Many divisions of the army in which he made his mark in the 1930's and 40's now require male recruits to be at least 5-foot-3.

Each camp contained 5,000 male recruits.

A shortage of male recruits forced the military to establish female branches in 1941 and 1942.

The officials also say that the shortage of male black recruits seems tied to recruiting standards.

They could not be sent to the existing centres as it was necessary that they be separated from male recruits.

I've had male recruits come to me crying, saying, 'I made a mistake.

Then she said that sometimes, young male recruits had a bit of trouble following orders from a woman.

Besides the fact that everyone was learning as they went, they did not receive the support they needed from the male recruits.

A group of male recruits sitting along a wall in the auditorium on the first day eyed two women strolling by.

Compared with male recruits, the average female recruit is very likely to be older and smarter and to have already taken an emotional knock or two.