For what purpose the WAC?
Oh, they’re neat, and they’re trim,
And they make cuter soldiers than could any him;
But where is the lack
Justifying the WAC?
I know each takes her place
In a male soldier’s chair,
So he’ll, maybe, be able to go over there:
This may do, on the face,
But it’s not the whole case.
For, alas and alack–
A civilian, I,
I can meet any service-man’s gaze, if I try–
But I’m taken aback:
I can’t out-stare a WAC!
My conscience within
Can’t withstand the attack
As I take in her cap and her purse-haversack;
And I think “What a sin–
I am OUT, and she’s IN!”
I pause; I go back:
“Couldst direct me, 0 Damsel in neat khaki suiting,
To the very nearest station that does the recruiting?”
That’s what purpose the WAC!
For we 1ve an army of practically eight million men,
And the WAC has accounted for six out of ten!*
Pardon me, while I pack…
*Selective Service has made its influence felt here, too.
by Ray Romine Sunday, September 19, 1943
