Skill Exercise Talk Like A Dispatcher 8 Min

Have you ever heard "ALPHA BRAVO' or 'ADAM BOY' from the military or airlines? Learning how to speak with phonetics for police, fire or EMS is needed. The phonetic alphabet is used quite a bit on addressing, vehicle plates and more. You can learn both because agencies choose which they use. For example if you go to work at a military base dispatch you will use Alpha, local police Adam. This exercises can give you an idea of how it would sound to spell out a name.

Practice spelling using both types of alphabet and your training in your new Comm Center will be way ahead of the class!!

In Student Comments spell your full name phonetically both ways.

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