European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday August 28, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 11 to the editor valuable retirement information would like to pass along what i consider to be some valuable information to a a select portion of your readership. There was a change in the army retire Mart regulation on Jan. 1,1978, which ape a Focally changes the amount of time a sol Der must spend in Germany before he can retire. Prior to Jan. 1, the minimum tour was nit Yew. Since Jan. I that minimum tour in based to five sixths of an unaccompanied tour or 12 months whichever 1s Long however this change will not affect everyone. This provision of the new Regula Tion Doe not apply to those personnel Al ready serving overseas u of Jan. 1, or these notified of pending overseas assign it prior to Jan. 1. What this Means is that u you were Al ready Here or had been notified prior to that tune and Are on an unaccompanied tour you must serve 12 months Here for 20i have " remain months before 1 could retire. By Jisi my ave regulation of  regulation does not list any sex s2"01-, however there was a depart ment or the army message that welled it Hes or Larmo Forconi Newt. Tut Stan Ond Strum  Mill Marmot forum int Emo m m Tho door Mont m Anno. On Torru of or pm or not Man Griir i Malm in , Zimmo Ramiu. A noun common. Tim oppo Orwa hmm m Moll Lilli a Kim a  pm Tab m cats is in nor hmm a thump own or Omo. Including Leto military atm nonet. Tui Surv in to Sun and sir lot a Jonn. Futon Suomi nil to Surl or sir Poi to Thorn ii � a o4ioodormmt ii. Dorminy. Tilt orto Holm 1c i poll Ufa Himl form Todl Aln Fred a flu on a Trio Tow in. Now York Etleo room my w Volck nor York Yoou. Til Art. Codo i us Jujj. Ski Don pm mid of now York n. V. News bureaus Miramor Towi. Cormor. Don Synowic. 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Soldiers whose assignment instructions for unaccompanied overseas Tours Are issued on or after Jan. 1 will be required to serve five sixths of an unaccompanied tour or 12 months whichever is longer. Change does not apply to soldiers currently serving overseas or who receive assignment instructions before  the wording is almost identical to the department of the army message. And note the reference to assignment instructions rather than to official travel orders the personnel shop Here had been going by Date of orders not the Date of receipt of assignment instructions. One Small catch. These assignment instructions Are placed i your Field Mili tary file until you i process Over Here at which time this document is removed from your records. And military personnel Cen Ter Europe retirement Branch informed my personnel shop that the Burden of proof rests with the Soldier. Remember that pre printed a form 2496, notification of reassignment you received from your losing command Hope you held on to it for apparently that is the proof that you need when you submit your retirement application. Apparently the authority line on your pcs orders is not Good enough even if it does cite All the pertinent information including the exact Date of the Levy. V you have a copy of that notification or reassignment attach a copy to your reuse ment application to avoid potential prob and now for those who have recently submitted their retirement Wpm cations or Are anticipating doing so to the near fun sri atme pm on this a   act. My personnel people fru Onn me wat Mij Mert own Cuthas a series  which denote the months remaining before retirement. I am informed that these applications Are not processed on a first come first served basis. If. For example you submit your application the maximum six months in and Vance of desired retirement Date and the next Guy sends his in with Only two months notice his will get processed  Are penalized because you were thoughtful enough to give the military personnel Center time to work in your application while the one who wait until  gets preferential treatment i was told i could Wall for up to five months before my application gets that stamp of approval., that presents a real problem since the transportation office re quire four weeks notice prior to shipment of household goods and hold baggage. Uke most people i would like to ship my belongings Early enough so they will get Home about the same time i do. That Means i need orders a Good 10 weeks in and Vance of my retirement Date. If Usa eur takes three or four months to get to work on my application my per Sonal effects will get Back to the states to to n Days after i do which to an impossible situation for me and a lot of other people facing the same  solution is obvious. Unless his a situation worthy of special consideration retirement applications should be processed in the order received thus rewarding the Soldier who is considerate enough to get his application in Well in Advance and be Nali fag those who Wall until the wire. If they Don t get to retire exactly when they desire it s their own fault name withheld German editor s note a. Edwin h. Sut Clire executive officer. Military person Nel Center Europe replies the writer is Correct concerning the overseas service obligation prior to retire ment la Usa eur regional personnel centers Are responsible for ascertaining the Dale of notification far movement Over , if data is missing from the service member s Field my file he will be asked to provide Peno Oal copies if  majority of retirement applications processed Al this Headquarters Are received Between four and six months Pri on promoting life in regard to the test tube baby than god we be found one More Way to promote life rather than another Way to destroy . ,8pata. Or u the retirement Date and retirement orders Are famished to the service Mem Ber Between ii and 14 weeks prior to us projected departure Date from the com list do because of processing req remmts it is not possible to work Apau Callas on a tint come first served baits. Cases which require Branch clearance or waiver from department o the army military Persov net Center As Well As those cases which re quire additional preces bag at its head quarters Are indeed handled on a priority haste. This procedure is followed not to penal be the Early Bird Bat rather to insure the beit possible service to All. There Are Many valid reasons for arriving Al a variety of retirement Decuna dates. Among these Are department Al the army ban to Renell Strent last mutate retentions time lag in Maiseo Bilag accessory document Aad the like. In essence retire ment Ibn Ald be Aad Are treated of a Case by Case  six Box method indicated by the writer is not  crisis control does the army need More men in ranks e-4andup?yes. I can agree u the trend is As Strong As it is in my company All the a a except one is leaving the  e-6 went go far As to go awol three months before his estimated time of Sepa ration and turned himself in at fort Knox by. Two of our e-7s retired after leaving our company. Our e-8 stayed in Only be cause they sent him to sergeant major  army is losing its cos in droves and is now starting to realize what s going on. In the last three years i be seen Job satisfaction and Job Security become ideals but not  officers and cos spend More time watching out for themselves in an at tempt to save what they have earned. To do the missions imposed by highter up every Day turns into crisis  the name of combat readiness and eyewash today s no is having to make the equipment look Good instead of run Good. This is what is happening in my com Pany and so far it has gotten the company executive officer and Supply sergeant re  Hope the e-2s and e-3s of today know what they re going to inherit tomorrow. An outlaw on the Rock or Cigons Germany All utters to the editor must coat Ala fad printed name Aad address of the writer Aad Mast be signed. 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