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!! Intro
MilitaryAlphabet is written more as a Useful Note than a trope. The page gives absolutely no narrative meaning.
!! Question
Is the trope Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs? Are there any associations or variations that are tropable? 50 wicks were checked.
!! Findings
* 19/50 wicks were examples [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExamples without context]] or didn't go deeper than [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs "the military alphabet is used"]].
* 1/50 was an example of the character using it because they act like a military stereotype.
* 3/50 were using it for CensorshipBySpelling
* 13/50 were using it for ThemeNaming. There's a pretty thin line between "using them as just letters" and "using them as actual names" but I used my best judgement.
* 14/50 were potholes that didn't fit any above categories.
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[[folder:"Military alphabet is used" or ZCE]]
# Series.MajorDad: Useful at home and in the office.
# VideoGame.AmericasArmy: (no example text)
# Film.{{Battleship}}: As to be expected in a modern military film. Also used prominently when the crew are calling out grid coordinates in Nagata's "water displacement" strategy.
# Literature.GenerationKill: If you don't have a basic working understanding of this, the show will destroy your brain. The book, however, is much easier to follow for the non-military. One thing not explained in the miniseries is FPF (when Delta is shooting on a village). Final Protective Fire is only supposed to be used when a Marine position is about to be overrun, and involves setting up a solid wall of ammunition. Hence why the rest of Recon thinks it's hilariously unnecessary.
# Recap.PersonOfInterestS04E13: As usual, used by the Machine.
# Podcast.{{Oakpodcast}}: "That's OSCAR ALPHA KILO PERU OSCAR DELTA CHARLIE ALPHA SIERRA TANGO."
# Webcomic.CryHavoc: Used by all the main characters to refer to targets.
# VideoGame.ThereCameAnEcho: The [=NATO=] alphabet, letters Alpha through Foxtrot, are used to designate waypoints.
# Literature.{{Biggles}}: Uses the old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI era British one (Ack for A and so on).
# Film.TheMenWhoStareAtGoats: Oscar Mike.
# Film.DieHard2: The plane that is bringing General Esperanza to the United States is designated FM (Foreign Military) 1, though later in the film, both Colonel Stuart and Esperanza refer to it as "Foxtrot Michael 1", despite the military alphabet using the shortened name Mike for the letter M.
# Music.YankeeHotelFoxtrot: The album's title is the NATO Alphabet spelling of "YHF"; it is taken from a NumbersStation broadcast sampled in "Poor Places".
# Characters.{{Mash}}: One of a handful of nurses whose name comes from the MilitaryAlphabet as it was during the Korean War, along with Nurse Able and Nurse Charlie (though the latter was quickly dropped while Able and Baker stuck around until the end).
# Series.LastResort: The lieutenant uses the NATO phonetic alphabet to validate the launch codes received. A good thing too, as [[NuclearOption launch authorization codes]] aren't the sort of thing you'd want to have any confusion over.
# Magazine.PSMagazine: Constantly used, obviously.
# Literature.WorldWarZ: Designation of some weapons and tactics against the undead.
# VideoGame.WolfensteinTheNewOrder: Blazkowicz uses the US World War II one to spell Da'at Yichud while on the radio with the Doylist benefit of spelling out the word for players. Bonus points for accurately using the only version BJ would be familiar with (the NATO phonetic alphabet wasn't standardized until 1956, and may not have been created in this Nazi-ruled timeline anyway.)
# Film.DrStrangelove:
** Most famously "Wing Attack Plan R for Romeo." Also used by the bomber crew. Major Kong's accent could be a shining example of why a phonetic alphabet is useful.
** General Ripper uses "R for Robert" when speaking to Mandrake on the phone. The Royal Air Force commonly used a different phonetic alphabet (including R for Robert) until adopting the NATO standard in the late 1950s -- shortly before the events of the film. Since Group Captain Mandrake is a former RAF fighter pilot, Ripper may use it for Mandrake's convenience. Or maybe it's only an oversight filmed before someone could do the research. Romeo, being the name of a [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet famous lover]], fits better with the film's theme.
# VideoGame.ModernWarfare: Military game. Natch.
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[[folder:Stereotypical usage]]
# Characters.AnimalCrossingMainNPCs: Wilbur speaks like a soldier on a field mission, giving himself and the player codenames, discussing their outings to other islands like a battle plan, and using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet unnecessarily. However, due to the game being rated E, instead of "Whiskey" for W, he says "Whisker".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Referencing swear words]]
# Recap.TheGoodWifeS3E09WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot: The title spells out [[PrecisionFStrike WTF]].
# VideoGame.CounterStrike: WhatTheHellPlayer:
-->'''Navy SEAL:''' What the [[TWordEuphemism f]][[MilitaryAlphabet oxtrot]] is wrong with you?!
# UnusualEuphemism.{{Webcomics}}: Later, the readers are given "Charlie Foxtrot" and interesting derivatives, such as "Charlie danced the Foxtrot." This one actually makes perfect sense: Charlie Foxtrot is the MilitaryAlphabet phonetic version of CF, which is short for [[spoiler:clusterfuck.]]
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[[folder:Theme Naming]]
# Series.{{Dollhouse}}: The Los Angeles Dollhouse names its Actives from it. Washington DC uses Greek gods instead, suggesting that each branch uses a different scheme.
** This could theoretically lead to multiple-doll pairings such as "Hotel Uniform" or "Golf Uniform," if they follow the entire alphabet.
** "Romeo Juliet."
** At one point we're told the L.A. Dollhouse has well over 26 Dolls, so one wonders what the others are called...
# Literature.TeamYankee: The eponymous Team Yankee and its sister unit, Team Bravo, designated "Y" and "B" respectively on maps. The military alphabet is also featured prominently in all radio communications.
# AlphabeticalThemeNaming: ''VideoGame/Pikmin3'' has '''A'''lph, '''B'''rittany and '''C'''harlie, the three playable characters. Also a potential GeniusBonus, as Alph and Charlie's names are derived from the [[MilitaryAlphabet NATO alphabet]].
# Characters.{{Waterworks}}: ThemeNaming: Their names reference the [=NATO=] [[MilitaryAlphabet Phonetic Alphabet]].
# Manga.UntilDeathDoUsPart: ThemeNaming: The Wall uses the MilitaryAlphabet to name their operatives.
# VideoGame.RebelInc: Zones are given designations in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, such as Alfa Uniform.
# WesternAnimation.{{Planes}}: ThemeTwinNaming: Also the two F-18s, [[MilitaryAlphabet Bravo and Echo]].
# Characters.RiversOfLondon: They use names based on phonetic-alphabet words, like Sugar Niner or Indigo. Interestingly, it's not the ''current'' version used by NATO, but an older alphabet used during WWII.
# Pinball.F14Tomcat: Yagov's forces are identified as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Fox, and Golf, followed by Yagov himself.
# Characters.TheRailwaySeries: "Pip Emma" is old-fashioned English slang for PM (as in the time of day), based on the First World War-era [[MilitaryAlphabet British Army phonetic alphabet]].
# Characters.PikminCaptains: Alph is a contraction of [[MilitaryAlphabet Alpha]], or "the first". Apart from the brief sequence with Charlie, he is the first captain you control in ''Pikmin 3''.
# ReportingNames: All submarine classes are named, in random order, for a letter in the MilitaryAlphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc..). When they ran out, the next class was named "Akula" ("shark" in Russian). It should be noted that the same name was actually given by the Soviets to what the West called the "Typhoon", which causes some confusion among sub spotters. The Cold War ended before more classes came out post-"Graney". The intention was to continue using fish names, but since Russia has been somewhat less secretive about the introduction of new submarines (publicly announcing the names of each new sub while it's under construction) NATO has simply used the name of the first ship as the reporting name. These are sub-divided with a Roman numeral afterwards for modified versions, such as "Delta IV" for the Delfin type of Soviet SSBN. Though in at least one case (the "Echo I" and "Echo II") the Soviets considered them to actually be separate classes; Project 659 for the former and Project 675 for the latter despite their extreme similarity.
# FamilyThemeNaming: ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' has the Delta family. Everyone is involved in the military or some sort of [=SpecOps=], [=BlackOps=], and every other kind of Ops, and the parents specifically namde their kids after the [[MilitaryAlphabet NATO signaling alphabet]]. Currently they have three kids, Alfa Delta, Bravo Delta, and Charlie Delta. If they had any more, they'd be Delta Delta, Echo Delta, and Foxtrot Delta. Charlie's partner, Fransisco de Gamma, follows the theme even though he's not part of the family.
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[[folder:Pothole]]
# EstablishingCharacterMoment: ''LetsPlay/ProfessionalsPlay'': In the ''VideoGame/KeepTalkingAndNobodyExplodes'' challenge, the Real Bomb Squad show they're not messing around when the Expert asks for the bomb's serial number and the Defuser answers in MilitaryAlphabet. They proceed to ace the challenge.
# VideoGame.FullSpectrumWarrior: You, the player, are put in charge of two fire teams, [[MilitaryAlphabet Alpha and Bravo]], each consisting of four soldiers (a team leader, a rifleman, a grenadier, and an automatic rifleman), each with his own name and background. Your primary objective in the game is to maneuver through the [[UrbanWarfare narrow streets of Zekistan's capital city]] and defeat the militiamen hiding in the streets and houses while paying attention as not to get flanked or ambushed.
# Fanfic.TheGentleArtOfMakingEnemies: FunWithAcronyms: Combined with MilitaryAlphabet. The shutdown command code for the guard robots on the dust train is, "Sierra Lima Echo Echo Papa Yankee Tango India Mike Echo," or SLEEPYTIME.
# CensorshipBySpelling: An article about Wrestling/TheShield's highlights on Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s official website went the extra mile by using the NATO MilitaryAlphabet to spell out "HOLY CRAP".
# ShoutOut.ModernWarfare: ''Literature/GenerationKill'': The level in ''[=MW2=]'' where you control the gun of a Humvee is very similar to the end of the second episode, when the Marines of First Recon were shown being ambushed after leaving Nasiriyah. The sudden prevalence of the MilitaryAlphabet compared to the first game, where no one ever even said "Oscar Mike," could be attributed to Generation Kill as well.
# IntentionallyAwkwardTitle.{{Music}}: The Music/TheBloodhoundGang song "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo". Record execs had to swap "Charlie" and "Uniform" in order for it to get any airplay, because people (''especially'' uptight MoralGuardians) love to have FunWithAcronyms. Also note that this is not just an acronym, but also the [[MilitaryAlphabet Military Phonetic Code]] for the actual spelling of the F-bomb.
# Literature.TheCruelSea: AttackPatternAlpha: In the film, the crew refer to "pattern [[MilitaryAlphabet Baker]]" when adjusting the settings for the depth-charges during attacks on U-boats.
# RunningGag.VideoGames: ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' includes a pair of son-father (son will always be called Watanabe or variations of thereof). In various timelines, the father will always have the worst of luck of being killed randomly and then his son would hilariously cry over his death and drag him away. They could be encountered naturally, or [[GuideDangIt require some tinkering in how you play]]. In the Distant Future chapter, knowledge of the MilitaryAlphabet will lead the player to realize that one character is spelling the name, but the last letter is cut off (and indeed, another character is having some pretty bad luck at that moment).
# WalkieTalkieStatic: Goes very well with DangerDeadpan voice, MilitaryAlphabet, ReportingNames, RadioVoice, and AttackPatternAlpha. However, it doesn't always have to indicate military: VoiceWithAnInternetConnection often sports this sound effect, too, simply for the RuleOfCool.
# BootCampEpisode: ''Series/Jake20'': Jake has to infiltrate a specialized black-ops army corps. His powers allow him to keep up with the soldiers' extreme training, but the real problem is adapting to their mentality. The episode is called "[[MilitaryAlphabet Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]."
# SustainedMisunderstanding:
-->'''Gilette:''' "OK"?!? Wait! Stop! You said those last two letters were [[MilitaryAlphabet Oscar Kilo]]!
# Characters.{{Manifest}}: When asked for his aircraft's callsign, [=MA828=], Captain Daly says it the way an ordinary person would: "Em Ay Eight Two Eight." A professional pilot would give it as, "[[MilitaryAlphabet Mike Alpha]] Eight Two Eight", ''especially'' if there was any suspected confusion.
# FunForSome: NumbersStations -- coded messages broadcast on radio by and for the GovernmentConspiracy -- have something of a cult following. They sound pretty cool, with monotonal voices reciting numbers or MilitaryAlphabet letters, along with weird electronic noises and canned recordings of cheesy musical dittys. [=Shortwave=] radio enthusiast Akin Fernandez even released ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conet_Project The Conet Project]]'', a set of [=CDs=] with recordings of them, which proved popular with musicians who have used the recordings for {{sampling}} purposes (e.g. {{Music/Wilco}} did so on the song "Poor Places", but were sued for copyright infringement by the label that released the box set, though a settlement was reached and the sample remained on the album).
# VideoGame.AnimalCrossingNewHorizons: Orville's use of "whisker" in place of "whiskey" in his use of the NATO MilitaryAlphabet standard may be an instance of this, combined with possible {{Bowdlerization}} on account of whiskey not exactly being family-friendly.
[[/folder]]
!! Conclusion
Very high Chairs rate with a few concepts that already have tropes.
!! Proposal
Move to Useful Notes and disambig the main page between that and tropes like AlphabetThemeNaming, CensorshipBySpelling,
MilitaryAlphabet is written more as a Useful Note than a trope. The page gives absolutely no narrative meaning.
!! Question
Is the trope Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs? Are there any associations or variations that are tropable? 50 wicks were checked.
!! Findings
* 19/50 wicks were examples [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExamples without context]] or didn't go deeper than [[Administrivia/PeopleSitOnChairs "the military alphabet is used"]].
* 1/50 was an example of the character using it because they act like a military stereotype.
* 3/50 were using it for CensorshipBySpelling
* 13/50 were using it for ThemeNaming. There's a pretty thin line between "using them as just letters" and "using them as actual names" but I used my best judgement.
* 14/50 were potholes that didn't fit any above categories.
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:"Military alphabet is used" or ZCE]]
# Series.MajorDad: Useful at home and in the office.
# VideoGame.AmericasArmy: (no example text)
# Film.{{Battleship}}: As to be expected in a modern military film. Also used prominently when the crew are calling out grid coordinates in Nagata's "water displacement" strategy.
# Literature.GenerationKill: If you don't have a basic working understanding of this, the show will destroy your brain. The book, however, is much easier to follow for the non-military. One thing not explained in the miniseries is FPF (when Delta is shooting on a village). Final Protective Fire is only supposed to be used when a Marine position is about to be overrun, and involves setting up a solid wall of ammunition. Hence why the rest of Recon thinks it's hilariously unnecessary.
# Recap.PersonOfInterestS04E13: As usual, used by the Machine.
# Podcast.{{Oakpodcast}}: "That's OSCAR ALPHA KILO PERU OSCAR DELTA CHARLIE ALPHA SIERRA TANGO."
# Webcomic.CryHavoc: Used by all the main characters to refer to targets.
# VideoGame.ThereCameAnEcho: The [=NATO=] alphabet, letters Alpha through Foxtrot, are used to designate waypoints.
# Literature.{{Biggles}}: Uses the old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI era British one (Ack for A and so on).
# Film.TheMenWhoStareAtGoats: Oscar Mike.
# Film.DieHard2: The plane that is bringing General Esperanza to the United States is designated FM (Foreign Military) 1, though later in the film, both Colonel Stuart and Esperanza refer to it as "Foxtrot Michael 1", despite the military alphabet using the shortened name Mike for the letter M.
# Music.YankeeHotelFoxtrot: The album's title is the NATO Alphabet spelling of "YHF"; it is taken from a NumbersStation broadcast sampled in "Poor Places".
# Characters.{{Mash}}: One of a handful of nurses whose name comes from the MilitaryAlphabet as it was during the Korean War, along with Nurse Able and Nurse Charlie (though the latter was quickly dropped while Able and Baker stuck around until the end).
# Series.LastResort: The lieutenant uses the NATO phonetic alphabet to validate the launch codes received. A good thing too, as [[NuclearOption launch authorization codes]] aren't the sort of thing you'd want to have any confusion over.
# Magazine.PSMagazine: Constantly used, obviously.
# Literature.WorldWarZ: Designation of some weapons and tactics against the undead.
# VideoGame.WolfensteinTheNewOrder: Blazkowicz uses the US World War II one to spell Da'at Yichud while on the radio with the Doylist benefit of spelling out the word for players. Bonus points for accurately using the only version BJ would be familiar with (the NATO phonetic alphabet wasn't standardized until 1956, and may not have been created in this Nazi-ruled timeline anyway.)
# Film.DrStrangelove:
** Most famously "Wing Attack Plan R for Romeo." Also used by the bomber crew. Major Kong's accent could be a shining example of why a phonetic alphabet is useful.
** General Ripper uses "R for Robert" when speaking to Mandrake on the phone. The Royal Air Force commonly used a different phonetic alphabet (including R for Robert) until adopting the NATO standard in the late 1950s -- shortly before the events of the film. Since Group Captain Mandrake is a former RAF fighter pilot, Ripper may use it for Mandrake's convenience. Or maybe it's only an oversight filmed before someone could do the research. Romeo, being the name of a [[Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet famous lover]], fits better with the film's theme.
# VideoGame.ModernWarfare: Military game. Natch.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Stereotypical usage]]
# Characters.AnimalCrossingMainNPCs: Wilbur speaks like a soldier on a field mission, giving himself and the player codenames, discussing their outings to other islands like a battle plan, and using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet unnecessarily. However, due to the game being rated E, instead of "Whiskey" for W, he says "Whisker".
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Referencing swear words]]
# Recap.TheGoodWifeS3E09WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot: The title spells out [[PrecisionFStrike WTF]].
# VideoGame.CounterStrike: WhatTheHellPlayer:
-->'''Navy SEAL:''' What the [[TWordEuphemism f]][[MilitaryAlphabet oxtrot]] is wrong with you?!
# UnusualEuphemism.{{Webcomics}}: Later, the readers are given "Charlie Foxtrot" and interesting derivatives, such as "Charlie danced the Foxtrot." This one actually makes perfect sense: Charlie Foxtrot is the MilitaryAlphabet phonetic version of CF, which is short for [[spoiler:clusterfuck.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Theme Naming]]
# Series.{{Dollhouse}}: The Los Angeles Dollhouse names its Actives from it. Washington DC uses Greek gods instead, suggesting that each branch uses a different scheme.
** This could theoretically lead to multiple-doll pairings such as "Hotel Uniform" or "Golf Uniform," if they follow the entire alphabet.
** "Romeo Juliet."
** At one point we're told the L.A. Dollhouse has well over 26 Dolls, so one wonders what the others are called...
# Literature.TeamYankee: The eponymous Team Yankee and its sister unit, Team Bravo, designated "Y" and "B" respectively on maps. The military alphabet is also featured prominently in all radio communications.
# AlphabeticalThemeNaming: ''VideoGame/Pikmin3'' has '''A'''lph, '''B'''rittany and '''C'''harlie, the three playable characters. Also a potential GeniusBonus, as Alph and Charlie's names are derived from the [[MilitaryAlphabet NATO alphabet]].
# Characters.{{Waterworks}}: ThemeNaming: Their names reference the [=NATO=] [[MilitaryAlphabet Phonetic Alphabet]].
# Manga.UntilDeathDoUsPart: ThemeNaming: The Wall uses the MilitaryAlphabet to name their operatives.
# VideoGame.RebelInc: Zones are given designations in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet, such as Alfa Uniform.
# WesternAnimation.{{Planes}}: ThemeTwinNaming: Also the two F-18s, [[MilitaryAlphabet Bravo and Echo]].
# Characters.RiversOfLondon: They use names based on phonetic-alphabet words, like Sugar Niner or Indigo. Interestingly, it's not the ''current'' version used by NATO, but an older alphabet used during WWII.
# Pinball.F14Tomcat: Yagov's forces are identified as Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Fox, and Golf, followed by Yagov himself.
# Characters.TheRailwaySeries: "Pip Emma" is old-fashioned English slang for PM (as in the time of day), based on the First World War-era [[MilitaryAlphabet British Army phonetic alphabet]].
# Characters.PikminCaptains: Alph is a contraction of [[MilitaryAlphabet Alpha]], or "the first". Apart from the brief sequence with Charlie, he is the first captain you control in ''Pikmin 3''.
# ReportingNames: All submarine classes are named, in random order, for a letter in the MilitaryAlphabet (Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, etc..). When they ran out, the next class was named "Akula" ("shark" in Russian). It should be noted that the same name was actually given by the Soviets to what the West called the "Typhoon", which causes some confusion among sub spotters. The Cold War ended before more classes came out post-"Graney". The intention was to continue using fish names, but since Russia has been somewhat less secretive about the introduction of new submarines (publicly announcing the names of each new sub while it's under construction) NATO has simply used the name of the first ship as the reporting name. These are sub-divided with a Roman numeral afterwards for modified versions, such as "Delta IV" for the Delfin type of Soviet SSBN. Though in at least one case (the "Echo I" and "Echo II") the Soviets considered them to actually be separate classes; Project 659 for the former and Project 675 for the latter despite their extreme similarity.
# FamilyThemeNaming: ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures'' has the Delta family. Everyone is involved in the military or some sort of [=SpecOps=], [=BlackOps=], and every other kind of Ops, and the parents specifically namde their kids after the [[MilitaryAlphabet NATO signaling alphabet]]. Currently they have three kids, Alfa Delta, Bravo Delta, and Charlie Delta. If they had any more, they'd be Delta Delta, Echo Delta, and Foxtrot Delta. Charlie's partner, Fransisco de Gamma, follows the theme even though he's not part of the family.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Pothole]]
# EstablishingCharacterMoment: ''LetsPlay/ProfessionalsPlay'': In the ''VideoGame/KeepTalkingAndNobodyExplodes'' challenge, the Real Bomb Squad show they're not messing around when the Expert asks for the bomb's serial number and the Defuser answers in MilitaryAlphabet. They proceed to ace the challenge.
# VideoGame.FullSpectrumWarrior: You, the player, are put in charge of two fire teams, [[MilitaryAlphabet Alpha and Bravo]], each consisting of four soldiers (a team leader, a rifleman, a grenadier, and an automatic rifleman), each with his own name and background. Your primary objective in the game is to maneuver through the [[UrbanWarfare narrow streets of Zekistan's capital city]] and defeat the militiamen hiding in the streets and houses while paying attention as not to get flanked or ambushed.
# Fanfic.TheGentleArtOfMakingEnemies: FunWithAcronyms: Combined with MilitaryAlphabet. The shutdown command code for the guard robots on the dust train is, "Sierra Lima Echo Echo Papa Yankee Tango India Mike Echo," or SLEEPYTIME.
# CensorshipBySpelling: An article about Wrestling/TheShield's highlights on Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s official website went the extra mile by using the NATO MilitaryAlphabet to spell out "HOLY CRAP".
# ShoutOut.ModernWarfare: ''Literature/GenerationKill'': The level in ''[=MW2=]'' where you control the gun of a Humvee is very similar to the end of the second episode, when the Marines of First Recon were shown being ambushed after leaving Nasiriyah. The sudden prevalence of the MilitaryAlphabet compared to the first game, where no one ever even said "Oscar Mike," could be attributed to Generation Kill as well.
# IntentionallyAwkwardTitle.{{Music}}: The Music/TheBloodhoundGang song "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo". Record execs had to swap "Charlie" and "Uniform" in order for it to get any airplay, because people (''especially'' uptight MoralGuardians) love to have FunWithAcronyms. Also note that this is not just an acronym, but also the [[MilitaryAlphabet Military Phonetic Code]] for the actual spelling of the F-bomb.
# Literature.TheCruelSea: AttackPatternAlpha: In the film, the crew refer to "pattern [[MilitaryAlphabet Baker]]" when adjusting the settings for the depth-charges during attacks on U-boats.
# RunningGag.VideoGames: ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' includes a pair of son-father (son will always be called Watanabe or variations of thereof). In various timelines, the father will always have the worst of luck of being killed randomly and then his son would hilariously cry over his death and drag him away. They could be encountered naturally, or [[GuideDangIt require some tinkering in how you play]]. In the Distant Future chapter, knowledge of the MilitaryAlphabet will lead the player to realize that one character is spelling the name, but the last letter is cut off (and indeed, another character is having some pretty bad luck at that moment).
# WalkieTalkieStatic: Goes very well with DangerDeadpan voice, MilitaryAlphabet, ReportingNames, RadioVoice, and AttackPatternAlpha. However, it doesn't always have to indicate military: VoiceWithAnInternetConnection often sports this sound effect, too, simply for the RuleOfCool.
# BootCampEpisode: ''Series/Jake20'': Jake has to infiltrate a specialized black-ops army corps. His powers allow him to keep up with the soldiers' extreme training, but the real problem is adapting to their mentality. The episode is called "[[MilitaryAlphabet Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]."
# SustainedMisunderstanding:
-->'''Gilette:''' "OK"?!? Wait! Stop! You said those last two letters were [[MilitaryAlphabet Oscar Kilo]]!
# Characters.{{Manifest}}: When asked for his aircraft's callsign, [=MA828=], Captain Daly says it the way an ordinary person would: "Em Ay Eight Two Eight." A professional pilot would give it as, "[[MilitaryAlphabet Mike Alpha]] Eight Two Eight", ''especially'' if there was any suspected confusion.
# FunForSome: NumbersStations -- coded messages broadcast on radio by and for the GovernmentConspiracy -- have something of a cult following. They sound pretty cool, with monotonal voices reciting numbers or MilitaryAlphabet letters, along with weird electronic noises and canned recordings of cheesy musical dittys. [=Shortwave=] radio enthusiast Akin Fernandez even released ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conet_Project The Conet Project]]'', a set of [=CDs=] with recordings of them, which proved popular with musicians who have used the recordings for {{sampling}} purposes (e.g. {{Music/Wilco}} did so on the song "Poor Places", but were sued for copyright infringement by the label that released the box set, though a settlement was reached and the sample remained on the album).
# VideoGame.AnimalCrossingNewHorizons: Orville's use of "whisker" in place of "whiskey" in his use of the NATO MilitaryAlphabet standard may be an instance of this, combined with possible {{Bowdlerization}} on account of whiskey not exactly being family-friendly.
[[/folder]]
!! Conclusion
Very high Chairs rate with a few concepts that already have tropes.
!! Proposal
Move to Useful Notes and disambig the main page between that and tropes like AlphabetThemeNaming, CensorshipBySpelling,
