Women's Armed Services Integration Act
- Women's Armed Services Integration Act
Women's Armed Services Integration Act, United States law enacted on June 12, 1948, enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and the recently formed Air Force. Prior to this act, women, with the exception of nurses, served in the military only in times of war. However, it excluded women from Air Force and Navy vessels and aircraft that might engage in combat. [ [http://soc.enotes.com/women-military-article/40539 Women in the military] ]
The act was a major step forward for military women. However, in October 1949 a new Army regulation decreed that mothers with dependent children were ineligible to serve in the military, and female servicewomen with children under the age of 18 were discharged. This regulation was finally repealed in the 1970s, when Congress passed a law which allowed women with dependent children to enlist.
In 1998, a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Act was held at the Women in Military Service for America (WIMSA) Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. Then-Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre delivered the keynote address.
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* [http://search.eb.com/women/articles/Women's_Armed_Services_Integration_Act.html Women in American History - Women's Armed Services Integration Act]
* [http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6257/ “Forcing the Resignation of Women with Minor Children Is in This Day and Age an Anachronism”: Support for Change in Army Policy]
* [http://millennium.fortunecity.com/redwood/352/usmc20.htm Women in the Marine Corps]
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