Marines practice basic marksmanship at Camp Geiger, North Carolina. (Sgt. Tyler L. Main/Marine Corps) Marine 1st Lt. Marina Hierl made national headlines in 2017 when she became the first woman to ...

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 ...

Female Marines no longer have to wear pantyhose when they wear uniform skirts. The change, which was made effective with the release of a Marine administrative message on Monday, was sparked by a ...

For the first time in its nearly 250-year history, the United States Marine Corps will have a female infantry officer after she graduates from an infantry officer course on Monday, a U.S. official ...

Reflecting on her career, Martin highlighted the progress she witnessed - and contributed to - in opening doors for women Marines. "To say that I came in and saw so much progress for Marines, and ...

The recent announcement by Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Amos that he is exploring ways to better integrate female Marines into combat units came hot on the heels of a policy shift that will ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to review standard changes since the 1990s. Military women watching shifts in DoD worry ...

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said this week that he will not ask for any exemptions for the Navy or Marine Corps to keep any jobs closed to women, meaning infantry and special operations communities could ...

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Reviewing ways to modernize the Marine Corps and serve common sense, a requirement for women to wear pantyhose when in their formal uniforms has been shed. “I think it’s great the Marine Corps is now ...