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Since the story is about a para-military outfit, a lot of the language used is derived from military slang. Therefore it seemed appropriate to explain some of those phonetic abbreviations.
Since the story is about a para-military outfit, a lot of the language used is derived from military slang. Therefore it seemed appropriate to explain some of those phonetic abbreviations.
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||~ Phonetic Used ||~  ||~ Meaning ||~  ||~ Explanation ||~  ||~ First Used ||
{| class="wikitable"
||= __''Charlie Foxtrot''__ ||   || '''''C'''''luster '''''F'''''uck ||   || Worst possible chaotic situation imaginable ||   ||  ||
! Phonetic Used  
||= __''Tango Uniform''__ ||   ||< '''''T'''''its '''''U'''''p alternative: '''''T'''''oes '''''U'''''p ||   || Dead. Done for, like a dead body swimming in water ||   ||  ||
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||= __''SNAFU''__ ||   || '''''S'''''ituation '''''N'''''ormal, '''''A'''''ll '''''F'''''ucked '''''U'''''p ||   || completely fouled up. ||   ||  ||
! Meaning  
||= __''FUBAR''__ ||   || '''''F'''''ucked '''''U'''''p '''''B'''''eyond '''''A'''''ll '''''R'''''epair ||   ||   ||  ||  ||
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! Explanation  
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! First Used  
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | __''Charlie Foxtrot''__  
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| '''''C'''''luster '''''F'''''uck  
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| Worst possible chaotic situation imaginable  
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|  
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | __''Tango Uniform''__  
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| style="text-align:left;" | '''''T'''''its '''''U'''''p alternative: '''''T'''''oes '''''U'''''p  
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| Dead. Done for, like a dead body swimming in water  
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|  
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | __''SNAFU''__  
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| '''''S'''''ituation '''''N'''''ormal, '''''A'''''ll '''''F'''''ucked '''''U'''''p  
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| completely fouled up.  
|  
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="text-align:center;" | __''FUBAR''__  
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| '''''F'''''ucked '''''U'''''p '''''B'''''eyond '''''A'''''ll '''''R'''''epair  
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|  
|  
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|- style="vertical-align:top;"
Just a bit off fun:
Just a bit off fun:
''India Foxtrot Yankee Oscar Uniform Charlie Alpha November Uniform November Delta Echo Romeo Sierra Tango Alpha November Delta Tango Hotel India Sierra, Charlie Oscar Papa Yankee Alpha November Delta Papa Alpha Sierra Tango Echo Tango Oscar Yankee Oscar Uniform Romeo Sierra Tango Alpha Tango Uniform Sierra''
''India Foxtrot Yankee Oscar Uniform Charlie Alpha November Uniform November Delta Echo Romeo Sierra Tango Alpha November Delta Tango Hotel India Sierra, Charlie Oscar Papa Yankee Alpha November Delta Papa Alpha Sierra Tango Echo Tango Oscar Yankee Oscar Uniform Romeo Sierra Tango Alpha Tango Uniform Sierra''
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The current Phonetic alphabet known to 21st-century readers of ''SchlockMercenary'' was put into place in 1957<ref>http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/alphabet.htm</ref> .
The current Phonetic alphabet known to 21st-century readers of ''SchlockMercenary'' was put into place in 1957<ref>http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/alphabet.htm</ref> .

Latest revision as of 21:55, 31 July 2017

Since the story is about a para-military outfit, a lot of the language used is derived from military slang. Therefore it seemed appropriate to explain some of those phonetic abbreviations.

Just a bit off fun: India Foxtrot Yankee Oscar Uniform Charlie Alpha November Uniform November Delta Echo Romeo Sierra Tango Alpha November Delta Tango Hotel India Sierra, Charlie Oscar Papa Yankee Alpha November Delta Papa Alpha Sierra Tango Echo Tango Oscar Yankee Oscar Uniform Romeo Sierra Tango Alpha Tango Uniform Sierra
Phonetic Used Meaning Explanation First Used
__Charlie Foxtrot__ Cluster Fuck Worst possible chaotic situation imaginable
__Tango Uniform__ Tits Up alternative: Toes Up Dead. Done for, like a dead body swimming in water
__SNAFU__ Situation Normal, All Fucked Up completely fouled up.
__FUBAR__ Fucked Up Beyond All Repair

The current Phonetic alphabet known to 21st-century readers of SchlockMercenary was put into place in 1957[1] .

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  1. ↑ http://usmilitary.about.com/od/theorderlyroom/a/alphabet.htm
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