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In this Aug. 5, 2016 photo, Maj. Shanelle Porter, commanding officer at the Recruiting Station Chicago stands outside her office in Des Plaines, Ill. The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women. And this time the campaigns a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to girls high school sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps rigorous physical standards _ including for front-line combat jobs now open to women. Porter said most women coming in the door just want to be Marines, but so far two women have said they were looking for front-line roles. The women, she said, want to be pioneers. (AP Photo/Tae-Gyun Kim)

Marines turn to girls high school sports teams for recruits

By Lolita Baldor - Associated Press

**FILE** Gen. James F. Amos is commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. (Associated Press)

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