tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post1973192316010136574..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: WOULD YOU HAVE JOINED THE WAVES DURING WORLD WAR II?Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-51469688487791061572015-03-16T21:00:55.490-04:002015-03-16T21:00:55.490-04:00Lots of interesting information on the WAVES. I ...Lots of interesting information on the WAVES. I knew very little about them till this post. Interesting how the WAVES advanced the cause of women. sm wileygreen1(at)yahoo(dot)comsharon mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130208778591424260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-26862800020268369992015-03-15T14:16:00.429-04:002015-03-15T14:16:00.429-04:00Thanks, Martha, for the interesting post. I probab...Thanks, Martha, for the interesting post. I probably would have wanted to join the WAVES; however, my dad was a career military man and he wouldn't have allowed me to do so. He made that absolutely clear to me, once when I suggested that I might like to join. Otherwise, he was pretty open to what career path I might choose.KayMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972922396306756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-51382553548067207682015-03-15T13:03:09.986-04:002015-03-15T13:03:09.986-04:00Hi Martha! I would join the military today if I co...Hi Martha! I would join the military today if I could. Too late for me though. WRiting is the next best thing. Right?<br />Love visiting with you here!Anne Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033138385514434006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-29909576353863161322015-03-14T10:50:25.752-04:002015-03-14T10:50:25.752-04:00You can bet on it! If I had been older than 7 or 8...You can bet on it! If I had been older than 7 or 8, (an adult :)) I would have joined the WAVES in a heartbeat. I fantasized about them and wrote stories for my paper dolls with my female doll being a WAVE and even drew an uniform for her from what I'd seen on a poster much like the poster with the girls in white. Two of my mother's cousins were sailors and I thought they were the most handsome men I'd ever seen in their uniforms. Naval officers still bring back those memories. I loved the star of JAG, Not only handsome, but also a Navy officer.<br /><br />I doubt any of them were content to going back home to be housewives, but even then the opportunities for women were not as abundant as they are now. Women were teachers, nurses, and secretaries not engineers, lawyers, doctors or corporate executives. The ones who had worked in the factories here or had specialized training in the the WAVES were soon displaced by returning soldiers or couldn't find a job utilizing their training. Yes, we've come a long way.Martha W. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415972499923372153noreply@blogger.com