Women in the Marine Corps

Throughout the years, the Marine Corps has been predominantly held by men, and according to Military Today, it is still the branch of the military with the lowest percentage of women by far.

Major McCullough is the Executive Officer at the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron at MCAS Yuma, second in command to the commanding officer.

“When I was born, my dad was in Marine Corps boot camp, he served 7 successful years in the marine corps, and what he instilled in me at a very young age drove me to desire to become a marine,” said Maj. McCullough.

A career that McCullough was committed to despite the challenges.

All marines usually start by training at officer candidate school or the basic school, and as pilots, they follow the same pipeline held at the same standards in aviation as they progress.

“They need to work hard in the same capacity that men do, the same standards are applied often times women may be the only one in a squadron however that doesn’t mean that we are any different from our other teammates…”

Lieutenant General David Berger announced Tuesday Marine leaders could soon take steps to end the service’s long-held tradition of separating men and women into separate small units at boot camp.