Posted on Nov 27, 2013

What's your favorite "military cadence?"

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Ah yes, "Jody calls," we've all heard them, marched to them, run to them, or called them out in a motivated tone; so, what are some of your all time favorites? As this is an inter-service thread, we want to hear from all of you--Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Reserve of each of the above, and the National Guard--so what are your favorite service-specific cadences, and do you have an old standby or trusty go-to cadence? Perhaps it was one that was once popular but somehow fell out of use, or maybe an just an old standard or unique favorite. Please feel free to share any photos, videos, sound files, stories, associated memories, and/or anything else needed to help to tell your story. I'm sure that an old classic or two comes to mind, so "one, two, three, four-or... this is what we're here for-or..." So, pull up a keyboard and let's get this thing started, thank you for all that you do, and... see you all in the discussion threads!

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MSG (Join to see)

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Hey Bin Laden

Well you couldn't behave

So we filled your sky

With Maroon Berets

cause were A. I.

R.B

O.R.

N.E.

AIRBORNE!!

All The Way!!

AIRBORNE!!

Everyday!!

Singing I don't know but I think I might..

Jump from an Aircraft while in flight

If my main don't open I'm a use my reserve

If that don't open I'm a lose my nerve

Cause I'm AI

AIRBORNE

ALL THE WAY

AIRBORNE

Everyday

Super duper

PARATROOPER

Super Duper

PARATROOPER!!

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Col (Join to see)

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SSG Morgan, good one... thanks for sharing!

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Lt Col Luis A. Rojas

>1 y

I like it.

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MSG (Join to see)

Posted >1 y ago

My privates love it when I sing this one... well some of them do :)

I wonder.. *Repeat, what she's doing now... *Repeat

And I wonder.. *Repeat, what she's doing now.. *Repeat

As I train.. *Repeat

All Day.. *Repeat

Fire Guard.. *Repeat

All Night.. *Repeat

To a different beat.. * Repeat

And I wonder

who's she's doing now

And I wonder

who's she's doing now

As I train

All Day

Getting smoked

All Night

To a different beat

And I wonder

Who she's kissing now

And I wonder

Who she's kissing now

As I train

All day

BRM

All night

to a different beat

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Col (Join to see)

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Can't get enough cadence?! Well, then here's just a few other ongoing discussions... "Riigght, Hace; Foor-waaard, Harch... left, right, left-right-lao... Double Time, Harch..." Enjoy!

https://www.rallypoint.com/questions/17720-favorite-running-cadences

Favorite Running Cadences?

My favorite is "Little Red Wagon"I started calling this when I was starting to come into my own as a Specialist (P) and was really wanting to become an NCO. Everyone loves it because it sounds so craz...

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https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/old-school-cadences-vs-new-school-cadences

"Old School" Cadences vs. "New School" Cadences | RallyPoint

Being stationed in DC has it's challenges. In my DC JAG world we do PT on our own so there is no organized PT. My point is that when I went to my last NCOES we were running and the cadences were so different to me or we'd just stick to the "oooone, twwwwwo, threeee, fooooour". I grew up a Bragg baby.When I first joined the Army (yes in BCT) we would "talk smack" in our cadences to other formations and raise the guidon,...

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SSG Robin Rushlo

10 y

C-130
(Army Running Cadence)

C130 rollin down the strip
Recon ranger
Gonna take a little trip
Stand up, buckle up,
Shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
And if my chute don't open wide
I have another one by my side
And if that chute don't open round
I'll be the first one on the ground.
If I die on the combat zone
Box me up and ship me home.

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SFC Stephen Carden

10 y

Definitely "Drip Drop". It sounds like a blues song. It was a little tough to sing all of the sustained notes at a fast pace though. I had to think hard to remember. I haven't been in a unit that ran in formation and sang cadence in years and years!

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MSgt David Mata

10 y

TINY BUBBLES...THAT'D BE A MAJOR NO-GO NOWADAYS...

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PO2 Lawrence Janiec

Posted 3 y ago

My favorite is one that we were ordered not to use. One of the guys in my company (C065 January 1991 - April 1991, Orlando, FL) had this beautiful, deep singing voice. I believe he was a professional before joining. Anyway, everyone got bored with the generic left, right, left stuff, so one day he just starts singing Leeeeeeft, right, le-e-eft.... leeeeeft, right, le-e-eft.... And I can't really do it justice, but it sounded beautiful and he sang it so that the first left was 3 steps, then the right for one pace, then the le-e-eft lasted for 4 steps, so that it was perfectly timed for 8 steps/beats. Everyone in our company loved it, and we sort of rallied behind it. However, our CCs figured out that it instilled pride in our company that we had something no one else did, so it made us better than everyone else. It did. So they ordered him never to sing it for us again. But for a few days, it was pretty amazing.

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SGT Eric Knutson

Posted >1 y ago

lol, for "clean" it was OLD SOLDIER, I could run through every Division that was on Duty in the 80's & 90's, so that one I could march you for 30 minutes at minimum and not repeat a unit, otherwise, my favs were the ones that are now banned because they were fun haha

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SGT Steven Wade

Posted >1 y ago

Capt jack

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PFC Craig Karshner

Posted >1 y ago

Airborne Ranger Airborne Ranger. Jody got your girl and gone. Brings back good memories the air heat of Ft Benning saying these cadence. Wow what a different time that was. DI couldn't just kick your butt but could help you rearrange your gear lol..Rangers lead the way

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SP6 Peter Kreutzfeldt

Posted >1 y ago

I knew a girl that lived on the hill, she won't do but her sister ..........
dates back to 1966 before you had to be politically correct

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Posted >1 y ago

Casey Jones was a son of a bitch, drove his train into a whore house ditch, lined hundred hookers against a wall, Fd 98, couldn't F them all, backed off, jacked off Fd the other 2.

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MAJ David Atkinson

Posted >1 y ago

Yellow bird.

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