"The Old Sergeant" and Jodies

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[Steve Newton]

The old sergeants platoon was behind the wire today and standing down for a well earned rest. As the sergeant was walking across the compound, headed toward his office, he heard the sound of a marching cadence. Ever the sergeant he walked toward the sound until he found the goon squad, sitting in the shade of a building, signing Jodies.

[bert]

.....it was "James Whitmore", the Sgt that was limping...

Correcto, my bad

The scene as in December 1944. I doubtthe veracity of the May 1944 date for jody.

[yarddog]

My Brother-in-law is a retired naval aviator. I remember when he was at Pensacola he got one sort of like this. Can't be sure if I have the words exactly right.

I don't know but I've been told

Navy wings are made of gold.

I don't know but heard it said

Air force wings are made of lead.

[dakine]

Good military stuff...

[Steve Newton]

Ha

That will do just fine.

Love it

Thank you my friend.

Steve

[LonePalm]

Thanks Chief.

The night before I left for Officer Candidate School, my father sat me down on the couch and made me read the short story "Dr. Blakey's first command" from C. S. Forrester's book The man in the yellow life raft. I highly recommend it.

The point was not to read a good story but to teach me about the value of Chiefs. I learned the lesson the FIRST time.

Shortly after I took over OI Division (CIC) some of the men came to me asking if they could do something. Without looking up, I asked them "What did the Chief say?" "Ah, um, we didn't ask him." I looked up at them and said, "Well?" They went down to the goat locker and asked the Chief. He asked them if they had asked me. They said, "Yes." "What did he say?" "He asked us if we had asked you." After that I could do NO wrong as far as the Chief was concerned. The fact that I was better than anyone except the Chief at maneuvering board didn't hurt either. The OS1 I beat at maneuvering board made Chief at 9.5 years and evaluated us at Gitmo. We passed. BTW - I still know my navigation and rules of the road, COLD.

I hope you and yours are well.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[El Gato]

Around her head she wore a yellow ribbon.
She wore in the springtime and in the month of May.
And if you asked her why the heck she wore it,
She wore it for her lover who was in the Calvary.

Calvary, Calvary, she wore it for her lover who was in the Calvary.

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Since I was in Foxtrot Flight, and we wore Red ball caps, we had a slight variation.

Around her head she wore a red ribbon
She wore it in the spring time and in the month of May
And if you asked her why the heck she wore it,
she wore it for her lover who was in F-Troop

F-Troop, F-Troop, she wore it for her lover who was in F-Troop.

Around the block the she pushed a baby carriage...
She pushed it in the spring time and in the month of May
And if you asked her why the heck she pushed it,
she pushed it for her lover who was in F-Troop

Behind the door her Father kept a shotgun.
He kept it in the spring time and in the month of May
And if you asked him why the heck he kept it,
he kept it for her lover who was in F-Troop

F Troop was a popular comedy TV show from 1965-67, but I think it may have been still in re-runs in '71.

Let's just say that while our FTO (Field Training Officer) didn't mind our version too much, it drove the other FTO's slightly batty, and they all outranked ours. (Ours was the only Captain, the rest were Majors, the exec or admin officer (some of each actually) was a mustang Captain and the CO was full bird. All of them, plus the enlisted and civilian support staff were drawn from various AF ROTC detachments around the country. There were two encampments at Vandy that year. The first was 4 weeks, for those that had done two years of ROTC on campus already, while our 6 week camp was for those who were in the two year program. In that extra two weeks, we put in as many hours in the classroom and on the drill pad as they did in two years (but they only went to class one hour a week and spent an additional hour on drill and ceremonies.)

[Uncle Fud]

G.I. beans and G.I. gravy

Gee I wish I'd joined the Navy

G.I. coffee, G.I. chow

Gee I feel it comin' up now

[El Gato]

I don't know but I've been told Navy wings are made of gold. I don't know but heard it said Air force wings are made of lead.

That one was featured in "An Officer and Gentleman, with Lou Gosset Jr. as the DI. Debra Winger as the townie who didn't want to snare an officer cadet, but did. Some dumb SoB as the officer cadet... oh yea, Richard Gere.

[Fierce Allegiance]

On our way to the church service, I would sing Amazing Grace and other hymns to cadence.

Cool!

[T Minus Four]

And then I smashed his little yellow head!

"..little yellow..."? LOL, not in my Air Force! We had a different adjective that went here.

[Antonello]

Yeah well, I didn't teach that other version to my daughters, either; they got the one I posted. Besides, I figured I was pushing my luck already by saying that Jesus had a magnet in his ass. ;)

[T Minus Four]

yes, that may have been pushing it :-)

[LeadTheWay]

Hello all,

I am new to this forum. I spent 10 years in te 2/75th Ranger Battalion so I know a few "jodies". Here is a sample...

Hail, Hail Rock and Roll
The sound of the rotors are loud and cold
And I was always ready to go
So early in the morning

They took us up a mile high
And one by one we all came down
We stabbed and sliced with bayonet
Killing those fools without regret

Hail, Hail Rock and Roll
The sound of the rotors are loud and cold
And I was always ready to go
So early in the morning

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Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger where have you been?

I been around the world and back again!

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you go?

In a C-130, flyin' low!

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger what did you do?

I smashed commie heads for me and you!

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you get back?

In a black and gold body sack!

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Coon skin and alligator hide,
Makes a pair of jump boots just the right size

Stand up, Hook up, Shuffle to the door
Jump right out on the count of four

If my chute don't open wide,
I have a reserve by my side

If that one should fail me too,
Look out ground I'm comin through

Pin my wings upon my chest,
Tell my mama I done my best

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I have tons more by most would make you all blush =p

[MortMan]

A good doubletime jody...

Chorus:
Hey lawdy-dawdy,
All: (Hey-hey),
Hey lawdy-dawdy-dah-dah,
(Hey-Hey)
Hey lawdy-dawdy,
(Hey-hey),
Hey lawdy-dawdy-dah-dah,
(Hey-Hey)

That's okay and that's alright,
(Hey-Hey)
I didn't sleep at all last night,
(Hey-Hey)
That's okay and that's alright,
(Hey-Hey)
I didn't sleep at all last night,
(Hey-Hey)

That's alright and that's okay,
(Hey-Hey)
I don't need sleep anyway!
(Hey-Hey)
That's alright and that's okay,
(Hey-Hey)
I don't need sleep anyway!
(Hey-Hey)

CHORUS

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
(Hey-Hey)
Jack jump over the canslestick,
(Hey-Hey)
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick,
(Hey-Hey)
Jack jump over the canslestick,
(Hey-Hey)

CHORUS

[MortMan]

Errr... "candlestick"

[edcoil]

“Pvt. Willie Duck-worth, a black soldier on detached service with Fort Slocum's Provisional Training Center, sang out the first-ever rendition of Sound-off, Sound-off; 1-2; Sound-off; 3-4; Count cadence; 1-2-3-4; 1-2 -- 3-4. Other soldiers in the formation joined in and their dragging feet picked up momentum

Cadence was used in the Civil War and history tells us even the Roman shoulders marched to cadence so what is wtih Pvt. Duckwork being the first?

[Steve Newton]

Thank you my friend

Yes, the NCO's really ARE the backbone of the military. I have know several officers who learned this the hard way. A good Chief can make you look good-----or very very bad.

Godd story my friend. All is well and I hope all is well with you and yours too.

God Bless

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Good ones


Thank you


Steve

[Steve Newton]

Great Stuff

Steve

[Steve Newton]

Very very good

Thank you. And thank you for your service

Steve