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Lieutenant becomes first woman to lead Marine infantry platoon
The Hill ^ | 08/09/18 | Morgan Gstalter

Posted on 08/10/2018 8:37:00 AM PDT by Simon Green

First Lt. Marina Hierl has reportedly made history by becoming the first woman in the Marine Corps to lead an infantry platoon.

The 24-year-old is one of four platoon commanders in Echo Company, a group of 175 Marines and Navy sailors who were recently sent to northern Australia, The New York Times reported Thursday.

Hierl is one of two women to the 13-week Marines Corps Infantry Officer Course, according to the Times.

“I wanted to do something important with my life,” she told the newspaper. “I wanted to be part of a group of people that would be willing to die for each other.”

She is now leading a platoon of roughly 35 men for six months of training exercises in the Pacific, the Times reported.

Capt. Neal Jones, commanding officer of Echo Company, reportedly asked for Hierl to be assigned to his unit.

“If you’re the first to do something, that implies you have so many positive traits,” Jones said. “And that’s not always the case when it comes to every lieutenant — including myself.”

Women have been eligible for combat roles in the military since 2013, when former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted a ban.

Now there are 184,473 active-duty Marines, of whom 15,885 are women — including 80 serving in previously restricted combat roles, the Times reported.

The newspaper noted that other Marines in Echo Company made what were described as sexist jokes when Hierl arrived, adding that the jokes have subsided as training continued.

“She’s one of us,” Lance Cpl. Kai Segura said of Hierl.


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: militarywomen; usmc
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To: Simon Green

The measure will be how her men perform.


21 posted on 08/10/2018 9:06:27 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Simon Green

To all the detractors posting on here, maybe she is actually qualified.


22 posted on 08/10/2018 9:12:13 AM PDT by ExpatCanuck (The)
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To: Simon Green

She may be great but, no, don’t put her in combat.


23 posted on 08/10/2018 9:17:00 AM PDT by jch10 (The FBI has done more damage in the 2016 election than the Russians)
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To: Simon Green

One week out of every four it will be the meanest platoon in the Corps.


24 posted on 08/10/2018 9:28:23 AM PDT by rightsmart
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To: ExpatCanuck

We have to at least respect the fact these women VOLUNTEER to do this.

Unlike some “men”.


25 posted on 08/10/2018 9:30:27 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Simon Green

One can tell their’s something not right about the decision just by looking at the photo. She is not capable of doing all and more than any of those men can do.


26 posted on 08/10/2018 9:32:21 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Simon Green

Insanity. Mattis could put a stop to Obama’s insanity of trying to destroy the military with PC crap. But “tough guy” Mattis has no intention of getting women out of infantry or Special Operations units. He has no intention of ever carrying out the president’s order to get rid of drag queens. Last I heard they were re-enlisting. Women in combat and homosexuals openly serving was never approved by Congress. It was an Executive Order by Obama and Trump could repeal it today. As long as Obama generals still run things it ain’t happening. They’re liberals.


27 posted on 08/10/2018 9:32:56 AM PDT by NKP_Vet ("Man without God descends into madness")
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To: ExpatCanuck

No, she isn’t qualified. She is a female. Young horny men in peak fitness and aggression in a high morale unit see themselves as tough guys.
Her very presence is disruptive in so many ways that only a Marine grunt could explain, and probably wouldn’t be able to. She is disruptive sexually. She is destructive of morale.
When they want to be seen as badasses, it will always be pointed out to them that a girl does what they do. They will never be able to relax without the “me too” BS worries.

And these young agressive male Marines will get judged and evaluated every day...by a chick.

And in my experience, when women pretend to be be men, they lose all common sense and go overboard to show everyone how tough and “male” they are.

I’m guessing you weren’t a grunt.

No matter if she is a marathon runner and excellent shot, she isn’t qualified.


28 posted on 08/10/2018 9:33:36 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Simon Green
Passing Combat Endurance Test is no longer required for infantry officers

Everything has been watered down. Ranger school was made easier as well.

29 posted on 08/10/2018 9:34:52 AM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Snickering Hound

That platoon is going to get yelled at by a female voice. Total morale buster. And as any grunt can tell you, the other platoons will laugh at them constantly as the chick platoon, and other unprintable things.


30 posted on 08/10/2018 9:35:30 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: NKP_Vet

“But “tough guy” Mattis has no intention of getting women out of infantry or Special Operations units. He has no intention of ever carrying out the president’s order to get rid of drag queens. “

Mattis never married or had kids. Just sayin’


31 posted on 08/10/2018 9:37:10 AM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Simon Green

“that implies you have so many positive traits”

No, it means you are an Affirmative Action hire and a failure for not making it on your own.


32 posted on 08/10/2018 9:46:25 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

“We have to at least respect the fact these women VOLUNTEER to do this.”

Volunteering for a fashion poser show is easy. She’ll get a cushy desk job soon and the deserving men will be left in the field.


33 posted on 08/10/2018 9:47:39 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

No, we don’t.


34 posted on 08/10/2018 9:49:37 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Big City turn me loose and set me free...)
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To: DesertRhino
That platoon is going to get yelled at by a female voice. Total morale buster. And as any grunt can tell you, the other platoons will laugh at them constantly as the chick platoon, and other unprintable things.

Good news is she'll be promoted out of platoon leader by being so trendy quickly.

35 posted on 08/10/2018 9:53:02 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Mariner

The measure will be how her men perform.

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These armchair internet soldiers are able to tell from a story and a photograph how incompetent she is. Apparently women soldiers in Israel, russia and numerous other places have no such infirmities, nor do women in law enforcement seem to be a problem. Its only among the enlisted battalion of old coots whose total talent is telling privates to police the area that women are incompetent. No wonder enlisted are not respected for their intelligence.


36 posted on 08/10/2018 9:53:19 AM PDT by Okeydoker
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To: the OlLine Rebel

“We have to at least respect the fact these women VOLUNTEER to do this.Unlike some “men”.”

That was a profoundly STUPID statement since she is standing in front of ALL MEN.


37 posted on 08/10/2018 9:55:46 AM PDT by CodeToad ( Hating on Trump is hating on me and America!)
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To: DesertRhino
the other platoons will laugh at them constantly as the chick platoon

I'm thinking it'll be a different "C" word ...

38 posted on 08/10/2018 10:06:47 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Simon Green

Chesty Puller must be rotating in his grave.


39 posted on 08/10/2018 10:06:53 AM PDT by EC Washington
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To: EC Washington

Green Lieutenants do not last long on the battlefield. Bad ones quickly . I would not worry to much about it. My old man used to drive his retired full bird Army Colonel nuts telling him a Marine Gunnery Sargent E7 has more authority than an Army Colonel in combat or otherwise. Oorah!


40 posted on 08/10/2018 10:17:57 AM PDT by Mat_Helm
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