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That's the person that calls out a chant that sets the beat. Makes it so everyone can hear when they are supposed to step. In the Navy we used "left, left, left-right-left," while in boot. Army used "hup, two, three, four."
There are also more "creative" chants that can get used.
The prettiest girl
I ever saw
Was sipping bourbon
through a straw
I walked right up
I sat right down
I ordered up
another round
Etc.
That was always the favorite in my platoon.
I didn't want to get into the call and response cadences. That's too complicated for people that don't even know what colors taste like.
/s