In my opinion, our military does many things right, but human nature being what it is, there is always the chance for error. There are two things that the military does that make perfect sense. These two things are intended (I believe) to clear up any confusion when communicating orders. What are they? Military time, and the use of the phonetic alphabet.

Literacy skills education; The Basal Reader; the failure of Public Schools to teach decoding of the Phonetic Alphabet and its fundamental technology. Taking personal responsibility for our Literacy.

Army talk/Phonetic alphabet … the easy way!