How well do you know the NATO Phonetic Alphabet?
When you are asked to use the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, do you panic or are you a smooth sailor?
If you didn't already know what the NATO Phonetic Alphabet is, then you've come to the right place.
Danny Guselli was honest enough to share that he is terrible at using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet when on a call. The NATO Phonetic Alphabet was created for use during the war so that the correct messages could be communicated in times of distress.
"Imagine that you are a radiotelegraph operator during the war trying to warn soldiers on the front lines of an incoming mustard gas attack. Messages can be distorted due to the noise of battle, poor broadcast signal, or even language barriers. However, if the transmission uses a radiotelephonic spelling alphabet – substituting a code word for each letter of the alphabet – then critical messages are more likely to be understood correctly." (NATO Int)
Check out this short video that explains the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. Courtesy of YouTube:
Danny Guselli admitted that when he is required to use the NATO Phonetic Alphabet whilst on a call, he panics and uses his version of it.
We have to admit that many people who are not familiar with it might naturally migrate to using their version of the standardised and acceptable phonetic alphabet.
You could say that it is a form of expression when you use 'Danny' for D instead of the official D, which is 'Delta'. Interestingly enough, the current version was updated two times before the International Air Transport Association (IATA) confirmed the version that is similar to the one used today.
In case you want to learn, here is the standard NATO phonetic alphabet: 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.
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