GENDERMILITARY medicinePOLICY sciencesThe 2020 National Defense Authorization Act mandated that the Marine Corps not segregate recruit training by gender. This Military Medicine supplement details an independent academic study contracted by the Marine Corps Training and Education Command t...
Sixty percent of recruit training is now either gender-integrated or co-located, according to the Marine Corps. Male and female recruits complete the Combat Fitness Test exercises together: running side by side, facing each other while lifting the same 30-pound ammunition can over their heads,...
When the Defense Department surveyed troops in 2021 on theirexperiences in the workplace regarding gender,the findings revealed significant room for improvement ― particularly in the Marine Corps. Now, the Corps is bringing on new staff members inthe latest effort to address this cultural trend.The...
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The Marine Corps might close the doors on its iconic Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, and hilly Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. One plan under consideration would shift Marine Corps boo...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Marine Corps is expected to assign its first female infantry officer next week, the service said in a statement Thursday. The female officer, whose name is not revealed, is expected to break the major gender barrier and graduate along with her ...
The percentage of black officers within the officer population still lags far behind that of black Marines within the enlisted population (see “Marine Corps by Gender, Race and Ethnicity” published by the DoD’s Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, released in 2016). Du...
COL CHRIS WOODBRIDGE, USMC (RET): another Parris Island verdict, the March 2018 edition of the Marine Corps Gazette, IOC “standards” & online picture predators v2.0 byMichael F. McNamara|Mar 13, 2018|A3,Court Martial,Current Events,Gender Bias,Leadership,Marine Corps Gazette,Marine Corps Recr...
Written by Gretel C. Kovach 10:03 p.m., July 29, 2011 Demand for the unique capabilities of special operations forces after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks led to the genesis of the first Marine Corps units. Now, even as the United States winds down two long wars, the worldwide need ...
If you have plans to join the US Marine Corps, you need to be familiar with their new tattoo policy. The policy applies to new applicants as well as officers and has been updated to be more flexible with inked recruits. The US Marine Corps released a bulletin on June 2nd, 2016, stating...