The military alphabet is used when speaking over a radio so that every letter can be heard clearly, because it is represented by a word for the letter. Try saying each word of the military alphabet:

A- ALPHA

B- BRAVO

C- CHARLIE

D- DELTA

E- ECHO

F- FOXTROT

G- GOLF

H- HOTEL

I- INDIA

J- JULIETT

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