They served at 900 shore stations in the United States and included over 85,000 members. Women were accepted into the WAVES as commissioned officers as well as at the enlisted level in order to release men for sea duty. The United States Naval Reserve (WAVES), was established and signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on July 30, 1942, the same day the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. The United States Navy also recognized the importance of allowing females to serve in their ranks. The film, shot at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, follows a class of recruits from their arrival, to graduation, highlighting their training and job opportunities. Films such as Lady Marines, were used to provide a look at the life of a female military recruit in an effort to make new recruits more comfortable with the process. As was discussed in Part I, the military used a variety of tactics to recruit female members. Only Caucasian and Native American Women were accepted into service, the Marine Corps barred African American and Japanese American women from its ranks.Īt its height, the Women’s Reserve had recruited more than 17,000 members. While over 200 job categories were made available to members of the Women’s Reserve, over half of members worked in clerical positions. Members served in occupations classified as professional, semi-professional, clerical, skilled trades, services, and sales. The jobs available to them were also very similar. Like their female counterparts servicing in other branches of the military, the primary function of the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was to release men for combat duty. The United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on July 30, 1942. In part II, we will discuss female service members of the U.S.
In part I of this two-part series, we discussed the role women played in the military during World War II by highlighting those who served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve (SPARS), and the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II.
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