What are the songs called that soldiers sing when training?

apinson

Jodies I think. Feb 28 06, 8:28 AM

wdwfla

We called it cadence. Funny how those songs stick in your mind. Feb 28 06, 8:33 AM

Dragonkin

I've heard them called both Marching Cadences and Jodie (or Jody) Calls. My personal faves are "Yellow Bird" and "C-130" Feb 28 06, 12:23 PM

hohohaha

I want to be an airborne ranger, I want to live a life of danger. Here we go, here we go, Up the hill, up the hill, All the way, all the way, Airborne, airborne, Ranger, ranger. :-) Got that one from hubby A Vietnam Christmas jingle ... got this one from dad Jungle bells, Mortar shells, Charlie's in the grass, Take your Merry Christmas cheer, And shove it up your #%^. I think you can fill in the blanks :-) Feb 28 06, 3:22 PM

wajo	Yes, Jodies. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_call Feb 28 06, 5:25 PM

sparrow_freaks

dirges Feb 28 06, 7:56 PM

Arpeggionist

It also depends on the army, really. In the Israeli army, we settle for nothing less than actual music. And a lot of it is even anti-war. Mar 01 06, 3:02 AM

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