Adjutant's Call

PURPOSE OF BUGLE CALLS FIRST CALL - Sounded as a warning for Soldiers to begin assembling for a formation. REVEILLE - Signals the Soldiers to awaken for morning roll call and accompanies the raising of the National Flag. RECALL - Signals that the present period of physical training, duties, or drill is over.

On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to bugle call, such as: brouhaha, outcry, uproar, hullabaloo, protest, and rallying cry.

A bugle call is a short tune, originating as a military signal announcing scheduled and certain non-scheduled events on a military installation, battlefield, or ship. Historically, bugles, drums, and other loud musical instruments were used for clear communication in the noise and confusion of a battlefield.

• 8 a.m., "Mess Call": Signals breakfast, lunch or dinner. • 5 p.m., "Retreat": Signals the end of the official duty day. "To the Colors": This call is used to render honors to the nation when no band is available or in ceremonies requiring honors to the nation more than once.

Taps The powerful sound of a bugler playing “Taps” is a call to remember those who gave their lives in the service of the United States. Born of a French bugle call, the melody we know as “Taps” was rearranged and used during the Civil War as a call for lights out.

Sounded at 2100 hours (9 p.m.), Taps is the final call of the day, and indicates lights out and marks “quiet time” on the base. Service members do not have to stand at attention or salute at this time.

‐ The morning bugle call, known as Reveille, was originally conducted as "Troop" in 1812 and was designed to muster the unit or for roll call, but as time passed it came to mark when the flag was raised in the morning and honors paid to it.

The call is performed as a solo today. The Last Post was incorporated into funeral and memorial services by the late 19th century in England as a final farewell symbolizing that the duty of the dead is over and that they can rest in peace.

Taps "Taps" is a bugle call sounded to signal "lights out" at the end of a military day, and during patriotic memorial ceremonies and military funerals conducted by the United States Armed Forces.

Reveille ‐ The morning bugle call, known as Reveille, was originally conducted as "Troop" in 1812 and was designed to muster the unit or for roll call, but as time passed it came to mark when the flag was raised in the morning and honors paid to it.

Service members do not have to stand at attention or salute at this time. To honor fallen military members, Taps is also sounded at military funerals, during which members are expected to stand at attention and salute for the entirety of the song.

Retreat: 5 P.M. ‐ At the end of the work day, Retreat will sound. Retreat is traditionally a time to secure the flag and pay respect to what it stands for.