Strictly Personal (1/2): US Women’s Army Corps Training Film – Hygiene, Grooming, Health (1963)
March 25, 2011 by HART 1-800-HART
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I just found this health related video on YouTube … and thought you might enjoy it!
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1963 www.amazon.com Watch the full film: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Women’s Army Corps (WAC) was the women’s branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on 14 May 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, at the time a lawyer, a newspaper research editor and the wife of a prominent Texas politician. In 1942, the first contingent of 800 members of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps began basic training at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. The women were fitted for uniforms, interviewed, assigned to companies and barracks and inoculated against disease during the first day. A physical training manual was published by the War Department in July, 1943, aimed at bringing the women recruits to top physical standards. One section of the manual satirized a notional recruit named “Josephine Jerk” who does not participate wholeheartedly: “Josephine Jerk is a limp number in every outfit who dives into her daily dozen with the crisp vitality of a damp mop.” The manual begins by naming the responsibility of the women: “Your Job: To Replace Men. Be Ready To Take Over.” About 150000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of the Army and public opinion generally was initially opposed to women serving in uniform, the shortage of men necessitated a new …
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This is too funny.
You know, we need to get back to some of these basics in our Army for both men and women.
I would just die with joy if modern female Soldiers acted like this today.
Definately 1950s Cold War propaganda. I love how relaxed the Army made things look and with women who were at least moderately attractive.
hahahaha….they had to be taught to change their underware and to bath???? Very scarey!!!!
On that Name Tag??? Is that her Name or JOB?? hahahaha
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Ft McClellan …. I took basic training there. These uniforms were such a nuisance.
5:23 , in the Army as a woman, NOT a man! Simply stated. Don’t Ask, Don’t TELL! That butch do was TELLING!!
Women in front line combat? God help us. Having Women in front line combat is dangerous not for the enemies but for us.
Yuck, wash your hair at least once a week?
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Because the fellas in the enemy trenches really give a damm whether I shoot at them with short hair
No enemy wants to be shot by a gal with chipped nails!
Remarkable! They just don’t make them like they used to.
Great video / film ! This first bit is almost like ” finishing school “; but the women look great in their uniforms. Thanks for putting it on. Regards.
of course she has a stuffed animal at 30 yo