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vitussg66
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Its is no longer taught in the army,also the system of sending and recieving it at sea has been replaced by an emergency system build in to the maratime VHF.The navy may still teach it to there signalers as they are still stuck in the past and still like flashing light sigs to each other-LOOK UP BOWMAN its the armed forces new comms system,which by the way cost more money to develop than the new jet fighter Typhoon,and is also heavier than the old bit of kit clansman and is a running joke in the armed forces. |
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AL G
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The British Army stopped teaching it when I was still serving, about 10 years ago I think.
The technology at the time had already made it obsolete.
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Neil T
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In an infantry battalion there was a Signals Platoon. A Class 1 Signaller had to be able to send and receive 35 words a minute in Morse. I am not aware if Morse is still taught. |
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Nessa C
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Beastie
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The Navy, as one of your other answerers put in, does still teach and use it for communications, along with signal flags.
Unlike what your other answerer has stated, it is not because the Navy is 'stuck in the past.' It's because morse code sent by light is completely secure outside of a narrow angle as it cannot be read unless it is targeted accurately on you. It is also not visible outside line of sight so an enemy unit at the edge of your radar range has not the slightest chance of detecting it even if they are on the right bearing.
The other very substantial plus point it has is that it can be used in an EMCON silent state because unlike every other communications system in the military it cannot be affected by jamming or eavesdropping.
There's why the Navy still use it. Because it's still useful.
He's absolutely right about the replacement for Clansman though. |
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chindit
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Fraid not it went out some years ago. |
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travis m
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I can't speak for the Navy, but the Army doesn't use it for anything. They even got rid of the job of morse code interceptor, and rolled any old operators into new intelligence positions, because morse code isn't really found anywhere we fight. |
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Revan Hideki
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Yes actually my uncle is a sergeant and he even taught it to me when i was a kid |
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woznotwoz
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Morse code is no longer in official use. |
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Silent Bitxh ┌∩┐(◣_◢)
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They have it in movies, & I think they have it still existing todate. |
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taylo s
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yes they do, on certain occasions, not as much as they used to |
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Beatnick
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Probably do - suggest you ask the Royal Signals.
Royal Corps of Signals website
http://www.army.mod.uk/signals/signals.aspx
Morse code and phonetic alphabets
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/
Morse beats text messaging
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t041g4X-aM0 |
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lanouette.mark
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they dont use mrse code but they do have cryptics that have their own computer language thatis so sificicated that once it is decoded the event has probly already happened. the schooling to become a cryptologist is intense. so iguess u could call it a morse code. |
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Luke H
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I thought they used the phonetic alphabet. |
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J~Mac
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I doubt it. It's too well know. |
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xmris
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