Alpha Codes – These are the codes often used by the military and police for each letter of the alphabet. Includes MoresCode, 1913, 1927, 1938, World War II and 1957-Present. #AlphaCodes
Alpha Codes
The ones I remembered using when I did Security Work in the past is listed Under 1957-Present heading. These are often used in Police Departments and the US Military.
| Letter | 1957- Present | Morse Code | 1913 | 1927 | 1938 | World War II (WWII) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Alfa (or Alpha) | . _ | Able | Affirmative | Afirm | Afirm (Able) |
| B | Bravo | _ . . . | Boy | Baker | Baker | Baker |
| C | Charlie | _ . _ . | Cast | Cast | Cast | Charlie |
| D | Delta | _ . . | Dog | Dog | Dog | Dog |
| E | Echo | . | Easy | Easy | Easy | Easy |
| F | Foxtrot | . . _ . | Fox | Fox | Fox | Fox |
| G | Golf | _ _ . | George | George | George | George |
| H | Hotel | . . . . | Have | Hypo | Hypo | How |
| I | India | . . | Item | Interrogatory | Int | Int (Item) |
| J | Juliett | . _ _ _ | Jig | Jig | Jig | Jig |
| K | Kilo | _ . _ | King | King | King | King |
| L | Lima | . _ . . | Love | Love | Love | Love |
| M | Mike | _ _ | Mike | Mike | Mike | Mike |
| N | November | _ . | Nan | Negative | Negat | Negat (Nan) |
| O | Oscar | _ _ _ | Oboe | Option | Option | Option (Oboe) |
| P | Papa | . _ _ . | Pup | Preparatory | Prep | Prep (Peter) |
| Q | Quebec | _ _ . _ | Quack | Quack | Queen | Queen |
| R | Romeo | . _ . | Rush | Roger | Roger | Roger |
| S | Sierra | . . . | Sail | Sail | Sail | Sugar |
| T | Tango | _ | Tare | Tare | Tare | Tare |
| U | Uniform | . . _ | Unit | Unit | Unit | Uncle |
| V | Victor | . . . _ | Vice | Vice | Victor | Victor |
| W | Whiskey | . _ _ | Watch | William | William | William |
| X | X-ray | _ . . _ | X-ray | X-ray | X-ray | X-ray |
| Y | Yankee | _ . _ _ | Yoke | Yoke | Yoke | Yoke |
| Z | Zulu | _ _ . . | Zed | Zed | Zed | Zebra |
Chart Adapted from Military.com
What alpha code do you remember for these letters?
If it is something different, feel free to share below what it is, where it could or is used.
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I used to be so good with the military alphabet that I could spell things out without hesitation, but one day, when I was talking to a German vendor, trying to negotiate a better deal for future construction projects for the military in SW Germany, they wanted me to spell my name. I used the German pronunciation instead of English. My secretary, A Czech who had been a displaced person after WWII and married to a German, was surprised that I could switch between alphabets without slowing down. These days, I do the English alphabet slowly.
One of my jobs was a security officer for police department, we had to use the alpha codes, the 10-Codes, Action Codes, etc. I don’t remember many of those, mostly the Alpha Codes.