Difference between revisions of "Bugle calls"

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Bugle calls are used in a number of military institutions to coordinate a soldier's day. An example (used in the Civil War) is listed below:

5:50am - first call
6:00am - Reveille (signalling morning assembly)
6:15am - stable call (calvary soldiers prepare horses)
6:30am - breakfast call
7:00am - sick call (ill and injured soldiers report to sick bay)
7:30am - fatigue call (work parties report to duty)
8:50am - assembly of trumpeteers (aka guard call - changing of the guard)
8:55am - assembly of guard detail (assembly of guards)
9:00am - adjuant's call (guard mounting ceremony)
9:15am - water call (for horses)
9:30am - drill, first call
10:00am - drill, assembly
11:00am - drill, recall
11:30am - recall from fatigue (work parties cease)
12:00pm - mess call
1:00pm - fatigue call
1:30pm - First Sergeant's call (morning reports due)
2:00pm - mounted drill
2:30pm - dismount drill
3:30pm - drill, recall
4:30pm - water and stable call
5:00pm - recall from fatigue
5:15pm - assembly of trumpteers for retreat (for final parade)
5:30pm - assembly (retreat parade)
5:45pm - adjuntant's call (captain marches buglers and other musicians to parade)
6:00pm - retreat (flag lowering ceremony)
8:55pm - assembly of trumpeteers for tatoo
9:00pm - tatoo (prepare for bed)
9:05pm - assembly (bed check and last roll call)
9:15pm - taps (lights out)

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 ''Adopted from [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bugle.htm FAS Military Analysis Network]''
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 * [[Bugle]]