Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 AUSTRALIAN ARMY CADETS Radiotelephone procedures Recruit introduction to RATEL This course has been designed, written and developed by LTCOL(AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin, CSM, RFD ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 What is a proword? A proword is: a pronounceable word or phrase: which has been given a particular meaning – for the purpose of speeding up messages between users on radio circuits ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* Examples of prowords 07/16/96 ROGER Means ‘I have received your last transmission satisfactorily’ or ‘I understand your message’ Can also mean ‘loud and clear’ SEND Means ‘I am ready to receive your message’ WILCO Means ‘Message understood, and will be complied with’ ( A full list of authorised prowords is at ANNEX A of your RATEL AIDE MEMOIRE ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Prowords DO NOT USE INCORRECT PROWORDS YES and NO Are correct prowords ( ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Prowords DO NOT USE INCORRECT PROWORDS YES and NO Are correct prowords ‘AFFIRMATIVE’ and ‘NEGATIVE’ Are NOT correct prowords “DO YOU READ ME” and similar expressions ( ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Prowords DO NOT USE INCORRECT PROWORDS YES and NO Are correct prowords ‘AFFIRMATIVE’ and ‘NEGATIVE’ Are NOT correct prowords “DO YOU READ ME” and similar expressions ( X X ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 The phonetic alphabet Enables spelling of words or phrases in a radiotelephone message to be conveyed accurately and consistently in a standard format that all users know ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 The phonetic alphabet A ALPHA AL-FAH B BRAVO BRAH-VOH C CHARLIE CHAR-LEE D DELTA DELL-TAH E ECHO ECK-OH F FOXTROT FOKS-TROT G GOLF GOLF ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 The phonetic alphabet H HOTEL HOH-TELL I INDIA IN-DEE-AH J JULIETT JOO-LEE-ETT K KILO KEY-LOH L LIMA LEE-MAH M MIKE MIKE N NOVEMBER NO-VEM-BER ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 The phonetic alphabet O OSCAR OSS-CAH P PAPA PAH-PAH Q QUEBEC KEH-BECK R ROMEO RO-ME-OH S SIERRA SEE-AIR-RAH T TANGO TANG-GO U UNIFORM YOU-NEE-FORM ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 The phonetic alphabet V VICTOR VIK-TAH W WHISKEY WISS-KEY X X-RAY ECKS-RAY Y YANKEE YANG-KEY Z ZULU ZOO-LOO ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Spelling using the phonetic alphabet Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Spelling using the phonetic alphabet Spelling using the phonetic alphabet is preceded by the proword ‘I SPELL’ Example: ‘WALK – I SPELL – WHISKEY-ALPHA-LIMA – KILO – WALK’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures 0 ZERO 1 WUN Emphasis on ‘n’ 2 TOO Sharp ‘t’, long ‘oo’ 3 THU-REE Short ‘u’, roll ‘r’, long ‘ee’ 4 FO-WER Long ‘o’ 5 FI-YIV Emphasise ‘f’, ‘v’, first ‘i’ is long, second ‘i’ is short ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures 6 SIX Emphasis on ‘x’ 7 SEV-EN Two distinct syllables, ‘en’ as in ‘hen’ 8 ATE Long ‘a’ 9 NINER Long ‘i’, emphasis both ‘n’s 10 WUN ZERO ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures Numbers are transmitted digit by digit Example FIY-IV WUN TOO for ‘512’ Exact multiples of hundreds and of thousands may be spoken as such Example FIY-IV HUNDRED ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures In good conditions numbers may be sent as in normal speech Example ‘Forty-four’ for ’44’ Example ‘Two thousand and eight’ for ‘2008’ Example: ‘Twenty-three fifty-nine hours’ for ‘2359 hours’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures Under poor or difficult conditions, figures are sent digit by digit, preceded by the proword FIGURES Example: ‘FIGURES SEV-EN THUH-REE FO-WER’ for ‘734’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures Proword ‘FIGURES’ is NOT used with: Callsigns Grid references Time checks ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Pronunciation of figures Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Pronunciation of figures Decimal point spoken as ‘DAY-SEE-MAL’ Example ‘Wun Too Thuh-ree DAY-SEE-MAL Fow-er’ for ‘123.4’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Grid references GRID REFERENCE IN CLEAR ‘GRID Three Two Six – Eight Four Seven’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Fixed Callsigns A fixed callsign is a callsign assigned to a unit Does not change daily Stays the same (‘fixed’) Arranged in a tiered sequence e.g. 10 (ONE ZERO), 11 (ONE ONE), 12 (ONE TWO)… The NCS callsign is usually 0A (ZERO ALPHA) ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Layout of typical command structure showing fixed callsigns 12* (12 Platoon) 13* (13 Platoon) 12A 12B 12C 11A 11B* 11C* (1 Section) (2 Section) (3 Section) 13A* 13B* 13C* (7 Section) (8 Section) (9 Section) ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Radio appointment titles Purpose is to hide identity of the person in that appointment. Same appointment titles for all units. SUNRAY Commander SUNRAY MINOR Deputy Commander MOLAR Quartermaster MOONBEAM Executive Officer PLAYTIME Transport STARLIGHT Medical SEAGULL MINOR Adjutant ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

CALLING   To communicate on a radio net, make an initial call (‘transmission’). An initial call has several parts: ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Initial Call   CALLSIGN identifies station/s being called ‘THIS IS’ proword - means callsign of caller follows CALLSIGN identifies caller TEXT the message itself ENDING: ‘OVER’ proword - means ‘your turn to talk, NOW’ ‘OUT’ proword - means ‘end of my trans- mission, no answer required’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

ANSWERING An answer to an initial call has several parts:   An answer to an initial call has several parts: ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Parts of an answer   CALLSIGN identifies station/s now being called ‘THIS IS’ proword – means callsign of caller follows – compulsory in first reply CALLSIGN identifies caller now calling RECEIPT ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Parts of an answer   RECEIPT: ‘ROGER’, or ‘WILCO’, OR ‘WAIT’ ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Parts of an answer   ‘ROGER’ proword – means ‘Message received’ ‘WILCO’ proword – means: Message received, and I understand, and I will comply. ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Parts of an answer   ‘WAIT’ proword – means: Your message received, and There will be a brief delay – less than 5 seconds, and No other station is to transmit during this pause. ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Parts of an answer   ‘WAIT OUT’ Proword – means: ‘Received your message, There will be a delay more than 5 seconds, I will come back to you later, and Any station is free to transmit now. ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 Parts of an answer – 25   ‘OUT TO YOU’ Proword – means: ‘This ends my transmission to you, and No answer needed, and I am going to call another station immediately. ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 INITIAL CALLS At time designated for opening of net, NCS makes ‘initial call’ to all stations NCS uses proword ‘RADIO CHECK’ RADIO CHECK means ‘what is my signal strength & readability?’ LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 INITIAL CALLS Substations then reply in correct answering order, stating how they hear the NCS. LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 INITIAL CALLS Substations use these prowords to report signal strength: LOUD Your signal strength is excellent GOOD Your signal strength is good WEAK Your signal strength is weak VERY WEAK Your signal strength is very weak FADING Your signal strength at times fades so that continuous reception cannot be relied upon LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 DO NOTS DO NOT SAY ‘LOUD AND CLEAR’ - THE CORRECT PROWORD IS: ‘ROGER’ DO NOT say ‘how do you read’ – the correct proword is ‘RADIO CHECK’ DO NOT use any other unauthorised prowords LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

EXAMPLE OF INITIAL CALL NCS (0A) initiates the call: “XRAY PAPA - THIS IS 0A – RADIO CHECK – OVER” 11 replies: “(0A) - (THIS IS) 11 - (ROGER) - OVER” 12 replies: “(0A) - (THIS IS) 12 – WEAK BUT READABLE – 13 replies: “(0A) - (THIS IS) 13 – LOUD WITH INTERFERENCE - OVER” 14 replies: “(0A) - (THIS IS) 14 – (ROGER) – OVER”  

Procedure if station fails to join the net When a substation fails to answer in proper sequence, it must wait until all other substations have answered.

Procedure if station fails to join the net If NCS does not receive a reply to the final request, NCS transmits: ‘NOTHING HEARD’

Procedure if station fails to join the net When able to join net, substation reports in, using proword: ‘REPORTING INTO THE NET’

EXAMPLE OF FIXED STATION JOINING A WORKING NET Substation 12 joins the net after it has already been opened 12 initiates call: “0A - THIS IS 12 – REPORTING INTO THE NET – OVER” NCS (0A) replies: “(12) - (THIS IS) 0A - (ROGER) - OVER” 12 replies: “(0A) - (THIS IS) 12 – OUT”

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 OFFERING MESSAGES I’ve got a message for you! ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 OFFERING MESSAGES   Messages are ‘offered’: to see if called station is ready to receive before sending reports or orders in poor or difficult conditions if message must be written down when NCS states that net is directed ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 OFFERING MESSAGES   When message is offered, it is not given during initial transmission Message is offered using one of these prowords: MESSAGE CRYPTO MESSAGE SITREP, CASEVAC REQUEST, MAINTDEM, etc Receiver must take down offered message in writing ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 LONG MESSAGES Long message – one which takes > 30 seconds to transmit Sent in sections each lasting approx 30 seconds Each section terminates with ‘MORE TO FOLLOW – OVER’ Receiving stations acknowledge each section in turn – with callsign followed by ‘OVER’   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 LONG MESSAGES Procedure may be interrupted after any section by urgent traffic If no interruption, next section is transmitted using ‘ALL AFTER’ – followed by last word or phrase of section previously transmitted This procedure is continued until message is completed Receiving stations then acknowledge the last section & end with proword ‘OUT’   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 REPORTS ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 REPORTS LOCSTAT – location statement SITREP – situation report MAINTDEM – demand for essential supplies INCIDENTREP – report of an incident MOVEREQ – movement (i.e. transport) request NOTICAS – notification sick/injured not requiring evacuation.) FATALCAS – SHORT NOTICAS format – reports fatality CASEVAC – sick or injured requiring urgent evacuation   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LOCSTAT ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 LOCSTAT ALPHA. Callsign BRAVO. Time (Date/Time Group) CHARLIE. Location (GR) DELTA. Direction (if moving) or length of halt (if halted) LOCSTAT to be provided on request If no change from previous LOCSTAT, state ‘LOCSTAT: No change’   LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96   LOCSTAT Conversation between 0A and 11 ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 Note how punctuation marks such as full stops are spelled out as prowords. This draws attention to the start of each section. It also allows a brief catch up time when the receiver writes down the message.   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT   At 0900 hours on 31 July 2006, 11 sends a LOCSTAT to 0A stating that they are at GR 563 728 and are heading North to checkpoint 3 (nickname CLEAR FOX) ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT 11 initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11 – LOCSTAT – OVER”     ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT 11 initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11 – LOCSTAT – OVER” NCS replies: “(11) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND LOCSTAT – OVER”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT 11 initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11 – LOCSTAT – OVER” NCS replies: “(11) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND LOCSTAT – OVER” 11 replies with LOCSTAT: “(0A) – (THIS IS) 11 – LOCSTAT –   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT 11 initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11 – LOCSTAT – OVER” NCS replies: “(11) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND LOCSTAT – OVER” 11 replies with LOCSTAT: “(0A) – (THIS IS) 11 – LOCSTAT – ALPHA – FULL STOP – One One [callsign]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT 11 initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11 – LOCSTAT – OVER” NCS replies: “(11) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND LOCSTAT – OVER” 11 replies with LOCSTAT: “(0A) – (THIS IS) 11 – LOCSTAT – ALPHA – FULL STOP – One One BRAVO – FULL STOP – Three One–Zero Niner Zero Zero – JULY – Zero Six [Date/Time Group]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT (continued) CHARLIE – FULL STOP – GRID – Six–Five–Three – Seven– Two–Eight [Grid Reference]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT (continued) CHARLIE – FULL STOP – GRID – Six–Five–Three – Seven– Two–Eight DELTA – FULL STOP – heading North to CLEAR FOX [direction]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT (continued) CHARLIE – FULL STOP – GRID – Six–Five–Three – Seven– Two–Eight DELTA – FULL STOP – heading North to CLEAR FOX 0A acknowledges receipt of the LOCSTAT: “(11) – (THIS IS) – 0A – OVER”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE - LOCSTAT (continued) CHARLIE – FULL STOP – GRID – Six–Five–Three – Seven– Two–Eight DELTA – FULL STOP – heading North to CLEAR FOX 0A acknowledges receipt of the LOCSTAT: “(11) – (THIS IS) – 0A – OVER” 11 (originator) ends: “(0A) – (THIS IS) – 11 – OUT”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 SITREP ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP     ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP   ALPHA. Callsign    ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP   ALPHA. Callsign BRAVO. Current situation overview   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP   ALPHA. Callsign BRAVO. Current situation overview CHARLIE. Remarks   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP   ALPHA. Callsign BRAVO. Current situation overview CHARLIE. Remarks DELTA. Admin situation   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP   ALPHA. Callsign BRAVO. Current situation overview CHARLIE. Remarks DELTA. Admin situation ECHO. General (must include future intentions)   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

SITREP – Situation report Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 SITREP – Situation report SITREP   ALPHA. Callsign BRAVO. Current situation overview CHARLIE. Remarks DELTA. Admin situation ECHO. General (must include future intentions) FOXTROT. Commander’s evaluation   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96   EXAMPLE OF SITREP Conversation between 11A and 0A ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96   Punctuation marks – such as FULL STOP and COMMA – in the written message are pronounced as prowords when the message is transmitted by voice. ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP 11A initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11A – SITREP – OVER”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP 11A initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11A – SITREP – OVER” 0A replies: “(11A) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND SITREP – OVER”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP 11A initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11A – SITREP – OVER” 0A replies: “(11A) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND SITREP – OVER” 11A sends SITREP: “(0A) – (THIS IS) 11A – SITREP –   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP 11A initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11A – SITREP – OVER” 0A replies: “(11A) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND SITREP – OVER” 11A replies: “(0A) – (THIS IS) 11A – SITREP – ALPHA – FULL STOP – One One Alpha – [callsign]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP 11A initiates call: “0A – THIS IS 11A – SITREP – OVER” 0A replies: “(11A) – (THIS IS) – 0A – SEND SITREP – OVER” 11A replies: “(0A) – (THIS IS) 11A – ALPHA – FULL STOP – One One Alpha – BRAVO – FULL STOP – behind time due to terrain [current situation overview]   LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP CHARLIE – FULL STOP – Nil – [remarks]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP CHARLIE – FULL STOP – Nil – DELTA – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA – [admin situation]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP CHARLIE – FULL STOP – Nil – DELTA – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA – ECHO – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA. Intend to reach checkpoint one tonight. [general – must include future intentions]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP CHARLIE – FULL STOP – Nil – DELTA – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA – ECHO – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA. Intend to reach checkpoint one tonight. FOXTROT – FULL STOP – Intend to reach checkpoint two tomorrow as arranged [Commander’s intentions]   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP CHARLIE – FULL STOP – Nil – DELTA – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA – ECHO – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA. Intend to reach checkpoint one tonight. FOXTROT – FULL STOP – Intend to reach checkpoint two tomorrow as arranged 0A gives a receipt: “(11A) – (THIS IS) – 0A – (ROGER) – OVER”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 EXAMPLE – SITREP CHARLIE – FULL STOP – Nil – DELTA – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA – ECHO – FULL STOP – Moving slowly and will not reach destination until after ETA. Intend to reach checkpoint one tonight. FOXTROT – FULL STOP – Intend to reach checkpoint two tomorrow as arranged 0A gives a receipt: “(11A) – (THIS IS) – 0A – (ROGER) – OVER” 11A (the originator) ends: “(0A) – (THIS IS) – 11A – OUT”   ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005*

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 ANY FINAL QUESTIONS ? ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005* 35

Australian Army Cadets Cadet Advanced Radio Operator Course* 07/16/96 THAT’S ALL FOLKS ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 ©LTCOL(AAC) G.R. NEWMAN-MARTIN, 2011 LTCOL (AAC) G.R. Newman-Martin 2005* 29