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To keep radio communications brief, shorten callsigns whenever possible, according to the following rules:
When addressing a specif person in the HQ element, use their personal callsign:
| CALLSIGN | PERSON |
|---|---|
| 9 | Platoon/company leader |
| 8 | Platoon/company sergeant |
| 7-4 | Assigned based on ORBAT, could be medic/FAC/FO etc |
Personal callsigns are never transferred to another person, even when said person is incapacitated.
Use the element callsign to address elements over a radio channel.
A callsign consists of a word with a series of numerals appended. It is structured as follows WORD NUMERAL 1 - NUMERAL 2 with the corresponding meaning:
When needing to speak to the leader of an element specifically, and not anyone else on net who may take transmissions for the call-sign (Platoon Sergeant/Radio Operators etc.), append ACTUAL after the element's call-sign.
Example:
ALPHA 1: ‘Alpha 9, Alpha 1’
9 is busy dealing with a direct conversation, so 8 takes the message
ALPHA 8: ‘Alpha 1, Alpha 8, Send’
1 needs to tell 9 something directly to ensure they have heard and understood
ALPHA 1: ‘Alpha 9 Actual, Alpha 1, urgent’
…
ALPHA 9: ‘Alpha 1, Alpha 9, Send’