Ranks and Jobs for WAF servicewoman http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/47651 Tesla.Ana My MMC is stationed in Japan during the occupation. She's in the Air Force, so what could her potential rank be if it's 1951 and she enlisted in 1949. In addition to that, what could be a job for her that requires her to constantly speak Japanese? Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:42:41 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/47651?page=1#forum_thread_comment_956405 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/47651?page=1#forum_thread_comment_956405 Grand Poobah A simple Google search reveals this as likely one of the best places for such information. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_Air_Force_(WAF) At a glance it seems reasonable complete, and I didn't notice any glaring errors. Given they served primarily in clerical and medical roles in the early days, I would assume that if she was actually assigned to the Occupation forces in Japan and had Japanese language skills, she might serve as an interpreter or some sort of liaison position. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:19:38 -0600 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/47651?page=1#forum_thread_comment_956925 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/historical-fiction/threads/47651?page=1#forum_thread_comment_956925