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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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AAAhhhh Drip drop drippity drop drop!
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SSG Ralph Watkins
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My first duty assignment we had a very dynamic company commander.  He made up cadences for the unit.  He had one called "Wing-dang-doo"  I can't say the words to the cadence due to it being so un-PC.  The assignment seemed almost magical.  Hard work, serious unit cohesion, & a commander that could get give motivational speeches that the entire company would follow him to the pits of Hell.  In essence, the cadence by itself is not much but the memory of an awesome unit & exciting times is what makes it my favorite.
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LT Jessica Kellogg
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At OCS, one of the other companies was always marching around to the tune of Barbie Girl..... That was always good for a laugh. 

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LT Jessica Kellogg
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This one: http://youtu.be/SqNdgS_hlgQ

I don't know what it's called, so if anyone knows, I'd appreciate the info.  Sorry the recording quality isn't great.

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ENS Kellogg, thanks for posting, I'm sure someone out there can ID the name of this mystery cadence... can anyone name this one?
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TSgt Scott Hurley
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She Wore A Yellow Ribbon. Every time I see the movie and hear the song, its catchy. And I know its a Calvary song, but the AF tends to use it too.

Another one is "When Johny Comes Marching Home"

You can march to both those, and they are moral/comrade builders too.
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SSG Senior Mechanic
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Cadence calling is one thing I have always liked since I joined the military. I believe it makes running fun, the crazier the cadence the better. My favorite cadence is kook-aid kook-aid.
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SPC Christopher Smith
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I like silence, I used to run sprints in High school and College. I like to focus on my form and breathing. Silence is golden.
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The purpose of cadence is so that those that didn't run in high school and college can, basically, be forced to work on their breathing without even thinking about it. I ran distance track and cross country so, like you, I'm not a fan of cadence runs. But I understand their purpose.
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EVERY WHERE WE GO

(Slow Rhythm)
"Everywhere we goO."
"People wanna know."
"Who we are-e."
"So, we tell them."

(Faster Rhythm)
"We are 'rough and tough' you heard so much about."
"You know we lead the way, everytime that we go out."
"You can take a look at us and see we are motivated!"
"You can take a look at us and see we are dedicated!"

"Moti-Mo-Mo-Mo-Motivated!"
"Dedi-De-De-De-Dedicated!"

...then continue it with another cadence or add to it.
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SSG Parra, classic... excellent choice! I remember a very similar variation, also a classic, thanks for sharing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbBTtkqweB8
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That's awesome, I like that. Thanks.
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I was fortunate enough to attend US Air Force
Sergeants’ Academy (36 prospective first sergeants and me) several years ago,
and during our formation runs our instructor cracked out this one. He would
call the instruction one segment at a time and then repeat just his part with
us answering in suit. He started with the first segment and then repeating it before adding another
segment each time through until we completed the entire chorus so it sounded like this: 



 



I say “One”. You say “Two”



I say “Air Force. You say “Blue.”



 



TI – One



US – Two



TI – Air Force



US - Blue



 



I say “Three”. You say “Four”.



I say “Give me”. You say “More”.



 



TI – Three



US – Four



TI – Give me



US - More



 



I say “Five”. You say “Six”.



I say “Just for”. You say “Kicks”.



 



TI – Five



US - Six



TI – Just for



US - Kicks



 



I say “Seven”. You say “Eight”.



I say “Feeling”. You say “Great”.



 



TI – Seven



US – Eight



TI – Feeling



US - Great



 



I say “Nine”. You say “Ten”.



I say “Do it”. You say “Again”.



 



TI – Nine



US -Ten



TI – Do it



US - Again



 



We all learned it and by the second or third day we were taking turns
calling the run. About half way through the second week, we were out for an afternoon
trot around Gunter AFB when one of my classmates changed the “Air Force” to “Coast Guard”. Since I remain one of only two Coasties to ever attend USAF FSA, it was a nice
touch, and the ensuing laughter was a huge pick me up for all of us because the
weather was brutal….30 degrees with about 10 knot headwind! I still sing this
to myself when I run around the neighborhood. It's just a good memory!



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SPC Steve Rosenow
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Ever hear one about a little yellow bird?
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SPC Steve Rosenow
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Please ignore this. Already answered.
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