When it is necessary to spell words, the Competent Worker must use the spoken letter
names in the following table:
Stress the syllables in capital letters.
FOR LETTER
NAME
S A Y F O R L E T T E R
NAME
SAY
A ALPHA AL-fah N NOVEMBER No-VEM-ber
B BRAVO BRAH-voh O OSCAR OSS-cah
C CHARLIE CHAR-lee P PAPA pah-PAH
D DELTA DELL-tah Q QUEBEC keh-BECK
E ECHO ECK-oh R ROMEO ROW-me-oh
F FOXTROT FOKS-trot S SIERRA see-AIR-rah
G GOLF GOLF T TANGO TANG-go
H HOTEL hoh-TEL U UNIFORM YOU-nee-form
I INDIA IN-dee-ah V VICTOR VIK-tah
J JULIET JEW-lee-ETT W WHISKY WISS-key
K KILO KEY-loh X X-RAY ECKS-ray
L LIMA LEE-mah Y YANKEE YANG-key
M MIKE MIKE Z ZULU ZOO-loo