European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday october 29, 1967 army to expand tour Choice plan for overseas gis by Marc Huet is Washington Bureau Washington is sol Diers completing Normal Over seas Tours May reenlist in the regular army for a 12-month stabilized tour in a conus Sta Tion or area of their Choice under a new army reenlistment option that goes into effect oct. 31, the army enlisted men and women in grades Al through e6 serving overseas and senior enlisted personnel in grades e7 through e9in Vietnam May select the of station of Choice program has been in effect in Vietnam since last november for enlisted men in grades e6 and below witless than seven years of serv ice. According to a Pentagon spokesman the program has been successful and for this Rea son it is being expanded to cover enlisted men at All overseas duty stations. The reenlistment term under the new option is a minimum of four years and the reenlistment must take place no earlier than 180 Days or later than 90 Days Bootstrap lifts two old timers Wiesbaden is two Over age Safe sergeants have been selected to enter Theair Force s new Bootstrap commissioning . Sgt. William f. Blackburn he so 20th combat support group Wethersfield England and t. Sgt. Nelson c. Woods,26th tactical reconnaissance Wing at Ramstein Germany will enter officer training school next sergeants who earned baccalaureate degrees through off duty studies were Given waivers for being Over 34, the maximum age requirement. The new program As oppose to other gateways to a commis Sion is for career airmen on their second or later enlistments. They must have earned a de Gree or enough College credits to apply for Bootstrap try. Wiley see even a slow Speed is reckless if too fast for conditions. Usa eur fatal accidents since july 1 army motor vehicles. Non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and explosives. Asphyxiation drowning other As of oct. 27 1966 1967 29 33 38 2 3 2 17 31 3 1 9 �3 totals 91 100 before leaving their overseas area. There Are two exceptions to the time limitation personnel with four years or less of service for pay purpose who completed a Normal tour and Are being returned Toconis for separation and who do not elect the option overseas May choose to reenlist after they arrive in conus or within three months after separation. Servicemen who Are evacuated from an overseas com Mand through Hospital channels earlier than 90 Days before their Normal overseas departure May select the option upon their availability for no Case will the Choice be granted to servicemen who Donot Complete a Normal overseas tour it was explained. Jolly Jack a Happy faced halloween favor Ite evolves As 6-year-old Donna Edward removes last bit of pumpkin from her Jack of lantern. Donna is the daughter of sgt. Edwards of the North Baden District s 4th base Post office at Heidelberg. a stands ready to help alcoholism a a top Afflic Iione by Herb Scott staff writer Wiesbaden is health agencies and private institutions throughout the United states concerned with the complexities of drunkenness will conduct Exten Sive campaigns next month to focus Public attention on Alco holism As the nation s fourth most serious disease. Excessive drinking has becomes widespread that the . Department of health education and welfare hew now ranks alcoholism after heart ailments mental illnesses and cancer in a list of 70 problem diseases afflicting America said a retired air Force officer now a leading member of alcoholics Anonymous a living Here. The Only requirement for membership in a by anyone having a problem with alcoholic a desire to Stop drinking said the Wiesbaden spokesman for the nonprofit organization. Not until the past few years he continued has the medical profession been Able to hold an Hope of helping the problem Drinker the so called doctors now Are taking afresh look at both alcoholism and the alcoholic the retired .Serviceman said but there still seems to be far greater knowl Edge of the consequences of excessive drinking than of the factors responsible for the in Europe the a spokes Man said ". Military Hospi tals enlist our Aid by directing patients who exhibit alcoholic tendencies to local a groups. Those sincere in seeking assistance have a better than even Chance of recovery he continued although doctor maintain nothing in medical practice is More frustrating than trying to help an alcoholic who won t Ever since the first a group was formed in Germany in 1952, the retired officer explained rotation of the organization s members has been a major problem in keeping working groups of recovered alcoholic Active in All areas. The source always available however to any Drinker who wants help at All military instal lations is the chaplain s office. Chaplains usually assist in arranging meeting places for a groups he ," he continued a is no More a religious organization of men and women who have Learned about alcoholism the hard Way than it is a medical organization. Chaplains and Doc tors simply provide most of the third party consultation to Active groups presently Are located in Baum older meet ing weekly there in the Chapel at 8 . Wednesday kaisers lantern at 7 30 . Thursday in the lutheran Center 24 Fruch Thalle str. Ramstein air base Chapel no. 1 at 7 30 . Saturday and Wiesbaden at 33nero str., at 8 . Both Mon Day and Friday. Additional confidential information concerning a May be obtained by writing to member Box 2893, 7101st air base Wing Apo-09332 or through Deutsche Post to apartment 1, 40a car str., Wiesbaden. Because the Impact of the no vember campaigns in the United states will not reach the Man americans and canadians living abroad a a also plans to publicize the significance of the Dis ease in the military communities of Europe. Our american communities overseas Are faced with the same problems created by alcoholism an a spokesman said. A he explained is a fellow ship of men and women who share their experience strength and Hope with each other to help solve their common problem often referred to As Over in the american medical association first opened avenues to better Public understanding of the problem Drinker some 10 years ago with an announce Hawk units soar to top in testings Brun sum the Netherlands special dutch belgian and american surface to air missile firing forces have captured first place trophies in the fiscal 1967annual Nike Hawk Competition at Macgregor firing Range , Tex. Gen Johann Adolf Graf von Kielman Segg com Mander of nato s Allied forces Central Europe announced the winning teams wednesday and said that award ceremonies would take place later this year. The Paul Henri Spaak trophy for the Best Nike Battery firing score was won by 221st so 2nd Wing of the Royal Netherlands air Force. B Btry 5th in 1st arty and c Btry 2nd in 56tharty, both of the . Army tied for second belgian air forces 13th Wing proved Best in the Nike battalion category and will receive the Dirk u. Stokker and third places were awarded to the 2nd in 56tharty, . Army and the 22nd Larak in German air Force.. Army entrants dominated Hawk battalion and Battery com petition with the 6th in 59th arty taking the Lemnitzer Tro Phy followed by second place 6thbn, 60th arty and third place 6th in 517th Norstad trophy for the Best score in the Hawk Batter firing will be presented to a Btry 6th in 517th arty. A Btry,3rd in 7th arty and c Btry 6th in 517th arty were second an third respectively. Accent s missile Force form part of nato s air defense system which extends from nor Way to Turkey. All Nike and Hawk units participating in Theair defense of Central Europe were eligible for the awards. Ment that alcoholism hence Forth would be considered disease in the full sense of medical terms. Alcoholism thus has become known As the family disease As Well not Only because of the deleterious personal effect on the heavy Drinker but due to the re suiting hardships frequently injected into his statistics on alcohol ism Are vague by the very nature of the disease medical author ties maintain that one out of every 15 people who drink be comes an of the Best accepted methods of treatment has Bee described by or. Marvin a. Block who headed an american medical association panel which studied the most effective treatment in the rehabilitation of the alcoholic said Block is a philosophy of living which incompatible with the individual and his family an absorbing Faith in himself which comes Only after he has Learned to under stand himself and a close association with others whose experiences parallel his own. The help of others who have fought the same problem is provided through alcoholics Anonymous the doctor added. 11 Nily Marks Landau Germany special an ecumenical Soldier s rally sponsored by the West German army opened Here saturday i commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the protestant reformation. Some 600 . Army and Ai Force members will join service men from nine other nations inthe rally which will end nov. L the meeting will explore Theo logical and technical questions under the theme the Reforma Tion speakers will in clude prof. Paul b. Hammer of the University of Minnesota and Gen. Ulrich de Maiziere inspector general of the West German army
