by Derek—2004.12.25 @ 0744
Central to any group cohesion is teamwork and the ability to come together as a unit. Mottos, slogans, and codes are all methods of building bonds between individuals...
Okay, enough with the chatter. In Basic Training we learned a few mottos and slogans, both for our Platoon and as an entire company. This Christmas morning, having nothing to do as I wait for my kids to wake up, I decided to write down these mottos before I forget them entirely.
Standing tall, looking good
We're the best at Leonard Wood
We came to fight
We fight to kill
Alpha-Gaters kill at will
One Shot! (1st Platoon)
One Kill! (2nd Platoon)
Thump-'em Dump-'em! (3rd Platoon)
Cold Steel! (4th Platoon)
We're Tomahawks, we're never wrong
We're here to make our country strong
Always fighting to be free
With courage and fidelity
Alpha!
(Note: Each training cycle, each platoon creates their own motto. As you can imagine, they are usually horrible.)
Look in our eyes, what do you see?
Renegade pride and integrity.
Standing big and standing tall
No matter what, we won't fall.
Bring it on from sea to sea
We will fight to victory.
Bring it Bin-laden, bring it Iraq!
You'd better believe that we'll fight back.
4th Platoon Renegades!