The Women Marines Association is dedicated to bringing generations of Marine Corps women together for support, inspiration, and camaraderie.

Over 20,000 women Marines served in World War II, in over 225 different specialties, filling 85 percent of the enlisted jobs at Headquarters Marine Corps and comprising one-half to two-thirds of the permanent personnel at major Marine Corps posts.

2024年6月17日 · Streeter became the first woman to become a Major in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943, and was also the first director of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. When she retired in 1945, she was a Lieutenant Colonel and the Women’s Reserve had over 15,000 women enlisted and over 800 officers.

Discover the history of the brave women in the marines by exploring the timeline below. The service and allegiance of women Marines has been guided by the passion and courage of those who have answered their country’s call to serve.

2025年3月10日 · Being a badass woman in the Marine Corps requires not only peak physical fitness and mental toughness, but leadership skills, adaptability, commitment, proficiency, respect, integrity, and a...

Yet only 11 enlisted women are serving today in the traditional “03” infantry career fields, Marine Corps officials said. No women have even attempted the Basic Reconnaissance Course or ...

During World War II, the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve (USMCWR) was established to support the growing needs of the Marine Corps. To help with this effort, two colleges in the United States, Mount Holyoke College and Hunter College, were chosen to provide training for women who were interested in serving in the USMCWR.

Women in the Marine Corps are not only known for the barriers they broke down, but also for acts of bravery. In 1953 Staff Sergeant Barbara Olive Barnwell became the first female to be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal for saving a fellow Marine from drowning in the Atlantic Ocean in …

COVER: On 4 November 1948, the Com-mandant of the Marine Corps, Gen Clifton B. Cates administers the oath to the first three women to be sworn into the Regular Marine Corps. They are (left to...

2006年2月13日 · On Aug. 12, 1918, Opha Mae Johnson was the first of 305 women to enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve to fill clerical duties at Headquarters Marine Corps, so, February 13 marked the 63rd...