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- I think today's a big day.

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I think having the young
recruits here graduate

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and looking across the
parade deck seeing everybody

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in the same uniform, to include the band,

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to include the drill
instructors, it speaks volumes.

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One team. One fight.

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(drums)

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(bugle music)

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They actually interviewed
males and females,

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and actually went on a
road show to get an idea

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of what the Marines wanted.

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And not just the male marines,

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but what did the female
marines actually want

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their uniforms to look like.

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(uplifting music)

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(drums)

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- It symbolizes that we are equal.

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There's no such thing as a female marine.

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It's just a marine.

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And now we all have the same uniform.

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(uplifting music)

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- [Robin] This is really,
actually, the same female blouse.

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What they ended up doing
is taking the lapel,

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instead of flipping the lapel over,

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they lifted the lapel to replicate

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the male's leatherneck style
of the dress blues blouse.

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- I personally love the
changes of the blues coat.

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I definitely looked forward to having

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some type of uniformity
when it comes to the

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highest uniform that we can wear.

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These are small, small
steps to a bigger goal,

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and that's how we're going to get there.

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And we're going to be successful at it.

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(uplifting music)

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(drums)

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- [Robin] They're going
to wear it with pride,

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and they're still going
to have the symbolism

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of being a United States Marine.