TH~ MICHIGAN DAILY Here fre Facts on Branches of Women s Services Ensign Shea Gives Counsel To Fifty Coeds WAACWAVES Standards' Parallel Regular Army, Navy i Marine Corps Set Up Feb* 12 Requirements and Schools Of Corps Are Same as Waves * * * About fifty students took advan- tage this week of the opportunity to meet Ensign Helen Shea, WAVE re- cruiting 6fflcer from Detroit, and ask questions concerning the require- mtents for joining, and the training anq opportunities provided by the WAVES. The most frequently asked ques- tion was what courses could be taken now to better qualify the indi- vidual for Officer Candidate School. In answer, Ensign Shea said that specialized courses were the best. The WAVES will accept people with a general background if they have good academic records, but they par- ticularly want people with specialized training in accounting, dietetics, technical work, economics and the sciences. Many inquiries were made in regard to the possibilities for training in aviation. Aviation training is given only in the enlisted ranks. No women are trained as pilots, but they are trained in all phases of aviation groundwork. Enlisted women will go first to one of the general schools, Hunter Col-F lege in New York or Iowa State Teachers College, where they will re- ceive their basic training -and take aptitude tests to determine their abil- ity. After completing their basic train- ing, the enlisted WAVES will be sent to specialist schools. Yeomen will be sent to Georgia State College for Women or Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College; storekeepers -accounting and b6okkeeping-will be trained at Indiana University and radio operators will be sent to the University of Wisconsin,. Link Trainer instructors will be trained at Atlanta, Ga.; aviation ma- chinists' mates will receive their training at Norman, Okla., and avia- tion metalsmiths will be sent to Mem- phis, Tenn. Aireographers and para- chute riggers will be trained at jLake- hurst, N. J., while pharmacists' mates will be trained in naval hospitals. Applicant for Women's Army .Must Meet High Qualifications Upholding standards closely re- sembling those of the Regular Army, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, better known as the WAAC, require that each applicant for enrollment meet a number of physical and men- tal qualifications. The age bracket to which an ap- plicant must belong is between the ages of 21 and 44 years inclusive. It is also required that WAACS be not less than five feet or more than six feet tall, and that they meet the height and weight requirements for the various age levels. The minimum weight of a WAAC is 100 pounds. Previous training for the majority of jobs in the WAACS is helpful but not essential. The WAACS have ex- tensive training facilities and train many of their applicants for various branches of service. Gamma Delta Officers Elected to serve as officers for Gamma Delta, Lutheran Student Club, for the coming year are the following: Jean Billmeier, '44, Sagi- naw, president; Ulysses Stoeffler, '44E, Grand Rapids, vice-president; Marjorie Billmeier, '46, Saginaw, sec- retary; Harry Daum, '45, Ann Arbor, treasurer. 'Great Importance of Navy's Work Necessitates Good Calibre Requirements for women enlisted in either the SPARS or the WAVES are on as high a standard as those for enlistment in the Coast Guard and the Navy proper, since the work carried on by both men and women is of such great importance. At the date of enlistmen,, women must be at least 20 years old and cannot have reached the age of 36. Married women may enlist in either service provided that their husbands are not in the same branch of ser- vice. Officer candidates must possess a college degree or else have two years of college and two years of practical business experience. A woman must be five feet tall and weigh a mini- mum of 95 pounds; eyes, ears, and teeth must be sound. As apprentice seamen, the women's reserves of the Navy and the Coast Guard receive $50 per month base :pay with chances to earn up to $126, plus substinence allowances if not living in barracks when on active service. A $200 clothes allowance is given at the beginning of training in addition to free medical and dental care, good food, and comfortable quarters. i Enlistments are for the duration of the war with discharge within six ,months after the war is over. WAACs Tak( Duties performed by members of the WAAC are strictly non-comba- tant in nature, but work is carried on both at home and abroad. f Since the principal function of the auxiliaries is to relieve soldiers from non-combatant work, WAACS are stationed wherever there are units of the Regular Army, whether in the United States or. outside. Early in December, 1942, the first contingent of WAACS reached England tohassist the Regular Army stationed there. Once an applicant is accepted, she is enrolled as an auxiliary and sent to a training center for four weeks basic training. This includes Army orientation, drill, physical exercise and instruction in subjects such as mess management, property account- ing, and map reading. Four Weeks Basic Training. While at the training center (cen- ters have been established at Des Moines, Iowa and -Daytona Beach, Fla.) WAAC auxiliaries live in bar- racks and are subject to military discipline. Like regular soldiers, they are re- quired to wear their uniforms at all times. They are permitted dates in their free time and are allowed 30 days leave for every year of service. Specialist Schools After basic training is completed, the auxiliary becomes eligible for entrance into one of several specialist schools which provide instruction in administration, motor transport, TYPEWRITERS Bought, Rented Repaired STUDENT and OFFICE SUPPLfES O. D. MORRILL 314 S. State St. Phone 6615 cooking and baking and communica- tions. Graduates may receive spe- cialist ratings and increased pay. At the schools classes must be at- tended regularly. The type of school to which one is sent depends par- tially upon previous experience, edu- cation and ability. Auxiliary Receives $50 Per Month An auxiliary in the WAAC receives pay equal to a private in the Regular Army; namely, $50.00 a month. The rate of pay depends, of course, upon the rank, as follows: Auxiliary 1st Class, $54.00; Jr. Leader, $66.00; Lea- der, $78.00; Staff Leader, $96.00; e Duties At 'Home, Technical Leader, $114.00; and 1st Leader, $138.00. These include all non-commissioned officers. Monthly rates for commissioned officers are as follows: 3rd Officer, $150.00; 2nd Officer, $166.67; 1st Of- ficer, $200.00; Field Director, $250.00; Assistant Director, $291.67; and Di- rector, $333.33. All candidates for officers training must be selected from the ranks. However, she may be selected upon the recommendation of her Company Commander, without first rising through the various ranks of non- commissioned officers, Overse 3 OvIre commissioned officers. .1 Watch for Announcements about the UNION'S Sweater Swing Next Friday !,I Queries in Minds of Would-Be Applicants Are Answered Here For the woman who is looking ten- tatively at the WAAC, WAVES or SPARS as good organizations to join in helping the war effort, the fol- lowing questions and answers have been prepared which may help her make a wise decision: As a WAVE or SPAR will I' be etpected to serve overseas? No, the law passed by Congress limits your service to the continental Sndy at the Wol erne 209 SOUTH STATE SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER from 12:15 to 2:00 O'clock, (GUESTS INVITED) Price 85c Soup: Chicken Gizert or_ Choice of Tomato Juice or Grapefruit Juice Stuffed Olives Ripe Olives Dill Pickles Sweet Pickles Radishes Hearts of Celery ROAST CHICKEN, Sdge Dressing, Mashed Potatoes GRILLED BEEF TENDERLOIN, French Fried Potatoes Fruit or Head of Lettuce Green Peas or Asparagus Hot Rolls Assorted Bread Dessert: Ice Cream k' limits of the United States. WAACS may see overseas duty. After I have once joined, may I resign? A letter to your commanding offi- cer, requesting discharge and stating your reason, will be forwarded for consideration. But, in wartime, resig- nations are discouraged. If I am under 20 and my parents consent, can I enlist? No, by law the minimum age is 20 in WAVES, 21 in WAAC. If I should fail the aptitude test, can I take it again? No.I When does my pay begin? The day you report to training school. Must all WAVES and SPARS start as apprentice seamen? Yes, but after successfully 'com- pleting the indoctrination and train- ing period, you are autoriatically promoted to a higher rating. From then on, your promotion depends on your ability and length of service. May I later change the type of work I am doing? Yes, you may submit a request to your commanding officer to be for- warded for consideration. If I have no special training, will I be eligible? Yes, in addition to women with specialized training, women of high calibre, but po special training, are definitely wanted. How long will my training peri- od be?g The training period will average about four months in WAVES, four weeks basic training in WAAC. Can an enlisted woman request MAJOR STREETER , , ~, Only women's corps without a spe- cial nickname, the Marine Corps is the newest division, having begun its recruiting drive Feb. 12. Requirements for this service fol- low those of the WAVES, and mem- bers of this organization will be grained in the schols of the WAVES. Candidates for this newly formed reserve may enroll at Navy and Ma- rine recruiting offices throughout the country. Service in the Marine Corps will be restricted to the continental United States. The Corps is headed by Mrs. Ruth Cheney Streeter of Morristown, N.J., who holds the rank of major. Requirements for officer candi- dates are the same as for enlisted women except as follows: on the date of enlistment, 20 to 50 years of age, inclusive; college degree or two years of college work plus at least two years of acceptable business or professional experience; somewhat better vision and teeth. Cut from the same material as that of a regular Marine uniform, the women's is a moss green color. The cap sports a red cord, knotted in the front and bearing a Marine em- blem. training in a particplar field- for instance radio- even if she has had no previous training in that field? Yes, but it cannot be guaranteed that the request will be granted.. Am I allowed to have dates dur- ing training? Yes, you may have dates during your free time. Will I get week-end leaves from training school? Yes, at the discretion of the com- manding officer. What about working hours, leaves, dates after training? All these will be determined by the work you are doing and the post where you are stationed. May I request dity at any par- ticular Naval or Coast Guard Sta- tion, or Army Post? Yes, but your request may or may not be granted. 1 V Y Continuous Daily from - P.M. Now Playing! FROM THE BOOK THA T BLASTS THE MA SK'FROM HITLERS SECRET 1 . & s 'pe ---------------- CHAMBER OF HORRORS! I; s II , ' ri linence 4 ''-" t Y C' . " . .. __ / /,,. 1 lavw'ite Keep healthy for your wartime job. 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