I have seen where the navy radio people officially spell it as ALFA. But I've also seen many people spell it the way the greeks spelled it, ALPHA.
In the army, if you want to refer to the first two companies, the second would be BRAVO. But would the first be ALFA or ALPHA?
jeremyth
It is funny you ask that, you can go to 10 Military web sites and 5 will have it spelled Alpha and 5 Alfa. I am retired from the Army, I do not ever remember spelling them, just saying them. That is the idea, You would not send a message that spelled A out, you use it so they do not confuse letters, and misspell things. I just pulled out an STP 21-1 SMCT which is a Soldier's Manual of Common Tasks, Warrior Skills Level 1, Page 3-248. A is Spelled ALFA. So I hope this helps
lighty
Alpha Spelling
Todd
alpha, bravo, charlie, delta are the first four, of course, but to answer your question, you wouldn't spell it. It's for verbal communication. Writing down adds unnecessary noise to the message by making letters words. But if you mean like a character speaking in a story, it's alpha.
Your Uncle Dodge!
The Greek letter is ALPHA, and the phonetic alphabet accepts both.
Ben
No one has ever spelled it alfa.