Tag: women in combat
Pressure on Marines Corps to lower combat standards for Women
If women cannot meet a standard, senior commanders better have a good reason why it should not be lowered. This is the announcement the...
Two sisters graduated Marine Corps enlisted infantry training
Marine recruiter Sgt. Zonell Westfield prides himself on having the ability to spot a future Marine anywhere he goes. It was this insight that...
Marine Infantry Officer Course drops last female in experiment
At the end of the Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer Course’s two-and-a-half year gender integration experiment, not a single female recruit graduated.
According to the Marine...
US special ops forces skeptical women can do their job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveys find that men in U.S. special operations forces do not believe women can meet the physical and mental demands of...
Experimental combat unit to test integrating female Marines
QUANTICO, VA: The Marine Corps plans to stand up an experimental task force comprised of both men and women volunteers in primarily ground-combat-arms specialties for...
