Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last year, without fanfare or a formal announcement, the Marine Corps took a step a key leader had formerly said was not feasible ...

The Marine Corps is the military service that still operates gender-separated training at the platoon level. (Sgt. Daniel Wetzel/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps has received the findings of a detailed ...

The U.S. Marine Corps for the first time is eyeing a plan to let women attend what has been male-only combat training in Southern California, as officials work to quash recurring problems with sexism ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press) PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Under a scorching sky at Marine Base Parris Island, two young recruits grapple awkwardly in ...

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 U.S. Marines have decommissioned the recruit training battalion that for decades was the only one open to women. It's part of an effort to end gender segregation. WHRO's Steve Walsh reports.

The Marine Corps has announced that it is deactivating a historic training battalion at Parris Island as a sign that it is making serious progress toward integrating men and women into a single ...

A group of U.S. Marine Corps recruits wait inline before jumping into the water during swim training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot pool, Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C. (AP ...