Gender Integration in the United States Marine Corps

Abstract

In January 2013, the Secretary of Defense reversed the Direct Ground Combat Definition and Assignment Rule, opening all combat arms to females. The Marine Corps then conducted its own assessment, analyzing Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Infantry Training Battalion, and Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force data. These studies showed a significant difference in the performance of all-male and integrated units in the conduct of combat-related tasks. To ease the transition of gender integration, the Marine Corps should begin by placing female infantry Marines only in the 0311 MOS. After ten years, the integration process can be reassessed, and the remaining infantry MOSs can then be fully opened.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 27, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176438

Entities

People

  • Lucas A Balke

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Marine Corps
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Physical Fitness
  • Schools
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Time Standards
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.