Reynolds congratulates Col. Steven Hanson as he takes over her post at the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters April 28. Reynolds is also the first female Marine Corps general to hold a command post in a battle zoneFamed Parris Island Marine Base Gets First Female General -- The Daily Mail
A female general has been appointed to the top post at Parris Island, marking the first time ever that the famed Marine Corps training depot has been headed by a woman.
Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds is taking command of the historic South Carolina base today, where a gruelling training regime turns out 20,000 new Marines each year, just 2,400 of them women.
In the 96 years it has graduated recruits, Parris Island has never seen a female commander.
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Update #1: Historic Marine base gets 1st-ever female general -- AP
Update #2: First female commander to take helm at Marines' Parris Island -- Reuters
My Comment: I do not know anything about Brig. Gen. Loretta Reynolds .... but I suspect that for her to be appointed to such a position, she must be one tough Marine. Congrats to her for getting the post.