Phonetic alphabet: Difference between revisions

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(→‎Uses in Halo: I didn't see anything in the manual of style about swearing, feel free to correct it if needed.)
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*[[Fire Teams]] are distinguished by Phonetic letters.
*[[Fire Teams]] are distinguished by Phonetic letters.
*[[Bumblebee]] lifepods have serial numbers using three letters from the Phonetic alphabet.
*[[Bumblebee]] lifepods have serial numbers using three letters from the Phonetic alphabet.
*Marines use them in place of abbreviations in the UNSC remarks for weapons and vehicles.
*Marines use them in place of abbreviations in the field for weapons, vehicles, units, and sometimes common sayings.
**[[SPARTAN-117]] is often referred to as Sierra 117 in [[Halo 3]].
**A nickname for [[Brute]]s on the field is "Baby Kong." Marines often say "Bravo-Kilo" instead, usually in interviews or testimonials.
**[[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] is often heard using "Mike-Foxtrot" as self-imposed censorship for "mother fucker."
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[[Category:Terms and Phrases]]
[[Category:Military Terminology]]
[[Category:Military Terminology]]