Minnesota's Greatest Generation

"Women 20 to 36 - Earn a NAVY Rating"

Young women entering the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) could move up the military ladder through training and ability. This recruiting poster, published by the Navy Recruiting Bureau in September 1943, lists the rates that women could achieve in the Navy during World War II.

Creator: Navy Recruiting Bureau
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Date: 1943
Identifer: location E448.21 b9

"Women 20 to 36 - Earn a NAVY Rating"