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Right Place, Right Time, Right Marine: The Story of the First Marine Corps Female Primary Marksmanship Instructor at Edson Range - Cpl. Barbara Cogburn, primary marksmanship instructor (PMI) with Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, assists a Marine during a rifle qualification at Edson Range on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, 1985. Cogburn, a food service specialist, became the first school-trained female PMI in 1984. PMIs act as an instructor to other Marines on how to precisely handle and fire weapon systems on small arms ranges.

Right place, right time, right Marine: The story of the first Marine Corps female primary marksmanship instructor at Edson Range

Over the last 100 years, female Marines have made great strides in distinguishing themselves among their male counterparts. During the 1980’s, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton’s women were no exception. Sgt. Maj. Eleanor Judge became MCB Camp Pendleton’s first female sergeant major in 1980 and Maj. Michelle Manning became the first female

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U.S. Marines walk off the bus to start their check-in process for Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry - West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training company on the West Coast. - U.S. Marines walk off the bus to start their check-in process for Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry - West on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018. This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training company on the West Coast.

First female Marine students arrive at SOI-West

The first female Marine students arrived at School of Infantry-West (SOI-W) to begin the first phase of Marine Combat Training (MCT) on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2018.This marks the first male-female integrated Marine Combat Training Company on the West Coast.“It is important, one team one fight, at the end of the day it’s to show the Marine

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