European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday february 16, 1969 bold Experiment f army tries new Way to remold prisoners by mai1c hitets&8 Washington Bureau Hoof Washington is Las year the army began a bold Experiment to find out if military prisoners could in fact be turned into motivated soldiers through some extra Effort and individual no tent , a Little More than six months inter army officials re port Success and say that seven out of 10 sex prisoners Are now on duty defending their country in Stead of wasting their time i confinement. Setting for this new Effort the first of its kind in any of the services is a world War ii installation called Camp Forsyth a part of it. Riley kans. Off Dally its known As the correctional training facility ctr and actually its a most unusual confinement area for a lot of reasons. For one thing ctr emphasizes Success and not failure prisoners arc authorized to Salute their officers something denied those in Post  another men who arrive Here under guard within a few weeks Are out training in the Field just like anyone else inthe army with rifles and live ammunition. Even Forsyth barbed wire in closure is due to be torn Down and replaced Withan Ordinary Chain link Fence. The ctr is an outgrowth of studies and surveys of military prisoners and today s need for manpower. In the past the army maintained two types of confine ment facilities the . Disciplinary Barracks at it. Leaven Worth Kan., for Long term of fenders and installation Stock Ades for Short term offenders. A Survey found that most me were confined for breaches of military discipline such As going awol or failing to obey lawful orders. These offences Are Sel Dom acts of criminal intent rather they most often result from poor attitudes to cards Mili tary service personal or Finan Cial problems poor relationships with noncommissioned officers an undeveloped sense of personal responsibility or poor motivation the army says. These and other findings Lethe army to Chart a new course last summer for selected Youngmen their average age is 20 in Post stockade. Last july the army opened the new correctional treatment and intensive military training Facil Ity at Forsyth with a staff of 600 officers and enlisted  the army has he equivalent of another brigade of Man Power available and the graduates have an entirely new out look on life. The ctr can retrain up to 2,000 men in a 10-Weekcycle, the army says. Much of the new approach i focused on the first few weeks at f o r s y t h. When the selected trainee prisoners arrive from Ordinary stateside stockade officials explain they get individual attention from military and civilian Counselor to find out what their problems Are and How 1hey cart be solved. Family financial troubles rank High on the list of reasons for going awol but even Money problem scan sometimes be solved with trained help army officers say. Those with he same correctional problems Ore assigned to the same unit and Hen hey Alt red Baron beware snoopy is now train ing in Heidelberg. Temporarily assigned to the 33rd army band he is seen Here hard at work plotting How to outwit his rival when the skies Clear. Soldier sculptors at Patton Barracks created the likeness. Army photo by Eaton Marine general lauds . Forces in Vietnam Washington Bureau Washington is the . Forces in Vietnam Are the Best the nation has Ever sent in to Battle in the opinion of it. Gen. Lewis w. Walt assistant commandant of the Marine corps. 2 ail i Nils promoted Washington l i the White House has announced that president Nixon had nominate two admirals for promotion. Rear adm. Robert ,57, will be promoted from rear Admiral to the three Star rank office Admiral and assigned As commander of the naval air fierce . Atlantic Fleet. Rear adm. Vincent Paul Depoix 52, will be promoted to vice Admiral and will be ass Gnedas Deputy director for administration evaluation and manage ment in the office of director of defense research and Engi Neering equally As important if no More so is the fact that these Young men who a few year Sago May have been irresponsible teen agers Are today som of the finest american ambassadors the world has Ever seen Walt says in a summary of his views of the Vietnam War re leased by the Marine corps. Al one time the three Star general commanded All free world troops in Central Vietnam. The attitude of american youth towards the Vietnam War is reflected in combat and not by some of the demonstrators Back Home Walt Points put. Indicative of this attitude is the report by the army Navy and air Force that More than 107,000 Mili tary personnel have extended their Vietnam Tours by six months or More since november1988, this figure is broken Down us follows army 61,000 marines 30,000 air Force 7,800 and Navy 8,300. The army also pointed out that of the 61.000 about 10,000 extended in the Las three months of 1968, these extensions Are an example of the real attitude of Young americans toward the Vietnam War want says time and again in current Public appearances and also reminds his audiences that he has never see higher morale than that of the troops in  Don t think our nation has Ever put a finer team in the Fieldon Battle than we have in South Vietnam today although i a very proud of our marines it does t matter what uniform our Young americans Are wearing the Marine general says. I had members of All services under my command in i corps and iwas proud of my soldiers sail ors coast guardsmen and air men As i was of my marines. The dedication of our Young americans is something of which we can All be very proud he  servicemen we sent to War in the first and second world wars and in Korea were of course Superb and i am sure we could t improve on their courage and Devotion to duty but the troops we have in Viet Nam Are the Best trained Thebes equipped the Best sup ported the most Mobile fighting Force we be Ever had in the Field of  Small Purchase course graduates first class Wiesbaden special thirty air Force officers civilians and no s have graduated from the Safe sponsored Small purchases procedures course. The Neucom sponsored course lasts five Days and instruction dealt mainly with procedure governing Small purchases made from sources outside the .government. A Small Purchase is defined As one that costs Les than 12,500. First it. Hugh d. Stiles in Cir Elk a Turkey was the Honor graduate. T. Sgt. Bobby Jab Bott Sembach a Germany scored highest in a special prac tical exercise Given the Purchase ing specialists who represented19 Safe installations col. A s. Stringfellow Safe director of procurement pre sided Over the graduation Cere Mony and presented diplomas for some of the civilian students it was the first formal instruction they had Ever received concerning military purchasing procedures. Instructors were cats Phil lip r. Krass and Robert c. Wait Hall both assigned to the us-are17r school at Oberammergau Germany. They belong tothe logistics department of the school s procurement  two instructors who con ducted a Pilot course for .army students recently will teach a similar class for army personnel in the Frankfurt area soon within a month they Wilt each the course to air Force and Navy personnel in London begin their orientation. Physical conditioning Nilli tiry Courtesy Drill care and cleaning of individual equipment Anil per Sonal Hygiene Are stressed. Later hey go through Van amounts primarily to motivational training where they attend classes in . Government ii history of the army family relations economics and even letter writing to overcome problem that May have been the Root causes of their offence. Professional problem solvers Chap Lains lawyers and social work ers As Well As officers and cos Are constantly available to help the individuals with their troubles. During the whole 10-week Cycle much attention is Given to group discussions on subjects such As financial obligations marital an sexual relationships social responsibilities citizenship Pride in personal accomplishment Ami attitudes of loyalty. Church at Tendance is encouraged. Group visits Are also conducted to places of interest in the area such As the Birthplace of general d Wight d. Eisenhower at Abilene Kan. The second phase is five weeks of intensive infantry training to include military Justice first Aid car warfare map Reading guard duty individual weapons training close combat infiltration marches Field sanitation Day and night tactics mines and Booby traps grenades techniques of fire combat firing bivouac squad tactics patrol Ling and signal communications. Much of this time is spent out Side the barbed wire enclosures. As they go  course prisoners Are encouraged to demonstrate leadership an those who show rapid adjust ment May be released for re assignment before they c o m plete the weeks. Once the Cycle is Over trainees Are either returned to duty Given More advanced instruction or if they can t make the Grade sent to the disciplinary b a a Racks or administratively Dis charged from the  time has now elapsed to estimate the Ariy re sults and the army is pleased to report that Only about 10 percent have failed and 75 per cent of the 4,000 graduates Are no serving somewhere in the world and doing a Good Job. The motto of ctr is duty bound and that s just where the army would like to see Al the men who Are now in confinement. Although the army feels that ctr is a Success the future is also up to comma Utt ers and noncommissioned offi cers who will ultimately Lea the graduates. As one ear Cotui reported of a recent graduate hell be the kind of a sol Dier Hig new commander expects him to be. If he exper Shim to be a Fine Soldier hell be a Fine Soldier. If he treats him like a criminal Well. 013th tvs hot shots to Bejon Spain special the to Isth tactical of taster so won the Gilbert w. Data memo rial award for the july december ims period. The award is Given very six months to the 401st tactical fighter Wing Squadron achieving tie highest scores in weapon deliveries