United States Marine Corps

===Women===
{{main|Women in the United States Marines}}
[[File:Opha Johnson and Katherine Towle in 1946.png|thumb|upright|Sargeant [[Opha May Johnson|Opha Johnson]] (far right) in 1946, with Colonel [[Katherine Towle]] (far left). They are looking at Opha Johnson's uniform being worn by PFC Muriel Albert.]]
[[File:First three female Marines graduate Infantry training course 131121-M-JR212-076.jpg|thumb|Two of the first female graduates of the School of Infantry-East's Infantry Training Battalion course, 2013]]

Women have served in the United States Marine Corps since 1918.<ref>{{cite web |title = Women Marines Association |access-date = 29 July 2017| url = https://www.womenmarines.org/wm-history |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170712001021/https://www.womenmarines.org/wm-history |archive-date = 12 July 2017 |url-status=live |df = dmy-all}}</ref> The first woman to have enlisted was [[Opha May Johnson]] (1878–1955).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-08-14/ed-1/seq-1/|title=Girl Joins Devil Dogs|date=14 August 1918|work=Evening Star|access-date=24 October 2019|archive-date=24 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024135659/https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1918-08-14/ed-1/seq-1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/22/the-first-woman-marine-in-1918-she-couldnt-vote-but-rushed-to-serve/|title=The first woman Marine: In 1918, she couldn't vote but rushed to serve|last=Dvorak|first=Petula|date=22 September 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=24 October 2019|archive-date=30 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630141407/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/09/22/the-first-woman-marine-in-1918-she-couldnt-vote-but-rushed-to-serve/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2017, three women joined an infantry battalion at Camp Lejeune. Women had not served as infantry marines prior to this.<ref>{{cite news|last = Tatum |first = Sophie |title = Military welcomes first women infantry Marines |publisher = CNN |access-date = 29 July 2017 |url = http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/women-infantry-marines-join-unit/index.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729132252/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/05/politics/women-infantry-marines-join-unit/index.html |archive-date = 29 July 2017 |url-status=live |df = dmy-all}}</ref> In 2017, the Marines released a recruitment advertisement that focused on women for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |title = Marines Release First-Ever Ad Spotlighting Woman in Combat Position |newspaper = NPR |date = 12 May 2017 |access-date = 29 July 2017 |url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/12/528129573/marines-release-first-ever-ad-spotlighting-woman-in-combat-position |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170729093716/http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/12/528129573/marines-release-first-ever-ad-spotlighting-woman-in-combat-position |archive-date = 29 July 2017 |url-status=live |df = dmy-all|last1 = Domonoske |first1 = Camila }}</ref> {{As of|2019|October}}, female Marines make up 7.8% of the personnel.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In December 2020, the Marine Corps began a trial program to have females integrated into the training companies at their [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego|recruit depot in San Diego]] as Congress has mandated an end to the male-only program there. For the 60 female recruits, scheduled to begin training in San Diego in February 2021, the Corps will transfer female drill instructors from their [[Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island|recruit depot in Parris Island]], which already has a [[Mixed-sex education|coed]] program.<ref name=femalenow>{{cite news|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/14/female-recruits-train-marines-all-male-san-diego-boot-camp-historic-first.html|title=Female Recruits to Train at Marines' All-Male San Diego Boot Camp in Historic First|first=Gina|last=Harkins|publisher=Military.com|date=14 December 2020|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=14 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214224438/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/12/14/female-recruits-train-marines-all-male-san-diego-boot-camp-historic-first.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Fifty-three of these recruits successfully graduated from boot camp in April 2021 and became marines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/22/53-women-officially-become-marines-formerly-all-male-boot-camp.html|title=53 Women Officially Become Marines at Formerly All-Male Boot Camp|first=Gina|last=Harkins|publisher=Military.com|date=23 April 2021|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503231156/https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/04/22/53-women-officially-become-marines-formerly-all-male-boot-camp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/04/23/Marines-femal-e-bootcamp-SanDiego/7321619196164/|title=First female recruits complete San Diego Marine boot camp|first=Ed|last=Adamczyk|publisher=UPI|date=23 April 2021|access-date=3 May 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503230403/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/04/23/Marines-femal-e-bootcamp-SanDiego/7321619196164/|url-status=live}}</ref>