Have you ever been on a formation run and no one knew any cadence except for C-130 rolling down the strip…? That happened to me (John Engstrom) in 1976 when I was a Sergeant in Okinawa. That day, I stepped out and took the platoon over and ran them the remainder of the 3 mile run calling cadence all the way and never repeating a single cadence. The CO pulled me aside afterwards and made me the platoon sergeant because I was the only one that could call cadence.

That night I went home and wrote down 67 cadences from memory. I typed the cadences, made copies and passed them out to my troops. Within 2 weeks, everyone in the platoon could call cadence. My observation was that cadence was becoming a dying art. If I could get my entire platoon to call cadence, how could I spread that across the entire Corps? This was my inspiration to write Count Cadence Count.

"I could have used this book when I was a Drill Instructor.”

--Former USMC Drill Instructor

"They have done it again! An outstanding publication that 

I am recommending to all my troops!"

--USMC SNCO

“Count Cadence Count Part II is a cadence book that can

be used anywhere, anytime, even with recruits and women

in formation.”

--Former USMC Drill Instructor