[MilCom] Military Base's Clearance Delivery Radio Protocol?

[lrk]

On Sun, Jun 18, 2006 at 11:15:16AM -0400, Ken wrote:
> I've noted at KCEF that ground control clearance delivery radio comms start 
> now with "cleared to destination airport, via....." rather than giving the 
> IACO designation of the terminating airport.   They do this for both 
> military & civilian aircraft.  Is this the norm at other military/ joint 
> military/civilian use bases?
> 
> I'd assume that for the military aircraft it's part of operational security 
> that this would be done, but for civilian aircraft on the metro civilian 
> side, I'm wondering if this same protocol should be followed?

Probably 'operational security', followed shortly by the same plane up
on 255.4 asking for a 'departure message' to be sent to that sekret 
destination. :)

I have heard Dallas Love Field use this for military planes occasionally.
Never clear why. One P-3 came up on clearance delivery and asked for his
clearance to 'Corpus Christi'. The lady began reading the clearance to
KNQI (which is Kingsville NAS) and then paused, started to ask, and then
said "I guess you know where you are going", and read the rest of it. :)

Maybe they just use the 'destination' when the clearance delivery person
doesn't recognise the ICAO for a civilain plane.



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