if it could be noticed through his makeup. He was wearing the slip in question. "I suppose they'll throw the book at me for this, eh, lieutenant?"

She looked at him sternly now. "That's up to you, private.

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"How do you mean? I'm guilty; there's no question of that. he said it, he glanced down over his nylon "Sissy Blouse" and the pro- trusions of the gelatin-inflated bra beneath, his new blue skirt, the shapely legs, thin-heeled shoes.

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"Oh, yes. You're guilty. But, oddly enough, you DO have a choice. Now she spoke earnestly, looking straight ahead as they app- roached the sprawling army camp. "You may admit your guilt, stand trial and accept what will probably be a very severe punishment. On the other hand, you may join us and perhaps discover a life-long car- eer of service to your country.

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What? Me join the WACS?"

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Eddie exploded.

"I didn't say that, she continued calmly. "In the government's intelligence work, there is great need for men who can live as women. Because of their peculiar position in the scheme of things, they can accomplish a great deal. I think you can understand that a "woman" without the problems of womanhood. We do not recruit these people;

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but, when we find one, we ask that they make the choice. If they decide to join, they are given all the training we feel they need in both intelligence work AND femininity. Then, an assignment for as long as they feel they want to maintain the masquerade."

Eddie's head was spinning. The car came to a halt in the camp parking lot near a cluster of isolated buildings. The WAC lieutenant smiled at him as she tapped her lipstick smeared cigarette in the ash tray, saying softly, "I've never regretted my choice."

Neither did Private Eddie Spangler.

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