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The Marine Corps is nearing a milestone in its gender integration of recruit training. In fiscal year 2024, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego — which used to train only male recruits — will have a ...

For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps will train men and women in the same barracks during boot camp, according to reports. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island — the only ...

Clarification: This article has been updated to include a clarifying statement from the Marine Corps regarding the use of mixed-gender drill instructor teams. The Marine Corps has hit its goal of ...

We got an inside look at the United States Marine Corps' intense 13-week basic training program. Chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan spent five days at the Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot in ...

The first company of women Marines to begin training on the West Coast stepped off buses this week to begin boot camp at the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego. “It’s a pleasure to be part of making ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Rakayla Austin had been living in a portion of the Albany County Jail converted into a homeless shelter in January with hopes of becoming a U.S. Marine. She stepped into her dream ...

WASHINGTON -- More than half of female Marines in boot camp can't do three pullups, the minimum standard that was supposed to take effect with the new year, prompting the Marine Corps to delay the ...

The yelling, the sweat, the thousand-yard stares — these movies either nailed the chaos or missed it. Every service member has a boot camp story — the sand, the blisters, the broken sleep, the recruit ...

More than half of the women in the Marines’ boot camp cannot complete three pull-ups, the minimum requirement for the New Year. The issue has forced the Marine Corps to delay the prerequisite as it ...