roger
military radio-speak meaning “I understand”
TRANSLATION
Ich verstehe
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Cessna: "Control tower, Cessna 145, student pilot, I am out of fuel."
Tower: "Roger, Cessna 145, reduce airspeed to best glide!! Do you have the airfield in sight?!?!!"
Cessna: "Uh...tower, I am on the south ramp; I just want to know where the fuel truck is."
Tower: "Roger, Cessna 145, reduce airspeed to best glide!! Do you have the airfield in sight?!?!!"
Cessna: "Uh...tower, I am on the south ramp; I just want to know where the fuel truck is."
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roger
Usage of “roger” in radio transmissions dates to World War II. Roger was the word in the phonetic alphabet that stood for the letter R. Roger was an abbreviation for ‘received’ , and eventually became radiospeak for OK or I understand.
The phrase “Roger, Out” is used to acknowledge receipt of a radio message. Roger means "I understand," and “Out” means that you are ending the conversation.
Modern soldiers are rightly confused by the origin as the roger does not stand for the letter R in the current phonetic alphabet used by the American military, Romeo does.
adapted from David Wilton in “Wordorigins”
By the way, the term “Jolly Roger” means “die Totenkopfflagge”
Usage of “roger” in radio transmissions dates to World War II. Roger was the word in the phonetic alphabet that stood for the letter R. Roger was an abbreviation for ‘received’ , and eventually became radiospeak for OK or I understand.
The phrase “Roger, Out” is used to acknowledge receipt of a radio message. Roger means "I understand," and “Out” means that you are ending the conversation.
Modern soldiers are rightly confused by the origin as the roger does not stand for the letter R in the current phonetic alphabet used by the American military, Romeo does.
adapted from David Wilton in “Wordorigins”
By the way, the term “Jolly Roger” means “die Totenkopfflagge”
