Post by Michael Hobbar on Jan 17, 2012 12:27:23 GMT -5
SECTION I: NAMES OVER NET
The United States Military, even with its advanced communications system, is not safe from hacking. The enemy still manage to find ways to hack communications and listen in on chatter. So, for technical and logistical purposes, certain protocols have been put in place to ensure the security of all assets of the DoD and its forces.
Code names or "callsigns" have been used for centuries to ensure the safety and security of all military operations. To this day, they remain the primary fail safe over the communications. When speaking to another unit, it is appropriate to use your callsign and the callsign of those you are speaking to. If they have no designated callsign, use their nickname to ensure that a potential eavesdropper does not know who to look for. It is also wise to never directly mention who is in command of your forces and your unit over the net. An eavesdropper will then know who to target and eliminate.
Callsigns may also partain to locations. On maps, it is appropriate to call in the exact position by its coordinates, including the grid of the map it is located in. Some buildings will have callsigns for the use of ground and aerial forces and it is imperative that the you specifically refer to said structure by its callsign. It lowers the possibility of confusion for friendly forces and leaves any eavesdropper in a stump, generally.
SECTION II: COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES
Sometimes in high stress/noise environments, it is important to take your time and spell out important tidbits of information. For this reason, the Phonetic Alphabet was developed by NATO.
A - Alpha
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
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
All numbers remain the same aside from nine, which becomes "niner" phonetically.
Number strings, each number is spoken out ex. 9345 becomes: Niner-Three-Four-Five. Ten becomes: One-Zero
Key Phrases and Meanings
Affirmative - Yes
Negative - No
You this is Me - Whenever radioing outside of your own AO, the communicator should be sure to identify himself first, and then his target audience.
Over - End of this line of transmission.
Out - End of transmission, you do not expect a reply
Roger - Understood
Say Again - The alternative to Repeat, means “say your last transmission again”.
Say Again All After… - Say everything again after this part of your last transmission.
Repeat - Repeat Last Firemission
Bead Window - Usually exclaimed, this means “immediately cease current communication; exterior communications compromised” .
Standby - Wait while I retrieve further data.
Break - Standby for a momentary pause in transmission.
Break Break Break (can be shortened to "Break-Break") - I’m interrupting you to make a more important transmission on this net.
Be Advised - Pay close attention to my next transmission, it is important.
How Copy? - Did you understand my last transmission?
Solid Copy - I understood your last transmission.
How do you read me? - How was my last transmission?
Broken but Readable - There are gaps in your transmission but I can understand you.
Broken and Unreadable - There are so many gaps in your transmission that I do not understand you.
Static Covered but Readable - Your transmission is covered in static but I still understand.
Static Covered and Unreadable - Your transmission has so much static that I can’t understand you.
Interrogative - The following transmission is a question.
Send Your Traffic (can be shortened to "Send Traffic" ) - Send your transmission.
Copy my last - Repeat back to me what I just told you
Callsign-Actual - Sometimes an individual (generally a superior) may have a person monitor the network for them. Saying "actual" after their callsign asserts you wish to speak to the specific person the callsign is attached to.
example communication:
Katana-Actual, Katana-Actual, this is Katana-Two-Three do you copy over?
--This is Katana-Two-Three send traffic over.
Be advised Two-Three, ten plus foot-mobiles are enclosing on your position how copy over.
--Solid Copy Actual break. Interrogative, do you want us to engage targets over?
Thats affirmative Two-Three. Out.
The United States Military, even with its advanced communications system, is not safe from hacking. The enemy still manage to find ways to hack communications and listen in on chatter. So, for technical and logistical purposes, certain protocols have been put in place to ensure the security of all assets of the DoD and its forces.
Code names or "callsigns" have been used for centuries to ensure the safety and security of all military operations. To this day, they remain the primary fail safe over the communications. When speaking to another unit, it is appropriate to use your callsign and the callsign of those you are speaking to. If they have no designated callsign, use their nickname to ensure that a potential eavesdropper does not know who to look for. It is also wise to never directly mention who is in command of your forces and your unit over the net. An eavesdropper will then know who to target and eliminate.
Callsigns may also partain to locations. On maps, it is appropriate to call in the exact position by its coordinates, including the grid of the map it is located in. Some buildings will have callsigns for the use of ground and aerial forces and it is imperative that the you specifically refer to said structure by its callsign. It lowers the possibility of confusion for friendly forces and leaves any eavesdropper in a stump, generally.
SECTION II: COMMUNICATIONS TECHNIQUES
Sometimes in high stress/noise environments, it is important to take your time and spell out important tidbits of information. For this reason, the Phonetic Alphabet was developed by NATO.
A - Alpha
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
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
All numbers remain the same aside from nine, which becomes "niner" phonetically.
Number strings, each number is spoken out ex. 9345 becomes: Niner-Three-Four-Five. Ten becomes: One-Zero
Key Phrases and Meanings
Affirmative - Yes
Negative - No
You this is Me - Whenever radioing outside of your own AO, the communicator should be sure to identify himself first, and then his target audience.
Over - End of this line of transmission.
Out - End of transmission, you do not expect a reply
Roger - Understood
Say Again - The alternative to Repeat, means “say your last transmission again”.
Say Again All After… - Say everything again after this part of your last transmission.
Repeat - Repeat Last Firemission
Bead Window - Usually exclaimed, this means “immediately cease current communication; exterior communications compromised” .
Standby - Wait while I retrieve further data.
Break - Standby for a momentary pause in transmission.
Break Break Break (can be shortened to "Break-Break") - I’m interrupting you to make a more important transmission on this net.
Be Advised - Pay close attention to my next transmission, it is important.
How Copy? - Did you understand my last transmission?
Solid Copy - I understood your last transmission.
How do you read me? - How was my last transmission?
Broken but Readable - There are gaps in your transmission but I can understand you.
Broken and Unreadable - There are so many gaps in your transmission that I do not understand you.
Static Covered but Readable - Your transmission is covered in static but I still understand.
Static Covered and Unreadable - Your transmission has so much static that I can’t understand you.
Interrogative - The following transmission is a question.
Send Your Traffic (can be shortened to "Send Traffic" ) - Send your transmission.
Copy my last - Repeat back to me what I just told you
Callsign-Actual - Sometimes an individual (generally a superior) may have a person monitor the network for them. Saying "actual" after their callsign asserts you wish to speak to the specific person the callsign is attached to.
example communication:
Katana-Actual, Katana-Actual, this is Katana-Two-Three do you copy over?
--This is Katana-Two-Three send traffic over.
Be advised Two-Three, ten plus foot-mobiles are enclosing on your position how copy over.
--Solid Copy Actual break. Interrogative, do you want us to engage targets over?
Thats affirmative Two-Three. Out.
