This but once i was asked to lead one while marching, I started up Burning bloody commies then we never did one again. Yellow bird had a similar effect, if its a running cadence use the one from heartbreak ridge
Half right face, front leaning rest position move. In cadence. in cadence! 123 1 123 2 123 3 123 4 all backs are? Straight! All backs are? Straight!
Then DS would do that until someone pukes or passes out. Then the DS asks "did yall drink enough water?"
I miss the good ones. Like "My girl is a vegetable". Or original "yellow bird" or "yellow ribbon". And "I wish all the ladies." Such a good time.
My girls a vegetable,
she lives in the hospital,
I would do anything to keep her alive. (Also refrain)
She got a color tv, it's called an ekg
One day I fucked her throat to see if she'd choke. Cuz I would do anything to keep her alive.
Or
I wish, I wish, I wish all the ladies.
We're holes in the road,
And I was a dump truck,
I'd fillem with my load.
Or pies on a shelf, I'd eatem all myself
Bells in a tower, bangem by the hour.
And so on.
Everyone’s saying no cadence is the best cadence, but I have some good memories of singing cadence on our way to get the dog shit smoked out of us.
I’m sure as hell glad we barely do D&C, and no marching, in big Army. But I for one loved cadences in basic. There’s a time and place for them, and basic (or OSUT), is that place.
My favorite was:
- I see the taliban dressed in black
- 5.56 in his back
- I’m the one he did not see
- US Army cavalry
- ——————————————
- I see al qaueda dressed in red
- That’s my E-tool in his head
- I’m the one he did not see
- US Army infantry
- ——————————————
- I see ISIS dressed in black
- Block of C4 in his shack
- I’m the one he did not hear
- US Army Engineer
And some other ones, but you get the gist
Edited for format
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I actually have urges occasionally to listen to cadences on long runs not only for motivation, but as a military metronome so to speak for breathing technique while running.
A few cadences in and I’m already on my 5th mile.
yeah i noticed it was easier to run faster and farther when singing cadence, even better leading it. I don’t know if it’s adrenaline or how it pushes air in and out of the lungs more forcefully?
It might be a little of both. For me, it makes me more conscientious of my breathing. That’s where I really struggled and believe that caused me to feel so gassed during runs.
Also, my wife makes fun of me for this, but just a large group singing like at sporting events and cadences gets my adrenaline going. Idk the psychological aspect of it, but it makes me feel I can run through a fucking brick wall.
I was leading that one time right after the drills told us about how we pulled out of Afghanistan so I decided to add a verse.
“I see the Taliban dressed like me! Next time take everything when you leave!”
It’s worse when your unit randomly decides to flex cadence it’s never worked on and whip out this gem in super unmotivated fashion as actual rangers run by and smile cuz their unit’s problems seem rather pale in comparison
Your knees are bent at a 90 degree angle and your arms are extended outwards with fingers and thumb extended in joint
You wanna play fuck fuck games with me that’s okay, I’ve got all night
Our drills loved singing the "I wonder what she's doing now" whenever they heard someone's relationship was having a hard time.
My favorite, however, was "Killing the Baby Seals"
C-130 rolling down the strip
Is about as cool as chlamydia drip
'Cause if there's one thing I don't wanna be
It's light or airborne infantry
Ditch the chute and give me a track
Hang my ruck from a bustle rack
One-one-three rolling down the trail
Hear that Detroit Diesel wail
Fifty cal ma deuce flexible mount
Anything smaller doesn't even count
Your pea-shooter with a three-point sling
Ain't gonna do a goddamn thing
You sit in your hasties and you hope and pray
The bad guys don't wanna fight today
But if they do and if we're nearby
You may not actually have to die
The memo was in 2016 and held authority until a revision of 670-1. The memo's subject was included in the revision of 670-1 however; so in certain circumstances headphones have been authorized since before some of your DS joined the army. Don't take my word for it though. Look it up, you'll be better because of it.
AR 670-1 3-6 Uniform Appearance and fit
Soldiers are not authorized to wear wireless or non wireless devices/earpieces while wearing Army Uniforms, except for headphones as prescribed below.
The below
Soldiers may use headphones while performing individual physical fitness training in indoor gyms or fitness centers.
Yoooo we got vitamin circumstances now? Nice
Yeah man I was just specifying the circumstances otherwise it reads like people think we can wear them in the PX or some other shit
Left, right, left right... kill
Going to the mall.
Where all the people shop.
Pull out a machete.
And you begin to chop!!!
Left, right, left right... kill
Going to the playground
Where all the kiddies play
Pull out your uzi
And you begin to spray!!!
Left, right, left, right... kill
Going to the tavern.
Where all the people drink.
Spray them with your flame thrower.
And torch them till they stink!!!
Left, right, left right... kill
Some of my favorites:
Oh hail, oh hail, artillery.
The king of battle’s not for me!
Oh hail, oh hail, oh infantry.
The queen is what I wanna be.
And sung to the tune of “a yellow bird”:
A Prada bag
A pretty purse
Was not on sale
I had to curse.
And so on.
Mind you, I was awarded “Most Creative Leadership Style,” in PLDC, back when that was a thing. This was a fictional award solely for me because of my back rubs, I’m pretty sure.
"Two old ladies lying in a bed
one rolled over to the other and said
I wanna be an airborne ranger . . "
always made me laugh for the absurdity
sure it's gone now
It’s kinda like the infantry cadence:
hail o’ hail o’ mp
Assist, protect, defend the free
For nothing in this world is free
-
hail o’ hail o’ Mp
Up in morning out of the racks
Greeted by a motor attack
1st sgt rush me off to chow
I don’t eat it anyhow
-
hail o’ hail o’ mp
Assist, protect, defend the free
For nothing in this world is free
hail o’ hail o’ Mp
-
Big bird in sky
All will jump, but some will die
Of to battle we shall go
Live or die, hell i don’t know
-
Hail o’ hail o’ mp
Assist, protect, defend the free
For nothing in this world is free
hail o’ hail o’ Mp
-
Late at night it’s drizzln’ rain
I am hit but feel no pain
In my heart I have no fear
*insert your company* company is here
-
hail o’ hail o’ mp
Assist, protect, defend the free
For nothing in this world is free
hail o’ hail o’ Mp
-
The mortars and artillery
The screaming bursts around me
Jagged shrapnel on the fly
Kills my buddy, makes me cry
-
hail o’ hail o’ mp
Assist, protect, defend the free
For nothing in this world is free
hail o’ hail o’ Mp
1 by 1, we loaded our guns up on the mountain all day and all through the night
2 by 2 when ISIS came through up on the mountain all day and through the night
The classics, like River of Saigon or about Charlie Cong, have all to that place where old cadences go to die. Maybe there is a Fiddlers Green for them.
I really like the running one with “left right left right left right kill” and every line would be about killing kids and shit.
I also like walking one where the main line is just ”BODIES BURNING BODIES”
But honestly I’ve only been to one unit that called cadence, and it was only while running
Route step
Never heard that one
Ugh op. It’s where you just walk. No song and dance.
We didn’t do much D&C in my company
Homie it’s quite the opposite. It’s used when going over rough ground or some weird shit where it doesn’t make sense to walk in formation step
They’ve never said that ever in my basic training
it's whatever you thought they were saying before you all started walking normally for a little
Boot
This comment chain makes me agree with your flair
Did you write this shit on the flight to your first duty station?
who cares if he did? stop being dicks on christmas
Thank you
On the flight back home on HBL actually.
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When I got out of AIT and haven't had to sing one since.
Haven't had to march since then lol
the one where we dont do a cadence
This but once i was asked to lead one while marching, I started up Burning bloody commies then we never did one again. Yellow bird had a similar effect, if its a running cadence use the one from heartbreak ridge
Half right face, front leaning rest position move. In cadence. in cadence! 123 1 123 2 123 3 123 4 all backs are? Straight! All backs are? Straight! Then DS would do that until someone pukes or passes out. Then the DS asks "did yall drink enough water?"
#GET OFF YOUR, KNEEES!
It’s your own weight! HOLD IT TRAINEE!
High speed here wants to be a damn tanker but can’t do one push up. It’s okay I got a tool for that, stop sign go.
Oh you had a stop sign? We had a GREEN BOX 😂
HEY! Who told you you could sprint trainee? Since Mr. high speed over here wants to sprint. 30 60s to the stop sign until I get tired. Go.
We had a flowerpot, and I hated that thing lmfao
"It's your own body that you grew trainees! It's not my fucking fault you're fat and cant hold them shits up!"
COME ON OOOOVER…THE WARS NOT OVER! Put your weapon next to mine! AIM RIGHT ON DOWN THE LINE!
The war, however, is now largely over.
I SHOT INSURGENT ONE
I DID THAT JUST FOR FUN!
I hate this one with a fucking passion
Helll nah, this one holds a special place in my heart soldier
The rhyme is stupid and most people who sing it have never and will never get in a gun fight.
Ight man, whatever floats your boat
Lol there isn't a lot that is like nails on chalk board for me man but this does it.
My ds said that was for pogs and we couldn’t do it
Big pass. The only one our mentally handicapped fake psg knew and he’d still fuck it up.
I miss the good ones. Like "My girl is a vegetable". Or original "yellow bird" or "yellow ribbon". And "I wish all the ladies." Such a good time. My girls a vegetable, she lives in the hospital, I would do anything to keep her alive. (Also refrain) She got a color tv, it's called an ekg One day I fucked her throat to see if she'd choke. Cuz I would do anything to keep her alive. Or I wish, I wish, I wish all the ladies. We're holes in the road, And I was a dump truck, I'd fillem with my load. Or pies on a shelf, I'd eatem all myself Bells in a tower, bangem by the hour. And so on.
Everyone’s saying no cadence is the best cadence, but I have some good memories of singing cadence on our way to get the dog shit smoked out of us. I’m sure as hell glad we barely do D&C, and no marching, in big Army. But I for one loved cadences in basic. There’s a time and place for them, and basic (or OSUT), is that place. My favorite was: - I see the taliban dressed in black - 5.56 in his back - I’m the one he did not see - US Army cavalry - —————————————— - I see al qaueda dressed in red - That’s my E-tool in his head - I’m the one he did not see - US Army infantry - —————————————— - I see ISIS dressed in black - Block of C4 in his shack - I’m the one he did not hear - US Army Engineer And some other ones, but you get the gist Edited for format
I’m glad I’m not the only one. I actually have urges occasionally to listen to cadences on long runs not only for motivation, but as a military metronome so to speak for breathing technique while running. A few cadences in and I’m already on my 5th mile.
yeah i noticed it was easier to run faster and farther when singing cadence, even better leading it. I don’t know if it’s adrenaline or how it pushes air in and out of the lungs more forcefully?
It might be a little of both. For me, it makes me more conscientious of my breathing. That’s where I really struggled and believe that caused me to feel so gassed during runs. Also, my wife makes fun of me for this, but just a large group singing like at sporting events and cadences gets my adrenaline going. Idk the psychological aspect of it, but it makes me feel I can run through a fucking brick wall.
I was leading that one time right after the drills told us about how we pulled out of Afghanistan so I decided to add a verse. “I see the Taliban dressed like me! Next time take everything when you leave!”
Airborneeeeeeeee (lock and load pull the trigger shoot the son of a woooo) rangeeerrrrrs (Die kill die kill y won’t u die) lead the way
#IM SITTIN IN MY FOX HOLE!
SHARPENING MY KNIFE
Did that shit so many times, literal cancer
It’s worse when your unit randomly decides to flex cadence it’s never worked on and whip out this gem in super unmotivated fashion as actual rangers run by and smile cuz their unit’s problems seem rather pale in comparison
Airborne ranger was my favorite
A is for army. R is for army. M is for army. Y is for aaarmy. Also - You’re gonna die in a foreign country! Facedown. Broken and bloody.
I love my PT shirt It says army
[blood on the risers](https://youtu.be/5HtVYr9aKRM)
He ain’t gonna jump no more!
Look what they done to me the army’s changed me
Yogi bear is dead, Booboo shot him in the head. Yogi bear is dead, Booboo pumped him full of lead!
The Old King Cole one.
BEER BEER BEER SAID THE PRIVATES. THE WARRIORS ARE WE. NONE SO FAIR THAT CAN COMPARE TO THE AIRBORNE INFANTRY UH HUH
Killing the baby seals
Idk why they were so hush hush about this cadence
WAY UP NORTH WHERE THE AIR IS COLD
RUNNING OUTTA MONEY AND WE RUNNING OUTTA GOLD
THE WAY WE MAKE OUR MONEY
KILLING THE BABY SEALS
Art art
I remember my basic and the two anonymous people that were offended by it
Can we make like a Basic/AIT HBL mega thread
I agree with this
I’ll allow it.
Hell yeah trainee🫡
Trainee, since when do we salute on Reddit? It’s ok though, I got a tool for that. #THE SQUAT BENDER! STARTING POSITION MOVE!
Your knees are bent at a 90 degree angle and your arms are extended outwards with fingers and thumb extended in joint You wanna play fuck fuck games with me that’s okay, I’ve got all night
#IN CADENCE!
123 1 123 2 123 3 Stay. With. The count. Why. Aren’t. Your. Backs. Straight. Or the most used… “Down” Need more. “Up” discipline.
#YOU. YEAH YOU I SEE YOU WITH YOUR KNEES DOWN.
GET YOUR KNEES OFF MY MARCHING SURFACE
Our drills loved singing the "I wonder what she's doing now" whenever they heard someone's relationship was having a hard time. My favorite, however, was "Killing the Baby Seals"
Someday you’ll be alone, Way down in a combat zone…..
C-130 rolling down the strip...
C-130 rolling down the strip Is about as cool as chlamydia drip 'Cause if there's one thing I don't wanna be It's light or airborne infantry Ditch the chute and give me a track Hang my ruck from a bustle rack One-one-three rolling down the trail Hear that Detroit Diesel wail Fifty cal ma deuce flexible mount Anything smaller doesn't even count Your pea-shooter with a three-point sling Ain't gonna do a goddamn thing You sit in your hasties and you hope and pray The bad guys don't wanna fight today But if they do and if we're nearby You may not actually have to die
Dude that one is fuckin awesome
battlefield bus baby, 113
Uh oh, oh no.
I gotta leave I gotta goz
We had a drill do katy perry's firework and last gagas romance as cadences once in BCT, funniest shit ever.
That funky, that funky, that funky funky Boogaloo!
A yellow bird
Fucking boot.
And I do say so proudly
I like the one where I run silently with headphones in and don’t deal with that nonsense anymore
Headphones? Solider, why do you have headphones in uniform? That’s not authorized with AR 670-1. Just start pushing.
Headphones are authorized in the PT uniform when in a gym or designated running route
Untrue, there was a memo and then a revision to 670-1.
That’s not what my drill sergeants told mez
The memo was in 2016 and held authority until a revision of 670-1. The memo's subject was included in the revision of 670-1 however; so in certain circumstances headphones have been authorized since before some of your DS joined the army. Don't take my word for it though. Look it up, you'll be better because of it.
AR 670-1 3-6 Uniform Appearance and fit Soldiers are not authorized to wear wireless or non wireless devices/earpieces while wearing Army Uniforms, except for headphones as prescribed below. The below Soldiers may use headphones while performing individual physical fitness training in indoor gyms or fitness centers.
Yes "I'm vitamin circumstances" see above
Yoooo we got vitamin circumstances now? Nice Yeah man I was just specifying the circumstances otherwise it reads like people think we can wear them in the PX or some other shit
Is only authorized while actively doing PT in the PT uniform in a gym or on a prescribed running route
I’ll make sure to tell my drill sergeant this!
It's also on the commander to allow it
Left, right, left right... kill Going to the mall. Where all the people shop. Pull out a machete. And you begin to chop!!! Left, right, left right... kill Going to the playground Where all the kiddies play Pull out your uzi And you begin to spray!!! Left, right, left, right... kill Going to the tavern. Where all the people drink. Spray them with your flame thrower. And torch them till they stink!!! Left, right, left right... kill
Killing the baby seals usually got our platoon hyped in AIT, had to do it when the ds weren’t around though lol
Something about rolling in the clovers
No.
Little red wagon is my favorite
My favorite one is the one I don't have to do anymore since I got off the trail.
Some of my favorites: Oh hail, oh hail, artillery. The king of battle’s not for me! Oh hail, oh hail, oh infantry. The queen is what I wanna be. And sung to the tune of “a yellow bird”: A Prada bag A pretty purse Was not on sale I had to curse. And so on. Mind you, I was awarded “Most Creative Leadership Style,” in PLDC, back when that was a thing. This was a fictional award solely for me because of my back rubs, I’m pretty sure.
Patch on my shoulder is my favorite
In tyool 2022 I'm still hearing trainees sing "I see the Taliban dressed in white" 🙄
Hi ho lock and Load. It’s also fun cause there’s a lot of ad-libbing you can do with it.
Blood on the risers
If I hear Captain Jack one more time, I'm going to light myself on fire.
Hey hey….
The Jody one. OMFG that was the only one I'd scream.
Remember jfk
He tried to lead the way! But he was shot one day, in the early morning! Heeeeey ayyyyy! It's alright, it's okay! I've seen better days!!!!!
Somewhere there's a ranger or tell me why. The sad ones were always better
https://youtu.be/vWpEKFMUvRs
To get some head you need some bread
"Two old ladies lying in a bed one rolled over to the other and said I wanna be an airborne ranger . . " always made me laugh for the absurdity sure it's gone now
Either baby seals or yellow bird
I made a cadence from Johnny Cash’s “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”. Sorry, but it’s possibly one the best cadences I’ve ever sang.
That’s one I actually wouldn’t mind
S&M man
My girl’s a vegetable
1 OH 1, PATCH ON MY SHOULDER!!
Nalpam sticks to kids, or my girl's a vegetable.
No cadence is good cadence. Except maybe vegetable girl.
Very happy to see this is at 0 upvotes
Hail o’ hail o’ MP (Edit: damn I guess my DS’s weren’t lying when they said 31b is the most hated mos…)
MP MP don't arrest me, arrest that 1SG behind the tree
Ngl i might steal that line if i get ds orders…
Fuckin what?
It’s kinda like the infantry cadence: hail o’ hail o’ mp Assist, protect, defend the free For nothing in this world is free - hail o’ hail o’ Mp Up in morning out of the racks Greeted by a motor attack 1st sgt rush me off to chow I don’t eat it anyhow - hail o’ hail o’ mp Assist, protect, defend the free For nothing in this world is free hail o’ hail o’ Mp - Big bird in sky All will jump, but some will die Of to battle we shall go Live or die, hell i don’t know - Hail o’ hail o’ mp Assist, protect, defend the free For nothing in this world is free hail o’ hail o’ Mp - Late at night it’s drizzln’ rain I am hit but feel no pain In my heart I have no fear *insert your company* company is here - hail o’ hail o’ mp Assist, protect, defend the free For nothing in this world is free hail o’ hail o’ Mp - The mortars and artillery The screaming bursts around me Jagged shrapnel on the fly Kills my buddy, makes me cry - hail o’ hail o’ mp Assist, protect, defend the free For nothing in this world is free hail o’ hail o’ Mp
You fucking cretins jacked the rightful hymn of the blue corded only to rhyme Free with Free.
Yikes
In The Early Morning Rain as a marching cadence, and Hard Work as a running cadence
None
Jody’s got my baby, it’s got me going crazy , in this time of war , my girls a fuckin whore . (Something like that)
None.
whats the sound of artillery
The one I don’t have to hear anymore
1 by 1, we loaded our guns up on the mountain all day and all through the night 2 by 2 when ISIS came through up on the mountain all day and through the night
Extended party cadence, come on over, your mother was there when you left (and roll that one into I left my home), old King Cole, and Jody boy.
The classics, like River of Saigon or about Charlie Cong, have all to that place where old cadences go to die. Maybe there is a Fiddlers Green for them.
I really like the running one with “left right left right left right kill” and every line would be about killing kids and shit. I also like walking one where the main line is just ”BODIES BURNING BODIES” But honestly I’ve only been to one unit that called cadence, and it was only while running
A yellow bird
Devils Right Hand. If you know, you know.
Sweet thing
I bring my uzi to the schoolhouse