HISTORY
Drill Instructors
1976
Scarlet Epaulets
Female Drill Instructors Granted admission to attend the Drill Instructor Academy and upon Graduation, received scarlet epaulets. Above Sergeant Valerie Shields wears the scarlet epaulets.
1976
September 13, 1996
Campaign Cover
Female Drill Instructors Scarlet Cord No More.
September 13, 1996
December 16, 2020
Women Graduate from San Diego
Sergeant Stephanie Fahl, Sergeant Ikea Kaufman, Sergeant Stephanie Jordi, made Marine Corps history by becoming the first females to graduate from a gender-integrated drill instructor course at Recruit Depot San Diego.
December 16, 2020