What is that Army trumpet or bugle?

Question

What is the wakeup trumpet in the military? What is the name of that song. It is actually in the beginning of salute you shorts that old TV show. And I am not talking about TAPS

Answer 1

That would be "Reveille".

Here is a site that has a bit of history of bugle calls. Some have MP3 files so you can listen to them. Some are probably not used anymore.

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bugle.htm

Answer 2

Reveille

I don't know about it being "the beinning of salute you shorts that old TV show", but...reveille



Main Entry: rev·eil·le
Pronunciation: \ˈre-və-lē, British ri-ˈva-li or -ˈve-\
Function: noun
Etymology: modification of French réveillez, imperative plural of réveiller to awaken, from Middle French reveiller, from re- + eveiller to awaken, from Vulgar Latin *exvigilare, from Latin ex- + vigilare to keep watch, stay awake — more at vigilant
Date: 1644
1: a signal to get up mornings
2: a bugle call at about sunrise signaling the first military formation of the day; also : the formation so signaled

Answer 3

reveille.

I find it funny that the only example of reveille that you can give is The song in the beginning of salute your shorts

Answer 4

And it's a bugle, not a trumpet.

Answer 5

I never heard any wake up trumpets in the military ?

Your watching to many movies.