Calvary, Calvary, she wore it for her lover who was in the Calvary.
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Since I was in Foxtrot Flight, and we wore Red ball caps, we had a slight variation.
Around her head she wore a red ribbon
She wore it in the spring time and in the month of May
And if you asked her why the heck she wore it,
she wore it for her lover who was in F-Troop
F-Troop, F-Troop, she wore it for her lover who was in F-Troop.
Around the block the she pushed a baby carriage...
She pushed it in the spring time and in the month of May
And if you asked her why the heck she pushed it,
she pushed it for her lover who was in F-Troop
Behind the door her Father kept a shotgun.
He kept it in the spring time and in the month of May
And if you asked him why the heck he kept it,
he kept it for her lover who was in F-Troop
F Troop was a popular comedy TV show from 1965-67, but I think it may have been still in re-runs in '71.
Let's just say that while our FTO (Field Training Officer) didn't mind our version too much, it drove the other FTO's slightly batty, and they all outranked ours. (Ours was the only Captain, the rest were Majors, the exec or admin officer (some of each actually) was a mustang Captain and the CO was full bird. All of them, plus the enlisted and civilian support staff were drawn from various AF ROTC detachments around the country. There were two encampments at Vandy that year. The first was 4 weeks, for those that had done two years of ROTC on campus already, while our 6 week camp was for those who were in the two year program. In that extra two weeks, we put in as many hours in the classroom and on the drill pad as they did in two years (but they only went to class one hour a week and spent an additional hour on drill and ceremonies.)
Good ones
Thank you
Steve