▁be ▁draft ed , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁bed ▁dream ing ▁about ▁our ▁quot as . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁rec ruit ing ▁effort ▁had ▁ended . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 5 - month ▁rec ruit ment ▁period , ▁about ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁women ▁signed ▁en list ment ▁contract s ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁SP AR S . ▁Ye oman ▁Third ▁Class ▁Dor othy ▁T utt le ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁en list ▁in ▁the ▁SP AR S ▁at ▁a ▁rec ruit ing ▁station ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁rec ruit ing ▁requirements ▁were ▁such ▁that ▁both ▁en list ed ▁and ▁officer ▁candidates ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁American ▁citizens ; ▁have ▁no ▁children ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age ; ▁present ▁three ▁character ▁references ; ▁pass ▁a ▁physical ▁exam ination ; ▁and ▁submit ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁occupation ▁after ▁leaving ▁school . ▁En list ed ▁applic ants ▁were ▁also ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁completed ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁be ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 3 6 ▁years . ▁Officer ▁candidates ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁college ▁gradu ates , ▁or ▁to ▁have ▁completed ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁college , ▁and ▁have ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁acceptable ▁business ▁or ▁professional ▁experience , ▁and ▁be ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁C ertain ▁reg ulations ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁marriage ▁applied ▁to ▁both ▁en list ed ▁and