Show WA AC Visitor Lauds Female Army Life By Bonnie Howells do I like army It's This was the enthusiastic comment voiced by a soldier of the United States army the university's first contribution-the Women s Army Auxiliary Corps to On her first furlough since her enlistment last July Miss daughter of R. A. Twelfth East was discovered while paying a return visit to the which she attended for two years following her graduation from East high i A member of the first group of women ever to join the U. S. army in this or any Corporal McBroom enlisted in the last July and has since then been in training in Des training Wearing her hair trimmed short above the collar line of her trim military uniform and displaying with pride the two chevrons on her sleeve denoting her rank as McBroom had an appearance of military smartness that attracted the eyes of all admiring campus males and envying about the rigors of strenuous military Let me assure we know all about emphasized Corporal let it be said that the army men have anything on Reveille sounds every morning at and we're on duty until 5 each During those twelve hours we perform all kinds of duties from office work and mess hall duty to driving and servicing army Of she have our daily drilling and gymnastics and basic and specialization classes just like the the only difference is we get no training in firearms or military whole idea behind the Corporal McBroom that women can do many of the jobs that men are doing in the and by taking over these they can release men for active and combat That's why our basic training corresponds with the with even the same type of courses in leadership and army for the effect of army life on our private it has had she girls can't army and officers mustn't go with enlisted Then we've all had to whack our curls wear much less and get used to the feel of khaki instead of We're sure of our occupation for quite some time as she went we must enlist for the war's duration and six and a month basic pay doesn't leave much to buy lux- uries so we're better off in the long the corporal important thing is that we are serving our country in the best way we know and are proud of the chance to do Where will she go upon her return to active duty at Fort Des in army is a military |