Posted on 08/14/2016 4:00:02 AM PDT by SkyPilot
The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women.
And this time the campaign is a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to girls high school sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps' rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line combat jobs now open to women.
Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller says he wants to increase the number of women in the Corps to 1 in 10.
"I've told them that 10 percent is where we want to go and they're working on it," Neller told The Associated Press in an interview. "Go recruit more women. Find them. They're out there."
For years, only about 7 percent to 8 percent of the Corps, which numbers 184,200, has been women. It's the smallest percentage of women among all the military services. But on the heels of the Pentagon decision to allow women who qualify to serve in combat jobs, thousands of new infantry, armor and other front-line posts are now open.
Neller said he wants to see women in some of those posts. That order now rests with Maj. Gen. Paul Kennedy, head of the Marine Corps' recruiting command.
Kennedy is aggressively recruiting women for the service. He's sending targeted mailings, changing advertising to better represent female Marines, and traveling the country to meet with coaches and female athletes who may be well-suited for the rigors of Marine service.
In particular, Neller believes female wrestlers are good candidates.
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Put 10 men and 10 women in a pit.
The last 10 standing get into the Marines.
How many women do you think would be left standing?
Which I bet won't be so "rigorous" anymore.
To liberals, the Military is the biggest government social program there is.
"I...AM...OUTRAGED!"
My twist on it would be to add the Uriah option.
(So those of us left, can screw the *pretty* girls. See how well the analogy fits?) /sarc>
Active Duty ping.
NO...NO...NO....NO... A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!!!!!!
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