[knarf]

"The major drawback was that it slowed me down a bit in taking notes and on essay tests (though not much because I learned to print very fast)."

THAT was the deciding factor for me ... I had to learn to take morse code at (I think it was 45wpm .. but I honestly forget)

It was radio school I learned for the first time crossing sevens and zees (european style) and boxing the letter U so it doesn't get mixed up with the V.

To this day, if and when I have to spell something to a telephone jerk, they ALWAYS repeat with an entirely different phonetic.

My Sirius XM is MU7Y72WV and when I called about a problem I identified; Mama Uniform 7 Yankee 7 2 Whiskey Victor, which was repeated back to me, Michael Umbrella 7 Yes 7 2 Wonder Victor.

I congratulated the person on the other end for getting one of them correct.

[Melas]

My Sirius XM is MU7Y72WV and whe...

When did M become Mamma? It's Mike in the military.

[Fiji Hill]

My Sirius XM is MU7Y72WV and when I called about a problem I identified; Mama Uniform 7 Yankee 7 2 Whiskey Victor, which was repeated back to me, Michael Umbrella 7 Yes 7 2 Wonder Victor.

Since I use an older phonetic alphabet, I would say, "Mike Uncle 7 Yoke 7 2 Willie Victor."