SHARKEY’S MILITARY ALPHABET
A=ALPHA (think Admiral-after all he’s
the top dog)
B=BRAVO (lots and lots of applause for
a mission accomplished)
C=CHARLIE (one of the guys on the loading
dock)
D=DELTA (down south, kinda’ wet)
E=ECHO
(what you get in an empty sub or in a big cave)
F=FOXTROT (old fashioned dance)
G=GOLF (self explanatory, what the Skipper
and Morton do on weekends, but only when ashore now, ever since they accidentally smashed some equipment in the control room)
H=HOTEL (a place to bunk down that don’t
smell like seawater)
I=INDIA (large country with that fancy
Taj Mahal building)
J=JULIET (see Shakespeare-the dame that
loved Romeo)
K=KILO ( a very heavy whatever)
L=LIMA
(a kind of bean Cookie uses too much)
M=MIKE (another guy from the loading dock)
N=NOVEMBER (the month after October and
before December)
O=OSCAR (award for best movie, or when
Mr. Morton’s all golden)
P=PAPA (Dad, father, or the Admiral or
Skipper, depending on your point of view)
Q=QUEBEC
(city in Canada where they like to speak
French)
R=ROMEO (see Shakespeare-the dude that
loved Juliet)
S=SIERRA (some mountains out west)
T=TANGO (old fashioned dance that the Skipper
wows the dames with)
U=UNIFORM( from khaki’s to poopy
suits, what we wear when we’re aboard)
V=VICTOR (one of the guys on the loading
dock-why are there so many on this list?)
W=WHISKEY (amber spirit locked in the Admiral’s
cabin and in the Observation Nose-according to the Admiral, if it 'ain't Glen Livet, it ain't whiskey.)
X=X-RAY(see Sickbay-equipment that’s
always being used on the Skipper)
Y=YANKEE (Great baseball team!)
Z=ZULU (fierce warriors)