Reporter said military call signs are getting difficult to pronounce. Call signs include a mix of le...

Attributes
ACN	344944
Time
Date	199608
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : orf
State Reference	VA
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : anc
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 7 controller radar : 15
ASRS Report	344944
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	oversight : supervisor
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Someone needs to contact military operations command center about their call signs. The call signs are getting too difficult to pronounce in normal conditions and even more difficult for pilot and controller communications when busy. I had a call sign today which was xx-DC8, which makes you say xx-heavy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR SAID MIL CALL SIGNS ARE GETTING DIFFICULT TO PRONOUNCE. CALL SIGNS INCLUDE A MIX OF LETTERS AND NUMBERS.

Narrative: SOMEONE NEEDS TO CONTACT MIL OPS COMMAND CTR ABOUT THEIR CALL SIGNS. THE CALL SIGNS ARE GETTING TOO DIFFICULT TO PRONOUNCE IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AND EVEN MORE DIFFICULT FOR PLT AND CTLR COMS WHEN BUSY. I HAD A CALL SIGN TODAY WHICH WAS XX-DC8, WHICH MAKES YOU SAY XX-HVY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Reporter said military call signs are getting difficult to pronounce. Call signs include a mix of letters and numbers.