A Stylish Trick That Makes You Look Smart

Do you know the military alphabet? I do!

I’ve found once you use it, not only does it surprise people who know it too, they respect you more. Especially with men! It’s kind of like a secret club.

 

So if you want to do a little impressing yourself, I thought it’d be fun to teach you guys how to spell your name using the military alphabet.

As a result, you’ll look cool. Which lets be honest, we could all use, right? 😉 Plus it’s a great party trick.

But first, let me explain the story behind it and why it’s important.

 

What is The Military Alphabet

Ever heard of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? That’s the military alphabet!

In a nutshell, the military alphabet consists of “26 code words” that are assigned to each of the 26 letters of the English alphabet.

The whole premise is that words and letters can sound similar and easily be misunderstood. For example, the letter “N” and “M” sound almost exactly alike, especially over the phone!

 

 

For an easy solution, people will say random words to describe letters. Like “C as in Cat” OR “B as in Ball” solution. But the problem is…these random words can STILL be mistaken for other words. A perfect example is ‘nice’  could still be heard as ‘mice’.

 

 

To ensure zero mistakes, the Military Alphabet was born! Each word was carefully selected so it can’t be confused in any circumstance.

For example, the military alphabet code word for the letter ‘A’ is ‘Alpha’; letter ‘F’ is ‘Foxtrot’, letter ‘N’ is ‘November’. Can you think of any other words that sound like Alpha, Foxtrot or November? I didn’t think so!

So now do you understand what Whiskey Tango Foxtrot means? WTF!

 

 

How To Spell Your Name

So here’s your lesson of the day. Look up the letters of your name below. Type them out and memorize them. I guarantee you’ll impress all your friends and coworkers. Even Comcast when you’re reading off your account number ;0 I also added a little Diddy to each letter that helps me remember. But feel free to make up your own!

 

A – Alpha (alpha male)
B – Bravo (may favorite TV network)
C – Charlie (Charlie Sheehan)
D – Delta (an airline I’ll never use)
E – Echo (can you repeat that?)
F – Foxtrot (this is just easy to remember!)
G – Golf (that expensive, extremely time consuming, annoying sport my husband plays)
H – Hotel (a five star one of course)
I – India (I hope to go here one day)
J – Juliet (oh Romeo!)
K – Kilo (drugs)
L – Lima (Peru – where my alpaca socks are from) 
M – Mike (Jersey Mikes has the best turkey sandwiches)
N – November (it’s warm in November despite what everyone says)
O – Oscar (the award show I don’t like watching)
P – Papa (I love it when you call me Big Papa)
Q – Quebec (Sure! I’d go here too)
R – Romeo (Oh heeeey Juliet)
S – Sierra (R&B singer-songwriter and dancer AKA Ciara)
T – Tango (I just remember this one because of whiskey tango foxtrot)
U – Uniform (I love a man in one)
V – Victor (I still need one for this letter! Any ideas?)
W – Whiskey ( whiskey tango foxtrot)
X – X-ray (I mean what else could it be?)
Y – Yankee (God I love New York)
Z – Zulu (a very fun word to say)

 

Action Step

To really make it sink in, share your military alphabet name in the comments below. I’ll do the same!

And if you want to dress the part, I always love some feminine, stylish camouflage! It never goes out of style. Just like being smart.

 

Now that you’ve mastered your next dinner party trick, learn how to eat mussels like a Parisian and how to set the table two ways!

 

 

 

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