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Civil Service Rule XII and WD CPR 60 were to be complied with, and also before initiating procedure for discharge of a WASP, the facts were to be investigated by a board appointed by the commanding officer of the station involved, and to include the flying safety officer whenever an infraction of flying regulations was concerned, the WASP squadron leader for the station, and, if assigned to the station concerned, the WASP staff advisor. The findings and recommendations of the board were to be submitted to the commanding officer, who took the final decision. Before initiating any disciplinary action for infraction of a flying regulation, similar procedure was provided. In any disciplinary action not involving discharge or the infraction of flying regulations the board had to consist of at least to officers of the station and the WASP squadron leader. 

Before the end of the program, WASP staff executives had been appointed not only by the Ferrying Division of Air Transport Commands, and the Second Air Force. 

The Administrative and clerical organization in the office of the Director of Women Pilots and a part time traveling representative of the Director to the interview applicants for flying training completed the organization. 

The WASP program, for the reason that it dealt with something new and experimental in the Army Air Forces, namely women pilots, had many of the characteristics of a special project. However, the administration of the WASP operations necessarily had to conform to the pattern of decentralized administration and control in effect in the Army Air Forces. The WASP overall program was under direct control of the AAF Headquarters and administered through regular command channels. Trainees were under the direct supervi-

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