Grueling Marine Corps training course to go co-ed
According to the NYT, the Marine Corps is opening its Combat Endurance Test - one of the most formidable male-only domains in the American military - to female Marines.
Beginning in September, the corps says, female officer volunteers will participate here, part of a study to gauge the feasibility of allowing female Marines to serve in more extensive combat roles.
Col. Todd S. Desgrosseilliers, the commander of the Basic School, which oversees the course, said he had no special concerns as the course prepares to accept women. “Nothing more so with women than with men,” he said.
“We expect them to be fit enough to go through the course when they get here, just like the men are.”
