abstract:The Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS; often pronounced as an acronym) was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed on 9 September 1938, initially as a women's voluntary service, and existed until 1 February 1949, when it was merged into the Women's Royal Army Corps.
In 1945 she joined the AuxiliaryTerritorialService, and spent four weeks getting her hands covered in oil and grease as she learned to drive and maintain military vehicles.