European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Post s the stars and stripes a ten Doy Juinio. 1j of temporary promotions to be based on rank dates Wiesbaden is the november meeting of the . Air Force promotion Board for colonels will Mark the beginning of a new program for officers temporary promotions Safe officials said  an air Force message the Headquarters explained the change. Under the new system officer eligibility for these promotions will be based on Date of rank rather than length of Active commissioned service. The program change will be extended in 1969to the major and lieutenant colonel temporary promotion selection  the Date of rank program All officers promoted in a Given Cycle whether from the secondary or primary zone become eligible for promotion at the same time. Officers who formerly held spot promotions will now receive credit for time served in the higher  the new system officers who enter Active duty in grades above 2nd lieutenant will Advance with their Date of rank contemporaries. At the same time regular officers who receive their commissions before age 21 will not be penalized in temporary promotion  1960, the air Force has used length of Active commissioned service As the basis for determining temporary promotion eligibility. Be cause this system gives Little consideration to Grade seniority approximately 10 per cent of All Active duty officers Nave to wait extra years ingrate before qualifying for primary zone promo Tion  in this group Are those recalled to Active duty those entering the air Force As 1stlieutenants or above and those promoted in the secondary  change to the Date of rank system will not affect current Field Grade promotion opportunities of promotion phase Points. At Iiralo Woehr British officers to visit 8th by Steve Gibson staff writer Baum older Germany is More than 290 officers attending the British staff col lege will Fly to Germany from England this month to observe8th inf div soldiers in action at Grafe Woehr. # headed by maj. Gen. A at Sharp commandant of the Brit ish staff College at , the officers will spend july 24 and 25 with the path finders at the seventh army training area. The staff College students Are army Navy and air Force officers from British common wealth nations said Mai. Mar Cus l. Weatherall 2nd brigade s3 officer. They will  by 8th div i Engineer and army gives Job split preference Heidelberg special artillery officers who have held assignments in both air defens and Field artillery Are being encouraged to submit an assign ment preference by oct. 1, prior to the formal categorizing of artillery officers into the two branches. A Usa eur spokesman said that such officers in the Grade of lieutenant colonel and below should carefully evaluate their orientation and indicate a preference to the artillery Branch attn Opo Opat Washington,b.c., 20315. Criteria for final Branch assignments will be department of the army requirements and individual records according to a Usa eur message distribute this month to major european  experienced in both branches who do not submit Ada form 483, officers assign ment preference will have their Branch determined based upon careful analysis of their record and their potential to meet future air defense artillery or Field artillery  the split of artillery into two branches does not affect those officers who have been exclusively assigned and schooled in either air defense or Field artillery. Only Chance sgt Ronald r. By am Hall Anair Force Mechanic with the 10th tactical recon Wing at Alconbury England will Fly tothe states soon to donate a kidney to save the life of Bis brother. Doctors have told him it s the Only Chance for his brother Richard who has been suffering from an incurable kidney disease. The air Force will Send Bramhall tote states on permissive try. Above Bram Ball with wife Sharon and daughter Michelle. Detroit seeking no instructors at High schools Heidelberg special re tired no instructors Are need Din the department of military science at Detroit High school for the 1968-69 school year. Requirements applicants should have a High school education or the ged equivalent be in Good health Andin a combat arms Branch have experience in army instruction and enjoy working with boys aged 14 to 18. Interested persons should con sult coi. Albert r. Cupello Usa re director of military Sci ence area 50, 5th army Roth instructors group room 944,schools Center building 5057 Woodward ave., Detroit mich.48202. 600 players expected Pitburg to Host chess meet Pitburg Germany special approximately 600 of the world s Best chess players Are expected to gather Here for the 10th inter National chess Congress july19-21. Teams from Belgium Ger Many Luxembourg the nether lands Canada great Britain the United states Switzerland and Austria Are scheduled to compete in three different tournaments and eight trophy  at the sky Blazer Redrea promotion Board meeting Washington Isa Cen trial temporary medical corps Board is meeting at the military personnel Center Randolph feb tex., to select air Force medical officers for temporary promotion to major lieutenant colonel and colonel. Tion center1, the first of the three tournaments the . Chess federation single tournament will begin Friday afternoon. This will be a five round Swiss elimination tournament with two rounds scheduled for Friday an three for saturday. Square dancers plan labor Day Roundup Ramstein Germany is the 14th annual european Square dunce Roundup traditionally held Over the labor Day week end will be hosted by Ramstein a boots and ruffles and cast offs and by Vogel Weh s skirt Sand  registration will begin Friday aug. 30, in the Rar Ostein South gym at 3 . The Europe cup finals will be Gin saturday afternoon and will feature winners and runners upon the last inc All Star ratings. Chess masters from Belgium Holland and Germany Are expected to participate. Sunday the grand International a team tournament for four player teams in eight categories will conclude the weekend of chess. Fred von Urff wiil serve a tournament director. Gerard Heynen world chess federation referee and president of the Royal belgian chess federation will be the International referee. Last year a total of 760 player from 10 nations comprising 15 teams competed in the tournament making it one of the larg est chess events in the world. Eighth div and 2ndofficers Are making All ments for the observer stay. Infantrymen from the 18kh wih meet the when they arrive at the Nuen Berg Airport Weatherall � planned. Once at Graf the visitors i watch a mechanized infantry division demonstration by 1st br39th inf soldiers and Artilles. Men from the 5th in 83rd arty also at Grafe Woehr Engineer from the 12th Engineer in win display their Bridge building att Lues with one platoon using the Seldom seen 36-ton amphibious Riorer crossing equipment know Nas the Arce. Static displays will feature examples of All major weaponry including the Hawk and sergeant missiles a division spokesman said. Another highlight will be a hip shoot demonstration Bathe 5th in 83rd arty. According to Weatherall a hip shoot is a tactical move used when an artillery outfit on the move gets an urgent request for fire support. Following a social evening with the american hosts the visitors will leave for England july 26. . Destroyer in nato Navy is reassigned Norfolk. A. Special the destroyer Holder has re turned Here after operating nearly six months with nato first permanent Multi National naval Force the standing naval Force Atlantic Stana Pfoh Lant the destroyer Lonnon re placed Holder in the nato Navy in late june while the Force was in Bergen , one of the initial four ships of the nato Navy i commanded by cmdr. Thomas Wynkoop. The s h i p has no been assigned to destroyer Dif 322. ,. Stanave Formant the fir permanent Multi National naval Force designed to operate continuously was activated in port land England on Jan. 13 of a year. It is composed of Between four and eight ships from various nato countries opera ing on a rotational basis in a out of the Force. The squad is now comprised of  non the Netherlands Deal Najj Holland the West get frigate Bayern the United w Dom frigate Argonaut and United kingdom sub mar the nato Navy has operal Jand participated in exe Cwm the Eastern and Western tic the Caribbean and the sea since its  is commanded capt Geoffrey c. Mitchell of British Navy. New Job for sergeant Wiesbaden special air Force communications ice top senior Security Man so. Sgt. Edwar Dieux has been selected w tic Pate As a Board i Ruhp special adviser to the director of Security Donald c. Shultis