The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1943-04-24
THE WOMAN'S CORNER
Panel Discussion To Climax AKA Regional Sessions
WAAC FACTS
by L. HELEN 1. COX Federal Building Room $50
Federal Building. Room $50


deeper thrstlng after life. Surely
There s-no- greater gift 20 a man
than that which turns all his aims
INTO pdrChTHg TIPS and all life into
a fountain And IN this lies my
honor and my reward 4 that when
ever come 20 the fountain 10 drink
| find the living water itself thrs-
ty."
could easily fill these pages
with all the thoughts have OF YOU.
Ray all the things you mean to
me. But instead. shall answer all
your questions about the Women's
Army ! really think you must be
interested. Well. here goes
First an application must b. filed
out This Is presented TO the Army
Recruiting Section Of the WAACs
Then the applicant is gwen date
FOR the mental and phys cal exami-
nations. The mental test is always
gwen first Those who do not pass
the mental test are not privileged
10 take the physical test Now.
guess had better go back and
star, a the very beginning In or
der 10 qualify for enrolling in the
Wonen'S Army. a woman must be
p 10 A years OF age The Recruit
ing Oficer told me that they are
accepting applicants who are 10 and
20 years Old These applicants are
no, allowed 10 take the examina-
ions since the regulations state
t3dt the minimum age is 81 How
-cEcr-&c- arc cxpecung the age NM
-.iLlm 20 be lowered Very soon Tia;
: My 10 and 20-year-old applicants
are pu: on he Reserve file Married
women are ell gib.e. but mus, have
no cAudrcn II years or younger
None o. us NAV have any depend.
en-, We have new educational re-
quirement. No applicant will be &C
ccpted who has not had al least
two years Of high school educ alton.
Every member Of the WAACs is
az American c.i.zen and must gre
sent evidence Of such .; nc time
- enrolment: The minimum
He sh, IS 100 hounds. the mn mum
ho.sa; IS 5 FEC,
>aan never forget .hc day !
took The mental ;cs; There were
about 80 ~ US g, thai TIME. TIE
oflicer IN charge adopted Very n
formal type Of couversa,on--to pa,
Is q; case suppose. Was really
a;;le disturbed about the test.
since had been hearing for such
a .ong time about The Army pha
TeSt-pui my fears were urreces-
sary The examination was similar
10 many others given in high schools
and colleges, | just made up my
mind that wanted 20 be III thc
WAACs and just had 20 do the
bes; Gould or that tts; No ono
.cvor knows jus, What scosc she
makes on TIC examination .bu. !
passed ! Wou.in; DC WAAC II
! hadn't.
S much t5r .hc meat, r5,: q
Tie pay> ca. MAS q-.,c Army
Vc-y ;ao,oa-h
Evc maI-c par. o' the body is
* mined oy an Amy specials:
Thee were nurses ana gay .aGcs
- ss,l.. The doctors i; was one
good nay % SID out a.! abou: &c
ailments and dbnornahtcs q ones
GrCN-at governments cNrcusc TOO
T ttfattt55. tt9ey -eeGd -; aaG
anything Wrthg W.,a nc s. after
aH interview v,tn ;hc p,y,ha:yIc
onicor o.! INC Army. MAS Sworn
$40 nc Army
TIC act % beng sworn .r vas
orc mich shs., a.wayS remember
W..h reverence. ! had rai called
jus; MIA, ,h,s country mean, 10
rrc. u.:,si care ta-thc pom; where
! ,sok AZ oath 20 pro:cc, 81. ;sat IS
Amer can :yH,y American. guess
YOU understand what mean Ray
Hcc yoU are a part Q. nc Amy
700.
Tbs seems = DC devoted . roth.
.ns bu INC qUa,ifjcai .ons tor en-
yo'.rs m nc Womcn's ANY There
- hardly tiwc - ,cU you move. 50
Just keep fs.fa Wl:h ne uN'. INC
rc>t '5mc, when r. ,cl y5a more
abou: nc Corp, Ua;a ;7c1 | am
Always >olr
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