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- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
10 - Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2020
- Sisters in Arms
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- Sisters in Arms
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue
- 1 Revival
- 2 Organisation and Recruitment
- 3 Training and Selection
- 4 Work
- 5 Status and Discipline
- 6 Necessities of Life
- 7 Medical Matters
- 8 Off Duty
- 9 Overseas Service
- 10 Demobilisation and the Creation of the Permanent Women’s Services
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the release scheme for the women’s forces and the steps taken to help prepare servicewomen for re-entry into civilian life. It also recounts the deliberations within the service ministries leading up to the inauguration of the permanent women’s services in 1949. These, for the first time, afforded women an opportunity to forge a career with the British armed forces.
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- Sisters in ArmsWomen in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War, pp. 201 - 234Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020