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WAVES women joined this line of work because they wanted to contribute as much as they could to the war effort. The men fighting in the war needed weapons and air crafts delivered to the battlefield, so WAVES women were able to do this for them. They also wanted to learn a new trade in order to feel more independent.

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Men resented having to learn radio navigation procedures from women and they did not want women judging their flying skills. They also believed it would take "two women to do the work of one man." Also, when men saw women wearing their gold wings, they authorized them to remove them because they "weren't allowed to wear their boyfriends' wings." WAVES women had to carry orders allowing them to wear their wings.

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Some women were able to attend the Naval Air Navigation School in Atlanta. Here, trainees studied meteorology, drew weather maps, learned temperature drops, etc. They also learned how to fly over the Pacific and how to use Morse code.

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The 80 female navigators received gold wings to replace their "observer" wings. They had to wait until 1967 for removal of restrictions on their ranks. Although they received this, their contributions were never recognized in history books.

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Women involved in WAVES, or Women Accepted in Volunteer Emergency Services, served as stateside navigators, trained male pilots, served as mechanics, air traffic controllers, and radio and air navigators. One woman, Joy Bright Hancock, was even promoted to captain and director of WAVES.