Michael T Olague
On December 16th, 2014 I conducted an interview with a 92 year old male World War 2 veteran. The interviewee was prompted to the change in dynamics regarding women serving in the Armed Forces. During his time, women served in a limited capacity compared to what we see today. The military has adapted considerably in the last 70 years, opening up combat roles to women, ect. The interviewee was asked if women served aboard ships and bases alongside him. He stated that women did not serve on board ships, including medical positions. According to him, there existed a women corps called "Waves" in the Navy in which women filled secretarial positions, not combat positions. He added there were nurses in the Waves, but they served on bases, not combat deployed ships. When asked how people in his time would react to Waves serving on board ships he felt that society would be against it because at the time women were perceived to be weaker than men, that they couldn't handle the mental stresses of combat.
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