2007-12-22 09:53:47 · 14 answers · asked by AH SHIIII... 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It depends on the context, ZULU is the phonetic alphabet pronunciation for the letter Z, but used to say to someone BRAVO ZULU it means a job well done.
2007-12-22 09:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by seniorchiefretired 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Navy Nautical Terms
2016-10-31 13:44:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Greenwich Mean Time which is the time zone of the Prime(Zero) Meridian. "Z"ero is called Zulu in military radio for clarity. So it is the Global time referrence of the Zero meridian shortened to Zulu. This corodinates global operations.
It is the Time in London England to.
Chicago guy is wrong. Condition "Zed" is full water tight General Quarters, no Zulu.
Ret. USAF SNCO
2007-12-22 15:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, ZULU is time.
Unless it's 'close to condition ZULU', which means to make a ship water tight, by sealing and fully dogging all hatches. Usually done in action stations.
2007-12-22 11:07:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Zulu time is a time zone.
Zulu is last letter of the phonetic alphabet..... Alpha, Bravo, Charlie.... etc.
I am not certain, but I also think it is a defensive condition on a ship that regulates what doors are sealed incase of an attack on the ship... part of the reason some of the doors on a ship seal and are named Zulu Doors. They are most common in submarine movies where you have to spin the wheel or crank to seal the door.
2007-12-22 10:47:46 · answer #5 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Material Condition Zulu is one of three different Material Conditions aboard a ship.
X-Ray is the most lack with most hatches open. Usually set in port.
Yankee is the middle one. Some hatches are dogged and others are opened. This is usually set at sea.
Zulu is the most serious one. All hatches are dogged. It is used in combat and during storms.
2007-12-22 12:10:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hope you're refering to time, as opposed to just the phoenetic alphabet designator. But, this is a standard reference to a specific time zone, based on the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Greenwich, England was established as the Prime Meridian with a longitude of zero. The military and other agancies use this to coordinate a standard time, as to eliminate any confusion.
2007-12-22 09:59:56 · answer #7 · answered by Mac 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Port Condition status is set by the US Coast Guard Captain of the Port.
During Port Condition X-RAY all regulated facilities are required to submit a Facility Readiness Survey to the Captain of the Port. Vessels without approved applications to remain in port must depart.
During Port Condition YANKEE the port is closed to all inbound commercial traffic unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port.
Port Condition ZULU officially suspends operations and
closing ports to incoming and outgoing vessel traffic until otherwise directed by the Captain of the Port.
2015-08-27 07:41:38 · answer #8 · answered by julia4circ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the code word for the letter Z, so that soldier's won't get confused during radio conversation, example: Z and E sound similar, so they use Zulu (Z) and Echo (E). (Echo is the code word for the letter E).
2007-12-22 14:35:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it represents the letter "z" it also refers to zulu time or greenwich mean time which the military uses also.
2007-12-22 13:39:40 · answer #10 · answered by jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋