▁of ▁the ▁rec ruit ' s ▁ab ilities , ▁background ▁and ▁interests . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁testing ▁were ▁usually ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁general ▁assign ments ▁or ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁special ized ▁training . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁first ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁until ▁the ▁final ▁class ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁rec ruits ▁were ▁ind o ctr in ated ▁at ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁station . ▁Appro xim ately , ▁ 7 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁en list ed ▁women ▁who ▁received ▁rec ruit ▁training ▁also ▁received ▁some ▁special ized ▁training . ▁Ye oman ▁and ▁store keep ers ▁represented ▁the ▁largest ▁share , ▁but ▁many ▁SP AR S ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁opportunity ▁for ▁training ▁in ▁other ▁fields . ▁Some ▁attended ▁other ▁Navy ▁schools ▁and ▁were ▁trained ▁as ▁motion ▁picture ▁sound ▁techn icians , ▁link ▁tra iner ▁operators , ▁par ach ute ▁rig gers , ▁and ▁air ▁control ▁operators . ▁O thers ▁attended ▁US CG ▁schools ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁be : ▁cook s , ▁b akers , ▁radi oman , ▁ph arm ac ist ▁m ates , ▁radio ▁techn icians , ▁and ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁drivers . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁en list ed ▁personnel ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁Beach , ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁largest ▁US CG ▁training ▁station ▁for ▁men . ▁ ▁Ass ign ments ▁