APAD: Bravo Zulu!

You may or may not know this "idiom".  It's actually a military phonetic alphabet code phrase which means: good job/well done ;-).

I came across to the NATO phonetic alphabet the other day (see pic below).  It is the most widely used set of clear-code words for communicating the letters of the alphabet, especially in aviation and military.  Over the decades, soldiers also have developed phrases that combine the code words in the military's phonetic alphabet. Here are some common ones:

• Charlie Mike: Continue mission
• Oscar Mike: On the move
• Bravo Zulu: Good job/well done
• November Golf: No go/fail
• Tango Mike: Thanks much
• Tango Yankee: Thank you
• Lima Charlie: Loud and clear

There you go. Now you know the military phonetic alphabet. Bravo Zulu!

 

 

Bonus:  We visited Beacon Hill Park last Friday, I used my 8 yrs old Wilbur phone to take some pictures and felt amazed by the results: the Wilbur phone may not be the best photographer, but he is definitely an artist, an impressionist artist actually, with proofs 

 

Ducks ducks, can you see?

 

South side of the Stone bridge

 

North side of the Stone bridge

 

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• They should help to avoid confusion. Bravo indeed! -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 09:00:20

• "Lima Charlie". "Tango Yankee!" ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 09:17:00

• 這種類似切口，在我國軍隊，尤其是非官方的地方武裝裏非常流行，比如 -移花接木- ♂ (186 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 10:23:54

• hahaha, never heard these，好像和飯食們在打仗哈。；-）“Tango Mike”! -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 10:31:54

• 看楊子榮在威虎山的對話覺得帥呆了 -移花接木- ♂ (932 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 10:42:54

• 哈哈哈，好玩兒，來自《林海雪原》？ read it in last life and forgot ；-）） -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 10:54:27

• 點子紮手，風緊扯呼 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:33:03

• Oscar Mike ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:40:45

• 哈哈，這是真的對話嗎？還是後人編的？ -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:39:01

• 應該是真的吧。因為原著《林海雪原》的作者曲波和楊子榮原型的戰友有過真實經曆。 -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 14:07:05

• Hahaha! 土匪們應該有本字典 -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 14:33:50

• yes! ;-)) here it comes 黑話字典 (see link below): -最西邊的島上- ♀ (102 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 15:01:40

• 實在長知識！“得瑟” 竟然也是：:-)) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 15:08:03

• 是啊，據說有若幹個黑話被老百姓青睞得以留存使用至今。其它的要到“黑話字典”裏去查 (或者問移花 ；-） -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 15:17:02

• I was on one of the bridge. not sure it is north or south. -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:40:45

• I have no sense of direction. Both of them are exactly same? -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:41:26

• oh, 2sides of the same bridge, Just modified pic title. ;-)) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:52:14

• haha, I need the sun to decide & I do get lost at Night.2;) -最西邊的島上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 07/22/2024 postreply 13:53:23