<sod>The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve act was passed by Congress and signed into law by the president on 23 November 1942.<ref>Dorothy C. Stratton, "Launching the SPARs." ''Naval History'' 3#2 (1989): 58+. </ref>  It provided for the releasing of officers and enlisted men for duty at sea and replaced by women in shore stations. It was established as a branch of the USCG Reserve, with authority to enlist and appoint women to serve during World War II and for six months thereafter.  The reservists were to be trained and qualified for duty in the continental shore stations of the USCG. They were not to be used to replace [[civil service]] personnel.<ref> D'Ann Campbell, "Women in Uniform: The World War II Experiment," ''Military Affairs'' 51#.3 (1987): 137-139.</ref>  The act was similar to that of the Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES).<ref> {{cite book|last1=Ebert, Jean &  Hall, Mary-Beth|title=Crossed Currents|publisher=Brassy's (US)|location=McLean, VI 22102|isbn=0-02-881022-8|edition=1993}}</ref> <eod>
<sod>The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Women's Reserve act was passed by Congress and signed into law by the president on 23 November 1942.<ref name=NH58>Dorothy C. Stratton, Launching the SPARs, p 58</ref>  It provided for the releasing of officers and enlisted men for duty at sea and replaced by women in shore stations. It was established as a branch of the USCG Reserve, with authority to enlist and appoint women to serve during World War II and for six months thereafter.  The reservists were to be trained and qualified for duty in the continental shore stations of the USCG. They were not to be used to replace [[civil service]] personnel.<ref name=Campbell137-139> D'Ann Campbell, "Women in Uniform: The World War II Experiment," ''Military Affairs'' 51#.3 (1987): 137-139.</ref>  The act was similar to that of the Navy’s Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES).<ref> {{cite book|last1=Ebert, Jean &  Hall, Mary-Beth|title=Crossed Currents|publisher=Brassy's (US)|location=McLean, VI 22102|isbn=0-02-881022-8|edition=1993}}</ref> <eod>