- Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot.
How do you remember the NATO phonetic alphabet?
This is an alphabet that's used to communicate over radio
and just to communicate so the letters aren't confused
when you say them, so you're very clearly understood.
I was in the military for eight years.
I was in the Navy and when I looked at this NATO alphabet,
I thought, how do I remember that N is November?
And then eventually I came to the conclusion,
I already know the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I.
I don't have to memorize the NATO alphabet.
Instead, all I have to do is get to the point
where I see the letter N, I think of November
because I have that in my brain, the N is November.
The easiest way that I found to do this
is not to memorize the list of the phonetic alphabet,
but it's to tell a story,
and it's three different stories that I memorized
that kind of get these words in my brain.
Here's the story.
Imagine that your name is Alfa
and you say Bravo to your friend, Charlie,
who's flying a Delta plane.
The plane flies so fast it Echoes.
The co-pilot is a fox named Foxtrot.
They're flying to play Golf
and they stop at a Hotel in India and pick up Juliett.
Her luggage weighs a Kilo.
They fly to Lima
and pick up Mike in November.
And then with Oscar, their Papa,
they play in Quebec.
That's a story, that's all the way up to Q.
Let's say it again.
Your name is Alfa.
You say Bravo to your friend, Charlie,
who's flying a Delta plane.
The plane flies so fast, it Echoes.
The co-pilot is a fox named Foxtrot.
They're flying to play Golf and stop at a Hotel in India
where they pick up Juliett.
Her luggage weighs a Kilo.
They fly to Lima and pick up Mike.
They land in November
and play with Oscar, their Papa, in Quebec.
One more time.
Your name is Alfa.
You say Bravo to your friend, Charlie,
who's flying a Delta plane.
The plane flies so fast it Echoes.
The co-pilot is a fox named Foxtrot.
They're flying to play Golf
and stop at a Hotel in India to pick up Juliett.
Her luggage weighs a Kilo.
They fly to Lima to get Mike and land in November.
They play with Oscar, their Papa, in Quebec.
Let's do it again.
Your name is Alfa
and you say Bravo to your friend, Charlie,
who's flying a Delta plane.
The plane goes so fast it Echoes.
His copilot is a fox named Foxtrot.
They are flying to play Golf.
They stop at a Hotel in India
and pick up Juliett.
Her luggage weighs a Kilo.
They fly to Lima and pick up Mike in November.
And then with Oscar, their Papa,
they play in Quebec.
That is all the way up to Q there.
And if you just say the story in your brain enough times,
when you see the letter C, you're gonna remember Charlie.
When you see the letter F, you're gonna remember Foxtrot.
When you see the letter M, you're gonna remember Mike,
when you see the letter, O, you're gonna remember Oscar.
In other words, the letters will be the brain triggers.
You don't have to remember O is Oscar.
Just remember the story.
Now let's remember two more short stories.
Romeo, in the Sierra mountains,
is doing the Tango in Uniform.
One more time, Romeo, in the Sierra mountains,
is doing the Tango in Uniform.
One more time.
Romeo, in the Sierra mountains, does the Tango in Uniform.
Romeo, in the Sierra mountains,
is doing the Tango in Uniform.
Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform.
Now let's remember one last story.
Victor is drinking Whiskey by the X-ray machine
in Yankee Stadium with his friend, Zulu.
Victor is drinking Whiskey by the X-ray machine
at Yankee Stadium with his friend, Zulu.
Victor drinks Whiskey by the X-ray machine
at Yankee Stadium with his friend, Zulu.
Victor drinks Whiskey at the X-ray machine
at Yankee Stadium with his friend, Zulu.
Victor is drinking Whiskey by the X-ray machine
in Yankee Stadium with his friend, Zulu.
So I don't think you need to remember that K is Kilo.
I think you just need to remember the story
and get the words in your head.
And then when you see the letter K, you'll think Kilo.
When you see P, you'll think Papa,
when you see M, you'll think Mike.
If you remember the stories and get the words in your head.
Remember, you are Alfa.
You say Bravo to your friend, Charlie,
who's flying a Delta plane.
It goes so fast it Echoes.
The copilot is a fox named Foxtrot.
They're flying to play Golf
and they stop at a Hotel in India and pick up Juliett.
Her luggage weighs a Kilo.
They fly to Lima and pick up Mike, landing in November.
And with Oscar, their Papa,
they play in Quebec.
The next story,
Romeo, in the Sierra mountains,
does the Tango in a Uniform.
The last story,
Victor drinks Whiskey by the X-ray machine
at Yankee Stadium with his friend, Zulu.
I really think if you just say these stories
to yourselves a few times,
you will get the words in your head.
And then when you're seeing a series of letters,
you'll remember the words.
You don't have to sit down
and remember T is Tango and S is Sierra.
I think that's unnecessary.
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So if you want to see all the letters
in the NATO alphabet, the radio alphabet,
look in the description below.
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