Women’s Army Corps- WAC
It was in May 1941, congresswomen by the name Edith Rogers introduced a bill to create Women Army Auxiliary corps (WAAC). President Franklin D. signed legislation on July 1st 1943 that changed the name of the corps (WAAC) to (WAC) which stands for Women’s Army Corps and hence became part of the U.S Army Reserves. It was established so that to enable women to serve in noncombat positions. The conversions of WAAC to WAC lead to a crisis in WAC recruiting. Some of the WAC recruiters lowered the standards that are required for acceptance into the corps while a few ...
