Seven New Marine MOS Schools Open to Women

In an effort to successfully integrate women within the ground combat element as a part of the Women in Service Review, the U.S. Marine Corps have opened up seven new specialty schools to female graduates.

According to the Marine Corps Times:

A total of seven new military occupational specialty schools are opening to female Marines. For the first time, female graduates of Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., will be able to volunteer for MOS training in the following specialties:

0331 Machine Gunner
0341 Mortarman
0351 Infantry Assaultman
0352 Anti-Tank Missileman
1812 M1A1 Tank Crewman
1833 Assault Amphibious Vehicle Crewmember
0811 M60A1 Tank Crewman

“As we continue to broaden opportunities for female Marines, we will not lower our standards, and we will not sacrifice the high combat readiness that America demands of her Marines,” Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos wrote in a March 2014 letter. “Those MOSs that are deemed ready will be opened as soon as possible. Should our research efforts conclude that we should not open a particular MOS or occupational field, we will pursue an exception to the current policy with Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense.”