According to Army Regulation 670-1, which is the Army dress code, cosmetics and nail polish may be worn if they are "conservative and compliment the uniform." IOW, no funky colors and don't wear a ton of makeup but you can wear makeup if you like. However, you can't wear it in basic training. I think they'll let you wear it to basic training graduation--they did when I was in. Once you're out of basic, it's okay to use it.
1962
Because it would be sexist not to allow them in the military.
Compulsory military service was abolished in Portugal on November 19, 2004. The minimum age is 18 years old for voluntary service. Women have been assigned to naval ships since 1993. But they aren't allowed to serve in certain combatant specialties.
From WWII until the end of the Vietnam War, women were part of the US Army's WAC (Women's Army Corps); US Navy WAVE's (Women Allowed Volunteer Emergency service); etc. After Vietnam came the all volunteer military and the WACs and WAVEs were abolished in about 1975. Today-the US military has transitioned into a military/law enforcement force (effective 1990s) and is a equal opportunity employer.
About 350 thousand US women saw military service during WWII.
You mean women military officers? Makeup that is "conservative and compliments the uniform" is allowed by all four services' uniform regulations.
selective service law
US Navy-Women Allowed to Volunteer for Emergency Service WAVES-Women Allowed to Volunteer for Emergency Service in the US Navy.
Anyone 18 or over. Military service is required for males when they turn 18. They are allowed to do civil service if they do not wish to serve in the military but this takes longer. Women are not required to serve.
1962
Women in Military Service for America Memorial was created in 1997.
1962
Because it would be sexist not to allow them in the military.
All makeup is allowed. If you wore it when you weren't pregnant you can wear it now.
West Point first accepted women as Cadets in 1976, Gerald Rudolph Ford was president of the United States. All Service Academies were required to accept women with the class of 1980, which entered the academies in summer 1976.
Compulsory military service was abolished in Portugal on November 19, 2004. The minimum age is 18 years old for voluntary service. Women have been assigned to naval ships since 1993. But they aren't allowed to serve in certain combatant specialties.
Ford