Narrative:

Military uses civilian operators to fly domestic missions. These civilian operators have been assigned a civil call sign. Apparently the military has never instructed or given any guidance as to the usage of a designated civil call sign. These civil operators flying various privately owned single engine aircraft will use upwards of 1/2 dozen different versions of a 'call sign' none of which conform to FAA orders and/or regulations. This can cause extreme confusion on the frequency; especially when actual military aircraft are operating in the airspace. Suggest the military conduct mandatory briefings for civil operators and volunteers as to the required correct call sign usage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: N90 CTLR EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION REGARDING CALL SIGN USAGE BY MIL AUX OPERATORS.

Narrative: MIL USES CIVILIAN OPERATORS TO FLY DOMESTIC MISSIONS. THESE CIVILIAN OPERATORS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A CIVIL CALL SIGN. APPARENTLY THE MIL HAS NEVER INSTRUCTED OR GIVEN ANY GUIDANCE AS TO THE USAGE OF A DESIGNATED CIVIL CALL SIGN. THESE CIVIL OPERATORS FLYING VARIOUS PRIVATELY OWNED SINGLE ENG ACFT WILL USE UPWARDS OF 1/2 DOZEN DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF A 'CALL SIGN' NONE OF WHICH CONFORM TO FAA ORDERS AND/OR REGS. THIS CAN CAUSE EXTREME CONFUSION ON THE FREQ; ESPECIALLY WHEN ACTUAL MIL ACFT ARE OPERATING IN THE AIRSPACE. SUGGEST THE MIL CONDUCT MANDATORY BRIEFINGS FOR CIVIL OPERATORS AND VOLUNTEERS AS TO THE REQUIRED CORRECT CALL SIGN USAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.