Women Marines: The Feminine Side
Posted in: WMABy Katherine A Towle – Originally Published November 1950 In the summer of 1946 when all but a handful of women reservists on duty at Marine Corps Headquarters had put their forest green uniforms and red scarves in mothballs, none but the most intrepid feminist could have gazed in her crystal ball and foretold that
War Time Memories
Posted in: History, Personal Stories, veterans, Women of the Corps History ProjectCenter for Oral and Public History Captures Recollections of Veterans and Others Once Stationed at El Toro By Natalie M. Fousekis When I asked Junamay Leatherby Coffey about the impact her years in the Marines had on her life, she responded: “Oh, great. My life would have been entirely different … I am so glad
Hagel Meets with Female Marines at Camp Lejeune
Posted in: Military, Military Sexual Assault, Military Sexual Trauma, Sexual Harrassment, Women Serving in Combat, Womens IssuesFrom Associate Press July 19, 2013 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has held a closed door meeting with female Marines at Camp Lejeune. The Daily News of Jacksonville reported that Hagel also toured an urban warfare training facility at the base as students demonstrated tactics, techniques and procedures. After the training, Hagel met with more than
Females Pull Ahead with Pull-Ups
Posted in: Physical Fitness, Training, WMABy Cpl Kyle N. Runnels Marines.mil | Jul 18 2013 USS KEARSARGE (July 3, 2013)- According to ALMAR 046/12, female Marines will be required to conduct pull-ups as part of their annual physical fitness test starting January 1, 2014. Sgt James Vincent, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and
Marines Won’t Let Women in the Infantry Until at Least 2015
Posted in: Afghanistan, WMA, Women Serving in Combat, Womens IssuesBy Dan Lamothe Marine Corps Times Staff writer The Marine Corps won’t allow women to serve in the infantry until at least 2015, according to a new plan outlining how the service will conform to a landmark Pentagon decision allowing female troops into ground combat units. Each of the services and U.S. Special Operations Command
Female Marine Officer Says: Sex Assault Problem’s Scope Exaggerated
Posted in: WMAPlease read the following. We’d love your perspective. Jim Michaels, USA TODAY 11:17 p.m. EDT July 15, 2013 WASHINGTON – Lindsay Rodman is a Harvard-educated lawyer who delved into women’s studies as an undergraduate at Duke. She is also a Marine Corps officer. Now assigned to the Pentagon as a lawyer, Capt. Rodman has viewed
Molly Marines, P Company, June 12, 2013
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Molly Marines, TrainingThe city of New Orleans dedicated the first United States monument of a woman in service uniform: “Molly Marine” November 10, 1943. A local recruiter commissioned the statue to help recruit women during World War II. For female Marines around the world, Molly has come to represent the countless significant contributions women have made to
Native American Woman Marine Barbara Beltran Steele
Posted in: Conflicts, Family, Female Marine, History, Korean, Life After the Corps, Military, Personal Stories, USMC, veterans, WMA, Women of the Corps History ProjectThis Marine Was One of ‘A Few Good Women’ The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself, and rightly so, on the “few good men” in its ranks. But let’s not overlook the “few good women” who have played, and are playing, vital roles in the realm of Leatherneckdom. I know of one such person, a Prescott
Molly at the Museum
Posted in: Awards, Conflicts, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Military, Molly Marines, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WWIIThe Molly Marine was dedicated on Nov. 10th, 1943 at the height of World War Two. Molly was commissioned by a local Marine recruiter, Marine Tech Sergeant Charles Gresham, with the goal of helping to recruit women during wartime. Molly was the first monument dedicated to women who had or were serving America. Enrigues Alferez a well
Raising Molly
Posted in: WMAThe Young Marines and the Women Marines Association (WMA) collaborated to raise the final $50,000 for “Molly Marine,” a statue that honors the unique history of the women of the Marine Corps. The check was presented on Friday, April 19, to the leaders of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation – Lieutenant General Robert R. Blackman