<P> General Douglas MacArthur called the WACs `` my best soldiers '' , adding that they worked harder , complained less , and were better disciplined than men . Many generals wanted more of them and proposed to draft women but it was realized that this `` would provoke considerable public outcry and Congressional opposition '' , and so the War Department declined to take such a drastic step . Those 150,000 women who did serve released the equivalent of 7 divisions of men for combat . Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said that `` their contributions in efficiency , skill , spirit , and determination are immeasurable '' . Nevertheless , the slander campaign hurt the reputation of the WAC and WAVES ; women did not want it known they were veterans . </P>
<P> General Douglas MacArthur called the WACs `` my best soldiers '' , adding that they worked harder , complained less , and were better disciplined than men . Many generals wanted more of them and proposed to draft women but it was realized that this `` would provoke considerable public outcry and Congressional opposition '' , and so the War Department declined to take such a drastic step . Those 150,000 women who did serve released the equivalent of 7 divisions of men for combat . Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said that `` their contributions in efficiency , skill , spirit , and determination are immeasurable '' . Nevertheless , the slander campaign hurt the reputation of the WAC and WAVES ; women did not want it known they were veterans . </P>
who served in the wac and in the waves
who served in the wac and in the waves
women
women