Fun with Cadence ...

So when we march, we sing to help us keep in step. Usually Cadence is a 'call-repeat' sort of thing; for example: Caller, us

We're not the Army!
We're not the Army!
The backpack'n Army.
The backpack'n Army.
We're not the Air Force!
We're not the Air Force!
Always on the golf course.
Always on the golf course.
We're not the Coast Guard!
We're not the Coast Guard!
They don't even work hard.
They don't even work hard.
We're not the Marines!
We're not the Marines!
They don't even hygiene.
They don't even hygiene.
We ARE the Navy!
We ARE the Navy!
The Worlds Finest Navy.
The Worlds Finest Navy.

Now for the 'fun' part. Today was a Heritage day, so we have a long march back from the theater on base. Our march happened to take us past a normally empty barracks that is currently holding a bunch of Marines (not sure why). Said Marines we're in front of their barracks preparing to muster. Our cadence caller called the above cadence and managed to time it so the 'Marines' section was RIGHT IN FRONT of the group of Marines. They all laughed and clapped and so did we. Who says there's inter-service rivalries. We'll have to see what they come up with in return. =)

I've started "A" School and have some photo's to post but I need to get my uniforms ready, since there's also been a crackdown in the ship (dorm) on room and personnel inspections.

J