European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Operating teletype at the communications Center at Safe jagged couples Donald Joan Ranick Mary Clark u Coufol try staff writer of attn Alley some 600 Safe was join almost sister members around the world on june 30 in celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of women of the air now under the directorship of col Emma legislation set up the was As a separate organization in to women like Safe was staff director it col Marion the history of the was goes oven beyond its official 10 i joined the women army corps in september recalled col Watt in those Days girls to the army air corps were called air she also currently As chief of officer promotions and separations at us afe col Witt began her military career As an enlisted she was commissioned after attending oct and first entered the air Force As a wac officer in was have served in the korean conflict and around the world in 37 different air Force career Volej the within Safe they Are serving in nine countries and in 19 career she there Are 47 different specialities for which was Ere qualified in Europe and North explained their Over commander who also said that the Giroffi serve in positions ranging from glamorous air hostesses unglamorous by called flight traffic clerk in of parlance to such technical jobs As photo medical technicians and communications enlistment in the was is open to High school graduates Between the Ages of 18 to most according to col Ore attracted to the was for a career but Many join for a desire to travel and to 28yearold Loreda who now is completing her second thre year enlistment in the was helped her brother earn his medical Only 10 hours away from a degree in chemistry airman Boulware be came a was in 1952 when her father died and there was insufficient Money to twp her and her brother in since my brother already had served in the Navy and to save enough Money to get through medical i thought it was my turn to the airman adding that her brother now is on the of the famed Johns Hopkins in addition to the professional Appeal of the the uniform entices n girl to according to col but generally was consider the military career As a source of livelihood in which there is no feeling of Competition with men and in which any is commensurate with performance and not governed by the sex of the commenting on was col Watt noted that our losses to factors other than marriage Are although was rarely enlist for matrimonial a Good Many who leave do so As dependent most of our was marry military she if a was has one year of Active service or 18 months in the Case of those who the stars and stripes have attended technical school she May resign upon Many however remain in the said col and at the was Squadron at at least 10 per cent of the complement is the air Force does not discourage marriage among was personnel when they Are married to other of every attempt is made to assign couples to the same two typical was in the Wiesbaden Squadron Are Bernice Krempecke and Alyce Bernie and As their friends Call Are assigned As secretaries with Safe each has More than five years of while Bernie is the athletic Type who likes swimming and Pinkie collects records and has Learned to play the piano since joining the air Good the girls live at the was Barracks in Wiesbaden and enjoy visits to town where one of their favorite past times is window they Are quite Happy in the military careers they have chosen and like typical american Are waiting for the right Man to come both girls have travelled extensively since joining the and show a Strong sense of Pride in their reflecting the feelings of their mates and the thousands of girls serving their country in the was around the col Watt com it is with a sense of Pride that i Greet my was on their 10th the Fine work they Are doing makes me Happy to be a part of 13