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First female Marine to pass second phase of special operations training is leaving the Corps

By Caitlin Yilek

Published October 22, 2018 5:18pm ET

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First female Marine to pass second phase of special operations training is leaving the Corps — Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, qualify for Combat Marksmanship Program tables 3-6 during Integrated Training Exercise 1-19 on Camp Wilson, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 17, 2018. CLB-4 Marines worked to qualify for the CMP tables in order to ensure combat readiness. ITX 1-19 is a large-scale Marine Air-Ground Task Force integration exercise in which CLB-4 Marines and Sailors train to respond quickly to any contingency by fully integrating with ground and air combat elements of the MAGTF. | (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Pinkney)

The first female Marine to pass the second phase of the intense selection process for Marine Corps special operators is leaving the service.

Sgt. Bailey Weis, an aviation maintenance controller with Marine Attack Squadron 542, completed the first two phases, which focus on the candidates’ physical and mental abilities, in the selection process on her first try. She was not chosen to continue to the nine-month individual training course.

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