Viva Las Vegas
Posted in: Events, Female Marine, Life After the Corps, Marine Corps, Military, Professional Development, veterans, WMAExploring Our Las Vegas Convention The excitement is building as we continue to bring you another fantastic convention. The convention team is working hard to assure that your 2022 convention experience is among your top trips this year. On the 29th you can start checking in and then take a minute to say hello at
The State of the Association
Posted in: WMAJanuary 2022 State of the Association Happy New Year! Can you believe we finally made it to 2022? Even though we have all faceda challenging year, we are ready to think about positive resolutions for the New Year. WMA hasso much to look forward to as we begin to implement our vision to make WMA
WMA – A New Look – UPDATED
Posted in: Female Marine, Marine Corps, Membership, Social Media, USMC, Values, veterans, WMA, WMA Chapters, Women Marines AssociationAs you know WMA has been working on bringing our association a fresh new look. You voiced your opinion and WMA listened. As you can see we changed the red color to reflect our Marine Corps heritage. For our chapters/members that have questions here are a few facts. If you have other questions that are
WMA REBRANDING EVENT
Posted in: Events, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, WMA, WMA History, Women Marines AssociationWMA Rebranding Launch The WMA National Board of Directors recently received a brief and approved the rebranding concept achieved by TOKY our branding partner. We are now excited to invite you to a webinar where we will share with you the finalized results from our rebranding efforts. On Saturday, August 21st at 4 pm ET,
Riley Compton
Posted in: Awards, Boot Camp, Female Marine, Marine Corps, Military, Professional Development, Training, USMC, Values, WMA, Women Marines AssociationMarine, Wife, Olympic Hopeful 1st Lt Riley Compton was raised in Carmel, Indiana and after high school received a softball scholarship to play D1 at George Washington University (GWU). Compton played four years there and graduated with a degree in Political Science. During her freshman year of college she met a Marine Officer Recruiter and
SSgt Genevieve Julia Mazan WWII USMCWR 1943-1945
Posted in: WMASSgt Genevieve Mazen Michaels will be 100 years young on 12 April. Her family would love for her to get at least 100 cards. Jean served 1943 to 1945 and was in the second class at Hunter College. Cards and/or Marine Corps related items can be sent to her at: Jean Michals 3434 South Blvd.,
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Episode 3 of Irene’s Story
Posted in: WMAON MAY 29, 2020 BY MARYJOM2015IN MEMOIR Irene loved the routine and the intellectual stimulation, but her petite stature, at five feet one and one half inches, gave her some grief during her training. Of course, the women were to be issued uniforms, but because her group was the first, there was no readily available inventory. These included both
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