"What if there are a bunch of speakers around you? Which one do you salute?"
Salute the loudest or closest speaker. "What if you're a civilian driving on a military base or by a military base? What do you do during the national anthem? Would you get out of your car?" On an Air Force base, you just have to pull over and wait until the end of the song. On most Army bases, people get out of their car. "Which one do you like better: Taps or Reveille? Why?" I like Taps more because it's more soothing, and helps me remember other peoples' sacrifices to keep us free. "Do they play Reveille and Taps EVERY day? Even on the weekend? At EVERY base?" They usually play only during the weekdays, but sometimes they'll play on the weekends if there is a large training mission. Reveille and Taps are played on most bases. Not always at forward operating locations though where there may be more enemies present. "Wouldn't you get those songs stuck in your head if you hear them every morning and night?" You get used to hearing them and don't get them stuck in your head because you are usually busy thinking about many other things. I enjoy still waking up my kids with Reveille even though we do not live on a base anymore, but they don't usually like that! -Lt Col Matt Youmans
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