There will be fewer female E-4 to E-6s available and eligible to meet drill instructor requirements in coming years. (Pfc. Marvin Chavez/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps hurtles toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But a dozen female drill instructors have been assigned to the all-male recruit depot in years past, only to see roles in training ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Marine Corps has received the findings of a detailed independent study on gender-integration at boot camp. But Marine leaders ...

Staff Sgt. Savannah Pizano, a senior drill instructor with India Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, participates in a battalion commander inspection at MCRD San Diego, Oct. 23, 2024. (Cpl. Sarah ...

An academic report is recommending the U.S. Marine Corps get rid of "gender-specific salutations" for drill instructors. The report, commissioned in 2020 by the Corps from the University of Pittsburgh ...

The Marine Corps quietly directed its recruit depots to integrate male and female drill instructor teams at the platoon level in late 2023, and now the service is full steam ahead with the effort, ...

Last year, without fanfare or a formal announcement, the Marine Corps took a step a key leader had formerly said was not feasible due to manpower constraints, assembling teams of both male and female ...