A female Marine has passed the grueling Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC). Earlier in November, Lance Corporal Alexa Barth became the first-ever female to graduate from the 12-week course. Although Lance Cpl. Barth has been awarded the coveted 0321 military occupational specialty (MOS), which distinguishes her as a Recon Marine, she is currently going […]

Tell us a little bit about your military background My name is Jaclyn Imperati. I joined the Marine Corps Reserve in August 2006 as an 0612 Field Wireman with the 6th Communications battalion in New York. I was deployed to Al Taqaddum, Iraq with the 9th Communications battalion from February to August of 2008. I […]

Maj. Gen. Joseph Osterman, commanding general of MARSOC, told Military.com the command has already received several requests from female Marines to enter the assessment and selection pipeline to become a critical skills operator. While Osterman could not specify how many women had applied, he said the first female applicant surfaced only days after the Jan. […]