What were WACS and waves?

What were WACS and waves?

Women were volunteering for military service. They served in the Women's Auxiliary Corps (WACS). They found jobs in the women's naval reserve as Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service (WAVES).

Are there still WACS and waves?

The corps continued its separate existence until 1978. The navy's policies toward women were in some ways quite progressive. Unlike the army's female branch, the Women's Auxiliary Corps (WAC), the WAVES were not an auxiliary and were accorded a status comparable to that of male members of the reserve.

What did the WACS do?

Women's Army Corps (WAC), U.S. Army unit created during World War II to enable women to serve in noncombat positions. Never before had women, with the exception of nurses, served within the ranks of the U.S. Army.

What were the WAAC and the wasp?

In 1943 the branches were restructured and some of the concerns about pay and benefits were addressed as the WAAC became the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and the WAFS became the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).