The combat engineer mos has seen the most women joining the field, with 58 as of february. forty two have become infantry riflemen, 28 are assault amphibious vehicle marines, and 25 are marine. U.s. marine corps col. todd p. simmons, commanding officer of 22nd marine expeditionary unit (meu) speaks to marines with the female engagement team (fet) at fort pickett, va., feb. 21, 2016.
The marine corps, which had initially challenged the pentagon’s 2013 order and was overruled, allowed women into its infantry ranks in 2015. there are 184,473 active duty marines, of whom 15,885. Six women — a record high — graduated from the grueling marine infantry officer course in fiscal year 2022, the marine corps has confirmed. a total of 12 women have now completed the course. A total of 23 female officers are serving in previously restricted combat jobs. “there is no target number or quota for how many female marines should be in ground combat fields or units; the. The gceitf is evaluating the integration of female marines into artillery, infantry and mechanized mos's. (mike morones staff) editor's note: this story was originally published at 12:01 p.m. on.
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