The Women's Reserves Coast Guard was established November 23, 1942 by President Roosevelt. This program, like the other military services for women, was created in order to fill the spots of the men in the military stationed here at home, so that they were able to be sent overseas and the United States were still able to have protection at home. Women that enlisted in the Coast Guard were not allow to be deployed and were held under several restrictions including that female soldiers of any rank could not give orders to a male soldier enlisted in the same branch. Even with these restrictions, women were still enlisting to fulfill their duty as a citizen. The picture above shows ten women in training at Hunter's College Bronx Campus. The amount of women trained at this college was 1,914. These women were able to actively participate in all at home exercises and assignments that were brought to their attention due to their successful training.
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