European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse January the stars and stripes Page 11 re upping and the my Rota plan Ify myself u a military to iceman who is assigned to b Btry Ada with the 33wf army air def was its command 32nd my letter is about reenlistment and the he Rota it began in april 1977 when my battalion career counselled me on reenlist i told him i wanted to reenlist very much if Only i could get a direct assign rent to a hat unit in my Counselor said it was impossible be cause there was no reenlistment Regula Tion in 32nd Aad com that allowed me to do my Counselor then told me that they could Send me anywhere 1 wanted to the or where i wanted to go was just across the Street from where i am my Counselor said that there might be a slim and that would be to be put in conjunction with the my Rota plan but he said it would be a 40 Chance of me going to the unit of my the Only Way could do thai would be reenlist under pre sent duty assignment and then apply Tor the Way the Rota plan works is after you pull Security duty for 12 months you can apply for Transfer and expect movement by the 15th Well my Section chief said to me lets go to the rep office on we went Over to the reenlistment office of the 1st 1st armoured div and told him my Story and the Renell Stigent no said go Overto the unit of your Choice and get a of acceptance and Well see what we so i went to the unit i wanted to go to and got my letter of when i went Back to the Post rep no he said there was nothing he could do since i was not in the 1st armoured we then brought the Mailer up to my Battery commander and he arranged it so that 1 could go up to stad Aad com in Darmstadt and the 01c of personnel there and get me an assignment before i Reen list on August i my Section chief and i went to Darmstadt by jeep Only to find that major Alton was on leave and that i forgot to bring a cow of do form 1 since nobody Tom me to bring so that was one wasted Day since there was nothing that they could do without that my unit and battalion sent up ail the necessary paperwork on a Rush on 19 August i reenlisted since it was my ets and i wanted to stay in the i my battalion rep no said that everything was approved at 32nd on 23 August i went to Darm Stadt again this time by myself to see after telling him my Story he took me in his office and showed me a map with All of the Ada Sites in Germany and said he would Send me to a Hercules site if i wanted it i said the been in physical Security for 31 months now and i am Madous to pull some Road he asked me where i wanted to go and i told him the Hoheim area and he said you can expect movement in t to 30 three months have passed and not a a couple of weeks ago my in Security and reenlistment no went to 32nd Aad com Only to find out that All my paperwork and applications were thrown in the file because nobody sent them any copies of my reenlistment orders when i re upped and they thought i had its my Security no from my in told me we got your mess straightened out and you can expect orders around the of Noth ing has yet been said about my my question is Why cant soldiers Reen list i another command Over Here in Ger Many with a direct assignment As port of their enlistment because according to pm Aad com regulations you cant and and in a Way it Reafy Willke Germany and j like the army but would like to get into a different held in being a military police with sets comma up soon 1 would like to work in my real mos and be a Mill reminder All letters to the editor must contain Tull printed name Ami address at the and must be list and of this Date t have been in physical Security for 35 months and really want to pull Road its just too bad that there is no regulation stating that i could reenlist for a particular unit while Over Here in Germany because in saving the govern ment Money by staying Over Here and moving just across the Helm Germany editors note col personnel actions replies us time specialist Hent were no to Nellit for an other unit within reenlistment program managers at Miller cener had recognised Ibe need for Snofa a Reen ust men option for Many of the same Rea sons cited in specialist Helms letter and established the Usa eur Recolia treat option effective option permits a tin term a Okur to reenlist for another Usa eur unit if a vacancy exists in he or her primary Mill Ury occupational specially specific guidance for submission of requests for this option contained n Usa eur dated sent subject Usa heur Greenu Stem All Carter Coutelos and unit Icen list enl cos should have a copy of this Illonal guidance or information about the Usa eur reenlistment option or any other aspect of the Renu rement program May be obtained by calling mat Whitmore or Waugh the Usa eur reenlistment office at Mil Perc Neur Telephone a Belau Mill letters to the editor cigarette hikes urged recently military has been discouraging excess alcohol consumption among Cervick i cannot under stand Why alcohol at the class i stares is so incredibly Why not put a tax on he liquor to raise the prices there Are so Many places this extra Rev Enue could be some possibilities Are the recreational facilities and Many the Only ones who would be Hurt by this increase in Price an those who drink to excess and those who sell liquor cigarettes could be it appears that the military is showing a Lack of responsibility to its service Mem Bers by encouraging the Purchase of these items when they Nave been proven danger Ous to Gert Nebo Germany editors note funds programs and budget replies the writer is Correct in stating that the military is discouraging excessive Al Cohol consumption and that Usa heur has a Strong program to discourage Alco hol studies indicate that the Cost of alcoholic Liml a Terrell to the same u True of Cigar Price baying Rule to do with the decision is to whether or not one the writer is not Correct with respect to Ibe statement that the Only ones who will be Hurt by this increase in Price Are those who drink to excess and those who Tell liquor a Price increase would Impact on All individual who As a Muns of Codi Zollum alcohol a Price increase would not Only be ineffective but unfair to those who use alcoholic beverages in a responsible manner and who constitute the major portion of the u is Usa eur policy to provide goods and services to its Peno Unel at the lowest Pas slide Cost consistent with sound business slips grabbed headlines although Ibe Usa Reuh option Donot exist when specialist Helm have been made to reassign urn to the Hist military police company at Elk Sejm with a u re porting we Are Happy we could be of a spokesman from us army air defense also the rotation plan for military police Man Imp plan is a plan designed to improve the Quality of Security that my personnel provide to selected Sites and depots in As Well As broaden the experience and expertise of individual my in other mus tons such at White hat soldiers performing Security duly on a two year tour May apply Tor Transfer during their he and Are eligible for Transfer during the uth soldiers a three year Lour May apply during their uth month and Transfer during the 15th Miller cener must approve sol requests for Transfer under the my proved the individual Wilt be transferred As soon As Miller cener identifies a hut hat been one of the problems with the my Rota a result of shortages in my personnel to Europe it has been impossible for Usah eur to Transfer maps expedit Iausly As they become in Tif Cuas particular be was advised in that he could expect movement in 7 to Days based on projections that indicated sign Ham in crease in my personnel during september these projections didst materialise until december 1177 which matted in a backlog of Over set Euvi replacement has now been pfc nil feed and be will be not u its unfortunate that spec 4 he Tux was led to believe be would be transferred when his was not yet deter mined and we apologise Tor however we have attempted to keep ill applicants m the end Aad com informed of the log that we were racing through Munerol in the weekly fortunately Fer heat and other my Rota Ibe recent replacement influx should the Foo rate replacement trend we Hope to be Amelo reassign Alt my applicants during their tint month of Eligi trip proved you can anticipate accidents by Wesley Pippett Brussels up president Carters world trip illustrated that despite elaborate planning a slip or human error can still grab the the trip also illustrated that despite All the ceremony and diplomatic the affairs of state Are conducted in a lowlife Way even by the idealist moral is Jimmy Carters seven nation journey had been planned since it Cost Mil Lions of some of Carters Advance learn went to the Host nations As Early u the attention to detail didst prevent a problem from developing within moments after Carter arrived in Warsaw on his first the american interpreter translated some of Carters remarks to among other that he wished to know Poland four Days an incident happened that recalled the while House tapes revealed during the watergate the taping of a Carter remark in Mew Delhi revealed despite the pomp and polite government is conducted at the gut Carter and Secretary of state Lynn Vance had taken their seats at a round table in the Kish Rapalli Indian prime minister morn Al Desai was across the reporters and photographers were permitted to be present for the first few moments of the meeting a typical Pool event in which a handful of journalists Are permitted to report and record everything they see and the officials Are Well aware of and often use the situation to their advantage by saying things intended for the press rather than the persons they ostensibly Are so Abc sound Man Chris in what surely was the Best reporting Effort of the i ended Bis Boom microphone and Beard Carter whispering to Vance How Adamant Dexl was being on resisting International nuclear Carter Loid Vance that upon 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