showing Officer Cadet playing the Bugle call for
Last Post or
The Rouse ,
The trumpet calls,
World War I Australian recruitment poster • "
Adjutant's Call": Indicates that the
adjutant is about to form the guard, battalion, or regiment. • "Alarm" (as played by
Sam Jaffe near the end of
Gunga Din) • "
Assembly": Signals troops to assemble at a designated place. • "
Attention": Sounded as a warning that troops are about to be called to attention. • "
Boots and Saddles": Sounded for mounted troops to mount and take their place in line. • "Call to Quarters": Signals all personnel not authorized to be absent to return to their quarters for the night. : • "
Charge": Signals troops to execute a charge, or gallop forward into harm's way with deadly intent. • "
Church Call": Signals that religious services are about to begin.The call may also be used to announce the formation of a funeral escort from a selected military unit. • "
Drill Call": Sounds as a warning to turn out for drill. • "
Fatigue Call": Signals all designated personnel to report for
fatigue duty. • "
Fire Call": Signals that there is a fire on the post or in the vicinity. The call is also used for
fire drill. • "
First Call": Sounds as a warning that personnel will prepare to assemble for a formation. • This call is also used in
horse racing, where it is known as Call to the Post. In that context, it indicates that jockeys need to have their mounts in position to be loaded into the starting gate. • "
First Sergeant's Call": Signals that the First Sergeant is about to form the company. • "
Guard Mount": Sounds as a warning that the guard is about to be assembled for guard mount. • "
Last Post": Used at Commonwealth of Nations military funerals and ceremonies commemorating those who have been killed in a war. • "
Mail Call": Signals personnel to assemble for the distribution of mail. • "
Mess Call": Signals mealtime. • "
Officers Call": Signals all officers to assemble at a designated place. • "
Pay Call": Signals that troops will be paid. • "
Recall": Signals duties or drills to cease. • "Retreat": Formerly used to signal troops to retreat. Now used to signal the end of the official day. This bugle call is very close to
Sunset used in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms. (This call is also used to introduce Act 3 of
La damnation de Faust by Hector Berlioz.) In the U.S. Army, it is signaled right before To The Colors. • : • "
Reveille": Signals the troops to awaken for morning roll call. In the U.S. Army, it accompanies the raising of the flag, thus representing the official beginning of the new day. • "
The Rouse": Used in Commonwealth nations to signal soldiers to get out of bed (as distinct from Reveille, which signals the troops to awaken). • "School Call": Signals school is about to begin. : • "Sick Call": Signals all troops needing medical attention to report to the dispensary. : • "Stable Call": Signals troops to feed and water horses. Lyrics dating to 1852 Sumner's March to New Mexico: "Come off to the stables, all if you are able, and give your horses some oats and some corn; For if you don’t do it, the colonel will know it, And then you will rue it, as sure’s you’re born." • "Swimming Call": Signals the start of the swimming period. : • "
Taps": Signals that unauthorized lights are to be extinguished. This is the last call of the day. The call is also sounded at the completion of a U.S.
military funeral ceremony. • "
Tattoo": Signals that all light in squad rooms be extinguished and that all loud talking and other disturbances be discontinued within 15 minutes. : • "To Arms": Signals all troops to fall under arms at designated places without delay. : • "To The Colors" (or "To the Color"): In the
United States, it is used to render honors to the nation. It is used when no band is available to render honors, or in ceremonies requiring honors to the nation more than once. "To the Colors" commands all the same courtesies as the National Anthem. The most common use of "To The Colors" is when it is sounded immediately following "Retreat". During this use of the call, the flag is lowered. : ==Popular culture==