-Name: SGT Erickson
-Attended BCT: January 2000
-BCT Location: Ft Leonard Wood, MO
-MOS: 91S/68S - Preventive Medicine
-AIT Location: Ft Sam Houston, TX
-Deployments: Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo - 2005
-Current Duty: Drill Sergeant Candidate
-Current Location: Washington State


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Mottos
These are the mottos I heard numerous times over the course of Nine Weeks. They are engrained in my brain for life. Enjoy!


Items written in italics are my own words,
A specific person or group of people chanting that portion of the motto, and described movements.


Company Motto

We are Bravo, Bravo 3-10!
The Best Darn Company that's ever been!
War's our game, our claim to fame
if we can't do it, it can't be done!
Lightfighters:Motivation!
Cold Steel:Determination!
Mad Dawgs:Dedication!
Recon:Inspiration!
All:Graduation!
Drive on Drill Sergeant Drive On!
clap, clap
Drive on Drill Sergeant Drive On!
clap, clap
AaaaiiiirrrrBORNE!
Bravo 3-10 HOOAH!



Lightfighters
WE are light fighters first platoon.
Soldiers oh, so so soon
Full of dedication, got an destination,
heading straight for graduation.
Blood sweat tears, we faced the fears
So light it up, light fighters, light it up
So light it up, light fighters, light it up
so light it up, Light fighters, LIGHT IT UP!


Cold Steel


Platoon Motto:
When it's cold outside, you know what to expect,
We are the cold steel killa's and we're in effect
we are, malesBravo 3-10, what?
femalesSecond Platoon!
allRock to graduation we'll see you soon.
Lightfighters, Mad Dawgs, Recon to the rear.
On our way to graduation you can carry our gear.
Can you feel the chill, coming in for the kill!
femalesWho you talkin' bout fool?
Cold, Cold, Cold Steel!



Weapon's Motto:
Cold as Ice! Hard as Steel!
Cold Steel will bring the pain that you can feel.
Sending chills, down your Spine.
Cold Steel is on a mission to kill one time!
Kill'em, Kill'em, with no regret!
Kill'em, Kill'em, with the Bayonet!
Kill'em, Kill'em, That's all we do!
Kill'em, Kill'em, We'll kill you too.
Lightfighters, Mad Dawgs and Recon,
Can't even hang with a rhyme like ours.
We Excel, they all fail.
We're number One, YO!
Can't you tell? HOOAH!



BRM Motto:

This motto was never performed because we kept botching it up in the end, but it was still very cool, so i thought I'd include it.

Females: Where ya at, Hero?
Your weapon ain't Zero,
Better then them,
At BRM!
Males: Killa's, Killa's
Females: That's who we are!
Males: Killa's, Killa's
Females: Hit the Target Star.
Males: Killa's, Killa's
Females: No Matter how far!
Males: Killa's, Killa's
Females: Hardy Har Har Har

Males: It's our time to shine
So think back, rewind
It's Cold Steel defined
To be one of a kind

Sharrod: Hey Cold Steel!
All: What!
Sharrod: One Shot!
All: One Kill!
Sharrod: Bringin' the Thrill in
All: BRM!

Females: Killa's, Killa's
Males: That's who we are!
Females: Killa's, Killa's
Males: Hit the Target Star.
Females: Killa's, Killa's
Males: No Matter how far!
Females: Killa's, Killa's
All: Hardy Har Har Har!

Dismissed Motto:
This motto included movements which would
ruin the vibe of the motto if described here.
It was performed under the commande of DISMISSED

I got my left foot forward
I got my right foot back
I gotta go, Drill Sergeant, I gotta Go!
I gotta go, Drill Sergeant, but I'll be back!
Kick 'em in the shins
Punch 'em in the chest
Slash 'em in the throat
Poke 'em in the Eye!
Releeeaaaase the pressure
To Smooth, Cold Steel Smooth.
HOOOAH!

Mad Dawgs

Together we Stand, Divided we fall
Ready to brawl, with our backs against the wall
Females: Where my dawgs at?
Males: Woof, woof all stomp
Females: Where my dawgs at?
Males: Woof, woof all stomp
Females: So when you hear the
Males: Woof, woof all stomp
Females: Start Runnin'

Let out the dawg pound
Unlock the Cage
Ready for Battle
Unleash the Rage.
We are the Mad Dawgs of Third Platoon
Com-plete with ammo, packin' the doom
So tell the Lightfighters to stay in their rooms,
Droppin' the Bomb on all Recons,
So go to the phones and call your moms.
Tell Cold Steel no need to squeal,
Get down on your knees, we're ready to kill

We are the Top Dawgs on this block,
Memales: So when you hear tha-
Males: Woof Woof All stomp
All: YA BETTA DROP!



Recon
As much as Recon and Cold Steel were bitter rivals, Recon did happen to have a very awesome motto (that I will only admit to the fact almost a year afterwards!)
Of course, we were all sick to death of it,like every other motto,
after the sixty millionth time they sounded off with it!


Llewelyn: Hey Recon!
Girls: What? We rowdy, rowdy!
Somerville: Hey Recon!
Girls: What? We bout it, bout it!
Guys: Hey Recon!
All: Uh! We rocks the party!
Guys: Who rocks the party that rocks the body?
Girls: We rocks the party that rocks the body!
All: Ain't no Light Fighters got no spark
and the Mad Dogs purr cause they can not bark.
At Ease make way! Cause we're coming through.
Don't follow this path cause we're Recon! Smooth!
Cold Steel you ain't off the hook!
Cause U-G-L-Y still got you shook!
Recon Soldiers are off the wall.
If you step to us than you just might
fall........
girls hold fall while guys move on
Guys: Re...Re...Re...Recon
Girls: Jiggy! don't forget the hand jive
Guys: Re...Re...Re...Recon softer than the one before
Girls: Jiggy! here too! continue to get softer
Guys: Re...Re...Re... even softer still
All: Recon.... whisper it!



-Risawn: # 4:57 PM 4:57 PM