Coming next year, the Marine Corps will roll-out a new way to evaluate Marines ranked Private-Corporal via the Junior Enlisted Performance Evaluation System (JEPES). The JEPES will replace the current proficiency and conduct scoring system. The new way of evaluating junior enlisted performance will put 75% of Marines' promotion score in their own hands. Semper Fidelis! | Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps

Of the 20 Marine veterans we highlighted in our newest online exhibit, you’ll hear from Maria Villescas, who took part in the historic deployment of American servicewomen during the Gulf War, Thomas Hodge, a truck driver who carried soldiers and explosives during the Vietnam War, and Medal of Honor recipient William Kyle Carpenter, who shielded his comrades from a grenade blast in Afghanistan. Meet these extraordinary soldiers and 17 more Marine veterans in the “Semper Fidelis: the U.S. Marine C

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