Military English

READ BACK

PROWORD

Repeat this entire transmission back to me exactly as received.

On air

“Read back. Over.”
“Hold at checkpoint four until one six zero zero. Read back. Over.”
“New frequency four eight decimal two five. Read back. Over.”
“Charlie Three, read back grid and time. Over.”

In conversation

Ask for a read back when grids or frequencies must be exact.

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