Marines Looking At Plan To Put Women In Male-Only Combat Training
The U.S. Marine Corps are looking at plans to let women attend a historically male-only combat training as they work to combat the recurring problems with sexism and other behaviors among Marines, Marine Corps officials said.
If approved by senior Marine leaders, the change could happen as soon as next spring. And it could be the first step in a broader campaign to give male Marines who do their initial training on the West Coast the opportunity to work with female colleagues early in their career.
Marine leaders are also considering allowing women to attend boot camp in San Diego, the officials said. Currently all women recruits go through boot camp at Parris Island, S.C., while male recruits go either there or to San Diego. The combat training comes after troops have finished boot camp, and is done both in South Carolina and at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, but women attend the course...
