WAVE

…However, when World War I broke out, in addition to the existing volunteer soldiers, Britain and Russia began to recruit women volunteer soldiers in an organized manner, and they participated in rear support duties and in some cases in front-line battles. In World War II, Britain recruited women for the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) in 1939, and the United States also established the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in May 1942 (which was renamed the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in July 1943 and became part of the Army), and in July 1942, the Women's Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) was born. After the war, the Women's Air Force (WAF) was established in 1948, and women began entering military academies in July 1976. …

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…しかし，第1次大戦が起きるとイギリス，ロシアでは従前の義勇兵のほかに婦人志願兵の募集が組織的に行われ，後方支援業務や一部では第一線の戦いに参加した。　第2次大戦では，イギリスが1939年に婦人の補助地方義勇軍Auxiliary Territorial Service(ATS)の募集を行い，アメリカも1942年5月志願陸軍婦人部隊Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps(WAAC（ワーク）)を設置し(1943年7月陸軍婦人部隊Women’s Army Corps(WAC（ワツク）)に改め，陸軍の一部とする)，42年7月には海軍婦人義勇部隊Women’s Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service(WAVES（ウエーブズ）)が生まれた。戦後1948年には空軍婦人部隊Women’s Air Force(WAF（ワツフ）)ができ，76年7月には婦人の士官学校入学も開始された。…

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