Bugling
Requirements for Bugling merit badge from ? to January 1, 1998.
- Give a brief history of the bugle.
- Explain and demonstrate how the bugle makes a sound and
explain how the bugle is related to other brass wind
instruments.
- Explain how to care for, clean, and maintain a bugle.
- Sound the following bugle calls:
First Call,
Reveille,
Mess,
To the Colors,
Officers,
Drill,
Assembly,
Recall,
Fatigue,
Church,
Fire,
Swimming,
Retreat,
Call to Quarters,
Taps.*
- Explain when each of the calls in requirement 4 is
used.
- Serve as bugler in your troop for 3 months.*
*NOTE: A bugle, trumpet, or cornet may be used to meet these requirements.
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