im realy stuped, and i know your gonna say a CAP cadet should know this, but what is zulu supposed to mean? is it the same thing as GMT?
Definitions of ZULU Time:
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Used in radio traffic when the origin of a dispatch is expressed in GMT, ie "1700 ZULU".
www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/7858/glossary.htmlThis is the same a Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT). This is the time standard used in global satellite systems such as INTELSAT and INMARSAT in order to achieve global synchronization.
www.satnews.com/free/glossary.htmlOne of several names for the twenty-four hour time which is used throughout the scientific and military communities.
www.indiaweather.in/gloss_xyz.aspSynonymous with Greenwich Meridian Time, a time designation used in satellite systems.
www.braddye.com/glossary.html(See GMT-Greenwich Meridian Time)
www.adec.edu/tag/glossary.htmlsame as UTC.
www.geog.ubc.ca/courses/g102/Resources/ ... ssary.htmlGMT - Greenwich Mean Time. Also Universal Time or World Time.
www.findyourfate.com/faq/z-glossary.htmDefinition: Also known as UTC (Universal Time Coordinated), was GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)- Zulu time is the standard time used for flight operations globally.mean solar time at the zero meridian of Greenwich, England, used as the basis for standard time throughout the world.
www.dola.state.co.us/oem/Operations/pla ... ossary.htmA 24-hour clock based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). Synonym: universal time coordinated (UTC).
www.berg.com.sg/mgXYZ.htmGreenwich Mean Time (now UTC); about twelve hours later than our time zone in 'Nam.
www.goldenbrigade.org/encyclopedia.htmCoordinated Universal Time or UTC, also sometimes referred to as "Zulu time", is an atomic realization of Universal Time or Greenwich mean time, the astronomical basis for civil time. Time zones around the world are expressed as positive and negative offsets from UT. UTC differs by an integral number of seconds from atomic time and a fractional number of seconds from UT1.
[url]en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_time[/url]
So basically Military time or GMT.

And scince you brought it up...yes you should know that
