The U.S. Marine Corps will change a policy that prevents female Marines from taking the prestigious Marine Corps Infantry Officers Course a second time, as their male counterparts can, following the publication of a female Marine’s Washington Post op-ed.  In her article, Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Sage Santangelo graphically described the grueling course that lieutenants must take to lead Marine infantry units. Like many of her male peers, she wasn’t able to complete the 17-week course– but unlike them, she wasn’t given a second shot.

In response, Gen. James F. Amos said he ordered a change of rules to reverse this policy.

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