Service Calls
Call to Quarters
A military bugle call played to signal all personnel (not authorized to be absent) to return to their quarters for the night.
Church Call
A military bugle call played to signal that religious services are about to begin. The call may also be used to announce the formation of a funeral escort.
Fatigue Call
A military bugle call played to signal all designated personnel to report for fatigue duty.
Mail Call
A military bugle call played to signal personnel to assemble for the distribution of mail.
Mess Call
A military bugle call played to signal personnel that it is mealtime. The same call is used for all meals.
Officer's Call
A military bugle call played to signal all officers to assemble at a designated place.
Pay Day March
A military bugle call played to signal all troops that they will be paid.
Pay Call
A military bugle call played to signal all troops that they will be paid. The Pay Call consists of the first strain (repeated) of the Pay Day March.
recall
A military bugle call played to signal all troops that duties or drills should cease.
Retreat
A military bugle call played to signal the end of the official day.
Reveille
A military bugle call played at dawn to awaken the troops for morning roll call. It is also used to accompany the raising of the National Colors.
School Call
A military bugle call played to signal that school is about to begin.
Sick Call
A military bugle call played to signal all troops needing medical attention to report to the dispensary.
taps
A military bugle call played to signal that unauthorized lights are to be extinguished. This is the last bugle call of the day. Taps is also sounded at the completion of a military funeral ceremony.
tattoo
A military bugle call played to signal that all light in squad rooms be extinguished and that all loud talking and other disturbances be discontinued within 15 minutes.
