All the movements of the soldiers, however small, however minute, were punctuated by the command shouts and performed according to their rhythms. "The single shout, although constituting one command, has to be divided into sections so that the soldiers can grasp the complexity of the movement and act in unison. Every single action should be performed within half a second." These actions were to be performed immediately on hearing the shouts issued by the officer.

Builds on: "Precise bodily stances made soldiers function as identical machine parts."

Khaled Fahmy, All the Pasha_s Men_ Mehmed…, loc. 739