The United States Marine Corps hosted a delegation of Brazilian Marines at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina, to discuss and observe how the Marine Corps is integrating male and female recruits on their path to becoming Marines.

The visit, June 5-9, 2023, was designed to share information and best practices on the area of training female recruits and to help incorporate lessons learned from the U.S. Marines to make the upcoming integration efforts in Brazil as successful as possible.

The Brazilian Marine Corps leadership is launching an initiative to integrate women into the Brazilian Marine Corps by 2024. Beginning next year, their organization will start to admit enlisted women into their entry-level training program. The Brazilian Naval Academy will also graduate the first two female marine officers next year as well.

“This historic move by our Brazilian partners to integrate women into their Marine Corps will expand access to a pool of talent that was previously unavailable,” said Captain Benjamin Fischer, Brazil desk officer with U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH). “The U.S. military’s all-volunteer force has greatly benefited from the service of women in our Armed Forces during the last 75 years.”

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