WAC
Female military auxiliary
WAC is an acronym for Women's Army Corps, the women's branch of the United States Army from 1942 to 1978.
A WAC was a member of this corps: My grandmother served as a WAC during World War II.
The term is now historical, as women were integrated into the regular Army in 1978.
abbreviation
Shortened word form
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- acronymWord made from initials
gender in military service
WACGI
U.S. military slang
enlisted man · serviceman · doughboy · G.I. Joe · infantryman
military role type
WACinfantryman
Ground-based combat soldier
combatant · rifleman · grunt · combat troops · paratrooper