ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁personnel ▁separation ▁cent ers ▁to ▁help ▁with ▁dem obil ization ▁( w omen ▁and ▁men ▁res erv ists ) ▁and ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁separated ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁completed . ▁The ▁Women ' s ▁Reserve ▁of ▁the ▁US CG ▁( SP AR S ) ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁for ew ord ▁to ▁Three ▁Years ▁Be hind ▁the ▁M ast , ▁Com mod ore ▁J . ▁A . ▁Hir sch field , ▁US CG , ▁observed ▁that ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁asked ▁no ▁fav ors ▁and ▁no ▁privileges . ▁They ▁did ▁their ▁jobs ▁with ▁enthus ias m , ▁with ▁efficiency , ▁and ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁fan fare . ▁The ▁US CG ▁was ▁fort un ate ▁in ▁having ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁who ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁duty ▁when ▁their ▁country ▁needed ▁them , ▁and ▁carried ▁the ▁job ▁through ▁to ▁a ▁successful ▁finish . ▁The ▁US CG ▁named ▁two ▁cut ters ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁SP AR S : ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁ ▁sea ▁going ▁bu oy ▁tender ▁commission ed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁, ▁a ▁ ▁se ago ing ▁bu oy ▁tender ▁that ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁no ▁longer ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁organization , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁sometimes ▁inform ally ▁used ▁for ▁a