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)
11 Jan 2021
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.
3 Female Marine Officers to Attempt Infantry Officer Course as Another Graduates
Marines in the Infantry Officer Course run to their first objective during a live-fire training exercise at Range 410A aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., on June 9, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William Chockey)
16 Dec 2020
The Marine Corps will soon have its second female infantry leader after a lieutenant graduates from the famously tough Infantry Officer Course, which prepares officers to command grunts in combat.
The second lieutenant will pick up the infantry officer military occupational specialty on Friday when she s expected to graduate from the course, said Capt. Sam Stephenson, a Training and Education Command spokesman.