I don't remember the pledge ever being recited at any military function I attended.
I do remember the call to the colors on the Air Force Base where I was stationed.
As the flag was raised or lowered we were required to salute in the direction of the flag.
If driving a car we were to stop, get out of the car and salute.
Here's a link to the Army Band ceremonial music site.
You can download the Taps mp3.
And here is a link to the USN Band ceremonial music site for a download of an mp3 of Tattoo.
I posted the links to Taps and Tattoo in response to Sapper's post on another thread.
Reveille might also be useful in cases where waking a person up could be problematical.
Mind you, Ach, du leiber Augustine is tune played for reveille by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
I found the OP to be interesting - in that a GI in uniform is to remain silent during the Pledge of Allegiance.
But then again - Never once, have I had the pledge recited when in military formation.
Did not have reveille either at my PPS in Griffiss AFB Rome, NY.
Griffiss was an Air Materiel Base with SAC, TAC, ADC, ABW and other groups present located at the tail end of the BMEWS and part of it supplying materiel and launching flight missions along the BMEWS.
Early morning hours involved lots of take-offs - B52, 105b fighter-bombers, KC135's so you didn't hear much in the morning apart from roaring and booming (rocket assist on B52's RATO).
Did not have reveille either at my PPS in Griffiss AFB Rome, NY.
Griffiss was an Air Materiel Base with SAC, TAC, ADC, ABW and other groups present located at the tail end of the BMEWS and part of it supplying materiel and launching flight missions along the BMEWS.
Early morning hours involved lots of take-offs - B52, 105b fighter-bombers, KC135's so you didn't hear much in the morning apart from roaring and booming (rocket assist on B52's RATO).
As far as I know, every bugle call I ever heard in the army was recorded. But here is a little known fact. The US Army is the largest employer of musicians in the world.
We were tasked for funeral detail for a while, and we had one of those fake bugles. Another time, we had a real bugle, but the music was played on a CD player.