because of the stress of a nursing career. The CNC was the largest of the federal nurse training programs. The federal government spent $160,326,237 on the Nurse Training Act of 1943 for administration, uniforms, maintenance, tuition, fees, and stipends. By the end of the program, the records of all participating schools of nursing had been audited. The work of the field auditors resulted in the recovery of $2,200,000 of prepaid funds. Looking back Cadet nurses Cadet nurses came from every state in the U.S.; they were the daughters of farmers and mechanics, of teachers, lawyers, clerks and businessmen. Some joined because they wished to become nurses and others for the free education. In the course of their training, cadet nurses served in Army and Navy hospitals, with the Indian Health Service, with the Veterans' Administration, and in Public Health hospitals. During and after World War II, student nurses restored the diminished capacity of civilian nurses; making a major contribution to the nation's civilian and military healthcare systems. The American Hospital Association credited cadet student nurses with helping to prevent the collapse of civilian nursing care and commended them for replacing graduate nurses who enlisted in the armed forces during World War II. In Cadet Nurse Stories, the authors noted the CNC program influenced the way in which future nurses would be educated and trained in the United States. They also decern that Cadet nurses leave as their legacy the hope that those who aspire to a career in nursing will not be denied the education needed to achieve that goal. Without the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps many women would not have accomplished their dream of becoming a nurse. Cadet stories in their own words Florence Blake Ford: Dorothie Melvin Crowley: Pauline M. Perry: Thelma M. Robinson: References Footnotes Citations Bibliography Further reading Historical agencies of the United States Public Health Service Nursing organizations in the United States Women in the United States military Government agencies established in 1943 Government agencies disestablished in 1948 Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943 establishments in the United States