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Cpl. Robert Dominguez, a 26-year-old native of Selma, Calif., serves as the Silent Drill Platoon’s latest drill master, tasked with memorizing, teaching and passing down the platoon’s unique drill manual, called slide drill. In addition to teaching and critiquing the platoon’s drill, Dominguez is also responsible for creating a new drill sequence for the platoon to perform and for selecting the year’s new members and the 24 Marines who will drill during performances. The position of drill master is passed down each year, just as the drill sequence changes each year. Dominguez, who is in his third year with the platoon, is the platoon’s 62nd drill master. “It’s a great honor to be the 62nd drill master of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, teaching the manual to Marines and passing it on,” said Dominguez, who became the drill master Nov. 4, 2009. “I am the keeper of the Silent Drill Platoon’s traditions.”
100225-M-6497H-002.jpg Photo By: Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

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Feb 25, 2010
Cpl. Robert Dominguez, a 26-year-old native of Selma, Calif., serves as the Silent Drill Platoon’s latest drill master, tasked with memorizing, teaching and passing down the platoon’s unique drill manual, called slide drill. In addition to teaching and critiquing the platoon’s drill, Dominguez is also responsible for creating a new drill sequence for the platoon to perform and for selecting the year’s new members and the 24 Marines who will drill during performances. The position of drill master is passed down each year, just as the drill sequence changes each year. Dominguez, who is in his third year with the platoon, is the platoon’s 62nd drill master. “It’s a great honor to be the 62nd drill master of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, teaching the manual to Marines and passing it on,” said Dominguez, who became the drill master Nov. 4, 2009. “I am the keeper of the Silent Drill Platoon’s traditions.”


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