Op-Ed: How the Weinstein scandal unfortunately reminds me of the Marine Corps

I’m not a fan of Hollywood, their glorification of seemingly anyone for no particular reason, and I don’t like a good deal of their values. So forgive me for the tenuous link to the Marine Corps, which to me is represented by Camp Pendleton, approximately 70 miles South of Hollywood. Unfortunately, geography is not the […]

Watch: The Marine Corps’ first female Infantry Officer training in 29 Palms

History was made on Monday as the first female Marine Infantry Officer graduated from what many consider to be among the most grueling of training courses conventional war fighters can undergo. The Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course, a 13-week crash course in leadership, infantry skills, and character, has seen 36 women attempt it since 2015, […]

First female Marine Infantry Officer set to graduate on Monday

In a historic first for the United States Marine Corps, a female Marine has successfully completed the Infantry Officer’s Course and will soon be assigned to an infantry unit, Marine Corps officials announced on Thursday. The female lieutenant, whose name has not yet been released, completed the final training elements of the IOC alongside her […]

First court-martial possible in Marines United investigation

One service member could face a court-martial and another has been administratively discharged in connection with the Marines United investigations, said Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., questioned Neller about the latest investigation developments at Thursday’s Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. Marine veteran Thomas Brennan first reported on March 4 that troops […]

First Marines punished for online conduct following nude-photo scandal

Two Marines have been disciplined for posting derogatory comments on social media, marking the first time the Marine Corps has officially punished members for online misconduct following last month’s revelations that hundreds of service members shared illicit photos of their female counterparts on a Facebook group, Marine officials said Friday. The two active-duty Marines, one a noncommissioned officer and the other […]

Marine Commandant sets the example on social media… but gender issues persist

General Robert Neller, the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, took a historic step on Thursday evening, demonstrating that no one, not even the senior ranking Marine in the land, is above the rule of order, nor is he exempt from repercussion of his actions. General Neller posted an image on Twitter of him […]

Second lady Pence honors female service members for Women’s History Month

Karen Pence, wife of American Vice President Mike Pence and mother of a United States Marine, met with three dozen women on Thursday to honor them for their service and their sacrifices in the United States military as a part of scheduled events for Women’s History Month. “We just wanted to say ‘thank you,’” she […]

Read SECDEF James Mattis’ statement on Marines United nude photo sharing scandal

Marines and veterans sharing nude images of female service members on web pages and in Facebook groups like Marines United have recently come to the forefront of concerns levied by policy makers and military leaders throughout the country, and with good reason.  As a number of us here at SOFREP have made clear, these practices […]