▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Naval ▁Reserve , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁W AV ES . ▁ ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁were ▁only ▁station ed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁they ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁deploy ▁to ▁Hawai i ▁and ▁Al aska ▁( then , ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁U . S .). ▁The ▁US CG ▁was ▁the ▁smallest ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁branches ▁and ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Navy , ▁although , ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury . ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁C . ▁Str at ton ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Reserve ▁( SP AR S ) ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁commander ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁promoted ▁to ▁captain . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁Dean ▁of ▁Women ▁on ▁leave ▁from ▁Pur due ▁University ▁and ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁W AV ES . ▁Str at ton ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁creating ▁the ▁na ut ical ▁name ▁of ▁SP AR S . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁fashion ed ▁by ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁letters ▁of ▁the ▁US CG ' s ▁Latin ▁mot to , ▁Sem per ▁Par atus , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁letters ▁of ▁its ▁English ▁translation , ▁" Al ways ▁Re ady ", ▁Str at ton ▁held ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago ▁and ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁She