Why do we call cadence and what does it mean to you?

MSG (Join to see) when I called cadence it was for the team work and motivation. It was for the Army Values. There was days when I just couldn't make it, but cadence got me through. The formation looks so professional when sounding off!

Cadences are a part of history and esprit de corps! I liked the time the drill sergeant, in 1994, added some words to make the Cadence dirty, just for a second. It revealed a little history that he dared share with our coed platoon. This was great to hear the not so politically correct version for the first time. This was before stress cards and this drill sergeant did not get reported by some offended private.

Calling cadence is a great tradition, inculcates values and uplift moral. Never knew anyone to be upset. Infantry tradition in the early '70's was airborne ranger verses. Mine was a little red neck:
"If I did on the Ol' drop zone,
Box me up and ship me home,
Tell my woman I did my best,
Bury me in the leaning rest,
Bury me up on a hill,
Above my head, build a moonshine still,
Make that still run open wide,
Then I'll thank the Lord I've died!"
I hope I have started something, so share your good stuff!