Experimental combat unit to test integrating female Marines

Female volunteers accepted for the task force's combat-arms cohort must first report to military occupational specialty schools to learn the entry-level tasks for respective ground-combat-arms jobs. Since October 2013, 40 female Marine volunteers have completed infantry rifleman training at the...

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Published inDaily news (Jacksonville, N.C.)
Main Author US Marine Corps
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jacksonville, NC Halifax Media Group 12.03.2014
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Females
Military officers
Military personnel
Military training
Schools
Task forces
Volunteers
Women
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Summary:Female volunteers accepted for the task force's combat-arms cohort must first report to military occupational specialty schools to learn the entry-level tasks for respective ground-combat-arms jobs. Since October 2013, 40 female Marine volunteers have completed infantry rifleman training at the School of Infantry in Camp Lejeune; however, the Corps needs to continue measuring female performance beyond entry-level tasks, Smith said. Data collected from the task force will support other efforts the Corps is conducting, which officials announced March 12: 1. Since 2012, female officers and staff noncommissioned officers have had the opportunity to serve in more than 20 ground-combat-arms battalions that were previously closed to women.
ISSN:8750-3565