▁SP AR S ▁peak ▁strength ▁was ▁approximately ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁personnel . ▁Com mod ore ▁J . ▁A . ▁Hir sch field , ▁US CG ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁duty ▁when ▁their ▁country ▁needed ▁them , ▁and ▁they ▁did ▁their ▁jobs ▁with ▁enthus ias m , ▁efficiency , ▁and ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁fan fare . ▁Two ▁United ▁States ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁C ut ters ▁were ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁SP AR S . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁( US CG ) ▁Women ' s ▁Reserve ▁act ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁ 7 7 th ▁Congress , ▁and ▁became ▁Public ▁Law ▁ 7 7 3 ▁when ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁president ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁It ▁am ended ▁the ▁US CG ▁A ux ili ary ▁and ▁Reserve ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁providing ▁for ▁the ▁re le asing ▁of ▁officers ▁and ▁en list ed ▁men ▁for ▁duty ▁at ▁sea ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁women ▁at ▁shore ▁stations . ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁US CG ▁Reserve , ▁with ▁authority ▁to ▁en list ▁and ▁appoint ▁women ▁to ▁serve ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁there after . ▁The ▁res erv ists ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁trained ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁duty ▁at ▁the ▁contin ental ▁shore ▁stations ▁of ▁the ▁US CG . ▁They ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁replace ▁civil ▁service ▁personnel . ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁similar