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Marine boot camp study calls for mixed-gender drill instructor teams
The model recommended would keep same-gender drill instructor teams with male and female platoons only for hygiene, sleeping and overnight duty.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Marine drill instructors’ crude sexual remarks prompt boot camp visits
Examples of demeaning language included recruits being instructed to “reach up the skirt” and “smack that whore” in rifle drills.
By Hope Hodge Seck
The Marines need more female drill instructors to make gender-integration work
The issue will be particularly bad between 2024 and 2026, due to a significant drop in recruiting numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Philip Athey
Corps identifies deceased Parris Island Marine recruit
The company Anthony Munoz was with had just started day one of recruit training.
By Philip Athey
Marine recruit dies Tuesday at Parris Island, South Carolina
The Corps is currently notifying the recruit's next of kin.
By Philip Athey
More female Marine drill instructors needed as boot camp gender-integration continues
The Marine Corps is about to be short on female drill instructors and is willing to pay up to $14,700 to fill its ranks.
By Philip Athey