CAMP LEJEUNE, NC — Enduring distrust and protests to serving in an all-male world, sources confirm that one of the first female Marines to graduate infantry training has already integrated into her infantry platoon better than her male counterparts.

After finishing check-in late Friday to Alpha Co, 1st Battalion 6th Marines wearing her dress blue uniform, Private First Class Rhonda "Thunderbeast" Williams went down to Honest Pierre’s Used Car Emporium and bought a hot pink Ford Mustang at 46 percent interest.

“That Mustang was a nice touch, and I have to admit I was impressed when I saw that thing roll into the lot before PT," said Sgt. Miles Robinson, who immediately recognized the female Marine would fit in. "Its gold rims really made it stand out, not like all those chrome rims you usually see by the barracks.”

In an exclusive interview, Williams, a stocky brunette with close-cropped hair, talked to Duffel Blog about her experience joining an infantry company composed entirely of men.