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Show 119 Women in the Labor Force Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, optometrists, dietitians, and physical and occupational therapists, as well as others in allied medical sci entific fields, accounted for the additional medical officers. 20 percent of the women officers were nonmedical or The remaining They performed a wide variety of duties, ranging from staff positions at Department level to unit commanders in the field. Depending upon existing military requirements and their training, these women were employed as logisticians and operations officers, information experts, finance and disbursing officers, personnel managers, scientists, and lawyers. Most of the enlisted women were in military positions that are closely "line" officers. related to women's occupations in civilian life. Of all enlisted women at the end of 1964, about one-fourth were assigned to on active duty clerical and administrative positions such 'as clerk-typist, administra supervisor, and keypunch operator. An tor, payroll clerk, personnel additional one-fourth of the enlisted women were employed as medi cal technicians, that is, X-ray technicians, dental technicians, labora and medical corpsmen. Other enlisted women were in tory technicians, as occupations that also have direct civilian counterparts, such traffic air meteorologist, draftsman, photographer, data programer, controller, lithographer, electronic technician, and cook. However, in work that had no direct many other enlisted women were employed these are missile master of counterpart in civilian life. Examples console operator, intelligence specialist, cryptographer, and communi cations specialist. The military services maintain an educational establishment rang to post ing from indoctrination courses for newly enlisted personnel the universities at country. Many throughout graduate degree courses of these courses are aimed at training enlisted women to gain a skill either on the job or in one of the service schools operated by each of the services. Selected personnel also may- enroll in civilian colleges in of acquiring a bachelor's for the degree-completion programs purpose Officers selected on a best qualified basis are trained and graduate levels. a;t civilian institutions at both the or higher degree. undergraduate For example, the nursing education program is open to qualified en listed women of any rank and rating, and provides training leading to the Navy Nurse a bachelor's or master's degree and a commission in education is available to women officers Naval Corps. postgraduate in all the professional fields to which they have been assigned. In are con addition, off-duty college courses for credit toward a degree civilian universities at most military installations for the ducted by benefit of all military personnel. |
