European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Carter says will beef up troops in Back nato b Brief stale and newsmen in Hying Back to washing winding up 9day journey Ion Friday after seven nation the president pledged continued support of he Atlantic with Carter is nato Secretary general Joseph i related photo an Page Sis by red Grady to get report card on ratings Ryjoi Ishmit Washington Bureau chief Washington Sasi beginning next the army will use a new report card to let a Soldier know Haw he ranks among his u James Deputy com Mander of the enlisted records and evaluation Center at fort Benjamin said wednesday that a new form 19 a will mean a cmdr service for Field commanders and personnel Damon said cwt the revised form to Wilt not Hitre Uny More or any less but Only Dis by it differently for a soldiers test scores will be separated from his enlisted evaluation the new report card will not provide a test score As the old one Damon according to the new report card will be issued As frequently 03 the sol Diers skill qualification lest scores change As he or she receives an enlisted evaluation report of individual Damon said soldiers will need As much information As they can get Aboul their Job proficiency because of upcoming changes in the enlisted personnel management Bufo Furcel 21 855 a president ends trip to 7 nations by Cunt Swift Suff writer Brussels noting that More men and Money Are on he president Carter pledged continued Strong port for nato Here Friday before ending his seven ration tour and taking off on Hia return flight id Carter painted out that the budget he will submit to Congress this month pro Vides for a real increase in defense spend ing and that the plans to lend More troops to Europe in the next 18 the number of soldiers in Europe will increase by More than in the next and we will substantially increase our reinforcement he said during a two hour visit to the Alli ances suburban a White House spokesman later said the Force increase was not All new but rep resented an Effort to bring nato units up to strength with moves such As sending a second Wing of it 1 is to we have made these efforts in the name of the we Hope thai with a Lon term defense the Alliance As a whole will match or exceed the improvements which we ourselves arc now the spokesman the Day before Carter approved a 1126 billion defense budget which the Pentagon said represented a 2 percent increase in spending even after the army is believed to have won a sub Stantial hike for european especially antitank weapons and War Reserve press Secretary Jody Powell was care my to Point out he presidents remarks studiously avoided any talk of reducing forces in Carter also offered the allies Assurance they would not be ignored As the super Powers seek a meeting of the minus on Lim Ning strategic As Salt ii proceeds toward an agree ment which we Hope will come we icon mud on Inge will deactivate after Korea puff ouf 2nd div to lose7 brigade Washington Lupjo on third of the fighting units of the 2nd inf to Jav stationed in South Korea will be deactivated As it is withdrawn Over the nest four an army spokesman said the move will involve one of he Divi Sions Infix combat or about 900 the first of the brigades is scheduled to mum to the United slates at the end of 97s As pan of president Carters troop withdrawal the second brigade is scheduled for withdrawal in 1980 and the final brigade in either i9b1 or air Force units and a few noncombat troops will be left in South but about of the troops now there will be a spokesman said Sev eral support units thai will be pulled out with the 2nd inf div will Proba Bly be deactivated the Structure of the 2nd in div will remain in the Active but the spokes Man said commanders made a final Deci Sion in recent weeks to put one of its brigades into the army which of the three in the withdrawal timetable will be affected is not yet he the unit would be manned by civilian reservists who will attend weekend drills and be subject to mobilization to round out the two Active brigades if the division is again sent overseas in a senior army commanders conceded the move would have some effect on Overall army three of the army 16 Active divisions Are already or Anund on a similar round out basis and would take about a month to get their full fighting strength the army had previously said it was considering such a As Well As a plan id mechanize the division with addition Al tanks and armoured troop carriers at a Cost of j500 million or a spokesman said no final decision has Yil been made on which involves budgetary the div stuns future equipment and shape also depends to some degree on where ii is so aligned in he United a question thai has become embroiled in regional the spokesman said recommendations on the bases to be used would not be ready for defense Secretary Harold Brown at least until instead of this month As originally planned other 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