Newsweek reporter Vera Clay was not slow in accepting the U.S. Army’s invitation to don the khaki uniform and learn what goes into the training of a WAAC. In the company of fourteen other women reporters, she took the train to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and for the next six days, the group began to learn about all things WAAC.
“After a week at Fort Oglethorpe I came back to Washington and brought with me a new and profound respect for the WAAC. Personally, I can smartly salute the colors at six paces, march in formation without tripping, make a snappy bed, and iron a shirt. To be a WAAC requires plenty of stamina and courage. The process is tough, and the work hard, the discipline stern. That doesn’t bother the WAACs – they love it.”
