![]() ![]() Men training there are assigned to three other battalions. Under the current system, women who enlist in the Marine Corps go to Parris Island for their initial three months of recruit training and are assigned to one battalion. The officials spoke on anonymity because they were unauthorized to speak publicly about Neller’s plans. ![]() They said Marine leaders don’t want women and men training together and want to determine the implications of the change before doing anything. But officials familiar with the events said an irate Neller wants a one-on-one meeting with Carter to discuss the matter. Eric Dent, said Mabus’ memo is being reviewed. And he said he wanted the integration to begin no later than April 1.Ī spokesman for Marine Commandant Gen. 15 for how the Marines would fully integrate their recruit training. 1, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told the Marines he wanted a plan by Jan. Marine Corps Via ReutersĬarter’s December ruling said the military services should integrate women into combat jobs “using their existing recruiting, accession, training and assignment procedures.”īut on Jan. Stephanie Robertson, a member of the female engagement team (FET) speaks with local civilians during an engagement mission in Marjah, Afghanistan on Aug. The Marine Corps initially sought to keep certain infantry and combat jobs closed to women, citing studies showing combined-gender units are not as effective as male-only units, but they were rebuffed. If the answer to that is, it shouldn’t hurt, I would suggest that we shouldn’t do it, because it might hurt,” Kelly said.Ĭarter in December ordered all combat jobs open to women, but also vowed that no standards would be lowered to make way for women. “If the answer to that is no, clearly don’t do it. Kelly, who has been a Marine for 45 years and served three tours in Iraq, said the sole basis for change in the military should be whether the change will make units more lethal. “There will be great pressure, whether it’s 12 months from now, four years from now, because the question will be asked whether we’ve let women into these other roles, why aren’t they staying in those other roles? Why aren’t they advancing as infantry people?” “They’re saying we are not going to change any standards,” Kelly told reporters at the Pentagon on Friday. ![]() A new, high-level disagreement is erupting over whether the Marine Corps must also fully integrate its 12-week recruit training program at Parris Island in South Carolina. Southern Command, underscored how strongly the Marines opposed Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s plans to fully integrate women into all combat jobs, including the Marine Corps and special operations forces like Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets. WASHINGTON - A top Marine general predicts that the Defense Department’s vows to maintain the same standards for women and men in combat jobs won’t last, saying the military will eventually be pressured to lower the qualifications so more women can serve in jobs like the Marine infantry. ![]()
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