MARINES TURN TO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TEAMS FOR RECRUITS
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. (AP) -- The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women.
And this time the campaign is a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to girls high school sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps' rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line combat jobs now open to women.
Marine Commandant Gen. Robert Neller says he wants to increase the number of women in the Corps to 1 in 10.