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Old 08-25-2011, 08:19 PM
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Nate is correct. By the 1988 to 1998 time frame, the only MOS closed to Women were ground combat arms positions; 0300 Infantry, 0800 Artillery, 1800 Tank and Amtrack crew, and Combat Engineer positions (cant remember the MOS code) though all other Engineer positions were open.
I remember some of the Women I served with after I became an instructor (did it to me when I was asleep LOL), told me they went Motor Transport or EOD because it was the closest they could get to the Infantry.

The Basic Rifleman training is called MCT (Marine Combat Training), 4 weeks, and just up the road from the School of Infantry...at least at Camp Pendleton. Short humps compared to what came later but lots of good Infantry stuff, and almost the entire time in the field.
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