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The most recent drawing off instagram. This image is loosely historical, it is not meant to be a 100% accurate depiction of WAC mechanics. And once again, thanks a ton for the birthday messages. They really help a brotha out.

The original description off instagram:

A lot of families in the US didn’t want their daughters to join the WACs. Many with strong traditional mindsets couldn’t fathom the idea of a woman in uniform, and many in the military had spread rumors about the women in service. Rumors about women looking for husbands, being promiscuous, and heaps of other nonsense made being a WAC more challenging than many would think.

A tabulation from the office of censorship found that over 4/5ths of letters from soldiers talking about WACs were negative. The bright side though, is that people are usually more open about foreign concepts (other people as well) once they’re exposed to them.

Officers and Enlisted alike changed their mind about the WACs after working with them, with both Eisenhower and MacArthur seeing them as their best soldiers. And yes, being a soldier for Uncle Sam isn’t just about shooting your rifle at the guys on the other side of the river(it’s still imperative that you do), it’s as every bit being involved in stenography, sorting mail and paperwork, supply work, and much, much more. Roughly 8% of WACs sent to Europe worked as weather reporters, draftsmen, Interpreters, and mechanics! Working on trucks, tanks, and aircraft!

Now, most of this information is from the short book "The women's army corps: A commemoration of WW2 service" By Judith Bellafaire, published in 1993

I'm probably not 100% accurate, but feel free to correct me as needed.

Description
The most recent drawing off instagram. This image is loosely historical, it is not meant to be a 100% accurate depiction of WAC mechanics. And once again, thanks a ton for the birthday messages. They really help a brotha out.

The original description off instagram:

A lot of families in the US didn’t want their daughters to join the WACs. Many with strong traditional mindsets couldn’t fathom the idea of a woman in uniform, and many in the military had spread rumors about the women in service. Rumors about women looking for husbands, being promiscuous, and heaps of other nonsense made being a WAC more challenging than many would think.

A tabulation from the office of censorship found that over 4/5ths of letters from soldiers talking about WACs were negative. The bright side though, is that people are usually more open about foreign concepts (other people as well) once they’re exposed to them.

Officers and Enlisted alike changed their mind about the WACs after working with them, with both Eisenhower and MacArthur seeing them as their best soldiers. And yes, being a soldier for Uncle Sam isn’t just about shooting your rifle at the guys on the other side of the river(it’s still imperative that you do), it’s as every bit being involved in stenography, sorting mail and paperwork, supply work, and much, much more. Roughly 8% of WACs sent to Europe worked as weather reporters, draftsmen, Interpreters, and mechanics! Working on trucks, tanks, and aircraft!

Now, most of this information is from the short book "The women's army corps: A commemoration of WW2 service" By Judith Bellafaire, published in 1993

I'm probably not 100% accurate, but feel free to correct me as needed.