The Marine Corps quietly directed its recruit depots to integrate male and female drill instructor teams at the platoon level in late 2023, and now the service is full steam ahead with the effort ...

There will be fewer female E-4 to E-6s available and eligible to meet drill instructor requirements in coming years. (Pfc. Marvin Chavez/Marine Corps) As the Marine Corps hurtles toward ...

A leader who is confident in his decisions instills confidence in his Marines," one line read. The study also found that female Marine drill instructors were sometimes treated as less important ...

"Without sufficient time to rest and prepare between cycles, the drill instructor job takes an even greater toll on physical, mental, and emotional health. "An enlisted female Marine Corps ...

The Marines are under a Congressional mandate ... but also limits the opportunities for female drill instructors since drill instructors also sleep in the squad bay. The 700-page report found ...

“Employing gender-neutral identifiers eliminates the possibility of misgendering drill instructors ... according to the Marine Corps University, which adds women make up 51.% ...

But as the eagle-eyed Yepes walked the streets of Marine Corps ... Drill instructors like Yepes are known for their intensity as they crush and rebuild confidence, which they say prepares men and ...

but during her career she also witnessed the first female drill instructors in the Marines. “Now that I look back, it was a milestone,” she says. She’s pleased to see increased integration ...

A study completed by the Marine Corps in 2019 found that during the previous decade, 29 drill instructors either ended ... its oversight of the men and women who indoctrinate newcomers.