I’d still like to know what training bat she went through if the only one is the 4th and why she was unaware of the differences in training until she took command? Mind you, I am all for requiring women to qualify at the same level as men and let the chips fall where they may.
One obtains a commission in the USMC by attending the USMC Platoon Leaders Course, Officer Candidate School, Naval ROTC and or attending one of the Military Academies.
In other words, Marine Officer Candidates do not go through the same course of instruction as Enlisted Marines.
Col. Germano would not have had prior first-hand knowledge of the situation at Parris Island.
As to your second point, the ONLY way that women can “qualify at the same level as men” is by lowering the training standards, and that is exactly what has happened! I all of the Military Services!