European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 the stars and stripes army speeds to plan Washington is the army has taken action to Speed up and make it somewhat easier for soldiers to enter the warrant officer flight training  one time requirements to take warrant officer Pilot train ing were higher than they were for officer candidate schools an the administrative processing caused some undue delay an army personnel official sex  officer applicants had to achieve a score of 115 or Morein the it or army classification Battery tests under the old sys tem while oct applicants had to have a score of at least 110.these tests Are sometimes referred to As in or intelligence tests. Now the warrant officer scores Are set at 110 like  to a Cable to major commands the army is shifting its requirements to open the aviation program important to meet continuously growing army air mobility needs to a greater segment of the army population. Pm eligible an estimated 22 per cent of the army s enlisted strength should now be Able to meet the new requirements personnel officials  regulations also Call for a composite fast voc or flight aptitude Standard test of 250, instead of the old score of 230and an administrative change to Speed up flight  the past soldiers had to appear before an oct Type examining Board of officers. Since some Small installations Only had limited number of applicants boards met infrequently and this resulted in unnecessary delays. Now an applicant will be inter viewed by one officer a Field Grade army  interview is aimed at find ing out if applicants have a potential for leadership and Are sufficiently motivated and deter mined to successfully Complete flight training. Texas Seabee cited Washington special re serve Mobile construction Bat Talion 22 of Killeen tex., has been selected for the John r. Perry trophy awarded annually to the Best of Type of the re serve Seabee battalions. Rmcb-22 is composed of 18 Reserve Seabee battalions from Texas new Mexico Oklahoma Arkan Sas and Louisiana. Help reduce the outflow of Gold use your Post s cleaning and repair Erik. Sunday september 17, 1967 Lifesaver sky Warrior refuel thirsty ra5c vigilante. Navy photo by tankers Flah hit jets Home Washington is Little known air operation by Travy a3 flying filling stations has saved at least 381 aircraft and the lives of Many naval aviators who would possibly have Jeen lost at sea the Navy re ports. The number of aircraft saved the air War Over North Viet Nam is More than one half of the666 . Navy and air Force combat aircraft lost Over the North. Had it not been for the pres ence of these Carrier based a3 sky Warrior tankers sometime referred to As the flying whale and their Supply of fuel at the right place and at the right time pilots of the 381lak-damaged air planes would have been faced with the calculated risk of ditching in the ton sin Gulf and run the risk of death or injury. Not Only that but the . Would have los aircraft Worth an estimated $448 million. Higher saves Navy sources say the number f aircraft saved could even be higher since the a3 rescues Only cover the period from Jan 1, 965 to aug. 1, 1967."there Are. Numerous cases of Battle damaged aircraft Vith serious fuel leaks being practically towed Back to their farm aircraft Carrier at he end of the Tanker s nose mar. K. R. Hamilton of the Javal support Center writes Inthis month s approach offi Cial naval aviation safety re View. Recently a five plane a3 de ashment was credited with 20 saves of this Type. The doll Arost of the air planes involved came to $49 million or enough run the five a3s for a decade without taking into consideration the injuries or losses to the Crews if they would have  another recent Case Hamil on said an a4, hit in the fuel cell areas while on a strike mis Ion Over North Vietnam hooked up to a Tanker shortly after it was damaged. The badly Leakin skyhawk consumed about six times the Normal amount of fuel for the distance covered while the a3 led it out to sea rendezvoused with a Carrier the put it in position for a Safe land  sky warriors were built to Fly from carriers on Long Range nuclear or conventional bombing  came the Vietnam War and they and their three Man Crews went into action to help smaller air planes carry out com Bat missions. Tanker support i transoceanic flights soon be came common and schedule support of strike missions in creased greatly As the Tempo of bombing went up. The Navy has five a3 heavy attack squadrons Home based at Whitbey Island naval air Sta Tion wash., with Tanker detach ments deployed aboard 6th and7th Fleet carriers in the Mediterranean and the Pacific. New Rhine main system keeps supplies rolling by Henry Marquez staff write Rhine main a Germany Isa new Supply moving system Here the first one in stalled at an air Force base i Europe has literally rolled away 3 hours from the Tim required to process an incoming  mechanized materials handling system which consists of steel rollers that Speed mate Riel along to its designated Stor age or shipment Point was put into operation at Ware houses 263 and 264. Winding throughout the warehouses Are More than 1,500 feet of rollers powered by 80 electric  this system was in stalled at a Cost of approximately $200,000, four hours were needed to process an item using warehouse trailers pulled by tugs. The new roller system put into use at a ribbon cutting Cere Mony by col. Richard e. Tiede base commander receives Arti cles that have been boxed in Spe Cial plastic containers which have been coded with magnetic tape. The containers Roll along passing by an electric Eye that diverts them to a specific Sec Tion. We can get property to the customer quicker and More accurately said so. Sgt. Frank. Hanshew Materiel facilities officer. 4 nations link up in relay net Washington is the United kingdom has joined the ., Australia and Canada i developing and producing a new communications system to fur Nish secure fully automatic transmission and reception of voice Telegraph data and fac simile from army headquarter Down to the battalion level. The project known As Mal lard will Cost about $126 million for research and development and take about eight years to  april the ., Australia and Canada signed an agreement Togo ahead with development while the . Deferred pending decision on the sharing of costs and work. Agreement has now been reached among the four nations according to a de Ferse department announcement. Army Brig. Gen. Paul a. Fey Greisen is the . Program and project manager. His head quarters is at fort Monmouth  new communications sys tem will use the building Block or modular principle of construction to ensure operations Between Thefield armies of the four coun tries. Allotment regulation to change Washington is servicemen will have to make up their minds once and for All be fore retirement if they wish to continue their class e allot ments under new defense department regulations that go int effect oct. 1. Once the allotments Are Dis continued or changed in any Way in the future they May no Longe be reestablished. In the past some changes were authorized Atwill. Class e allotments include Money sent to a Bank wife court or credit  May also be authorized or changed in pre retire ment processing for the Pur Chase of . Savings Bonds Freedom shares payment or premiums for National service life . Government life or commercial life insurance. Chaplain opens tour Wiesbaden special Chap Ain Brig. Gen William l. 21ark, the air Force Deputy chief of chaplains has arrived in us afe to discuss religious activities with military chaplains. Discovery at Stuttgart front sgt. To lt.-it9s regulations Philadelphia up an army enlisted Man bound for Vietnam won a commission Asa second lieutenant because he read army regulations care fully. It. Douglas g. Grapes form Erly a sergeant first class was commissioned thursday in Cere monies at the army recruit Cen Ter , whose parents live in Beaver Falls pa., said he Dis covered army regulation 135-100 while working at the seventh army corps headquarter sin Stuttgart Germany in 1966. He said it stipulated that an enlisted Man Between the ranks of e5 and e9, who has been i that Grade for six months and has sufficient service May wit the recommendation of his com manding officer apply for commission. Grapes applied and was granted his commission As second lieutenant. It s just one of those things grapes said. Not too Many people know about  people think you can Only do this on a  after his commissioning grapes left for for Benning a. He will go to fort Dix n.j., later to work wit combat troops in training be fore leaving for Southeast Asia