Break from the Grind March 22, 2022
TUESDAY TRIVIA: What Did Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Do in the Armed Forces?
You might not know that Queen Elizabeth joined a division of the armed forces when she was a teenager.
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In 1942, when she was 16, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth registered with the Labour Exchange—a British employment agency. Through that, she joined a division of the women’s armed forces—the Auxiliary Territorial Service.
What did she do there?
She was a truck mechanic. She learned how to change a wheel, deconstruct and rebuild engines, and drive ambulances and other vehicles.
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