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UAAC PHONETIC ALPHABET

Alpha
Bravo
Charlie
Delta
Echo
Foxtrot
Golf
Hotel
India
Juliett
Kilo
Lima
Mike
November
Oscar
Papa
Quebec
Romeo
Sierra
Tango
Uniform
Victor
Whiskey
Xray
Yankee
Zulu

USCMC PROCEDURAL WORDS

Procedural words are words or phrases that have been assigned a meaning for the purpose of expediting tactical communication. Proper utilization of procedural words reduces the time required to communicate a message and helps to ensure concise communications. The following are essential procedural words and their definitions:

“TO…”. Indicates to the receivers the intended party for the message.

“THIS IS…”. Alerts the receiver as to who is sending the transmission.

“OVER”. Alerts the receiver that the sender has ended his transmission and is awaiting a response from the receiver.

“OUT”. Alerts the receiver that the sender has ended his transmission and requires or expects no response/answer.

• OVER and OUT have different meanings. These two procedural words are never used together.

“ROGER”. Indicates to the sender that the receiver hears and understands the message or question.

“WILCO”. Indicates to the sender that the receiver understood the last transmission and will comply.

• Since the meaning of ROGER is included in that of WILCO, these two procedural words are never used together.

“SAY AGAIN…”. Indicates to the sender that the receiver did not receive or understand that last transmission and requests the transmission be repeated.

• The receiver may use the procedural words “ALL AFTER…” or “ALL BEFORE…” to communicate to the sender the specific portions of the transmission to be repeated.
• Do not substitute “SAY AGAIN” for “REPEAT”. “REPEAT” is a procedural word specific to call for fire and should not be used in other contexts.

“I SAY AGAIN…”. This alerts the receiver that the sender is resending the transmission or the portion requested.

“WAIT OVER”. This alerts the receiver that there will be a pause in the transmission and that he should wait for a few seconds.

“WAIT OUT”. This alerts the receiver that the sender requires a longer pause and that the receiver should stand by for further communication from the sender.

“READ BACK”. This indicates to the receiver that he should resend the entire transmission back to the sender.

“I READ BACK…”. Indicates to the sender that the receiver is reading back the transmission previously sent.

“CORRECTION”. This command alerts the receiver that the sender has made an error in his transmission. The sender will continue the transmission with the last word correctly sent.

“RADIO CHECK”. This alerts the receiver that the sender requests a response indicating the strength and readability of his transmission. Conducting radio checks is necessary before any operation and should be conducted throughout the operation to ensure that both sender and receiver can communicate clearly to one another.

1. To conduct a radio check, the sender will begin by calling the receiver and saying “Radio check, over.”
3. A response of “ROGER” indicates the transmission is loud and clear.
5. A response of “WEAK BUT READABLE” indicates that the transmission is weak but can be understood.
7. A response of “WEAK AND GARBLED” indicates that the transmission is weak and unreadable.
9. A response of “STRONG BUT GARBLED” indicates that the transmission is strong signal but unreadable.
11. The sender will then end the transmission by saying “Roger, out.”