European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday september 21, 1967 commands get message Anny clarifies promotion policy by Marc hurts a Washington Bureau Washington is the army is not satisfied with the Way some units Are advancing their Best soldiers at a Lime when enlisted promotions hit a Peakin expanding forces. A recent department of army message to major commands said Many letters and inquiries to the Pentagon show that enlisted men Are not sufficiently familiar with current promotion policy. Some units Are not Fol lowing important policies and procedures spelled out in regu lations. Units deviating from the pro motion guidelines were not  message also said promo Tion selection boards Are free task candidates questions that Are pertinent and objective but they should not include question about membership in private civilian clubs and organizations including the association of the . Army Ausa membership in civilian clubs or organizations is not considered indicative of an individual s Abil Ity to perform military duties Ina higher Grade the message said. This guidance will be included by each promotion authority in his instructions to the selection  the army said that complaints Are being received from enlisted men that losing commands Are not sending gaining commands personnel data required by regu lation As quickly As possible and soldiers with a promotion list status who leave a com Mand Are not being considered and integrated into the approved promotion list of their gaining command within the 30-Day period specified by regulation full and immediate compliance with these two regulatory provisions is essential to assure equity and fairness in our pro motion system the message  army also pointed out that anyone who has a physical profile p3, u3, l3 or is retained on Active duty under a 616-41and 635-40, and is otherwise Eli Gible May be considered for promotion. The message included some of the questions soldiers ask most frequently about  Are q. I qualified and have a Pas sing promotion qualification score for promotion in More than on especially primary secondary awarded and feeder military occupational specially. Can i be recommended for placement Ona recommended list in All four specialities a. No. However if you meet with appropriate waivers Al promotion criteria you May be placed on a recommended Liston the promotion authority in Only one . I was duly recommended for promotion in mos 71l administrative specialist and attained the number one position on the promotion list in that mos. I was discharged and re enlisted under the same promo Tion authority in mos 71h personnel specialist. I have not been evaluated nor considered for promotion in mos 71h but in the eyes of my commander Iam better qualified for the higher Grade than the individual who is on the recommended list and who is next in line for promotion a Good american9 exc meets with old trooper by John Krueger staff writer Heidelberg is this is a Good american i m proud of . Gen. Arthur g. Trudeau reformer chief of army re search and development spoke with obvious deep feeling As he Shook hands Here wednesday at Usa eur he with staff  Thompson. Thompson a decorated Korea War Veteran met in a Brief re Union with his old commander coming Here from Stuttgart where he is assigned to com , now consultant to the army scientific advisory pane land president of the Gulf re search and development co., had asked Usa eur s help in trying to locate Thompson so they could get together. This Man is a Symbol of something to me declared tru Deau 65, who retired in 1962 aftera distinguished military career of 38  general has kept pretty Good track of rugged 6-Foo Tthompson since the latter was a Cincinnati kid fighting for his life with the 7th inf div on these bloody korean  s Hills of hell were called Queen and Jack. But remade it Back bringing four of the decimated platoon Back wit him after they had been battered for five hours by overwhelming chinese communist forces. All of the courageous quintet suffered wounds. Sixteen men made up the patrol from co when it began its nighttime patrol. Among the first killed were the lieutenant platoon Leader and the radio  left the 23-year-old Thompson former Golden gloves reminiscing it. Gen. Arthur g. Trudeau ret checks the medals that he pinned on staff sgt Willie Thompson in Korea while both were serving with the 7th inf div. Is Cole Boxer and then a five year army Veteran in command. Twice wounded by Rifle fir and grenades Thompson still ral lied the survivors of the no Man land assault so that they held out until help finally  that Day Trudeau visited the men at the Hospital carrying decorations with him. He pinned the Silver Star and Pur ple heart on Thompson lying heavily bandaged in  general remembered this company. He had just spoken totem the Day before. When the chips Are Down he told the men you be got to stick together As a group an fight like  in the Hospital Trudeau com mended the Young Corporal Willie said the cd they Tell me you fought like a son of a  Trudeau then recalled what he considers to be the prize remark of a real Soldier. General whispered Willie his face swathed in bandages that s what you told me to do yesterday  in mos 71h. May i retain my promotion list standing in mos 71l? a. Yes. You May be remove from an approved recommended list Only As indicated in 7-5, ar600-200. Q. Reference above question May i be promoted with waiver of pcs in mos 71h? a. No. The individual who i already on the recommended list in mos 71h retains his standing and is promoted to the higher Grade in mos 71h. In the interim you must await evaluation and attainment of a pcs in your new mos of 71h. If you Are there after recommended by a promo Tion Board in mos 71h, you must be placed on the list in that mos but not higher than others Al ready on the list. At that Tim your standing in mos 71l is deleted. Q. Paragraph 7-15 8 aar600-200 requires that individuals must obtain a passing score on the applicable physical fitness test for promotion to Grade e5or higher. Does this apply to individuals Over 40 who Are no required to undergo a physical fitness test a. No. Q. This Headquarters has received several complaints involving enlisted personnel who Are next in line for promotion and who Are transferred to a new promotion authority before pro motion. For example i am num Ber one in my mos on the approved promotion list and de part my command for a new assignment with ecsa Esti mated reassignment Date 30 Days hence. A few Days after departure my old command where i am still being carried on the morning report received a promotion quota for the position held by me prior to my de parture. Should i be promoted even though i am no longer present for duty in my old com Mand a. Yes. You Are to be promoted by the losing commander on a Date prior to your . May an individual be considered for promotion in a feeder mos or should he be considered in his pos Smos or Amos a. An individual if he has an appropriate pcs and is other Wise qualified May be considered for promotion in a feeder mos pos Smos or Amos however if recommended by the selection Board he will be placed on the promotion list in Only on emos that mos in which he was considered and recommended bythe selection Board. Q. What is the intent of the sentence preceding the word waiver in Para 7-15a 5 a. It is the intent of that sen tence to permit promotion consideration of an individual for whom no examination and or test has been developed by a. For clarity the word results should read As  Wooldridge explains new no training Washington is the army s new noncommissioned officer candidate school a cock program will not directly affect the promotion possibilities for other soldiers who do not attend the courses sergeant major of the army William o. Would Ridge maintains. The first a cock which got under Way sept. 5 at it. Benning c.a., is enrolling 220 infantrymen a week to turn out in time qualified Junior noncom. The army also plans to Star similar schools at it. Sill okla., and it. Knox ky., but starting dates for these courses have no been announced. Soldiers selected for the it. Benning classes Are being promoted to e4 on entry and those who Complete the no training will be promoted to e5. The Hon or graduate of each class May also be promoted to e6. The course has been set up to meet the army s needs for Quali fied squad and fire team Leader sin Vietnam and will not Cut the number of promotions that maybe made there said Wooldridge in the october Issue of the army digest. At the present time Quali fied soldiers in Vietnam can be promoted to fill position vacancies in grades e4 through e6 without regard to Pentagon pro motion quotas he Points out. In addition outstanding sol Diers in Vietnam can be promoted to e5 and e6 without regard to the Normal time in Grade and time in service  month such promotions Are authorized totalling two percent of the authorized e5 and one and one half per cent of the authorized e6 strength. Thus soldiers in Vietnam who Demon Strate an outstanding potential for leadership will continue to Advance  those taking the Bennin course will be Given 12 weeks of intensive Vietnam oriented leadership instruction. At the end of this phase they will be sent to army training centers for eight or nine weeks of seasoning a squad leaders and assistant Pla Toon  of this additional five months of training will pre pare them to assume leadership positions As soon As they arrive in Vietnam army officials sex  said the new pro Gram will allow the army to de rive the maximum Benefit from the first two years of a Soldier service. A Man selected for the a cock at the end of advanced individual training will spend most of his time in leadership training and in his second year will serve As an no in Vietnam. Most of those attending willbe graduates of Basic and advanced individual training who have demonstrated leadership abilities the army says. Other from units throughout the army who also demonstrate outstand ing leadership potential May be selected to attend