History:
*1918 women are allowed to join the Marine Corps
*Work clerical jobs
*In June of 1948 Congress signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act.
*This made women a permanent part of the Marine Corps
*As of 2012, women made up 7.11% of the Marine Corps
*Women are a part of all Military Occupational Specialties, except offensive combat (History of Women Marines).
Current Issue: Women in Combat
29 women have tried, and failed, the Marine Corps' Officer Infantry Course.
More women could pass if training was equal for men and women from the beginning.
"I believe that I could pass, and that other
women could pass, if the standards for men and women were equal from the beginning of their time with the Marines, if endurance
and strength training started earlier than the current practice for people interested in going into the infantry, and if women were allowed
a second try, as men are. … Women aren’t encouraged to establish the same mental toughness as men—rather, they’re told that they can’t compete."-- Marine 1st Lt. Sage Santangello
Increasing public support for full integration.
References:
Eden, J. (2015). Women in Combat. Military Review, 95 (2), 39.
Prividera, L.C. & Howard III, J.W. (2014). Repealing the Direct Combat Exclusion Rule: Examining the Ongoing “Invisible War” against Women Soldiers. Women & Language, 37 (1), 115-120).
History of the Women Marines. Women Marines Association. https://www.womenmarines.org/(X(1)A
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*1918 women are allowed to join the Marine Corps
*Work clerical jobs
*In June of 1948 Congress signed the Women's Armed Services Integration Act.
*This made women a permanent part of the Marine Corps
*As of 2012, women made up 7.11% of the Marine Corps
*Women are a part of all Military Occupational Specialties, except offensive combat (History of Women Marines).
Current Issue: Women in Combat
29 women have tried, and failed, the Marine Corps' Officer Infantry Course.
More women could pass if training was equal for men and women from the beginning.
"I believe that I could pass, and that other
women could pass, if the standards for men and women were equal from the beginning of their time with the Marines, if endurance
and strength training started earlier than the current practice for people interested in going into the infantry, and if women were allowed
a second try, as men are. … Women aren’t encouraged to establish the same mental toughness as men—rather, they’re told that they can’t compete."-- Marine 1st Lt. Sage Santangello
Increasing public support for full integration.
References:
Eden, J. (2015). Women in Combat. Military Review, 95 (2), 39.
Prividera, L.C. & Howard III, J.W. (2014). Repealing the Direct Combat Exclusion Rule: Examining the Ongoing “Invisible War” against Women Soldiers. Women & Language, 37 (1), 115-120).
History of the Women Marines. Women Marines Association. https://www.womenmarines.org/(X(1)A
(56jEAxd70AEkAAAANWQxNWUyN2MtNmY5My00YzEyLWIxMTktMDhmNTlmMTQ2N2UzELjWW-
cXKO4MvAA6RXv_lrcWvZc1))/wm_history.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Image: http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/four-women-complete-marine-infantry-training-marines-deem-pullups-too-dangerous-for-
women/