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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 15, 1977

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 military compensation panel begins review of present wants views of military by John Hart  Bureau chief Washington Sis the presiden tial commission on military compensation plans to hear views of military members As it goes about its Charles chairman of the nine member we will be getting out and talking to Active at military president Carter announced the appoint ment of the commission on june 27 and charged it with reviewing previous studies of the military compensation system and recommending changes to current pay and Benefit the commission is now getting Orga and individual commission Mem Bers Are familiarizing themselves with background material and visiting with some military according to he real bulk of the Public the will be starting in the fall and running through the end of the this is not a time to go Back and do some fundamental we think a great Deal of analysts has been done by previous Zwi Cic our major thrust is to get the current mood of the under stand the issues and try to integrate them into a total he said the commission might con chide there  be any changes in the compensation but he stressed that if the opposite is there would be a recommendation for an orderly Transi air forces top enlisted Man teamwork colled curb to Union Nyji Colonna staff writer Germany team work and cohesiveness within the air Force enlisted Force is the key to heading off the need for according to the air forces newly appointed top enlisted Robert chief master sergeant of the air Force since said Here that be would like to see the enlisted Force More helping each other and working we dont have enough Cando attitude toward helping each if we can handle our own interests in we wont need to go outside of our own resources for who is on a whirlwind tour of Safe said unions Are people with similar problems banding together to find solutions to i would like to see the air Force solve its own problems by work he added that outside help would have to come from Congress when needed in budgeting and other who has stopped at 11 Safe bases in eight said he and the air Force Hierarchy Are concerned about benefits the members of the joint chiefs of staff have requested a moratorium on any further reductions of military he said he didst know what effect the request had As but there Are indications that the legislators Are aware of the Impact of further reductions and i feel and Hope they have our Best interests at the 29year air Force Veteran said management and leadership Are areas that re quire constant leaders must earn the respect of their i cant order someone to respect i can Tell him i am a great but that Doest make me a great i can Only become a Good Leader by winning the respect of my gement and leadership programs for most of his past is years in the he developed the Safe command manage ment Center at Wiesbaden Lundsey air station in 1971 and has served As a travel ing leadership instructor and adviser to the air Force military personnel he also assisted in developing the five phase management program presently being practice in the air i think the program is we have had very positive responses from the people who have attended the he the program is designed to teach a person what be needs to know to be effective in his an e4 Doest need to know As much As an e9 to survive in his the five Steps involve More sophisticated training at each this Way we dont throw a Bunch of unnecessary information at a Young no who wont use it and will have forgotten it by the time he gets to a position where he will require Gaylor we Are continually educating our cos to grow with the changing scene of the air change is the Only thing in life that is the fifth Man to hold the title he Gaylor said he is Here mainly for i really Haven been in the Job Long enough to be Able to answer Many of the but 1 wanted to take the Opportunity to let the people see who represents them and to pledge myself to the enlisted members of the air the former Security policeman said he was concerned for the Young people in Safe particularly the Young married members who Are no command sponsored and bring their families to Europe at their own military people Are getting married at younger Ages than they used he our administrative programs Haven kept up with the 1 know there is great concern Over this at air Force Levels and we Are looking into such areas As in creased baggage allowances and other benefits that May alleviate some of the pressures these Young people but it All comes Back to where do we get the Money and what do we do with it when we get it i dont want to be making promises to people that wont or cant be All i really can say is that we Are aware and Are trying to find ways to but we need the help of the people in the air we need their suggestions and and that is done through effective com listening and understanding and staying attuned to the needs of the people As Well As the that what u boils Down accomplishing the mis Sion through i feel u we take care of the the people will take care of the has been involved in Man caretaker of Vatican wealth Dies at 63 Vatican City up monsignor Gaspare administrator of the Vatican has died in Rome at the age of the Vatican Cantagalli joined the Vatican secretariat of state when he was 30 and was nominated by Pope Paul Vias Delegate of the Ordinary Section for the administration of the Patrimony of the holy see in this includes All Vatican possessions and wealth other than sums paid Over by the state of Italy to the Vatican under the Lateran pact treaties of the Vatican has never announced the value of its hold Robert Gaylor More Cando attitude which is fair to people already in  Zwick said a number of communications from people have already been sent to the he mid these people have asked to Send i a position paper or appear before the we would be if people would take the Lime to write out their views on this matter so that we will have the background material to work Zwick the commissions address is presi dents commission on military Bompensa 666 Lith suite Early next the commission will begin sorting out the material and testing conclusions to Sec if they Are Zwick the commissions report is expected to go to the Secretary of defense and the president for review by March in a taped armed forces radio and television service arts interview discussed the commissions work schedule and plans for completing its review by March the arts interview will be aired Over local stations in Early a Penta gon spokesman said Zwi Cic said the commissions work will serve As the basis for either validating the existing military compensation or creating a new i think it is important that your Audi ence understand that we Start with no pre disposition on Zwick we go about this task with no commitment in any referring to previous studies on the Mil itary compensation Zwick said that timing makes this commission Dif i think we now have a Point in our history where it military compensation needs to be reviewed and invalidated or if that is called he Zwick outlined three categories of questions the commission will try to answer the whole question of How do you pay the military pay pay in allow the right mix of services plus salary what is a fair level of pay and whether or not there Are any inequities what is the retirement system How does it relate to other retirement systems How to be fair to the military and the tax Zwick said Many Complex issues dealing with the compensation system will be sex for on the subject of paying allowances versus an Al salary Zwick we want first to address whether they contribute to Ane Fec Tive military if they Are you get into what our jargon Calls cos effectiveness or can i get it the same objective More cheap by doing it with allowances or not with allowances so the whole question of efficiency comes Zwick he said the commissions members rep resent a Broad Cross Section of people in terms of the main qualification according to was that the members Are successful who have worked in Large companies both in private and government so they understand the problems of recruiting Good keeping Good and being fair with Zwick seven of the commissions members have served in the including two retired generals and two former enlisted a former director of the office of management and is a Miami he served in world War u As an enlisted protesters leave Plant site Germany a protes ters who had been camped near a nuclear Plant construction site cleared out of their antinuclear Village after police threat ened to evict a spokesman for the Schleswig Holstein state government said there were no Inci dents As the protesters  
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