European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pogo 8 the stars and stripes july 19h army outlines 4year transition to new no grades i Washington cos who were in grades dec or e7 on May 31 will retain the insignia and title of rank they Heid on that Day unit the army an Novod hem the announcement was con Iau Iid in an army depart intent statement outlining a transition Pond from the enlisted Grade to the nine rank so Stem which adds Sand e9 to the top of the enlisted Grade army department directive circular had the Date of the Chancre in no titles As the insignia approved for the new nine Grade sys tem would have caused cos to lose one Stripe each from their j May 31 i the fou year transition period does not affect the army specialists a usage ill spokesman sail at i the specialist praties were re named in the i circular so that the specialist third i class becomes the specialist tour j for and the specialist class becomes he set Vii for e5 and so on up the specialist ladder to specialist nine for the u s a r e u r spokesman said that no appointments to no e9 have been made so far and that none has been appoint in the specialist cd to e8 instructions to clarify the earlier army department fire tips on the  have been Field the army adding that commanding offi cers have instr urfa heir personnel records of the old no g who May cos who Are reduced Uin try reasons or for Inezn Clincy Wear the insignia the title of the resulting be but under the Siuw no those promoted to no ranks will Wear the insignia of i hair new Grade have he titles of rank the arms or d under terms of the new nine part the army department said in before deciding on the new Grade Ystrom it had queried is eld Mamers about the Fei Nibi i he new their opinions Wen that he Tew and list a period could by for the anticipate tre new to take at the rate of Proi lion and with the present rate in the top no the army said it transition to the new Grad be made by the 19f2 cutoff dare with increased prestige for Carter cos who earn their m Competition with their i this Competition will include promotions to pay grades e6 and k7 Well As boosts into the leg j my e9 super the army ketone retaining the my stripes f the master to the insignia of the e8 he army said it studied a variety of Al of it strip 24th inf div wins 2 of 3 in Leclerc shoot finals tops in Mannheim class Germany Spe team from the 24th inf div swept past Strong Competition Here Friday to win the Usa eur prix Leclerc the team from the 1st Battle up of the 34th inf won the right to represent the next month in the seven nation Leclerc matches scheduled Here Riesel applauds German workers for labor record Germany German employees at the army ordnance depot were praised by labor columnist Victor Riesel for their excellent working record Dur ing the past 13 you have helped your country resist communist infiltration by the support you have Given the american personnel and he told members of the German works Riesel who was blinded two years ago by an acid throwing thug after exposing Union is making his first visit of military installations at the invitation of Gen usar eur applause i am pleased at the excellent labor relationship Between the German and Riesel told it co John co of the this is a Good example of How and labor should work the syndicated labor columnist spent the afternoon alone touring the depot asking How he answered More than he i dont want anyone to think that All our labor unions Are infested with he told one we have Many Good but 1 am concerned with the ones where the workers have no voice in the leadership because gangster elements have taken Riese was asked How workers were combating inflation and whether the economic decline in the was being Felt by the Little i found out that All the problems faced by German workers Are just the same As the ones we have Back he last Riesel visited West Germany at the invitation of Chan cellar Konrad on this trip he is touring army installations to observe the working relationship Between the military and their civilian after his tour of be r m a n Riesel will visit Italy before returning to new York the 34th inf team nosed out Thi second place team from the 24th dive 187th info 1st an Battle by a single the score was to in third was the 1st Battle up of the 8th inf 28th inf with seven teams competed in tie Daylong finals Here which Foi Lowed two full scale Dresser Henri Al sessions earlier in the Gen Usa eur command and Host of other ranking military leaders attended also competing were the 1st Bat tie up of the Berlin comes 6th and the 36th and 50th International shoot the winners will compete in the International military Small arms shoot against the Best Soldier marksmen that Germany and the Netherlands can France won last years with the american entry placing two new records were established in the pfc George representing the 13th pegged 134 Points out of a possible 144 in the pistol and capt Theodore Small of the 6th chalked up 128 Points out of a maximum 136 in the Rifle the winning automatic Rifle team was pfc Carl Vickers und m sgt Richard of the 281 h they fired 235 out of a Possi ble 240 Twenty winners awards Weru i aviation presented by 14 american while the bands from the 24th div and v corps supplied a musical Ith the Rade Daniel Thompson shows his Sec and John the certificate he got As Honor graduate of the aviation course at photo by 16 teenagers finish c5 first army air course by Eunite staff writer Germany sixteen pilots and aircraft engineers have been graduated from the first aviation class for by the army German unit visits 14th Cav Germany special Twentyfive members of the Ger Man Border police visited the 14th army Cav to see a reconnaissance platoon in teenagers Given aviation All Are members of the Ameri can youth activities was organised last u inter by the Mannheim chapter of army cons Rai i lations certificates were mailed bark to members of the class already in the Kim the adopted korean son of capt Charles of the 41st trans is starting his flight career at maj Herbert 41st trans in who organized the Road a letter from Brig Gen boy scouts getting ready for us Exchange Camp Munich Community Center Munich per Lacher Forst Community Center has been officially opened for Germany special thirty three Blackhorse District scouts Are preparing for a trip across the English Channel for the fifth annual United kingdom american boy scout starting july stuff cart area scouts will Jive for 14 Days with families the Barnet potters bar scout nine Miles North of after the american youths com plete their 14 British i scouts will come to Stuttgart to i spend the same time with j families and Lour Southern Ger Midway through the British the Blackhorse District will be Host to scouts from Canada and Germany at an International lamp More than Are expected to participate at the american youth activities Camp at the Exchange will end 25 with a campfire ceremony at the bad Cannstatt army setae unit claims Sao driving record 1 t a by i Speed transportation motor Pool of the Southern european Forte logistical come have piled a new Leord for Safe during their fourth Ici i entree month this Nioce than Miles were recorded without civilian and military Drivers have driven More than million Miles during the last six months with Ernest head of army congratulating the association for the once the courses were tinier Luckfield was deluged with applications from other youngsters wanting to attend the i Hope our future students Are As Good As the who have just finished the he they Are our future pilots and aircraft Many of them had no idea of what they wanted to do in adult life before starting the and weve helped them shape their Honor students one Daniel Thomp the Honor student of the was one who decided to follow an aviation career after studying everything from the his tory of aviation to in sure Eulad Hes decided on what he wants to his Sec John we can give him plenty of help Here when presenting the certificates at mannheims Community it col John presi Dent of the praised the four instructors who assisted they were Cuvo Alexander m sgt Roy Sec James Robinette and 1st it As deep cd that adding to the old k7 master ser lit tenth insignia for the new e8 would result in an insignia it hat would not be recognizably from a i and retaining the traditional Dia a Mont in the Center of the old style i master sergeant insignia to Dif Between the new leg sergeant and the e8 first continues army rhe e9 will have six stripes a Star in Center and be sergeant army said the new Structure insignia will t the Lack of sequence in in insignia which resulted from the Buck insignia in the revision of the enlisted Structure required by of the new enlisted pay grades gave the army an Opportunity to meet the criticism which resulted from dropping the Buck sergeant title and the army department in order to bring Back the Buck one of two Steps had to b the announcement sail either grades e3 private first Das and e4 Corporal had to upgraded to Corporal and Buck or else grades e5 ser ei5 sergeant first class and e7 or Aster sergeant had be downgraded to Buck sergeant staff sergeant and sergeant first the first possibility was Eling the army after Ful study because the Grade of Buck sergeant was Felt to be the key Grade in the new enlisted and in a nine enlisted Grade army ukr present army organization it was found that there Are not enough enlisted positions classified in Grade e4 As no positions to give the Buck sergeant title and insignia the importance Buck sergeant e3 is the first no Grade to which a career listed Man the army pointed adding that e4 Cor poral rates Are earned by Many no career men who serve Only a two year Active duty the army said that the new enlisted Grade Structure offers variety of including increased pay and prestige Mensurati with the most sible no opportunities for at least of the most capable and ambitious cos in present to Advance to the grades of and and retention of authority and assigned duties for All enlisted men which they held prior to the new pay Only two minor we Are proud of our Young Black Well but we Are also proud of the adults who gave their time each evening to Drivers it All task Luckfield explained that those Corni students who received their certificates would go on to an advancer to course and later become instruct we have s3 requests from youngsters to attend our next Basic class next he and by teaching our youngsters will learn to become experts on 20 2cl Fleet ships leave Hamburg Germany up Twenty War ships of the jul navys 2d Fleet left Here for Western Atlantic after a visit to West Germany largest the visit of the de by vice adm Bernard a Stilec had been scheduled for several Navy officers but arriving at the height of tension Over the Middle fleets presence had a soothing feet o the nerves of eve conscious that their City Only 35 Miles from the soviet of the 2d it was now will participate in off the East coast of the