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title: "6 military cadences you will never forget"
date: "2019-05-31"
modified: "2020-10-22"
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  - name: "Tim Kirkpatrick"
    link: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/authors/tkirkpatrick.md"
url: "https://www.wearethemighty.com/music/6-military-cadences-you-will-never-forget/"
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# 6 military cadences you will never forget

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Men and women serving in the military have spent hours stomping around the base in well-constructed running formations yelling a repetitive song at the top of their lungs.

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Military cadences, or close-order drill, date back hundreds of years as a signal to keep troops covered and aligned as they march forward in the battlefield. Now it's primarily used to keep service members in step — landing their feet at the same time — causing a prideful beat.

### Related: [5 great military cadences you haven't thought about in years](<https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-history/5-great-military-cadences-you-havent-thought-about-in-years.md>)

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*Look at all those happy faces! (U.S. Army photo)*

Regardless, military cadences stain our memories like a top 40 hit on the radio. Once you hear it, let the rhythm teleport you to the good old days.

### 1. "Fired Up"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTfMncWivQc

### 2. "You Can't Break My Body Down"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpY2XEEjC7E

### 3. "Mama, Mama Can't You See?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg0ob9NfpSw

### 4. "I Used To Sit at Home All Day"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9TINZP5FCs

### 5. "I Heard That in the Navy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk0LTRRvWXM

### 6. "My Grandma!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itH3--YYSTw

Can you think of any others not listed? Comment below.

## Author
Tim Kirkpatrick entered the Navy in 2007 as a Hospital Corpsman and deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines in the fall of 2010. Tim now has degrees in both Film Production and Screenwriting. tim.kirkpatrick@wearethemighty.com

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