Marines participate in an exercise during the infantry officer course at quantico, virginia, aug. 10, 2017. the first female marine to complete the course graduated sept. 25, 2017. Marine commandant gen. david berger on friday took to twitter to announce his goal of having more female marine officers attend the corps’ grueling 13 week infantry officer course, known as ioc. his announcement came the same week the first woman to pass the course had gone on terminal leave, a marine corps spokesman confirmed tuesday, leaving the corps with potentially only one qualified.
4 minute read. the career of one of the first female infantry marines has come to an ignominious end after she admitted to having a romantic relationship with a marine under her command whom she. “i am proud of this officer and those in her class who have earned the infantry officer mos,” marine corps commandant gen. robert neller said in a press release monday. the female infantry officer will now head to the 1st marine division at camp pendleton, california, for her first assignment. The marine corps infantry officer course, a 13 week crash course in leadership, infantry skills, and character, has seen 36 women attempt it since 2015, but monday marks the first time a female. First female infantry marine officer leaves corps as commandant calls for more women at infantry officer course only one female marine officer is scheduled to attend the infantry officer course in.
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