2007-11-14 07:44:04 · 18 answers · asked by Mr. BeNzIn 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Don't know what it means anywhere else other than has already been suggested, the phonetic alphabet for the letters "S" and "H," but in my experience in the Navy (a few years ago) it is an acronym for a phrase that is taken to mean "very good." YA guidelines preclude posting the words for which the acronym stands, but, the "H" stands for the word "Hot."
Letters are given words to avoid confusion in the heat and noise of battle. For example, using "Hotel" for the letter "H" eliminated the confusion between "A" (Alpha), "G" (Golf), or even "Z" (Zebra). In context it also avoided confusing the letter with words that might sound like "H", like "age," or "edge." The phonetic alphabet is standard throughout the services so every service can understand any other... as long as they both can spell.
2007-11-14 08:10:08 · answer #1 · answered by gugliamo00 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sierra Hotel
2016-10-04 22:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by styers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
S - Sierra, H - Hotel are just letters with the US Military Phonetic Alphabet and they do not mean anything, unless they are part of a word or sentence!!
2007-11-14 10:48:16 · answer #3 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The phrase "Sierra Hotel" means "Sh*t Hot" in military slang.
2007-11-14 19:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As far as aviator's colloquialism goes, if a pilot calls you "sierra hotel" they literally mean you're "sh*t hot".
2014-01-01 12:39:37 · answer #5 · answered by justsaying... 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For submarine terminology, a Sierra is a Russian nuclear attack submarine and a Hotel is an old nuclear ballistic missile submarine. Neither are around anymore. I write military fiction books and haven't heard of that combo before. It sounds like an artillery term to me.
2007-11-14 07:54:10 · answer #6 · answered by adm_twister_jcom 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The others have given you the letters that correspond to the words, but the accronym is most likely "Sh*t H*t" , which is generally understood to mean something positive.
2007-11-14 09:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by Stephen H 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
S.H.
Could stand for lots of things
2007-11-14 08:18:25 · answer #8 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
S.H.
What it stands for? Could be any number of things.
2007-11-14 08:50:26 · answer #9 · answered by Yuriy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They just left off Tango-Foxtrot.
S... hit the fan!
2007-11-14 09:05:02 · answer #10 · answered by 2nd AD/ 4th ID 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋