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For Current Cadets

Here you will find important resources to assist you in your training.

Sand Table Kits

Cadences

Everywhere We Go
Everywhere we go 鈥 oh
People wanna know 鈥 oh
Who we are
Where we come from
So we tell them
We are ______聽(Alpha, Bravo,etc)
(Alpha used as example)
Mighty Mighty Alpha
Rough 鈥 n- tough Alpha
Straight shooting Alpha
Better than Bravo
Big baby Bravo
Better than Charlie
Chicken chicken Charlie
Better than Delta
Dumb-dumb Delta
Better than Echo
Icky icky Echo
We are Alpha
Mighty Mighty Alpha

Here we go again
Same old stuff again
Marching down the avenue
Few more days and we鈥檒l be though
I won鈥檛 have to look at you
So, I鈥檒l be glad and so will you

These boots were made for walkin鈥
And that鈥檚 just what they鈥檒l do
If all you鈥檙e doing is markin鈥 time
They鈥檒l walk all over you.

These guns were made for shootin鈥
And that鈥檚 just what they鈥檒l do
And if we get a mission
We鈥檒l drill a hole in you.

This Army鈥檚 trained for fightin鈥
And that鈥檚 just what we鈥檒l do
If you pick a fight with us
We鈥檒l walk all over you.

Standing tall and looking good
Ought to march in Hollywood

Let鈥檈m blow let鈥檈m blow
Let the four winds blow
Let鈥檈m blow from east to west
The U.S. Army is the best

Hold your head and hold it high
_______Platoon is marching by
Close your eyes and hang your head
We are marching by the dead

Look to your right and whadta see?
A whole bunch of legs looking at me

Dress it right and cover down
Forty inches all around

Nine to the front, six to the rear
That鈥檚 the way we do it here

Everywhere I go
There鈥檚 a Black hat there
Everywhere I go
There鈥檚 a Black hat there
Black hat
Black hat
Why don鈥檛 you leave me alone
And let me go back home

(sub the next verses for 鈥淓verywhere I go鈥)
When I eat my chow鈥
When I comb my hair鈥
When I brush my teeth鈥
When I get my shots鈥
When I do PT鈥
When I see my girl鈥
When I get out of bed鈥
On an FTX鈥

Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe and called for his bowl
And he called for his privates, three
Beer, Beer, Beer said the privates
Merry men are we
But none so fair that they can compare to the airborne infantry

Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl
and he called for his corporals, three
I need a three-day pass said the corporals
Beer, Beer, Beer said the privates
Merry men are we
But none so fair that they can compare to the airborne infantry

Additional Verses:
Sergeants three鈥撯淔ile from the left, column right said the Sgts鈥
Lieuues three鈥撯淚鈥檒l lead the way said the lieuies鈥
Captains three鈥撯淐harge that hill said the captains鈥
Majors three鈥撯淲ho鈥檚 gonna shine my boots said the majors鈥
Colonels three鈥撯淲here鈥檚 my star said the colonels鈥
Generals three鈥撯淲ar, War, War鈥

Eighty-second
Patch on my shoulder
Pick up your 鈥榗hutes and follow me
I鈥檓 the airborne infantry

One-oh-one
Screaming eagles
Pick up your rope and follow me
I鈥檓 the air assault infantry

Twenty-fifth
Tropic lightning
Pick up your rucks and follow me
I鈥檓 the light infantry

First division
Big red one
Jump on your tracks and follow me
I鈥檓 the mechanized infantry

Seventy-fifth
Black beret
Pick up your weapon and follow me
I鈥檓 the ranger infantry

Sixth ID
Patch on my shoulder
Pick up your snowshoes, follow me
Arctic Light Infantry

Wake up to mortar attack
Hit the ground, I鈥檓 out of the rack
My sergeant rushes me off to chow
But I don鈥檛 eat it anyhow

Oh hail, Oh hail, Oh infantry
Queen of battle, follow me
Oh, airborne ranger鈥檚 the life for me
For nothing in this world is free

From a big bird in the sky
All will jump and some will die
Off to battle we will go
To live or die, hell I don鈥檛 know.

Hit the ground with American pride
A bullet through a commie鈥檚 eye
He ought to be damn glad he died
He鈥檇 hate for me to take him alive

It鈥檚 true that some of us will die
Airborne rangers learn to fly
But not today as I hit the ground
Lock and load another round

Over the hill, some men I鈥檝e seen
Head to toe in Army green
Moving tactically, not a sound
Infantry soldiers on the ground

Assault, support are all in place
The enemy unaware of his fate
Claymores blast the 60鈥檚 roar
Again, the airborne ranger scores

Its true that someday I鈥檒l be dead
Before I go I鈥檒l take more heads
Before us enemies all will flee
鈥楥ause we鈥檙e the airborne infantry

I don鈥檛 know why I left
But I must鈥檝e done wrong

And it won鈥檛 be long
鈥楾ill I get on back home

Got a letter in the mail
Go to war or go to jail

Sat me in that barber鈥檚 chair
Spun me around, I had no hair

Used to drive a Cadillac
Now I pack it on my back

Used to drive a limousine
Now I鈥檓 wearing Army green

Dress it right and cover down
Forty inches all around

Nine to the front and six to the rear
That鈥檚 the way we do it here

Used to date a beauty queen
Now I date my M-16

Ain鈥檛 no use in lookin鈥 down
Ain鈥檛 no discharge on the ground

Ain鈥檛 no use in going back
Jody鈥檚 got your cadillac

Ain鈥檛 no use in calling home
Jody鈥檚 got your girl and gone

Ain鈥檛 no use in feeling blue
Jody鈥檚 got your sister too

Took away my faded jeans
Now I鈥檓 wearing Army greens

They took away my gin and rum
Now I鈥檓 up before the sun

Mama Mama can鈥檛 you see
What this Army鈥檚 done to me
Mama Mama can鈥檛 you see
This Army life is killing me

Count cadence
Delay cadence
Skip cadence
Count

(one) All you soldiers
(two) You better do your best
(three) Before you find yourself
(four) In the leaning rest

(one) Hit it
(two) Kick it
(three) Stab it
(four) Kill it

One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four
We like it here
We love it here
We鈥檝e finally found a home
A home
A home
A home away from home (Hey!)

They say that in the Army, the chicken鈥檚 mighty fine

One jumped off the table and started marking time

Oh Lord I wanna go
But they won鈥檛 let me go home (stomp)

They say that in the Army, the coffee鈥檚 mighty fine
It looks like muddy water, and tastes like turpentine

They say that in the Army, the biscuits are mighty fine
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine

They say that in the Army, the meat is mighty fine
Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only nine

They say that in the Army, the shoes are mighty fine
You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine

They say that in the Army, the pancakes are mighty fine
You can try to chew them, but you鈥檙e only wasting time

They say that in the Army, the bed鈥檚 are mighty fine
But how the hell would I know, I鈥檝e never slept in mine

They say the in the Army, the mail is so great
Today I got a letter dates 1948

They say that in the Army, the hours are just right
Start early in the morning and work on through the night

They say that in the Army, the buses are mighty fine
One went round the corner, and left three wheels behind

They say that in the Army, the coffee鈥檚 mighty fine
It鈥檚 good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine

They say that in the Army, the toilets are mighty fine
You flush them up at seven, they come back up at nine

They say that in the army, the tents are waterproof
You wake up in the morning and you鈥檙e floating on the roof

In fourteen hundred and ninety-two
A begger bound for college
Was roaming in the streets of Spain
And selling hot tamales

He said the world was round 鈥 oh
He said it could be found 鈥 oh
The hypothetical navigating son-of-a-gun
Colombo

Said Isabel to Ferdinand
His plan sounds mighty hazy
said Ferdinand to Isabel
I think the sucker鈥檚 crazy!

Through the desert and across the plains
Steaming jungles and tropic rains
No mortal foe can stop me now
This is gonna be my solemn vow

I have honor and I have pride
Winning serves me as my guide
This Army shocks our enemies
Brings them crashing to their knees

Basic Training is plenty rough
To make it through you must be tough
Hey, Squad Leader, don鈥檛 be blue

They鈥檙e gonna make you a soldier too