LipTrev t1_iwexli1 wrote
"civilian" should be in quotes to a greater or lesser degree
They are deployed, they have restrictions on movement, are under secrets acts, etc.
Interesting note: only US citizens can become US Coast Guard certified Captains (of inspected vessels; aka COI vessels) because just as all US flagged airplanes can be pressed into military service, so can all COI vessels and their Captains.
p38-lightning OP t1_iwfbs9i wrote
They were a lot like the women WASP pilots - deployments, risks, and restrictions but no military benefits.
AmishRocket t1_iwfcs1q wrote
Captured merchant marines in the Pacific were placed in Japanese POW camps and hell ships, just as members of the military.
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