In the dialogue box below please respond thoroughly to the following scenario.
Fate 1 February 19, 1942 How has relocation to the base has drastically changed your life. Who have you met? Who do you miss? Are you regretting your decision to enlist?
Fate 2 Although most of your sorties are ferrying missions you are also used to tow targets in training exercises for the male pilots. It was during one of these flights that your closest friend was accidentally shot down and killed. How do you and your fellow WASPs respond? The military? Are you rethinking your decision to enlist? Explain.
Fate 3 The MPs wake you in the middle of the night and escorts you to your Captain. He closes the door and asks you to sit. What is going through your mind at 3:19 A.M.?
Fate 3A Your Captain tells you that your brother was killed in action on the island of Guadalcanal at approximately 1530hrs. He died heroically and his remains are being shipped to your parents home in Albuquerque. You are granted leave for his funeral. Your parents have already lost two sons to the war will you return to the base? Explain your decision.
Fate 4 Of the 1,800 or so women accepted into the WASP program, all but 37 survive. However, you return home to little fanfare or recognition, despite the accolades which greet the returning men. To compound the insult, the hours logged by the male pilots help qualify them for professional pilots licenses so they can begin careers as airline pilots. Your accrued hours, however, are not similarly applicable. You flew dangerous missions in sub-standard craft to free up male pilots for combat but your government is now telling you your service was less valuable than that of your male counterparts. What do you have to say to your idol, Jackie Cochran, now? What do you do when you return to civilian life?