The Phonetic Alphabet

The phonetic alphabet is the military version of saying letters. It is used to minimize the chance of miscommunication during combat since Mike/November is easier to distinguish between the letters M/N. You need to learn this, and it is a requirment to pass a test on this for promotion to C/SA (E-2).

A - ALPHA
B - BRAVO
C - CHARLIE
D - DELTA
E - ECHO
F - FOXTROT
G - GOLF
H - HOTEL
I - INDIA
J - JULIETTE
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 - WHISKY
X - XRAY
Y - YANKEE
Z - ZULU

When asked how to spell your name, you'd respond in the phonetic alphabet. For example:

ZEBRA = ZULU-ECHO-BRAVO-ROMEO-ALPHA
THOMPSON = TANGO-HOTEL-OSCAR-MIKE-PAPA-SIERRA-OSCAR-NOVEMBER