US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Godfrey Ampong
The Marine Corps is sending women to its all-male West Coast boot camp in San Diego for the first time.
The Corps already trains women at its other recruit depot in South Carolina, but the service is preparing to meet a congressional mandate to make its entry-level training coed.
For the first time ever, the Marine Corps is about to send dozens of women to its all-male West Coast boot camp as the service prepares to meet a congressional mandate to make its entry-level training coed.
About 60 female recruits will begin training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in February, multiple officials told Military.com. The plan is part of a test run as the Marine Corps experiments with ways to end its long-held tradition of separating enlisted recruits by gender when they arrive at boot camp.
Female Recruits to Train at Marines All-Male San Diego Boot Camp in Historic First
Drill instructors with Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion set the tone for their new recruits during forming day one at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. May 22, 2020. The Marine Corps is preparing to send the first-ever platoon of female Marine recruits to its boot camp in San Diego. (Dana Beesley/Marine Corps)
14 Dec 2020
For the first time ever, the Marine Corps is about to send dozens of women to its all-male West Coast boot camp as the service prepares to meet a congressional mandate to make its entry-level training coed.