These guys are from 8th and I Marine Barracks, Home of the Silent Drill Team. These Marines aren't on that team, but the drill competency of that whole unit is unreal. They probably haven't heard a cadence except for fun for years.
The Marine Corp Silent Drill team is plumb impressive. And remember they are always armed to the teeth, what with fixed bayos and all. But we never see the White Hut Marines armed. To me that’s borderline disgusting. Marines should always be armed. That’s what we do. If you don’t need armed Marines-—don’t call. After basic I don’t remember going anyplace un-armed except maybe for the time we stacked rifles to do a search and rescue.