I'm in AFROTC here at UNH and last week we were learning how to march and drill. It's not that hard to follow the commands, but it's pretty tough to try to call them. In the military being able to give drill commands is very important. In Rotc we're eventually going to be graded on how we do it. Calling commands relies a lot on how you say the words. For example, to call everyone to Attention, you say the words tench-HUT, making the last part louder. Every command is broken up like this, and there are certain words you use a lower voice for and others that you use a higher voice. I was never sure why we did this, so I looked up the importance of voice inflection in drill commands. I found this website that explained everything, and it basically said that the loudness and certain way the words are said tell the marchers how to perform the drill movements. If the commander is quiet and does not give the commands correctly, the movements would be sloppy. So whenever you hear someone giving military commands, you know the inflection and "snap" of their voices show confidence and leadership, and is needed to have correct marching movements.
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