European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 07, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 7, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 11 staffers set straight How Noffo behave in fhe president s Box Washington is what Brazen soul has been wearing see through less attire in the president s Box at the Kennedy Center and who is so gauche As to sit in that Roxand Chat with his companion All through the opera there have been it seems some prob lems with the lesser lights who have Bee using the three presidential boxes at the Kennedy Center. Misconduct. Broken furniture. Inappropriate attire. But that should come to an abrupt Hal now that the White House staff has been Given etiquette suggestions in a recent memo from the first lady s administrative assistant Carol Benefield. The suggestions did not lit Well withal least one White House staffer. But there s More. President and have requested a list each week of those who use the boxes. According to Benefield s memo the new system is to insure that the Box will be used to the maximum and to pinpoint individuals in the event of damages or misconduct in the an Benefield has asked Kennedy Center officials to report promptly on damages or improprieties occurring in the boxes. The boxes Are reserved for every performance for the use of the president and vice president and their families. At those times when they do not want to use them the seats arc Given to other notables and their staffs in descending order of importance from Cabinet members and members of Congress to White House and Capitol Hill is an anteroom behind each Box with a refrigerator stocked by the Whitehouse mess with Champagne and soft drinks but Imbi Bers must pay for the refreshments. There have been the memo notes in stances of broken furniture eating drink ing and smoking in the boxes. An general misconduct a White House spokesman after Check ing with Benefield said that the Only damage was to a chair that had to be screwed on and that the misconduct re lated mostly to taking food into the Ante room and talking too much in the Box. And the list of users for the Carters it s not any kind of Check they just want to know it s being used said the spokesman. They re very. Thorough they like a weekly report. They want unto make an Effort to see that it s being the three Page Benefield memo admonishes those who use the Box that you must always remember that you Are rep resenting the president of the United states and should conduct yourself Accord in View of this coupled with some Inci dents which have taken place i feel some thing should be said about Persona conduct and appropriate attire Benefield attire for men consists of a suit and tie. Sports Coats and Leisure suit should be avoided. Women should consider a Dressy knee length or floor length dress. Pants suits and see thru less attire should be should arrive on time for the performance. It is distracting to others to have latecomers take their seats after the performance has begun. Talking and whispering during the performance should be kept to a minimum and done very quietly and letters to the editor problems of Volunteer Force take advantage of the stars & stripes Home delivery service in most government housing areas. Delivered to your Mailbox every morning for j4.50 a month. Please Complete this form and Moil to stars & stripes Apo 09175 soles promotion in a recent edition of is there were two news stories. One concerned a distorted wire service report about the Quality of recruits and the other about an Ausa report recommending strengthen ing of the selective service first article was an attempt to dispel the myth that the Quality and Quantity of recruits has been steadily decreasing with the longevity of the Volunteer . A recent edition of times carried statistical breakdown of recruiting by mental category. The armed forces qualification test aft results were shown for mental categories i Iii and in. Cate Gories Mil a represent the upper 50 per cent nationally in record for by 76 and 77. Of recruit ing categories i Iii is As follows july 1 through dec. 31 1975 53 per . 1 through june 30 1976 49 per through october 47 per cent and for the first four months of by 77, 42percent. So there is no myth about the decrease in the Quality of no prior service recruits. There might be a mid fiscal year lag in the number of recruits because of High school but the Overall numbers from which information has been published indicate that there is a shortfall in Overall re crucial indicator which has been absent from the Public Eye is the number of category i enlistments either by Overall percentage or by Gross figures. During the height of the Vietnam conflict. Category i types comprised 10 per cent of combat article about the Ausa report made not a trivial thing in the Light of today s world problem some might consider mine trivial i Hope morning on my Way to bowl at 9 a.m., i passed by an automobile containing a Beautiful St. Bernard Puppy roughly 2 feet tall and weighing approximately 100 Driver s window was open one Inch. Upon arriving at the Alley i inquired As tothe dog s owner and upon finding the sol Dier owner busily Bowling i asked if he would consider at least giving the dog More air. I was told he had dear dog owner what is wrong with you your gorgeous animal belongs run Ning free some were not locked in a hot car for who knows How Long. Unfortunately Many military families buy or bring Large dogs to Europe with no thought As to the cramped quarters they la be Given. These animals deserve Home with room. I know it s Lough but please think before you acquire a Large dog. Incidentally i speak from own 200-Pound St. Bernard is running freely on my in Laws farm in new husband and i Are sad but we know Brandy is Raleigh Haomau Germany devouring probes if a congressional subcommittee wants to come to Europe and investigate the Mili tary postal system where better to remain Over night but London Berlin Brussels and Madrid. After All what could they have accomplished at Wil Flecken Giessen Tilburg incl Lik or Simonella after All. Congressman Nelson said junket is not travelling to four countries in eleven Days what a sacrifice if this is tues Day. It must be Belgium. Dora Lee w. Fried Klein main a Clear that there Are serious defects inthe present directions of the Volunteer and that there Are few alternatives left to remedy the two alternatives recommended to the Congress and the president one was the return of the equitable draft and the other was to provide the resources needed to maintain a sound ready All Volunteer Force with the numbers and qual Ity demanded by course this is Only one Side of a Seri Ous problem. Retention is an even More serious problem not Only at present but in the immediate failure to maintain military service benefits in itself provides a great disinclination to remain on Active duty. The fail ure of regular military compensation to remain competitive along with the failure of allowances such As bad. To remain on Par with actual costs adds to the Dis incl of our commitment to nato a majority of first Wermers will serve in Usa eur and be subject to the Many problems conditions for married pm add to the disenchantment while it is not much better for unmarried pm and cos. As an example i arrived in Usa eur in Janu Ary 1976 and found that my unit s Barracks were undergoing renovation so for the next five months i lived in a 30-Man tent which was approved housing problem in Usa eur is a critical one. And will continue to be unless measures Are taken to resolve the prob Lem. The Stopgap measure utilized by some commanders of not allowing single cos to live off Post is indicative of a grave an no with eight years service like myself who is not allowed to live of Post this can represent a loss of $10,000 in october s percentage of Basic pay raise going toward the raising of quarters allowance was a double slap at the single service member since it represents a loss in retirement benefits and discrimination in housing. A. Jaffa a.a., b.a., m.a., no Mainz Germany thes european edition of. Billy e. Spangler. Usa. Editor in chief my. John c. Taylor. Usan. Deputy Ednor Liv met Mert Proctor. Managing Edler Elmer d. Frank production manager Henry s. Epstein Colnai Laton manager thit newspaper is an Eul Horsted unofficial publication for . Armed Force overtook. Tim Start and Slupek i published in con unction with Iha armed forces in Erma lion program of Uta department of detente. Contents of the Start and stripes Are not necessarily the Elf Kial View of the . Government in department of detente or in . European command. The appearance of Dot play in is never paper concerning commercial pull cation Monnot commute an endorse men by the department of de Tente. Including the military departments. Military and Dref. The Stark and Skripak Apo new. International mail the Start and sir let. Potty in it u 14. D4100darmstadt 11. Germany. Tat Gri Ethelm ii ury4tltlel in
