Demi /de-mi/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced DEH-mee, deh-MEE. It is of French and English origin, and the meaning of Demi is half. Also short form of Demetria. Actress Demi Moore. Kreatif forms: Decmi, Diami, Dimi.
The formation of the Army Nurse Corps in 1901 and the Navy Nurse Corps in 1908 created the first truly military women. The first women who enlisted in the United States military joined the Navy and Marine Corps in World War I. Over 12,000 of them served stateside and over 200 âHello Girls,â bilingual women telephone operators recruited by AT&T, served overseas with the US Army Signal Corps.
The Coast Guard is one of the more difficult branches to join. The Coast Guard has over 35,000 active-duty men and women, over 7,000 Reservists, and over 29,000 Auxiliary personnel, and enlists about 3,000 and 4,000 new recruits per year (compared to the Navyâs 38,400 new recruits per year).