The History of the Women Marines Association
Posted in: Female Marine, History, Military, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines Association, Women of the Corps History ProjectIn the upcoming weeks we will go over the history of the Women Marines Association. The book was compiled by the WMA National Historian, Nancy Wilt in honor of the 50th anniversary of our Association in Denver in 2010. We start with a greeting written by Col Julia Hamblet Greeting from Colonel Julia E. Hamblet,
An Affair With Image Development
Posted in: Boot Camp, Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Personal Stories, Training, USMC, WMABy Marine Cpl Sabrina (Williams) Messenger On the surface, I didn’t appear to be different from my peers. However, while most of them were content to simply meet Mr. Right, fall in love, and become wives and mothers, I knew I wanted something different. Something really special! Well the day came when I, too, fell
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
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
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
Operations Heroes Connect
Posted in: Events, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, USMC, Values, WMAOperation Heroes Connect is a nonprofit organization that partners volunteer service members and veterans with at risk youth as well as serves that community through volunteer work. It was founded in August 2011 by GySgt Tawanda Hanible (USMC), an active duty service member. Operation Heroes Connect was incorporated in the state of Virginia on