)

R
ROMEO
(ROW ME OH)

S
SIERRA
(SEE AIR RAH)

T
TANGO
(TANG GO)

U
UNIFORM
(YOU NEE FORM)

V
VICTOR
(VIK TAH)

W
WHISKEY
(WISS KEY)

X
XRAY
(ECKS RAY)

Y
YANKEE
(YANG KEY)

Z
ZULU
(ZOO LOO)

1
ONE
(WUN)

2
TWO
(TOO)

3
THREE
(TREE)

4
FOUR
(FOW ER)

5
FIVE
(FIFE)

6
SIX
(SIX)

7
SEVEN
(SEV EN)

8
EIGHT
(AIT)

9
NINE
(NIN ER)

0
ZERO
(ZE RO)


Listed above is the phonetic alphabet, something in which you are supposed to learn in basic training. I learned it after the class. Why? Because I spent that particular class in the dying cockroach. Eyeballing one of the drill sergeants, I don't know. Drill Sergeant Jackson always had it in for me.

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