SPARS in the U.S.C.G. . In November 1943, the marriage policy with respect to recruits was changed further to permit women who were wives of cadets, warrant officers, or enlisted men of the USCG to enlist or be commissioned in the SPARs. Advertisement/image of U.S. Army announcement, Utah Chronicle, January 14, 1943, 2.

About 200 women served in Hawaii, doing roughly the same kind of work, and holding the same ratings, that they would have held in the United States. There are important positions in the WAVES and SPARS for women with experience in practically every occupation. :) Today's post is a bit over due but no less fun and exciting! Did you ever work in a library, serve at an information desk or telephone switchboard, do tailoring or sewing? It was established by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 23 November 1942. Kýma, our signature coffee bar, serves specialty coffees, teas and light fare daily. [43] The decision made regarding the type and style of the uniforms was largely that of the U.S. Navy Uniform Board. Their first recruiting efforts got underway in December 1942, but they were hampered somewhat by the absence of SPAR recruiting personnel. The site selected was the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida. This is total war — a war in which every woman as well as every man must play a part. Klaveano was a flight orderly on domestic military flights “from Newfoundland to Miami and to Hawaii.” Another Utah woman, Ora Mae Hyatt, actually served outside of the U.S. and made her way to Okinawa. If your application is accepted, you will be sent — with transportation paid — to the nearest Office of Naval Officer Procurement for an interview, aptitude test and your Navy physical examination. [21] The USCG strived to recruit officer candidates who already had some civilian training or work experience of the type that could be used without further training.
In their book, Three Years Behind the Mast, the authors Mary Lyne and Kay Arthur, both officers in SPARS, described the realities of recruiting in this way: During the day, we made speeches, distributed posters, decorated windows, led parades, manned information booths, interviewed applicants, appeared on radio programs, and gave aptitude tests. [10], In his foreword to Three Years Behind the Mast, Commodore J. A. Hirschfield, USCG said that the SPARS volunteered for duty when their country needed them, and they did their jobs with enthusiasm, efficiency, and with a minimum of fanfare.

They served not only in the Army (WAC), but also with the Navy (WAVES) and Coast Guard (SPARs). The USCG would continue to accept applicants who were married to men in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, but would not accept a woman who was already married to an enlisted man or an officer serving in the USCG. Submerge yourself in pure luxury at home with your very own Wave Atlantic hot tub. The site selected was the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida; it was leased, and then commissioned as a training station, on 23 May 1943. I want to share with you some really fun photos my friend Neal took of me at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum's WWII weekend this spring. In order to enlist, women had to be between the ages of 20 and 36, some schooling was required, and they could not be married to a man in the same military branch.