Wednesday, September 27, 2017

"US Marines get first female infantry officer"



She will soon be assigned to lead a 40-strong platoon.

Marine Corps commandant Gen. Robert Neller tweeted a picture of the woman, saying he was "proud of this officer & her fellow leaders".

There are almost 1.4 million active duty troops in the US armed forces, and about 15% are female.

In March 2016, then-President Barack Obama opened all military positions to women, including combat units.

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5 comments:

edutcher said...

A very bad idea. Yeah, she may have actually met all the requirements, but a token woman doesn't prove much.

Love to see Trump toss out this idea with the transpsychotics.

AllenS said...

When the powers in charge, want someone to succeed, succeed they will.

rcocean said...

Doesn't every young boy dream of joining the Marines and having Mom in charge?

What a ridiculous stunt. And its the enlisted men who will suffer if she ever does get into Combat.

Some Seppo said...

When do women become compelled to register for Selective Service?

virgil xenophon said...

Allen S is square on tgt. Anyone that doesn't think that standards weren't lowered/relaxed for her--well, I got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to talk to ya about..