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Womens Auxiliary Army Corp founded during the Great War (WWI) by the Government in order to act as a voluntary service for women. Later they became just WAC womens army corp. Founded on May 14, 1942.
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When the Navy established the WAVES what consisted of them?
Women in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) came from all walks of life, as does anyone who enlists in the military. The difference between the WAVES and other organizations that had women at the time (e.g., WAACS) is that women in the WAVES were actually in the military, where others were support organizations.
During the war women in the WAACs served as what?
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established to service the army. These women did work on the home front. The jobs were positions women could do while the men had to fight on war fronts. Most auxiliaries, as they were called, worked as file clerks, typists, stenographers, or motor pool drivers, but gradually each service added of positions WAACs who were capable of filling. There were women who became pilots. They flew planes as shuttle pilots to deliver planes to specific placed. They would also shuttle around Generals and other high ranking officers. The women eventually worked in supply. Nurses worked in the army not the auxiliary. They were housed, fed, paid and given medical care but they were not paid as well as their male counterparts. See the link below for the full story and great photographs.
What are some of the ranks women held in the Vietnam war?
No doubt as a method to pacify the womens liberation movement which went full speed right after WWI ended in 1918 with the passage of the "Women's Sufferage Act", then in 1940 with the creation of the US Army/US Navy WAACs and WAVES, most military women in Vietnam of which all were support personnel (mostly nurses) were commissioned officers (Lieutenants and Captains, etc.). With some rare exceptions, the only civilian women in Vietnam were the "donut dollies." Also referred to, by fighting men, as the "candy stripers."
During the war women in the WAACs served as?
fighter pilots and soldiers.
What did the WAVES the WAACS and Rosie the Riveter have in common?
The WAVES were the Women's Auxiliary for the U.S. Navy in World War II, while the WAACS were the Women's Auxiliary for the Army. Rosie the Riveter was the symbol of women who worked in manufacturing plants supporting the war effort. In short, these were all female contributors to U.S. involvement in World War II.
What did the WAVES the WAACs and the Rosie the riveted have in common?
The WAVES were the Women's Auxiliary for the U.S. Navy in World War II, while the WAACS were the Women's Auxiliary for the Army. Rosie the Riveter was the symbol of women who worked in manufacturing plants supporting the war effort. In short, these were all female contributors to U.S. involvement in World War II.
When the Navy established the WAVES what consisted of them?
Women in the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) came from all walks of life, as does anyone who enlists in the military. The difference between the WAVES and other organizations that had women at the time (e.g., WAACS) is that women in the WAVES were actually in the military, where others were support organizations.
What are some five letter words with 1st letter W and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter A?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern WAA--. That is, five letter words with 1st letter W and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter A. In alphabetical order, they are: waacs
What are some five letter words with 1st letter W and 4th letter C and 5th letter S?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern W--CS. That is, five letter words with 1st letter W and 4th letter C and 5th letter S. In alphabetical order, they are: waacs
During the war women in the WAACs served as what?
The Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was established to service the army. These women did work on the home front. The jobs were positions women could do while the men had to fight on war fronts. Most auxiliaries, as they were called, worked as file clerks, typists, stenographers, or motor pool drivers, but gradually each service added of positions WAACs who were capable of filling. There were women who became pilots. They flew planes as shuttle pilots to deliver planes to specific placed. They would also shuttle around Generals and other high ranking officers. The women eventually worked in supply. Nurses worked in the army not the auxiliary. They were housed, fed, paid and given medical care but they were not paid as well as their male counterparts. See the link below for the full story and great photographs.
What are some of the ranks women held in the Vietnam war?
No doubt as a method to pacify the womens liberation movement which went full speed right after WWI ended in 1918 with the passage of the "Women's Sufferage Act", then in 1940 with the creation of the US Army/US Navy WAACs and WAVES, most military women in Vietnam of which all were support personnel (mostly nurses) were commissioned officers (Lieutenants and Captains, etc.). With some rare exceptions, the only civilian women in Vietnam were the "donut dollies." Also referred to, by fighting men, as the "candy stripers."
Womens auxiliary army corps?
As the name suggests this was an auxiliary branch of the British Army (late 1930s - 1940s/ WW2 era) in which women served, usually as drivers, mechanics, secretaries and general administrators. These women wore a khaki uniform, and underwent a limited amount of military training, but were not trained for combat or direct combat support roles; their main purpose was to carry out routine admin and other tasks thus freeing men for service in the field army. The Queen, as Princess Elizabeth, served during WW2 as a driver and vehicle mechanic, and another woman driver/ mechanic, Kay Summersby, was General Eisenhower's designated driver (chosen by Ike - many believe they may have been lovers) throughout his time as Commander of Allied Forces in Europe. A few WAACs did, however, receive combat training in the Special Operations Executive, and served with great distinction as covert operators in occupied Europe. Post WW2 the WAACs were disbanded and replaced by the Women's Royal Army Corps (WRACs), a proper corps of the British Army, in which thousands of women served throughout the Cold War era. Although WRACs were "non-combatant", all received basic military training (including handling firearms, basic infantry tactics, NBC warfare, fieldcraft etc), and some did see direct active service, notably those attached to the Intelligence Corps or selected for "special duties" as covert intelligence operators in Northern Ireland. Those who did serve in the 14th Intelligence Company in N Ireland ("The Det") had to undergo and pass exactly the same extremely demanding selection and training process as male candidates. There's no doubt that the excellent performance of many of these women did much to overcome doubts and prejudices about the suitability of women for more combat orientated roles. Since the 1990s the British Army has been totally integrated: the WRAC no longer exists, and women enlist and serve in all branches of the Army (except the Infantry and Armoured Corps) on exactly the same basis as men. Today you will find female soldiers and officers in the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers, Intelligence, Logistics, Signals, and Medical Corps, as well as in the administrative branches (Adjutant Generals corps), and there are women serving as helicopter (incl attack helicopter) pilots, gun battery commanders, and combat engineer troop commanders. It's now only a matter of time before there are women serving as brigade and divisional commanders.
How did many woman contribute the war effort?
In addition to the above, which is totally true, some women actively served in or alongside the military of their country. For example, in the US, there was the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, or WAACs, and the British Auxiliary Territorial Service, or ATS. These were military forces where women could serve in support roles, like working telephones and other clerical jobs. ATS women even helped run anti-aircraft defenses.In the Soviet Union, women often served as front-line soldiers, or as pilots and anti-aircraft gunners. Women also often served, in many countries, as nurses, doctors, and cooks. In Nazi Germany, women were sometimes hired to help run the concentration camps- one such woman is the subject of the book Der Vorleser, which was adopted into the 2008 movie The Reader (which is what "Der Vorleser" translates to in English).
When and Why was a draft implemented Explain the context and significance of the anti-draft and anti-war movement including events at Kent State?
First off, the US military consisted of fighting men and auxiliaries. Circa 1940 FDR initiated both the draft and the WAACs and WAVES (Women Auxiliary Army Corps and Women Authorized Volunteer Emergency Service in the US Navy). Both were created for WWII. Conscription and the WACs & WAVES continued up until 1975, when they were both disbanded. Although conscription had expired a few years earlier. The reason they both existed in the Vietnam War is because the "system" had already been in place since WWII, and continued thru the cold war, and ended with the Viet War. Remember...Vietnam was fought by WWII leadership...from the President of the United States down to officers and senior NCOs in the US military. The draft & WACs/WAVES worked in WWII, it would work in Vietnam. However, with men being drafted at 40,000 a month by 1968 and no "WWII type victories" to show for it, the conscription aged men had had enough, and the riots simply escalated. So much that even the US military (this includes the Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard) had had enough of it too, and quickly made arrangements to transition to an all volunteer military; what the US has today.
What are some of the words that beginning with wa?
AJWAN ALWAY ASWAY AWAIT AWAKE AWARD AWARE AWARN AWASH AWATO AWAVE AWAYS BOWAT BWANA BWAZI BYWAY COWAL COWAN DAWAH DEWAN DEWAR DEWAX DIWAN DOWAR DWAAL DWALE DWALM DWAMS DWANG DWARF DWAUM FATWA FETWA GOWAN JAWAN JOWAR KAWAS KAWAU LOWAN MAHWA MALWA MOWAS NAWAB NOWAY PAWAS PAWAW POWAN REWAN REWAX ROWAN SAWAH SCHWA SEWAN SEWAR SHWAS SOWAR SWABS SWACK SWADS SWAGE SWAGS SWAIL SWAIN SWALE SWALY SWAMI SWAMP SWAMY SWANG SWANK SWANS SWAPS SWAPT SWARD SWARE SWARF SWARM SWART SWASH SWATH SWATS SWAYL SWAYS TAWAI TAWAS TWAES TWAIN TWALS TWANG TWANK TWATS TWAYS WAACS WACKE WACKO WACKS WACKY WADDS WADDY WADED WADER WADES WADIS WADTS WAFER WAFFS WAFTS WAGED WAGER WAGES WAGGA WAGON WAHOO WAIDE WAIFS WAIFT WAILS WAINS WAIRS WAIST WAITE WAITS WAIVE WAKAS WAKED WAKEN WAKER WAKES WAKFS WALDO WALDS WALED WALER WALES WALIS WALKS WALLA WALLS WALLY WALTY WALTZ WAMED WAMES WAMUS WANDS WANED WANES WANEY WANGS WANKS WANKY WANLE WANLY WANNA WANTS WANTY WANZE WAQFS WARBS WARBY WARDS WARED WARES WAREZ WARKS WARMS WARNS WARPS WARRE WARST WARTS WARTY WASES WASHY WASMS WASPS WASPY WASTE WASTS WATAP WATCH WATER WATTS WAUFF WAUGH WAUKS WAULK WAULS WAURS WAVED WAVER WAVES WAVEY WAWAS WAWES WAWLS WAXED WAXEN WAXER WAXES WAYED WAZIR WAZOO
