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Platoon level gender-integration ‘critical’ for Marines, committee says
The report also recommends gender-integrated drill instructor teams.
By Todd South
New in 2024: Marine Corps to even out gender balance at boot camps
San Diego is on track to have a gender distribution equal to Parris Island, South Carolina, by fall.
Marine recruit who first held a rifle at boot camp ties shooting record
A week and a half after first picking up a rifle, now-Pfc. Francis "Frankie" Flannery scored a 249 out of 250 possible points on his rifle qualification.
San Diego Marine base ‘not suitable’ for homeless camp, colonel says
World War II-era live-fire ranges contain unexploded ordnance, and current live-fire training nearby would pose its own risks, the base commander said.
Marine drill instructor accused of peeping on recruit in porta-potty
Female recruits claimed the drill instructor asked them if their “hot moms or sisters” were coming to graduation and made some recruits do his laundry.
California Marine Corps bases weather Tropical Storm Hilary
The Marine Corps halted an exercise at Twentynine Palms, California, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Hilary.
In 1st, Sikh man graduates from Marine boot camp with turban, beard
“I’m proud to demonstrate that wearing a turban or a beard does not make me any different or less of a Marine," Pfc. Jaskirat Singh said.
Top officer, enlisted leader at Marine boot camp regiment fired
Col. Bradley Ward and Sgt. Maj. Fabian Casillas were fired on July 5 in Parris Island, South Carolina.
Military police find missing teen in barracks at Marine Corps base
Military officials say a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her San Diego home was found in the barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Military exchange online shoppers can now buy Home Depot appliances
Eligible military shoppers can buy Home Depot appliances tax-free at the online exchange store and some exchanges on Army and Air Force installations.
By Karen Jowers