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First Woman to Join Marines as Infantry Officer
UPI ^ | Sept. 21, 2017 | Danielle Haynes

Posted on 09/21/2017 9:28:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway

For the first time in its 250-year history, a woman will be joining the ranks of the Marine Corps as an infantry officer, the U.S. military said Thursday.

The lieutenant, whose name was not revealed, is expected to graduate from the grueling, 13-week infantry officer course Monday, the training center said in a statement released to The Washington Post.

ABC News confirmed the historic first.

Three dozen women have attempted to complete the course, and all but one have failed. About 25 percent of all trainees do not complete the course.

The Pentagon opened up all ground combat roles in the military to women in 2016.

Three unnamed officials told the Post the class will mark its graduation with a "warrior breakfast" at Quantico Marine Base in Virginia.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: feminism; hormones; infantry; marines; morale; usmc; womenincombat; womensstudies
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1 posted on 09/21/2017 9:28:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 09/21/2017 9:30:45 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (DACA: Their dream, our nightmare... will the rule of law prevail or not?)
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3 posted on 09/21/2017 9:37:43 PM PDT by sparklite2 (I'm less interested in the rights I have than the liberties I can take.)
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To: sparklite2

I searched Marines several different ways.


4 posted on 09/21/2017 9:38:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Sick that a platoon of Riflemen have to answer to a woman. A dark day in Corps history.

This would have never happened if Mattis was still alive. I remember he always said a lot of tough sounding things.


5 posted on 09/21/2017 9:49:52 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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I’m sure the higher ups made sure she was good enough.


6 posted on 09/21/2017 10:07:25 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: nickcarraway

25% do not pass the course.

and 93% (or so) of females fail it as well.

they did not lower the standards far enough apparently. /s


7 posted on 09/21/2017 10:09:48 PM PDT by txnativegop (Socialism -- an evil created by ignorant a-holes!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“Higher ups made sure... Good enough... “

From a Few Good Men... to “Good enough”.

No General after Schwarzkopf is even slightly not a wuss.


8 posted on 09/21/2017 10:13:33 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up.)
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Now, any grunts in her company will have to watch every little thing they say to each other, lest it be ruled profane and/or sexist.

No way I could have survived in a Corps with women in close proximity.

9 posted on 09/21/2017 10:27:09 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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>>No way I could have survived in a Corps with women in close proximity. <<

doorgunner69
Door gunner on a helicopter in 1969? Salute and thanks for your service.


10 posted on 09/21/2017 10:53:48 PM PDT by EliRoom8
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11 posted on 09/21/2017 11:15:45 PM PDT by Slyfox (Are you tired of winning yet?)
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How does 1 in 36 women passing the course equate to a 93% fail rate? New math?


12 posted on 09/21/2017 11:34:12 PM PDT by kabar
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Brienne of Tarth?


13 posted on 09/21/2017 11:40:13 PM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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For some reason I thought there had only been 16 females to take the course and only 1 passing.

Oops! I misread it. Old eyes and it’s late. LOL.


14 posted on 09/21/2017 11:46:29 PM PDT by txnativegop (Socialism -- an evil created by ignorant a-holes!)
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There is only one standard on the battlefield. Heaven help us.


15 posted on 09/21/2017 11:58:50 PM PDT by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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Yes, it is time for the B.S. social experiment on our military to end. Women are life givers, men are life takers.


16 posted on 09/22/2017 1:01:31 AM PDT by exnavy (long live the .45 colt, the original handgun cartridge.)
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Disaster!
17 posted on 09/22/2017 1:38:13 AM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: DesertRhino

“Still alive?” Mattis is currently SecDef.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mattis?wprov=sfti1

This is a notoriously tough course - for males. IF THE REPORT IS TRUE AND STANDARDS WERE MAINTAINED, congratulations are due her.

For her sake, I certainly hope standards were maintained. Because any hovering protectiveness from IOC, BCS or the cabal up I-95 at HQMC or the Pentagon is going to disappear once she hits the Fleet. And if she is assigned anything except a platoon in an infantry company, the jig is up (along with her reputation and career).

I hope she is as physically strong and mentally tough as she is going to need to be because the infantry is notoriously tough and unforgiving - it has to be - on junior leaders. Grunt field grade and company grade officers and SNCOs can be hard on male lieutenants...but they have a vested interest in helping the trainable ones to succeed. The incompetent and untrainable ones are usually found out eventually and relieved. Where is their interest in helping her succeed?

By the way, do you (or any Freepers) know if either of the two female Army officers that passed the Ranger course are actually commanding units in the 75th Infantry Regiment?


18 posted on 09/22/2017 2:28:00 AM PDT by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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BCS??

Sheesh! It’s TBS...home school for IOC.

It’s early, pardon.


19 posted on 09/22/2017 2:34:29 AM PDT by Captain Rhino (Determined effort today forges tomorrow.)
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To: kabar

Yes, their math is flawed.


20 posted on 09/22/2017 2:37:05 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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