Changes to the Corps

Posted on April 26, 2016 (July 7, 2022) by Women Marines Association

Women Marines  – Changes to the Corps Drill Instructor Reunion Speech by MSgt. Brenda Moore (ret) When I was recruited in 1977, I was told by my recruiter that a Woman, was only 1/2 of a quota so they needed 2 women to make 1 quota. Pretty sure he wasn’t happy when I didn’t bring a friend

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Posted in Boot Camp, History, Military, Personal StoriesTagged Afghanistan, drill instructors, female engagement team, female Marines, FET, Marine Corps, Marines, Military Women, Parris Island, Training, USMC, Woman Marine10 Comments

Posted in: Boot Camp, History, Military, Personal StoriesTagged in: Afghanistan, drill instructors, female engagement team, female Marines, FET, Marine Corps, Marines, Military Women, Parris Island, Training, USMC, Woman Marine

Those Yellow Footprints

Posted on June 6, 2014 (July 7, 2022) by Women Marines Association

Those Yellow Footprints by Lori Howard We stopped abruptly and a slight woman with a wide-brimmed hat pulled down to her eyes came screaming aboard as if she were hijacking the bus. The air brakes could not drown out her words: “Get off my bus! Get off my bus!” We filed out into the steamy

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Posted in Boot Camp, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Marksmanship, Martial Arts, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Training, USMC, ValuesTagged drill instructors, yellow footprints3 Comments

Posted in: Boot Camp, Female Marine, History, Marine Corps, Marksmanship, Martial Arts, Military, Personal Stories, Professional Development, Training, USMC, ValuesTagged in: drill instructors, yellow footprints