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Originally Posted by Sith
When I was in the Army in the early 90s acapella was a pretty big thing, at least in the Combat Engineers.
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I suspect it would be in most units in wartime. Songs and singing seem to feature in a lot of books, novels, and films* about war. IIRC, a lot of British regiments had their own pet songs (official or unofficial), up through WW2 at least. The Germans had their marching songs. I imagine singing during wartime is both a manifestation of comradery and a way to escape from war back to a previous civilian existence during peacetime. Since that desire is universal, music will always be an outlet for soldiers during war.
*In film, off the top of my head:
Charlie Sheen & the heads sing
Tracks of My Tears in
Platoon
Joker and Animal Mother lead a chorus of
Micky Mouse Club theme song in
Full Metal Jacket
A lone Tommy sings
I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger in
1917
James Francis Ryan and the Rangers listen to Edith Piaf songs in
Saving Private Ryan
And pretty much most of
Good Morning Vietnam is about how important music was to American troops during the Vietnam War.