Talk:Nurse Betty Bayer/@comment-173.61.113.6-20180924212233

I am pretty sure Betty would not have been allowed to enlist in the Navy as an officer, even if she lied about her age - being that she is only 17 and had had no apparent nursing training or experience. Most likely her rank would have been a lower enlisted rank such as First Class Seaman (E3) or Petty Officer 3rd Class (E4), with a specialty such as Pharmacist's Mate.

Also, there is no Second Lieutenant rank in the Navy. Looking at her insignia when she received her Purple Heart, Evelyn was a Lieutenant (j.g.), which is the second lowest Naval Officer rank.