2 Marines recruited in Kansas City among 1st females set to train in San Diego
2 Marines recruited in Kansas City among 1st females set to train in San Diego
and last updated 2021-01-28 08:32:18-05
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â For the first time, female Marine recruits will be able to train at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego beginning next month â and two of those recruits will come from
Sgt. Natalie Dillon with Recruiting Station Kansas City said sheâs in awe at the history being made.
âFemale Marines didnât even start recruit training until around the (1950s) and males had started recruit training 1901,â she said, So, we have a history of lots of gaps in accomplishment, but it looks like weâre finally closing those gaps.â
Marines add women to boot camp for first time in San Diego
For the first time in its 100-year history, MCRD San Diego will begin training women. About 60 women out of 400 recruits are in San Diego for first coed boot camp. Author: Heather Hope (Reporter) Updated: 7:45 PM PST January 26, 2021
SAN DIEGO Making way for new female marine recruits, Capt. Martin Harris said there is a buzz of excitement around.
“We are all very proud to be part of it, and we’re proud to help move our service forward,” said Capt. Harris, Director of Communications Strategy and Operations for Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Western Recruiting Region.
4 A member of the exclusive Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard is the 2020 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year 2020 for Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California.
Sergeant Timothy J. Wolfbrandt, stableman with the Marine Corps’ last Mounted Color Guard, was tapped as NCOY recently.
Wolfbrandt sought out the MCG posting once his advisor told him after his last deployment he had only a year and a half left on his current enlistment contract and could not deployed again.
He discovered after his research on social media sites just how important a recruiting tool the MCG is, especially in rural areas where there usually is not much of a recruiter presence.
Female DIs Who Served at Marines All-Male Boot Camp Say They Were Brought Out for VIP Visits, But Limited in Training Recruits
Recruits of Alpha Company, 1st Recruit Training Battalion, climb ropes during Obstacle Course II at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Oct. 8, 2015. (Angelica I. Annastas/U.S. Marine Corps)
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The Marine Corps hit a big milestone last month when three women completed drill instructor school at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, which has historically trained only men. In February, the women will lead a platoon of female recruits there another historic moment for the 100-year-old base.
New in 2021: New year will see female recruits in San Diego and more boot camp gender-integration December 31, 2020 Sgt. Jamel Munden, a martial arts instructor with Support Battalion, supervises recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as they practice martial arts April 23, 2018, on Parris Island, South Carolina. (Cpl. Joseph Jacob/Marine Corps) For the first time in history, 2021 will see women attend boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. In February one platoon of women will join Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, training alongside platoons of male recruits. The organization will be similar to at least nine coed companies that have trained through Parris Island, South Carolina, since January 2019.