European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes december 1964 my j army Ord by Herb Scott staff writer comb landside onetime paper Muster has been ordered by Brig Gen George Warner in a preliminary step to establish Pentagon electronic personnel records for every enlisted member of the the new master enlisted magnetic tape which is scheduled for March will expand the present compute controlled personnel files on officers and the to three enlisted grades to include All troops the Usa eur adjutant general the cuban crisis and subsequent buildup in Vietnam gave increasing evidence that by name data on enlisted personnel is required by the he these new tape records will meet the requirements for accuracy and Speed in providing information for such in order to Start the army Central electronic files with paper to make onetime j apr Muster a matter of personal concern and assure that every enlisted member of his command is reported by Correct Grade and service in addition to the other personnel factors carried on the any mistakes made during the december verification will require Many Man hours to Correct at some future Warner organizations throughout the command Are being Given five Days from receipt of the rosters to make corrections for the master tune that eventually go to Central records computers of the army office of personnel operations Opo in Vorhies Date processing Are working with Ria engineers to set up a new computer being installed Here at Campbell Barracks to tie in with the electronic tiles the adjutant general data Branch of 315 men at Usa eur Liq was consolidated earlier Whir year with similar processing units from 7th army Liq in Stutt Larl and com z he at at we Are accounting Tor about 25 per cent of the army total said capt Robert data service Section the new operation will Center on the Ria my computer that arrived from the factory at on and will be in operation shortly after the first of the year to run parallel with our punch card system until next Joyce when the computer files Are a soldiers entire personnel record of m to m items will be electronically coded on two thirds of an Inch of magnetic tape three fourths of an Inch with changes being transmitted to the Pentagon daily by of 1st div plans v Christim by James Intel Paris world War h veterans of the 1st inf will return to a tiny Normandy Lown to give a Christmas party for Village children As they have done each year since members of the society of the 1st inf div at put up Money for the annual party at a Community near Omaha which was liberated from German occupation in 1m4 by the big red col Middleworth of Neucom at Camp Des i jigs near Paris said he will take a toy and an item of clothing to each child in and the precede resistance of any a decorated is being prepared and set is party Park Bureau noted by the Bakers and Cooks of the consolidated enlisted mens mess of Camp Des he John a Paris automobile insurance agent who is a retired master will go along to play Santa Claus and distribute gifts at the Village Pecoraro and Middle Wurth both were members of the 18th inf 1st inf on d Middleworth said the Christmas party who a 1mo idea of the society to Honor servicemen who took Paft in the liberation of wins newspaper Dod award is sol utely Correct information on j every special rosters new Are in the mall to nil Usah Kur units for a searching War Ner pointed col James who Heads the data processing Branch of Warners said that instructions accompanying the Ros ters Call for a Complete and accurate Nameb name compari son of the Dula listed with Basic information in individual 201 Wiley see the More chances you Lake the Leas Chance you Uba cur fatal accidents a Lect july ii army motor veil Clit non army Vurhl Colci end loin to totals 11 in Germany Spe Cial on the monthly of the Ruth air div at Ramstein air has been selected to receive the depart ment of defense newspaper award for the third Quarter of the on guard was one of eight military in As Many to receive the according to 1st Bdl air div information As stated in the certificate of Merit presented through military channels to the editors and staffs i of the winning the j med forces press service has selected this newspaper for the department of defense news paper award As a positive Factor i in promoting welfare land general morale through its excellence of news in Terest and effect i us toss of de this is tin Iliin Lime that this Usak pistil Iraklion has been presented the having taken the Honor blur Iii tie second quarters of Iblis Anil on is edited by t sgt Roger Tail Tai the High Tuil of the new c141a Suir utter provides a spectacular Skyline on the runway it Pope air Force the new Jet soon will be used for lumping by Para troopers of xviii airborne and airborne and special forces groups at the worlds most powerful it can carry 114 photo Turkov shoot correction i Munich the shot fur Rod Anil nun club Mem Bers originally scheduled for this sunday at the Nuh Iburg Perl Cher As announced by the stars and was held inspector general corps celebrates 1871 h anniversary Germany special for 187 years a idlers have scrubbed themselves and their units to make ready for a scrutinizing look behind the ears by the inspector the traditional ritual of bracing for an in inspection u one that began on when the inspector general system was first set up by Gen George Wash this week 10 sections throughout the including 7th army Section headed by col Gustav Bacharach Are celebrating their i Btl Washington established the inspector general system because he was dissatisfied with the discipline and morale of the stale militias that had been patched together to make up the Young Continental the duties of the in then were to Muster the troops noting the number and condition of the their discipline and slate of arms and clothing to reject All unserviceable recruits and to discharge or Transfer to the invalid corps All men disabled in the and to report All and deficiencies to the com the commander of the organization and to the Board of in the Early Days of the in sometimes met resistance from proud unit the Story is told of one inspector who appeared before a Vermont brigade commander and was if you thrust your nose into my so much of your nose As it to trusted shall i lop la Baron Frederick von the noted prussian Soldier and was named inspector by writing a manual of organizing a Model company which he drilled person insisting on better Camp sanitation and medical and instituting regular inspections he succeeded in laying the basis for the inspector general through regular unit inspections and investigations and the Opportunity Given to each Soldier to voice his the in continues in original Mission of reporting to the commander Schlef on the state of efficiency and Economy of the in 7th army there Are four inspection teams each made up of two officers and three or four enlisted men which conduct annual inspections of More than 100 units in the three teams work out of usually inspecting technical such As medical and signal the fourth team is located at 7th army he and inspects such units As special the 7th army training and the no depending on the size of the unit being the in team can spend anywhere from three Days to two ratings of very Satis satisfactory and unsatisfactory Are the officers who serve on in teams Are invariably Field Grade with much troop experience and background for determining in addition to a ranks where the response of individual soldiers can give an indication of other things such As the number of com plaints the 1c the number of transfers re and the number of awol and court martinis provide a basis for judging Tell it to the in has become the proverbial expression for the individual Soldier who has a complaint about or undesirable if the individual docs not desire to discuss a com plaint with his commanding or if the matter cannot be resolved to his he always has recourse to Sec the each 7th army in Section processes an average of More than 300 com unofficial the scope of the in Section today ranges fur beyond the traditional unit 1g inspections take in All elements of the from commissary bakeries and hospitals to purchasing offices and even missile commenting on this far reaching 7th army explained that millions of dollars Are poured into the equipping and maintenance of our army in the he has the duly of safeguarding this backing up Buch Rachs statement was Gen Paul Freeman Usa eur commander chief who praised the contribution of the in to the nato Capa with the Advent of new and More sophisticated weapons systems into the nato the responsibility of the inspector general for proficiency inspections has greatly he noted in marking the
