"Markers outwards turn. Quick march."
"Up, number four. Look sharp. That'll do."
"Markers, steadi-i-i-i-i——."
"Right turn."
"Fall in." And then the final great roar of—
"Stop all that yammering." And how quickly it stopped, too.
Do you remember it, and who said it? Of course you do, just as clearly as I myself do. You remember those early mornings, too. The sleepy chatter stilled in an instant to silence. And all those other days, too, when custom had made it imperative on all parades, it was part of us and our ceremonial.
Lieut. and Q.-M. (formerly Regimental Sergeant Major) James Kelly.[ToList]