Drill Instructor Staff Sgt. Liza Medina corrects a recruit on her rifle angle during drill practice on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina June 27. (Pfc. Michelle Brudnicki/Marine Corps)

The Marine Corps wants a study on how to make recruit training coed

The study only calls for integrating after the first phase of recruit training and for the remainder of the 13-week training.

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Military Times asks the Democratic presidential hopefuls about their military personnel and veterans policy plans.
Sheriff: Former Marine accused of shooting and killing parents, 2 dogs
Jacob Daniel Price wore a bloody shirt when he arrived at the Crestview Police Department in Florida early Wednesday.
Joint exercise with American and South Korean military postponed in ‘act of goodwill’ toward North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea.
Trump grants clemency to troops in three controversial war crimes cases
POTUS intervenes in the cases of two Army officers and a Navy SEAL.
Marine vet donates dress blues and Iwo Jima sand to be buried with veteran killed in hit-and-run
On Nov. 10, as Marines everywhere celebrated the service’s 244th birthday — the first of which took place in historic Tun Tavern just about 20 miles from Jackson’s home — his family began preparations for an unexpected funeral.
Partnership with Kurds against ISIS still strong, says US coalition general
A senior U.S. coalition commander said Friday the partnership with Syrian Kurdish forces remains strong and focused on fighting the Islamic State group, despite an expanding Turkish incursion into areas under Kurdish control.

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White House: Trump undergoes exam at Walter Reed
President Donald Trump spent more than two hours at Walter Reed National Medical Center on Saturday for what the White House said were medical tests as part of his annual physical.
The Pentagon completed its second audit. What did it find?
The Pentagon has completed its second ever audit, but plenty of work remains.
A ‘Warrior Tradition’: Why Native Americans continue fighting for the same government that tried to wipe them out
Since 9/11, nearly 19 percent of Native Americans have served in the armed forces, compared to an average of 14 percent of all other ethnicities.
Esper says South Korea, which paid 90 percent of costs for Camp Humphreys, needs to increase ‘burden-sharing’ to keep US troops in South Korea
Esper, who is in Seoul, said Friday that South Korea “is a wealthy country and could and should pay more to help offset the cost of defense.”
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The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon performs in Times Square in New York on Nov. 10, 2019, to celebrate the Marine Corps' 244th birthday ahead of Veterans Day. (Cpl. Marvin D. Chavez/Marine Corps)

Best pics of the week: Nov. 17, 2019

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 conduct military free-fall training in Rota, Spain, Nov. 6, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Bigley/Navy)

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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 29, 2019. Gerald R. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15-month post-shakedown availability. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin/Navy)

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Command Sgt. Maj. Ted Copeland, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Reserve, performs the sprint-drag-carry event for a practice Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) at Fort Eustis, Va., Oct. 25, 2019, during the Army Reserve Senior Enlisted Council. (Master Sgt. Michel Sauret/Army Reserve)

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