More military children will soon have access to DOD-operated schoolsA new program ends a blanket requirement that families must live on base in order for their children to attend DOD schools.By Karen Jowers3 days ago
In quiet shift, Marines allow mixed-gender DI teams to train recruitsA typical integrated team will have three DIs of one gender and a fourth of the opposite gender, with most featuring three male instructors and one female.By Hope Hodge Seck5 days ago
Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentenceCpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.By Riley Ceder10 days ago
Recruit to gunny: 1st Marine graduates from talent acquisition programWhen Justin Kelley graduates today from Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, he’ll be a gunnery sergeant.By Hope Hodge Seck4 weeks ago
Navy to cut boot camp from 10 weeks to nineThe Navy is revamping its curriculum to “eliminate redundant training."By Diana Stancy5 weeks ago
Female recruits now shipping equally to MCRDs Parris Island, San DiegoThe Marine Corps has hit its goal of assigning women to its boot camps the same way it assigns men.By Hope Hodge Seck8 weeks ago