'What are the bugles blowin' for?' said Files-on-Parade. 'To turn you out, to turn you out', the Colour-Sergeant said.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A soldier asks why bugles blow, and the answer is simply to order them out to duty.
- In plain terms
- The bugles call soldiers to leave for duty.
- What can you take from it?
- Duty often requires leaving comfort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What orders do you follow?
- When do you leave comfort?
Another view
It ignores personal reasons soldiers might have for staying.
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