"morten lund" wrote:

Hi all!

I've come across the phrase: Bravo Zulu a couple of times in this group, and
I'd like to know exactly what the phrase means, and if someone knows the
origin of the phrase.

My first guess would be that its connected to Adm. Zumwaldt in soe way?


Enter "Bravo Zulu" in Google and take the first entry in the
returns--you'll get this:

The term originates from the Allied Signals Book (ATP 1), which in the
aggregate is for official use only. Signals are sent as letters and/or
numbers, which have meanings by themselves sometimes or in certain
combinations. A single table in ATP 1 is called "governing groups,"
that is, the entire signal that follows the governing group is to be
performed according to the "governor." The letter "B" indicates this
table, and the second letter (A through Z) gives more specific
information. For example, "BA" might mean "You have permission to . .
.. (do whatever the rest of the flashing light, flag hoist or radio
transmission says) "BZ" happens to be the last item in the governing
groups table. It means "well done".



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (ret)
***"When Thunder Rolled:
*** An F-105 Pilot Over N. Vietnam"
*** from Smithsonian Books
ISBN: 1588341038