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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles
Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.
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Marines fast track qualified cyber, signals recruits to rank of gunny
The Marine Corps has launched a pilot program that will allow qualified recruits to enter the Corps with a rank as high as gunnery sergeant. The two-year Marine Talent Acquisition Pilot Program ...
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In quiet shift, Marines allow mixed-gender DI teams to train recruits
The Marine Corps Recruit Depots received a directive in December 2023 from the then-commander of Marine Corps Training and Education Command, Lt. Gen. Kevin Iiams, instructing boot camp staff to ...
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What it takes to survive US Marine Corps boot camp
Recruit: Aye, aye ... all recruits have to graduate from the Marine Corps' 13-week basic training program, which tests them physically and psychologically. Drill instructor: No one feels sorry ...
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We went inside the US Marine Corps' 13-week boot camp where recruits endure extreme physical and psychological tests
And although the Recruit Depot has experimented with integration before, the Marine Corps is the only military branch that separates male and female recruits during basic training. According to ...
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What it's like to train as a drill instructor for the Marine Corps
at Drill Instructor School at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina. Insider spent three days with a class of students in week six of their nine-week training.