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Originally posted by ghuinness
I resisted asking, maybe not long enough; what about the first female to make it through to the Royal Marines last year?
Were standards altered?
Just curious.
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Captain "Pip" Tattersal failed the course twice, in May 2001 and August 2001. She passed on her third attempt, in May 2002. I have no idea whether any material standards were altered. The course has a maximum of three bites of the apple for any candidate, so the fact that she got three shots is not itself an issue.
Among less material changes, though, when women were allowed to attend the course, training instructors were ordered to no longer use obscenities or make sexist jokes.