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plantwomyn

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8. But they ARE assigned to infantry units.

Reply to Redfairen (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 09:01 PM

Nov 2013

Female marines are with all of the units that kick doors in because in Muslim countries it would be a BIG insult to have women inside of that house touched by a male marine. BUT they do NOT get paid combat wages and this has been going on for years. IT SUCKS.

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Three women pass Marine �grunt� test, but Corps holds off on letting them in infantry [View all] Redfairen Nov 2013 OP

Keep on moving the goal posts, Marines. enlightenment Nov 2013 #1

they arent moving the posts. this is a pilot program pasto76 Nov 2013 #6

Okay. enlightenment Nov 2013 #7

Pfc. Julia Carroll, Pfc. Christina Fuentes Montenegro and Pfc. Katie Gorz.... iandhr Nov 2013 #2

saw this on twitter OKNancy Nov 2013 #3

goodness, they look so so so young. riversedge Nov 2013 #9

Now JUST a goddamn minute. nolabear Nov 2013 #4

Part and partial of membership of minority group status: me b zola Nov 2013 #14

Rec for the women Marines YankeyMCC Nov 2013 #5

But they ARE assigned to infantry units. plantwomyn Nov 2013 #8

Didn't the leaders see _Aliens_?... PoliticAverse Nov 2013 #10

Beat me to it! nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #11

She didn't even have any military training Kennah Nov 2013 #13

these marines should look up what Julius Caesar said demigoddess Nov 2013 #12

Awesome. School of Infantry takes months and costs tens of thousands of dollars Recursion Nov 2013 #15

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