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'''"Actual"''' is the [[wireless]] callsign for the commanding officer, borrowed from the real-world communications term for the officer-in-charge (e.g. the commander of a military vessel, task force or unit).  
'''"Actual"''' is the [[wireless]] callsign for the commanding officer, borrowed from the real-world communications term for the officer-in-charge (e.g. the commander of a military vessel, task force or unit).  


It is used to distinguish the commanding officer from other personnel who may use the communications channel without resorting to a code name or other identification, and is frequently used when sensitive information needs to be communicated directly to the officer-in-charge or when a direct and urgent order must be rendered.
It is used to distinguish the commanding officer from other personnel who may use the communications channel, without resorting to a code name or other identification. It is frequently used when sensitive information needs to be communicated directly to the officer-in-charge or when a direct and urgent order must be rendered.


Example: Assume pilot call sign Joker, based on battlestar Pacifica, is required to engage in a dangerous maneuver.
Example: A pilot from battlestar ''Pacifica'', callsign "Joker", is ordered to engage a target.


- ''Pacifica'': Joker, Pacifica.  Engage the unidentified craft, weapons free.<br>
: '''Pacifica''': Joker, Pacifica.  Engage the unidentified craft, weapons free.
- ''Pilot'': Pacifica, Joker. Order requires confirmation.<br>
: '''Pilot''': Pacifica, Joker. Confirm.
- ''Pacifica'': Joker, Pacifica Actual.  Execute order.
: '''Pacifica''': Joker, Pacifica Actual.  Execute the order.
 
When communicating over wireless aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', [[William Adama]] is "[[Galactica]] actual".  


When communicating over wireless aboard ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'', [[William Adama]] is "Galactica actual".


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Revision as of 07:09, 20 September 2020

"Actual" is the wireless callsign for the commanding officer, borrowed from the real-world communications term for the officer-in-charge (e.g. the commander of a military vessel, task force or unit).

It is used to distinguish the commanding officer from other personnel who may use the communications channel, without resorting to a code name or other identification. It is frequently used when sensitive information needs to be communicated directly to the officer-in-charge or when a direct and urgent order must be rendered.

Example: A pilot from battlestar Pacifica, callsign "Joker", is ordered to engage a target.

Pacifica: Joker, Pacifica. Engage the unidentified craft, weapons free.
Pilot: Pacifica, Joker. Confirm.
Pacifica: Joker, Pacifica Actual. Execute the order.

When communicating over wireless aboard Galactica, William Adama is "Galactica actual".