A Woman Leads a Marine Infantry Platoon for First Time Ever

A Woman Leads a Marine Infantry Platoon for First Time Ever About 35 men in the Third Platoon of the 4th Marines' Echo Company take orders from 24-year-old Marina Hierl. First Lt. Hierl is also
the first woman to pass the
Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course. The 13-week program
is both physically
and mentally grueling. Major Brian Block, Marine Corps spokesman, via CNN 15,885 women currently serve in the Marines, about 8.6 percent of all active duty members. Major Brian Block, Marine Corps spokesman, via CNN In the 242 years of the
Marine Corps existence, First Lt. Marina Hierl, via CNN