TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --
Beginning May 12, "To The Color" will no longer be played following Reveille in the morning. Tyndall maintains a 24-hour flag display and no daily raising of the flag, therefore no requirement to display honors or play "To The Color." Per Air Force Instruction 34-1201, Reveille, when played without "To The Color," is simply a bugle call to signify the beginning of the duty day and, as such, requires no proper honors.
What it means to you:
During the daily playing of Reveille at 6:30 a.m. there will no longer be a requirement to display honors. Similarly, there are no formal honors required for the playing of Taps at 9:30 p.m.
During the daily playing of Retreat and the national anthem at 5p.m. the following formal honors are still required:
In a vehicle: stop your vehicle safely at the first note of Retreat, place it in park, turn off your radio or any music playing and sit quietly for the duration.
Military in uniform including PT gear: stop at the first note of Retreat and face the flag, or music if no flag is visible, and assume parade rest. Come to attention and salute at the first note of the national anthem and hold until the last note.
Anyone not in uniform: stop at the first note of Retreat and face the flag, or music if no flag is visible, remove headgear, then at the first note of the national anthem place your right hand over your heart and hold until the last note. (EXCEPTION: The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes service members and veterans not in uniform to render a salute during the hoisting, lowering or passing of the flag; Congress realized they omitted the national anthem and added an amendment to the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 3002, section 1081) amending Title 36, USC, allowing veterans and service members not in uniform to also salute during the national anthem, if desired).