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Show WAVES Need 50,000 Patriotic Women Lives of Airmen May Depend on Quality Of Their Work. Naval fliers running gantlets of death in combat zones have a particular par-ticular bond of friendship with some WAVES back home. In fact, the lives of these pilots and crews may depend on the efficiency effi-ciency of parachute riggers, who are performing one of the most important im-portant tasks in the women's reserve. re-serve. Women who sew and who know materials are especially qualified for this work. They must learn to pack a chute under emergency conditions con-ditions without the aid of packing tools or loft conveniences. They must also be able to operate a sewing sew-ing machine, repair fabric equipment equip-ment used in aviation, make minor repairs to flight clothing, recognize recog-nize stains found in chutes, and make minor repairs to inflatable flotation flo-tation equipment. The parachute rigger has considerable consid-erable responsibility in the care and handling of silk and synthetic fabrics, fab-rics, and also in knowing the tensile t SM WAVES The girls behind the men who man the guns of Uncle Sam's navy. strength of the component parts of a parachute. Sometimes a rigger designs special cargo chutes to carry car-ry food, medicine, ammunition, and armaments to isolated combat zones or makes up waterproof rescue kits for planes to drop at sea. The if " ' ' ' :C Sww-"" 'I WAVES Study in Billet Four trainees are shown studying at the Naval Training school at Cedar Falls, Iowa. All four of these WAVES hail from Mississippi. parachute rigger must be able to repair any defect or damage in parachutes par-achutes or other lifesaving equipment. equip-ment. Each parachute that has saved a man's life, is decorated with a gold star, not to praise the parachute, para-chute, but to credit the parachute rigger. Actually, the need for women in the nation's armed forces is becoming becom-ing increasingly urgent. Feminine response to the country's call for WAVES and SPARS has not been nearly enough to meet the widening demands of the navy fo'r patriotic women. Approximately 20,000 young women wom-en have already donned WAVES uniforms but opportunities still exist for an additional 50,000 women who wish to do their part in hastening victory and, at the same time, prepare pre-pare themselves for attractive peace-time occupations. Enrollees in the women's reserve of the navy must be between 20 and 36, in good physical condition, with at least two years of high school education. Women seeking commissions commis-sions must have had two years of college and two years of business experience. WAVES enlistees report to Hunter college, New York City, for a five-weeks five-weeks general indoctrination course which includes drilling, naval traditions, tradi-tions, and customs, and a series of skill and placement tests to determine deter-mine the best training for the individual. indi-vidual. Personal preference regard- ing type of training is given every consideration. At Hunter she will receive the attractive navy blue uniform uni-form that identifies her as a proud member of the naval reserve. Upon successful completion of this course the enlisted WAVE is sent to one of many specialized training schools located throughout the nation. na-tion. Here, she will undergo a 13-weeks' 13-weeks' program that will equip her with the knowledge and practical experience necessary to fill a job of responsibility in the navy. Various colleges throughout the country, as well as certain naval training stations, have been converted con-verted into service schools for specialized spe-cialized training for WAVES. More service schools are being established estab-lished all the time as the need for specialized training increases. Enlisted WAVES may now apply for officer training after six months' service. This new policy increases the opportunity for officer commissions commis-sions to enlisted women since their commanding officers may now request re-quest a waiver on the educational requirement. Applicants will be recommended on the basis of general gen-eral bearing, executive ability and leadership qualities. 7E1EFAC7 DOCTORS PER 10,000 POPULATION ALABAMA S$ 3.5 AVERAGE aC? jft?iVftf ftftlfft?ftftSi 7.14 NEW YORK J!fi8 vy |