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a few weeks the commands made reports, in response to this request, which indicated that over 370,000 assignments then available in the Zone of the Interior were considered suitable for Waacs. This figure was the largest ever suggested as a WAC planning figure in Air Forces, just as 750,000 had been the largest ever suggested for the entire army.

Use of Officers

During the same month the Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Personnel, at that time Brig. Gen. Trubee Davison, asked the Allocations and Programs Division of O.C. and R., for an estimate of how many WAAC officers AAF could use, assuming a WAAC enlisted strength of 370,000. The reply suggested 15,400 officers, of which 8,400 would be used to administer Waacs. This reply was made while the WAAC law, which limited the use of WAAC officers to those required to administer the Corps, was still in effect. It was not until the following summer, in July of 1943, that the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps became the Women's Army Corps, with passage of legislation to make it a component part of the army, and that it thus became possible to utilize WAC officers for jobs other than those connected with the supervision of WAC enlisted personnel. 

Other Jobs

All through the winter of 1942-1943 Air Forces showed a growing interest in the use of Waacs, and particularly in the number and variety of jobs they could be expected to perform.

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