# SSR 60-16: SSR 60-16. MILITARY SERVICE WAGE CREDITS -- SERVICE IN THE WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (WAAC)

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SSA_SSR_OASI_SSR_60_16

## Section

- **Citation:** SSR 60-16
- **Heading:** SSR 60-16. MILITARY SERVICE WAGE CREDITS -- SERVICE IN THE WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS (WAAC)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Rulings
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Social Security Rulings / OASI / Benefits in Case of Veterans / SSR 60-16

## Text

An inquiry has been received as to whether social security wage credits
may be granted for service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC)
under the same conditions as members of the various components of the
military forces.

Public Law 86-142, approved by the President on August 7, 1959, provides
that in computing the years of active service of any female member of the
armed forces, all active service performed in the WAAC after May 13, 1942,
and before September 30, 1943, shall be credited as active service for all
purposes, except the right to promotion, provided that the member
performed active service in the armed forces after September 29, 1943.
This provision is interpreted to mean that a member of the WAAC, under the
conditions set forth, was in active military service within the meaning of
section 217(a) of the Social Security Act.

Section 217(a) of the Social Security Act, as amended, provides that an
individual who meets the requirements of that section will receive wage
credits of $160 a month for each month of active military or naval service
occurring during the period of World War II (September 16, 1940, through
July 24, 1947). Accordingly, it is held that members of the WAAC
who performed active service in the armed forces after September 29, 1943,
may be granted gratuitous wage credits on the basis of their service in
the WAAC under the same conditions as members of the various components of
the military forces.

## Nearby sections

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- [SSR 61-49 SSR 61-49. MILITARY SERVICE WAGE CREDITS -- EFFECT OF BENEFIT AWARDED BY ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SSA_SSR_OASI_SSR_61_49.md)
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- [SSR 68-11 SSR 68-11: SECTIONS 217(a), 217(d), and 217(e). -- VETERANS -- MILITARY SERVICE WAGE CREDITS -- PRESIDENTIAL PARDON AFTER DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SSA_SSR_OASI_SSR_68_11.md)
- [SSR 69-47 SSR 69-47: SECTION 229(a). -- DEDUCTIONS -- MILITARY SERVICE WAGE CREDITS -- STATUS OF DEEMED WAGES FOR DEDUCTION PURPOSES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SSA_SSR_OASI_SSR_69_47.md)
- [SSR 70-13 SSR 70-13: SECTIONS 217(a)(1)(B) and 217(e)(1)(B). -- VETERANS -- GRATUITOUS MILITARY SERVICE WAGE CREDITS -- USE PRECLUDED IF PREVIOUSLY CREDITED FOR NONREGULAR MILITARY SERVICE RETIRED PAY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SSA_SSR_OASI_SSR_70_13.md)

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