We were the office staff for USCG Reserve Unit Miami IV (formerly ORTUAG 07-83479) at Base Miami Beach on Causeway Island off of MacArthur Causeway. The ladies joined the unit in 1973 and 1974 as I recall. They surely changed the atmosphere of the previously all-male unit for the better but the Coast Guard had to start the program of admitting women because all the male reservists were getting out at the end of the 6-year reserve enlistments and few males were joining due to the Vietnam War winding down. Since I had four years previous active duty I was tasked with training them on the job durinag our reserve drills and they quickly got up to speed doing correspondence, personnel work and supply work. The hair length standards for males were different then and I can't believe I wore mine that long and curly.