In quiet shift, Marines allow mixed-gender DI teams to train recruitsA typical integrated team will have three DIs of one gender and a fourth of the opposite gender, with most featuring three male instructors and one female.By Hope Hodge Seck3 months ago
Recruit to gunny: 1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition programWhen Justin Kelley graduates today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he’ll be a gunnery sergeant.By Hope Hodge Seck3 months ago
Female recruits now shipping equally to MCRDs Parris Island, San DiegoThe Marine Corps has hit its goal of assigning women to its boot camps the same way it assigns men.By Hope Hodge Seck4 months ago
Marine recruit says nah to ‘rah,’ flees boot camp, gets capturedThe recruit was returned to Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego after being captured by authorities.By Riley Ceder5 months ago
Soldiers exposed to new combat realities with expanded training Drill sergeants now serve as squad leaders in field training.By Todd South6 months ago
Navy recruiting rebounds, but falls short of boot camp goalDespite meeting its recruiting goal of 40,600 sailors, the Navy will fall 5,000 short of its boot camp target due to last-minute enlistments.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press7 months ago