Women train at MCRD for the first time in 100 years
Lt. Colonel Anthony Bariletti, Commanding Officer 3rd Recruit Battalion Training says physical testing standards will be the same for males and females. Author: Teresa Sardina Updated: 6:01 PM PST February 9, 2021
SAN DIEGO Four buses of Marine recruits arrived at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego Tuesday.
For the first time, men and women will train together at MCRD.
Lt. Colonel Anthony Bariletti, Commanding Officer 3rd Recruit Battalion Training says physical testing standards will be the same for males and females.
“There are physical standards that are developed by the service and directive that we will follow in terms of physical capability, but the whole purpose of integrative training to building unit cohesion as a team,” continued Bariletti.
I feel like it s . a sign of change, Frazier told the station.
The Marine Corps has been directed by Congress to make both of its entry-level training sites coed in the next five to eight years. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island has been training coed recruit companies for two years. Now, recruits at San Diego are following the same model, with the female platoon being trained by women drill instructors, Harris said. While platoon drill instructors will remain the same gender as their recruits, recruits in like-gender platoons learn the teamwork, discipline and esprit de corps required to win our nation s battles as part of an integrated company, he said.
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Recruits with Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, execute a drill movement on the Peatross Parade Deck aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Aug. 19, 2020. Final Drill is the last evaluation of the recruits’ abilities to preform drill together as a unit. (Michelle Brudnicki/U.S. Marine Corps)
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DOD issues order requiring face masks on all military installations
By Austin Williams
Gen. Lloyd Austin says COVID-19 is the greatest threat America faces today
Addressing the Senate Armed Services Committee, Austin, who served 41 years in the Army, vowed to surround himself with qualified civilians and include them in policy decisions.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Thursday that all individuals on military installations as well as all individuals performing official duties on behalf of the DOD must wear face masks.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed the memo Thursday ordering DOD personnel to wear facial coverings in accordance with the most current U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines.