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<title>
(1940s) WAAC to WAC
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<history>Time-The Weekly Magazine-1940s Highlights</history>
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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TIME Magazine
July 12, 1943
WAAC to WAC
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<p> President Roosevelt last week signed a bill establishing
the Woman's Army Corps and giving the Women's Auxiliary Army
Corps three months to wind up its affairs. As WACs, the WAACs
will become part of the Army.
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<p> The new Corps has wider age limits (20 to 50) and no
restrictions on its size. WACs will get the same pensions as
male soldiers, though no allowances for dependents. They will
be under military discipline, including court-martial. They can
also write "free" on their letters. WAC officers will rate with
male opposite members; a first lieutenant will be called just
that, not "second officer." The Corps will be a pedigreed part
of the Army, shuck off the stepsister status of auxiliaries.
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<p> Before Sept. 30, all 65,000 WAACs will be given a chance
to sign up the with WAC. War Department brass bonnets believe
that all but a handful will do so, and say good riddance to the
few who don't.
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