Wac Military Branch. A member of the wac. A has one or more years in active military service in any branch of the armed forces of the united states or who has less than one year s service and is discharged with a disability incurred in the line of duty or is discharged at the convenience of the government.
Women s army corps wac u s. Roosevelt signed the legislation on july 1 1943 which changed the name of the corps to the women s army corps wac and made it part of the army of the united states. The women s army corps wac was the women s branch of the united states army it was created as an auxiliary unit the women s army auxiliary corps waac on 15 may 1942 by public law 554 and converted to an active duty status in the army of the united states as the wac on 1 july 1943.
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Women s army corps wac u s. It was created as an auxiliary unit the women s army auxiliary corps waac on 15 may 1942 by public law 554 and converted to full status as the wac in 1943. A has one or more years in active military service in any branch of the armed forces of the united states or who has less than one year s service and is discharged with a disability incurred in the line of duty or is discharged at the convenience of the government. However the navy did come under fire for excluding african american women from the ranks until the final months of the war when president.
