When Capt. Kelsey Hastings takes command of the Marine Corps’ revered Silent Drill Platoon later this month, she will become the unit’s first female leader — and its first-ever female member.

For the first time in its history, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon will be led by a female commander. The Marine Corps announced Tuesday that Capt. Kelsey A. Hastings, an artillery officer ...

Of those 1,300 drill instructors currently training ... Misty Posey, chief of staff of the Marine Corps' Training and Education Command, or TECOM, said Wednesday. Posey was previously a commander ...

(Marine Corps) “It is exciting to be selected as the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon Commander,” Hastings said in the press release. “SDP is often times the face of the Marine Corps ...

Then-1st Lt. Kelsey M. Hastings serving as a marching platoon commander at a retirement parade for Gen. Gary L. Thomas at Marine Barracks Washington on Oct. 15, 2021. (Marine Corps) When the ...

Chief of Staff for Marine Corps Training and Education Command, Col. Howard Hall shared ... The study also found that female Marine drill instructors were sometimes treated as less important ...

Marine Corps tradition discourages drill instructors from showing emotion ... to report a “fight club” among recruits. His command investigated him, demoted him and cut his pay, paralyzing ...

The Marine officer said she joined the Corps to follow in her dad's footsteps ... and get to work with them." Hastings will command the Silent Drill Platoon for the 2023 parade season.

Lebanon High School hosted the United States Marine Corps’ Silent Drill Platoon in a special performance as part of the USMC’s 250th anniversary. The platoon, known for choreographed marching and ...

In 2023, Capt. Kelsey Hastings became the Platoon Commander for the U.S. Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, the first female to hold that role. Under her leadership, the unit exemplified the ...