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Women recruits of Lima Company broke one of the last gender barriers in the U.S. armed forces, surviving a grueling exercise known as the crucible to officially become Marines.
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Women recruits break barriers to become Marines at Camp Pendleton
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training as her platoon breaks a barrier becoming the first-ever women Marines trained at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021.
Female recruits arrive alongside male recruits to begin the first-ever integrated basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego in San Diego, California, February 9, 2021. Women have only been eligible for full combat roles in the U.S.
Drill instructor Staff Sergeant Ayesha Zantt instructs female recruits as they begin the first-ever integrated basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego in San Diego, California, February 9, 2021.
Female recruits arrive alongside male recruits to begin the first-ever integrated basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego in San Diego, California, February 9, 2021. Tens of thousands of U.S.
Female recruits arrive alongside male recruits to begin the first-ever integrated basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego in San Diego, California, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits arrive to begin the first-ever integrated basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego in San Diego, California, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits arrive to begin the first-ever integrated basic training at Marine Corps Recruiting Depot, San Diego in San Diego, California, February 9, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training as they break a barrier becoming the first-ever women Marines trained at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021.
Abigail Ragland, 20, a female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego smiles while participating in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021.
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training with men's platoons at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training with men's platoons at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021.
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, wait in line during the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling Crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, washes mud off her weapon during the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Chief drill instructor staff sergeant Amber Staroscik reads citation to recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, as they participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, U.S., April 21, 2021.
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego rests during the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego cleans her weapon as she participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
A female recruit from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the grueling crucible training with men's platoons at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021.
Female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, Lima Company, participate in the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 21, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Chief drill instructor Staff Sergeant Amber Staroscik reads off a citation to female recruits from U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego after they finished the grueling crucible training at Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2021.
Chief drill instructor staff Sergeant Amber Staroscik (R) announces her platoon of female recruits from U.S.
Chief drill instructor Staff Sergeant Amber Staroscik (L) hands recruit Abigail Ragland, 20, her Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem as recruits from U.S.
Recruit Emily Sandoval, 19, tears up as she receives her Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem to become a U.S.
Recruit Emily Sandoval, 19, looks at her Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem after finishing the grueling crucible training to become one of the first-ever women Marines at Camp Pendleton, California, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake