Marine Corps implements force integration plan, graduates first female artillery officers

Integration of Women into the Combat Arms is here. Congratulations to 2nd Lt. Virginia Brodie for being Distinguished Honor Graduate, and I am sure her parents are very proud of her.

Let's here some shout outs for Gender Equality in the Military!

In the joint Army and Marine course, the Corps’ newest artillery officers met operationally relevant, gender-neutral military occupational specialty standards in order to graduate. This approach matches qualified Marines with the most suitable occupations in an effort to enhance the combat readiness of the force.

One of the female officers who passed the course was 2nd Lt. Virginia Brodie. She graduated number one of the 137 students in both the gunnery portion of the course and in overall score and was recognized as her class’ distinguished honor graduate.