Alpha, Bravo, are simply the letters A & B. Baker is the old WWII term for the letter "B." In Vietnam it was "Bravo." The letter "E" in WWII may have been "Easy" (like in the comic book days (1960's) of SGT Rock of "Easy Company"), in Vietnam it was "Echo." Those are for the military alphabet. They are not call signs. A call sign is (or was) a combination of characters; and is assigned to you by higher command...you don't get to choose your own call sign (except in rare cases). A military call sign is simply identifying who you are. It is used in place of a name. Instead of saying over the telephone, "Hi Mike, this is John." In the military its, "Mike 27 this is Yankee 6, over." The word "Over" is saying to you, it's your turn to speak. "Out" means "end of conversation." Which is why so many military veterans don't like to watch Hollywood war movies...they keep using improper radio procedures, "Over and Out!" Which literally means, "Go ahead talk and shut up."
All US military units use them, pilots flying their jets might be called, "Able Baker 5 this is Alpha 3, over...", US Navy warships operating off North Vietnamese coastlines were often "Yankee Station...", US Warships off of the South Vietnamese coastlines were often "Dixie Station...". We use those "call signs" for military security reasons; the enemy is always listening.
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he was forced to sign it
The usual syntax is [name], [rank] (Ret'd). For example Dave Smith, Lieutenant (Ret'd)
A call sign is a combination of letters and numbers used to identify a television or radio station, or a combination of characters or words which identifies a communication facility within the military, in order to establish and maintain communications.
special air activities....law enforcement of some sort...probably military
Usually the call-sign will be whatever the battalions call-sign is just with a 7 at the end, ie. if the battalions call-sign was "Renegade" the the Command Sergeant Majors call-sign would be "Renegade 7".
Depends which military.
No John Jay did not sign the Declaration.
do you get a sign bonus for the marines?
coven leader was his call sign.
Yes, you do.
John Hancock was the first to sign the United States Declaration of Independence - hence sign your John Hancock. Actually, John Hancock was not the first to sign, signed his name largest. He was the President of the Continental Congress, but not the first to sign.
Alpha, Bravo, are simply the letters A & B. Baker is the old WWII term for the letter "B." In Vietnam it was "Bravo." The letter "E" in WWII may have been "Easy" (like in the comic book days (1960's) of SGT Rock of "Easy Company"), in Vietnam it was "Echo." Those are for the military alphabet. They are not call signs. A call sign is (or was) a combination of characters; and is assigned to you by higher command...you don't get to choose your own call sign (except in rare cases). A military call sign is simply identifying who you are. It is used in place of a name. Instead of saying over the telephone, "Hi Mike, this is John." In the military its, "Mike 27 this is Yankee 6, over." The word "Over" is saying to you, it's your turn to speak. "Out" means "end of conversation." Which is why so many military veterans don't like to watch Hollywood war movies...they keep using improper radio procedures, "Over and Out!" Which literally means, "Go ahead talk and shut up."
Call sign or identifier.
Because they aren't intelligent enough to sign their John Hancock