AIR FORCE CADENCE

D. I. : DELAYED CADENCE COUNT CADENCE COUNT.
T.: ONE
D. I.: GET YOUR HEAD UP (OR) A LITTLE LOUDER
T.: TWO
D. I.: GET YOUR SHOULDERS BACK (OR) A LITTLE LOUDER
T.: THREE
D. I.: GET YOUR CHEST OUT (OR) A LITTLE LOUDER
T.: FOUR
D. I.: GET YOUR STOMACH IN (OR A LITTLE LOUDER)
T.: ONE
D. I.: HEAD UP ETC.
T.: TWO
D. I.: CHEST OUT, ETC.
T.: THREE
D. I.: STOMACH IN, ETC., ETC.

Submitter comment: THE FORMAT ON THIS ISN'T VERY CLEAR.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL

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AIR FORCE CADENCE

PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW-OH
WHO-O WE AR-RE
SO-O WE TELL THEM
WE'RE MIGHTY MIGHTY DEL-TA
WE'RE MIGHTY MIGHTY DEL-TA
EACH LINE HAS "(ECHO)" WRITTEN AFTER IT

Submitter comment: THIS CADENCE WAS CHANTED AS SQUADRON "D" CAME TO THE CHOW
LINE OR WERE RETURNING TO THE BARRACKS.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL

Date learned: 08-00-1966

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AIR FORCE CADENCE

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD (ECHO)
THAT C. A. P. IS A FLYING CORP (ECHO)
SO WHAT THE HELL WE MARCHING FOR (ECHO)

Submitter comment: C. A. P. (CIVIL AIR PATROL) WHICH IS AN AUXILIARY OF THE
AIR FORCE THAT PERFORMS SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS
FOR THE AIR FORCE AND THE F. A. A. INSIDE THE UNITED
STATES.

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL

Date learned: 08-00-1966

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AIR FORCE CADENCE

WE WORK ALL DAY (ECHO)
WE STUDY ALL NIGHT (ECHO)
CAN'T STOP, GOTTA GO (ECHO)
AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY (ECHO)

Submitter comment: CHANTED AT A FAST JOG

Where learned: NEVADA ; STEAD AIR FORCE BASE ; RENO

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AIR FORCE CADENCE

CAN'T STOP, GOTTA GO (ECHO)
AIRBORNE ALL THE WAY (ECHO)
D. I.: HOW FAR
T: ALL THE WAY
D.I.: WHICH WAY
T: AIRBORNE

Submitter comment: CHANTED AT A FAST JOG

James Callow comment: RDNeedsReview

Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE ; RANTOUL ; NEVADA ; STEAD AIR FORCE BASE ; RENO

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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AIR FORCE CADENCE

OVER THE HILL
AROUND THE HILL
THROUGH THE HILL
CAN'T STOP
GOTTA GO
AIRBORNE
ALL THE WAY

Submitter comment: EACH LINE HAS "ECHO" IN PARENTHESES AFTER IT
CHANTED AT A FAST JOG

Where learned: NEVADA ; STEAD AIR FORCE BASE ; RENO

Date learned: 07-00-1968

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RHYME

FIRST THEY HIRED ME,
THEN THEY FIRED ME,
THEN BY GOLLY I LEFT MY WIFE AND 23 CHILDREN TO DIE OF STARVATION
AND THOUGH IT WAS RIGHT. {THOUGHT?}

Submitter comment: THIS IS SAID WHILE WALKING, WITH THE BEAT COINCIDING WITH THE PACE
OF THE WALK. THE INDIVIDUAL SAYS THE FIRST WORK OF THE RHYME
WHILE STEPPING DOWN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, AND FINISHES SO THAT WHEN
HE SAYS "RIGHT," HE LANDS ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; FARMINGTON ; TOLD IN

James Callow Keyword(s): MILITARY CADENCE?

Date learned: 09-26-1972

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