But this is no closed society. These are the United States marines, and this is camp pendleton. For almost eight decades, combat training here has been exclusively male, but just last year the marines made a monumental shift, adding something that would change this place forever women. Now men and women are learning how to be a lethal strike force together. Critics say it cant work. Ive come here to shadow three brand new female marines to see how they fare in what has been a mans world for generations. Lets go, marines the ban on women in combat, its over. In 2013 when the u. S. Military was ordered by the pentagon to open all combat roles to women, the marines were the only branch to push back, filing an exception. Two years later, the secretary of defense rejected the corps request. There will be no exception. Women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. Theyll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars, lead infantry soldiers into combat. Reporter
I have driven past this place many, many times but never been inside. It is massive. But this is no closed society. These are the United States marines, and this is camp pendleton. For almost eight decades, combat training here has been exclusively male, but just last year the marines made a monumental shift, adding something that would change this place forever women. Now men and women are learning how to be a lethal strike force together. Critics say it cant work. Ive come here to shadow three brand new female marines to see how they fare in what has been a mans world for generations. Lets go, marines the ban on women in combat, its over. In 2013 when the u. S. Military was ordered by the pentagon to open all combat roles to women, the marines were the only branch to push back, filing an exception. Two years later, the secretary of defense rejected the corps request. There will be no exception. Women will now be able to contribute to our mission in ways they could not before. Theyll
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