Wednesday, April 11, 2018

ARMY APPOINTMENT TITLES


Every appointment in the Army had a title, when you are going to have tactical voice conversation over the radio communication or in signal message writing. Its sort of callsigns or callsign indicators.

SUNRAY --------- Commander
SUNRAY MINOR --------- Second-in-Command
MOONBEAM ------- Chief of Staff
SEAGULL -------- Operations / Adjutant
ACORN ---------- Intelligence
MANHOLE -------- Administrative Staff
MOLAR ---------- Logistics Staff / Quartermaster
CONROD --------- Air Defence
SPYGLASS ------- Air Reconnaissance
BASEBALL ------- Air Traffic Controller
ATOLL ---------- Air Transport Support Operations
IRONSIDE ------- Armour
SHOTGUN -------- Armament Officer
SHELDRAKE ------ Artillery
CRACKER -------- Locating Battery / Arty Intelligence
HOLDFAST ------- Engineer / Airfield Construction
FORTUNE -------- Forward Air Controller
GLOWWORM ------- Ground Liaison Officer
FOXHOUND ------- Infantry
STARLIGHT ------ Medical
RICKSHAW ------- Ordinance
WATCHDOG ------- Provost
BLUEBELL ------- Electrical / Mechanical Engineering
PRONTO --------- Signals
PLAYTIME ------- Supply and Transport


* Example where it all seems to be: " "Hello Zero Bravo this Zero, fetch Sunray for Sunray, Over....."
Sometimes wives are also referred to as Sunray Minor !

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