The Marine Corps' top general issued a personal challenge to the first woman Marine t

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The Marine Corps' top general issued a personal challenge to the first woman Marine to reach a grueling training milestone

The first female Marine has made it through Phase II of MARSOC training. However she was not selected for Phase III training and has elected to leave the Marine Corps.

The Commandant of the offered her a challenge:

The commandant of the Marine Corps personally challenged a sergeant who made history last year when she reached a major training milestone to rethink leaving the service and instead consider a career as an officer, Military.com has learned.
Gen. Robert Neller called Sgt. Bailey Weis, the first female Marine to complete second phase of the intense selection process for special operators, to encourage her to attend Officer Candidates School. The call followed Military.com's story about Weis after she completed the physically demanding Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command training, which no woman had passed before.


"Sgt. Weis has the leadership, grit and resolve to be a Marine officer," said Col. Riccoh Player, a spokesman for Neller. "This is all about talent management."

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Weis could attend OCS as soon as this summer, a Marine with knowledge of her case said. Reached by phone, Weis declined to comment, saying she wanted to remain focused on her future career options.

Hopefully she stays in. I imagine she could pass the Marine Infantry Officer's Basic Course if she got through MARSOC Phase II.