European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 new on duty school plan starts soon Wyleah Lankin staff writer the army new on duty education program will r program sep will replace school completion program during on Juty its a change in now the emphasis is on  Richard Usa eur general education development sep will be instruction in Basic skills  Oral and written and arithmetic from fourth Grade through ninth Grade Levels for those with deficiencies in these it will not Lead to a High school after army personnel who want to earn a nigh school diploma will have to do so on their own by attending of duty Congress ordered a termination of All on duty High school based on a concern that these courses detracted from the military Mission More r during some Usa eur troops were enrolled in on duty High school sep is expected to involve about who will take the classes Kneisel said army person Nel who scored below 90 on the general a Mili tary aptitude or did not pass the written part of the skill qualification test administered by the military will be commanders May refer personnel to the pro Gram As it is possible that some sep students will already have a High school he the 60hour course will meet two hours per five Days a week for six the Cost per student Mil be completely funded by the involving no Cost tothe big Bend Community College will run sep in the school was awarded the contract on a conv pet Tive Kneisel those who Are referred to the program will take additional tests administered by big Bend to determine their individual they will then be programmed into a course geared to their particular area of the emphasis will be on practical skills to help soldiers improve Job performance As Well As become better materials from the everyday working environment will be used in the things such As postal directories and Kneisel sep is funded for students until june of this Kneisel Hopes additional funding will be available in the future to expand the making classes available directed to individual mos he is optimistic about this education is More students will see a positive value for them it will make an Impact on a persons he mentioned the importance of immediate such As learning to read the Kneisel is also pleased with the Way the program will he involving commanders and cos who will be asked to give their evaluation of the needs of specific personnel and recommend Job related materials for class room not everything about the change is in the education has been a Factor motivating Many lev enlist in the about 30 percent of army troops Are without High school while the army never prom ised anyone a High school soldiers knew if they wanted the they could get it without too much trouble while in the no How this will affect recruitment remains to be but education officials in Heidelberg acknowledge it will make an people Are still motivated by what our culture sees As necessary a Kneisel it will not be impossible to obtain this credential while in the just More through some on duty High school completion courses will continue to be offered at no Cost to the according to a military those eligible for these programs must have been identified by command ers As being highly motivated with potential for advanced skill leadership and reenlistment based on past duty and score above ninth Grade level on a army education Cente administered diagnostic Kneisel said he expects Only about to be enrolled in these on duty High school most of those who want to finish High school will have to do it on their of duty High school completion classes will begin this Cost is for 60 hours of instruction which must be paid by the military personnel May be authorized 75 percent tuition assistance if they Are eligible to receive a or have been members of the veterans education assist Ance program Iveas for at least one obviously those who Are willing to go to school on their own spending their own Money Tor the will have to be highly Kneisel big Bend Community College will run the of duty High school completion in addition to both big Bend and Central Texas College conducted the on duty High school now that its out of High school Central Texas will concentrate on its two year associate degree program which operates in 90 Sites in said Curtis director of Field operations far Central Texas he said the school is making a list of its personnel involved in the High school As Well As a list of its High school instructional available to big go author says his first Book is Only a starter Atwo Junior col s i wrote then and by Jim Coles i staff writer Germany Ive been writing or at least it seems like is the Way Kregg Jorgenson of the Lee Barracks Public affairs office feels about his Blooming writing a 27yearold self published is a Veteran of is years in the Crea Tive writing he recently published his first the Chance of a and is working on a second which is still he began writing teachers told him he same sort of reaction take up karate  do by the time school he had his he found out to what he with that in year course at a lege in Short Story and look Back on the things1 he his College Days Jorgenson decided to join the i enlisted just so i could get to see and know i had done the eight week tourist youre in a town about a then you move you dont get to know anything that he has been assigned in Mainz for nearly four years and feels that his goal of getting to know Europe has been during his stay in Europe Jorgenson has worked at becoming a Ive taken creative writing attended Semi Nars and worked very but theres no Money in fiction writing or an some literary magazines pay As Little As a Page for Short stories and that includes All rights to the if they sell it for they get the to be Jorgenson you have to get your material out to the liter Ary that Means submitting stories to Jorgenson has a tidy stack of rejection slips 46 in he said that these really dont disturb him too much because Many of the publishers wrote a personal note on the form letter saying that they enjoyed the but just we rent prepared to pay nut up to pick up a Ive sent a Story to it Hast been but its what i want to do and by god in going to do Jorgenson said that is looks some in literature Are shown Interstein my i think i con Moke he said he sent Vulk nuance of a life time to the Satuito meaning which it to a literary critic Robert Dod and recommended r markets but Jorgenson in the he a to publish a Book of Short using the Chance of a As its Jorgenson said that while All that was Ting he sent in a Story called punter to the prestigious Ston Cloud literary show they get literally thousands of entries a so i didst think i had much several weeks after i submitted it i got this form letter Back from i just tossed it aside thinking it was another rejection several weeks later i got another letter from them telling me they really wanted to use i checked the other letter closely and discovered it really was an acceptance Jorge sons writing style is flippant Ive always been a Wise i did a lot of pushups in Basic because of my writing reflects what 1 who i am and what i once he had decided to publish his own Jorgenson said he disregarded the advice of friends who told him that self published works rarely sold More than 70 to get around that Prospect and he did the layout himself and contracted an artist to do seven original illustrations for the Book at laying out and printing the Book took about four i paid for the artwork by Selling car Toons to soldiers Magazine and army it All paid 1 sold 230 copies of the Book in 70 Jorgenson will leave the service soon to do As i Damn Well what 1 wont to do is write fiction and Ive started my novel it will probably be i have chapter one done and have to go on from traveler and flippant humorist Kregg Jorgenson