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A '''''platoon guide''''' is a position, but not a rank in the United States Army and Marine Corps.

In an infantry [[platoon]] the platoon guide is a non commissioned officer (By TO a sergeant in the US Marine Corps) who acts as an assistant [[platoon sergeant]]. The platoon guide is responsible for ensuring the platoon is supplied with ammunition and rations.<ref>p.41 Rogal, William W. ''Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Beyond: A Mud Marine's Memoir of the Pacific Island War'' McFarland, 01/07/2010</ref> and in combat operations, may be tasked by the platoon commander to take temporary charge of casualties or enemy prisoners of war/detainees until they are evacuated to the rear.

In a [[basic training]] unit, the platoon guide is the senior recruit in the platoon chosen by his or her [[Drill Instructor]] as a liaison between the Drill Instructor and the platoon and the recruit leadership of the platoon.<ref>p.29 Hitchcock Thomas ''One of the Few, the Proud, the Marines'' Dorrance Publishing, 18/06/2010</ref>