ARMY Terms for Communications
It’s important to learn the proper communication that the ARMY uses for communication in a MilSim environment. General communication between teams is done on a short range radio. However, each team may have a dedicated person (COMMs) with a long range that can reach out to other units who are located extreamly far away.
General
- Ambulatory – military casualties who is capable of walking.
- 40 Mike Mike – 40mm grenade launcher
- Bird – Helicopter
- Chalk – MH-47 Chinook Helicopter
- Charlie Mike – Continue Mission
- COMMs – communication
- COP – Combat Out Post
- Liter – a military casualties who is incapable of walking.
- F.R.I.E.S – Fast Rope Infil Exfil System – Drop in or extract using helicopter ropes. AKA Fast Roping.
- HALO – High Altitude Low Opening – method of the insert from the air where you jump in high and open the chute low to the ground.
- HAHO – High Altitude High Opening – method of the insert from the air where you jump in high and open the chute high to steer.
- FOB – Forward Operating Base
- FOP – Forward Operating Post
- NVG (NODs) – Night Vision Goggles
- O.P. – Observation Point
- Oscar Mike – On the move (on my way)
- RTB – Return to Base
- PID – Positively Identify
- Pull Security – set up a perimeter and look for activity.
- Small arms fire – anything that’s infrantry bullet related; AK-47, M4s, etc..
- S.P. – Start Point (Sometimes will include a time)
- TIC – Troops in Contact
ARMA Terms
Cook Off – when a vehicle blows up it makes popping sounds which is the ammunition exploding.
COMMs
- Break – This is said to pause a transmission on Radio to make sure the receiving person has the time to write down their previous transmission.
- Lima Charlie – Loud and clear (slang)…
- Interrogative – a question posed to any station.
- Repeat – repeat fire mission
- Roger – Received your last transmission satisfactorily.
- Say again – repeat your last transmission.
Call Signs
Each group will have its own Call Signs. For example, in CAG we have:
- Punisher – 75th Rangers
- Witchdoctor – SFOD
- Whiskey – Blackhawk Transport
- Ferrari – Little Bird transport
- Reaper – A-10 Warthog
- Pedro – Medical Blackhawk
“Ferrari this is witchdoctor. Come in Over?”
“Ferrari, witchdoctor is requesting extract at grid coordinates standby.”
“Grid coordinate XXXX break.”
“Grid coordinates XXXX how copy grid? Over.”
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Nine Line Medevac
NATO standarized system for transmitting infor for a medical evacuation.
