Learning how to grasp that and the uniform preparation ... to the legacy we want to establish for future female Marines coming through drill instructor school.” ...

(Cpl. Tyler J. Bolken/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is about to be short on female drill instructors and is willing to pay up to $14,700 to fill its ranks, according to an administrative message ...

The Corps still has the smallest percentage of female service ... of husbands in uniform and civilian wives, the study found. Regarding Marine recruits’ treatment of drill instructors, anecdotes ...

But a dozen female drill instructors have been ... Most of the women had more than 10 years in uniform. Some served in combat, others as instructors at the Marine Corps' Officer Candidates School.

"Because that's unacceptable," he said. The way drill instructors influence how new Marines view women was one of the takeaways from a task force assembled to assess gender issues in the Marine ...

WALSH: One problem is there aren't enough women recruits or drill instructors. Women make up roughly 9% of the Marine Corps, the lowest percentage of any service. Gunnery Sergeant Kylee Gregorek ...

“It won’t be long before there are female drill instructors who, as recruits, graduated alongside their male counterparts,” Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Troy Black said in the statement.

“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 Marine Corps punished at least eight drill instructors and some officers in response to allegations of hazing and other abuses last year at the service’s recruit training center at Parris ...