European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 28, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse April 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters to the editor a demonstration of honesty and Pride this May or May not be the first time that a reply has been made in reference to another in either this com ment is i am referring to the reply made by Pat commanding officer of the 3rd inf that appeared recently in the stars and unlike Many of the replies seen in Crizer did not camouflage his re nor did he offer any Crizer accepted the responsibility of the rather Strong letter that was directed toward his As if that want Crizer went on to commend the Soldier who offered the constructive Crizer has demonstrated part of the reason Why he holds the High rank and position that he today unofficial theme among Many cos and officers appears to be avoid that decision and in sure that this is somehow or the reply by Crizer is a demonstration of honesty and Pride in ones it is an example that should be followed by All Crizer has received my respect for him As a a Leader and a Albert suns held Germany Billy Calle phony recruited woman awaits school recently a front article in the stars and stripes told about Billy one of our Good Ole being paid at least to appear at a cancer fund Benefit in i personally think it is president Carter has repeatedly prom ised and pledged that members of his staff and Cabinet will not use their positions for insure there Are no conflicts of yet Billy whose Only ability to draw a crowd is based solely on his being the presidents is running amok across the country on speaking Tours and is getting Rich at he has a carefully cultured image of being Beer irresponsible and a Good Ole nothing could be further from the Bill Carter is a shrewd and wealthy managing a multimillion Dollar Peanut who is getting Rich by being the presidents a Good Ole boy would speak for the cancer fund for not and the time has Long passed for Billy Carters phony image to be Thomas Germany class i liquor tax proposed much has been said lately about two problems which have been with us for a Long Lime alcoholism and Black Market it seems to me that both of them thrive due to the fact that gis can buy alcoholic beverages so cheaply in the class v in not saying that everyone who utilizes the class i facilities is an alcohol far from but the cheap prices surely Lead to More consumption than usual and makes it easy for a i to make a killing the Black an easy solution would be to tax alcohol As it is in regular liquor stores in the this would surely raise the prices almost double on most but the truly sociable Drinker mind As that much in the first i cant see that this would be a loss of yet another since i dont see it As a privilege to buy liquor at As Long As the army maintains that alcohol needs its own Supply classification class and offers it to us so in expense then the alcohol and Black Market problems will continue to be with the answer Dod is looking for to Stop these problems is that if they want to find Germany editors note col Richard Ozment he usar u Apie asure to respond to letters written by thoughtful soldiers in usar eur who Are concerned with the effect Al cobol abuse has of personnel cheap available of liquor could attract Petty alleged Black Market and cer the availability of alcohol can con tribute to increased drinking problems involving it should be Siuw Usa eur position to alcohol abuse prevention Aid control program is to Foster individual responsibility Lor moderate those who choose to use Alco hol irresponsibly will do so of personal Cost and our nation Al experience As americans with prohibition attests to this in terms of Black Market the same philosophy could apply to any commodity which is sold at a reduced Price for the Benefit of the it is not in our Best interests to Overly control items Al the expense of the individual responsible sol we must gel at the Rool of the this is Why there Are recent initiatives de signed to improve life support for the sol Dier and his with particular emphasis on recreational activities and services with us goal of improving our environment in there is Merit to the writers idea in imposing a hefty liquor tax which could afford funds for rehabilitation morale support once we begin to legislate a taxation of one commodity which is abused by a the door is open to tax any item which could be determined or perceived to be a detriment to the health and welfare of the it it suggested that the writer discuss his ideas for combating alcohol abuse with his the sparking of ideas is the genesis of excellent programs in combating problems such As i would like to express my thanks and appreciation to my army Elmer who is now in eng land at Lakenheath setting up a new recruiting thank you very much for All your sin Cere efforts Over the last two months trying to find a Job for me with the i realize that although i received the top scores attainable on the Entrance test and i am in top physical Condi i have one serious defect that has been a great stumbling Block i am a Why is it that in the equal Opportunity army i cannot get a school seat because there Are none open for except As a Cook or Mechanic Why is it that if i were a Man with a test score of 33 per cent in Stead of 99 per i would have already had a school i should think that the army since they Are not meeting their enlistment quota would be glad to enlist someone who maxed regardless of sex will someone please explain Why this must be Ann Williams Germany editors note Lee Ander area commander for army recruiting dependent wives and sports programs we would like to comment on a recent letter concerning the participation by de pendent wives in the Continental sports being we would like to express our views on the in past years there were not sufficient women in the air Force to support a sports now with the increasing there Are enough was if they desire to funds which support base sports pro Grams Are provided for military personnel who support the we suggest if the dependent docs not wish to slay have babies and grow that she should join the no wives do Volunteer and should not rely on her husbands employer to furnish entertainment for contrary to her dependents Are not Here by As is a but by it is her Choice to remain in the states or accompany her husband Over it would stand to reason if a dependent wishes to participate in a she should have the incentive to recruit a team from the Large numbers of dependents Avail with the Issue of Equality among men and women in the armed forces being continuously the following ques Tion comes to Why Are dependent husbands not allowed to participate in any base sports activities this is not a protest against dependents participating in this is Only an at tempt to express our reasoning and our viewpoint on the Tamara Pilon airman Sheila Messick Raf England reminder and letters to the editor Mast contain full printed name Aad address of the and must be unsigned let ten will not be considered for writers Are encouraged to include phone number and Economy especially if they desire a fast because of the Large volume of mail this column receives letters Utal Are Brief and to the Point have a much better Chance of being in replies position in which you find yourself is not an uncommon one for both nude and applying for enlistment in the school allocations Are controlled by a Central computer system called project the availability of these school allocations is based upon the army need for persons trained in certain military occupational specialities Mosi and the number of trainees the army training Cen ters can accept at any Given the project request system was de signed to assist personnel management by insuring that Only those Moss for which there it a need Are available to potential if there is no there will be no school the system is programmed to forecast up to one year into the As mentioned us army training centers can accept Only a certain number of new trainees each if the training Center is filled to capacity during a certain school allocations will not be available for that the scores a person attains on the Svab Are used to determine qualifications for but do not influence when that person can enter the a person us Yoo Max the and nol be Able to enter the army immediately if there Are no school allocations available in the mos of that persons a person could attain aver age scores on the lest and enter the army the following week if a school allocation la that persons Choice was thank you for your inquiry and your Praise of Guimbellot of the Frank Furt recruiting if i Nave not explained the situation to your please Call me at note Usa Williams is now Lisa she enlisted in the army delayed entry pro on 29 March and will enlist in the regular army on 12 july 1977 to be trained As As electronic instrument repair the is european edition Bill edit Orin chief Larry editor Mert editor Elmer manager Henry 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