There will be fewer female E-4 to E-6s available and eligible to meet drill instructor requirements in coming years. (Pfc. Marvin Chavez/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps hurtles toward ...

The Marine Corps has received the findings of a detailed independent study on gender-integration at boot camp. But Marine leaders say the service may not be able to implement one of the study’s top ...

Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2023. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) ...

Staff Sgt. Savannah Pizano, a senior drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a battalion commander inspection at MCRD San Diego, Oct. 23, 2024. (Cpl. Sarah ...

Sgt. Julie Martinez, a drill instructor from 4th Battalion at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, instructs Marine Corps Recruiting Substation Chandler enlistees to do high-knees ...

The Marine Corps quietly directed its recruit depots to integrate male and female drill instructor teams at the platoon level in late 2023, and now the service is full steam ahead with the effort, ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — It’s a first for South Dakota’s Army National Guard: one of its newest drill sergeants is paving the way for women. “You shouldn’t let other people’s expectations define what ...

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 ...

Last year, without fanfare or a formal announcement, the Marine Corps took a step a key leader had formerly said was not feasible due to manpower constraints, assembling teams of both male and female ...