Marine Corps to Get First Ever Female Infantry Officer

Male and female Marines listen to instructions during a combat marksmanship course at Marine Combat Training (MCT) on February 20, 2013 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Scott Olson/Getty Images

For the first time ever the Marine Corps is planning to assign a female officer to the infantry unit, as she is anticipated to graduate from the program, officials said on Thursday, Sept. 21.

The woman was already a lieutenant. She took part in the Infantry officer course with her male colleagues, and on Wednesday completed an intensive combat exercise at the Marines’ training facility in Twentynine Palms, California. It was the final graded requirement of the 13-week-long program, the Washington Post reported.