Corps officials started developing a physical screening test last year, designed to evaluate Marines’ ability to perform in specific job specialties, including combat fields. Defense officials previously told Marine Corps Times the test would be akin to a “physical ASVAB,” the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test prospective service members take before enlisting. But unlike the ASVAB, this would be Marine Corps-specific. While the deadline to complete its four-stage study on female integration is the end of 2015, the Marines’ plan included the opening of certain combat jobs ahead of schedule. On July 16, following a petition to the Secretary of the Navy, the Marines Corps received approval to open the first 11 previously closed combat-related MOSs: The move opens 2,122 positions to female Marines, said Capt. Maureen Krebs, a Marine spokeswoman at the Pentagon. The opening also puts a spotlight on Marine Corps efforts to create a gender-neutral qualification test for the newly open combat jobs.
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 22:19:14 +0000
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