Marine Women

By ROBERT BOSWORTH Beloved World War II veteran Millie Cox of Quincy has passed away. She was 102. One of the first women to join the U.S. Marine Corps, Millie Cox grew up in a very patriotic ...

Military.com: Black Female Marine General Is Latest in Year of Firsts for Military Women and Minorities

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The Marine Corps now has a Black female two-star general -- a historic first for the branch and another major achievement for women and minorities in the military this year. Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock ...

Black Female Marine General Is Latest in Year of Firsts for Military Women and Minorities

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AOL: Marines say farewell to women-only battalion at Parris Island. How integrated is the base?

Lisa Taylor suffered through boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island 35 years ago. She did so in the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion, which for decades only trained women. On Thursday, ...

Marines say farewell to women-only battalion at Parris Island. How integrated is the base?

11Alive: Celebrating the 100th birthday of a veteran of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve

Celebrating the 100th birthday of a veteran of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve

Yahoo: The Marines are retaining women at significantly higher rates than men

The U.S. Marines Corps has modernized its dress code for women. Beginning this week, women in the Marines will no longer be required to wear pantyhose with their uniform skirts, a first since women ...

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San Diego Union-Tribune: Women in the Marines no longer have to wear pantyhose with their uniform skirts

The Marine Corps has stopped requiring women to wear pantyhose with their uniform skirts, a change made at the request of one unidentified female Marine. The Marines announced the change on Monday, ...