Military English

ROMEO

PHONETIC

R · Say: ROW-ME-OH

NATO phonetic alphabet code word for the letter R.

On air

“Call sign R3Y: ROMEO TREE YANKEE.”
“I spell: ROMEO...”
“Romeo Three, this is Hotel Six. Rally at checkpoint two. Over.”
“Village name, I spell: Romeo, Uniform, Delta, Alfa. Over.”

In conversation

The rally point is marked Romeo on your map.

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