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Marine Corps says goodbye to historic women’s training battalion (2023)

The deactivation of the 4th Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island in 2023 marked the end of an era for female Marine training. Reflecting on its legacy, Marines honored the battalion’s role in ...
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Marines to Integrate Female and Male Training Platoons for First Time

For 70 years, women arriving at Marine Corps boot camp have learned to fire rifles, slide down ropes, and sprint through obstacle courses while separated from male counterparts. But now, for the first ...
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The Next Generation of Female Marines Pushes Forward

In this inspiring video of Marine Corps training from 2016, Sgt. Michelle Vazquez and enlistee Evalena Urena share the challenges and rewards of pushing limits. From the intensity of drill instructor ...
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First Women Marines Graduate from Infantry Training

The Marines' infantry program requires candidates to spend long days and nights in primitive conditions and to complete a grueling 20 kilometer hike with 85 pounds of gear. For the first time today, ...
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Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions

The Pentagon is mounting a six-month review of women in ground combat jobs, to ensure what it calls the military "effectiveness" of having several thousand female soldiers and Marines in infantry, ...