Female Marines Participate In Marine Combat Training At Camp LeJeune

Male and female Marines participate in a 10 kilometer hike carrying 55 pound packs at Marine Combat Training (MCT) on February 22, 2013 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Since 1988 all non-infantry enlisted male Marines have been required to complete 29 days of basic combat skills training at MCT after graduating boot camp. It has been required for enlisted female Marines since 1997. About six percent of enlisted Marines are female. (Footage by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Female Marines Participate In Marine Combat Training At Camp LeJeune on February 20, 2013 in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (Footage by Getty Images)