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She joined the Marine Corps Reserve on Augduring America's involvement in World War I, officially becoming the first female Marine. Opha May Johnson was the first known woman to enlist in the Marines. She joined the Marine Corps Reserve in 1918, officially becoming the first female Marine. (For example, no toilet facilities or private quarters existed on the ship, and physical examinations were thorough in the Marines.) In addition, Brewer's book The Female Marine's identifying details of the Constitution's travels and battles are nearly verbatim to accounts published by the ship's commanders in contemporary newspapers. No one by the name of Lucy Brewer (or that of her other pseudonyms, or that of her husband) can be found in historical records in addition, it is highly unlikely a woman could have disguised herself for three years on the Constitution, as the crew had little to no privacy. Brewer's adventures were probably written by Nathaniel Hill Wright (1787–1824) or Wright's publisher, Nathaniel Coverly. Lucy Brewer (or Eliza Bowen, or Louisa Baker) is the pen name of a writer who purported to be the first woman in the United States Marines, serving aboard the USS Constitution as a sharpshooter in the 1800s while pretending to be a man named George Baker. Note that some minor wars women served in have been omitted from this history. 3.3 Sexual orientation and gender identity policy.3.1 Combat exclusions and women in combat (1993–present).2 Diversity of women in the Marine Corps.53 of these recruits would successfully graduate from boot camp in April 2021 and become Marines. In December 2020, the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego agreed to join the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in accepting female recruits, with 60 female recruits starting their boot camp training at the San Diego depot in February 2021. As of 2018, there were 18 women serving in the Marine Corps combat arms. It was not until 2016 that Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that all military occupations would be open to women without exception. However, even with the Integration Act, women were still banned from certain military occupation specialties. It was not until 1948 that women were able to become a permanent part of the Corps with the passing of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act. Women's presence in the Marine Corps first emerged in 1918 when they were permitted to do administrative work in an attempt to fill the spots of male Marines fighting overseas. These numbers give the Marine Corps the lowest ratio of women in all of the U.S military branches. As of 2020, women make up 8.9% of total active duty Marines. There have been women in the United States Marine Corps since 1918, and women continue to serve in the Corps today. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).A Marine officer candidate standing at the position of attention during an organized run, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, 2019

List of female United States Air Force generals.