He listed hash and weed . <| sep |> This is just getting silly . <| sep |> this guy speaks wise words . <| sep |> Don ' t forget to sell before we go down properly though . <| sep |> The thing is , we have to adapt the terminology to the ingame reality . Going fullblown military radio chatter would be detrimental in Squad , but there are quite a few bits and pieces we can use to make communication simple , fast , and perceptible . I ' ll walk you through a few basics , but you might want to register on the squadops . gg forum and take the SOTT course , which gives access to all our weekly 1 life operations . There all this will be explained to you . But anyway , here ' s how we do things Radio discipline , conventions , and good practices you have your ABC ' s and your 3 D ' s . A Accuracy B Brevity C Clarity Use the phonetic alphabet when spelling out letters this isn ' t for the cool factor it really helps when shots are being fired , comms are going wild , and all hell is breaking loose D Direction Spell out each number individually zerotwofive , oneeightzero D Distance 100 meters or just close , far if you can ' t estimate the distance D Description Two elements , half way up the hillleft of the green housebehind the big boulder , moving right to leftawaytowards us So , a complete and efficient callout might sound something like this Hostile infantry spotted , oneonezero , 150 meters , beyond the poppy field , three elements , moving right to left , they see usthey don ' t see us . I usually say the number of elements first , as in Two infantry . , although this would technically belong in the description . Use hostile when you ' re sure it ' s enemy , and just infantry , or vehicle , if you ' re not sure . If you believe you ' re in imminent danger , give priority to the message We ' re spotted , and carry on from there . People use contact wrong . I only learned this a while ago , so I stopped saying contact and changed it to spotted . If I ' m getting shot at , I say taking contact You know when to use local and radio Don ' t use the grid system when everybody ' s taking contact . Nobody has time to open the map , and everybody should be focusing on achieving fire superiority . Grids are for calculated planning , not immediate enemy callouts . Danger close concerns the possibility of friendly fire . It is a warning you give to a team member for example , if you ' re fragging a location close to him . If the enemy ' s close , just say close . Don ' t be afraid to not say anything if you happen to find yourself having to fend for your life . Your friends will hear the shots anyway and you can radio in any information after the situation is resolved . If your squad is engaging an enemy formation , or a marksman , or whatever , it is relevant for you to say onetwohowever many down . It is probably not relevant for you to announce kills if your squad is storming a compound in which you know there ' s enemies , but have no idea how many . Keep it simple . You can use all the war movie lingo you want , and people will probably know what you mean , but you will sound silly to people who know how things are done in real life . You report everything you feel might have some sort of relevance , following your ABC ' s . Saw tracers coming from that hill two kilometers away , and there are no other priorities ? Confirm they ' re not friendly and say Squad Leader , I see tracers on that far hill to the twoeightzero . Your SL will decide if it ' s worth it to mark it on the map . Saw a vehicle moving , but very far away ? Call it out anyway . Your SL has information that you don ' t . That vehicle could be getting settled on a position that will put another squad in jeopardy . Always use directions that everybody can follow . Don ' t say on my body if you ' re a medic , you can say on medic ' s body , because you have a distinct icon on the map . Say southeast of squad leader , or in the compound to your west , John . Remember , every second you save on comms is a second the SL can take coordinating with the other SLs and establishing a plan . Make life easy on him .