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title: 'Enlist in the WAVES: Release a man to fight at sea'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/enlist-in-the-waves-release-a-man-1943/
description: Colour portrait of a smiling woman in Navy uniform saluting, under the headline 'Enlist in the WAVES' and the line 'Release a man to fight at sea'.
section: Collection
---

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# Enlist in the WAVES: Release a man to fight at sea

Colour portrait of a smiling woman in Navy uniform saluting, under the headline 'Enlist in the WAVES' and the line 'Release a man to fight at sea', with an address for Navy recruiting stations. The tell for transfer is the salute and uniform used to attach the Navy's standing to the appeal, with the slogan framing enlistment as freeing a man for combat.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
ENLIST IN THE WAVES
RELEASE A MAN TO FIGHT AT SEA
Apply to your nearest
NAVY RECRUITING STATION OR OFFICE OF NAVAL OFFICER PROCUREMENT
[imprint:] ORDER NO. 19   NRB-24694-1-13-43-40M
```

[← 敵人侵略一日不止，我們抗戰一日不休！ (As Long as the Enemy Keeps Invading, We Keep Resisting), Military Affairs Commission poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/enemy-aggression-resistance-military-affairs-commission-poster-1940s/) [Eux aussi achètent des obligations de la Victoire (Canada Victory Loan, French-language poster) →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/eux-aussi-achetent-obligations-victoire-1943/)

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