▁officer ▁candidates . ▁Mar ried ▁women ▁could ▁en list ▁provided ▁their ▁hus b ands ▁were ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁US CG . ▁Un mar ried ▁women ▁had ▁to ▁agree ▁not ▁to ▁marry ▁until ▁they ▁had ▁finished ▁their ▁training ▁period . ▁After ▁training , ▁they ▁could ▁marry ▁a ▁civil ian ▁or ▁service ▁man ▁who ▁was ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁US CG . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁rec ruit ing ▁policies ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁permit ▁SP AR S ▁to ▁marry ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁US CG ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁res ign . ▁The ▁US CG ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁accept ▁applic ants ▁who ▁were ▁married ▁to ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁Army , ▁Navy , ▁or ▁Marine ▁Corps , ▁but ▁would ▁not ▁accept ▁a ▁woman ▁who ▁was ▁already ▁married ▁to ▁an ▁en list ed ▁man ▁or ▁an ▁officer ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁US CG . ▁However , ▁women ▁could ▁join ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁if ▁their ▁hus b ands ▁were ▁en rolled ▁as ▁temporary ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁reserve . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁marriage ▁policy ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁rec ruits ▁was ▁changed ▁further ▁to ▁permit ▁women ▁who ▁were ▁w ives ▁of ▁cad ets , ▁war rant ▁officers , ▁or ▁en list ed ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁US CG ▁to ▁en list ▁or ▁be ▁commission ed ▁in ▁the ▁SP AR s . ▁The ▁ban ▁remained ▁on ▁women ▁whose ▁hus b ands ▁were ▁commission ed ▁officers ▁in ▁the ▁US CG ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁en sign ▁or ▁above . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁US CG ▁officially