European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Except for wearing of the Green army units must Mothball berets fort Bragg . Up Mem Bers of the 82nd airborne division and some other army units Are going to be losing their berets. Gen. Bernard w. Rogers army chief of staff is attempting to standardize headgear for soldiers and As a result the 82nd airborne division troops will be changing their Maroon berets for the familiar baseball Type fatigue Caps. An army spokesman said there has been a proliferation of hats and Belt buckles m recent years with members of the 101st airborne division at fort Campbell ky., wearing a Blue Beret and members of the 172nd infantry Bri Gade in Alaska wearing an Olive dra Beret. Members of tank Crews have been wearing Black . Gen. Roscoe Robinson com Mander of the 82nd airborne division had recommended to the army that a Maroon Beret become Standard for sol Diers in airborne status. I am convinced that formal authorization of the Beret is the one thing that airborne troops desire above All Rob Inson said. The rewards in morale and Esprit de corps will make any efforts to obtain its approval  Rogers rejected Robinson s argument. After Jan. 1, soldiers must Wear Only items that Are specifically listed in army regulations. Rogers said i recognize that morale and unites Prit de corps Are sometimes enhanced by the wearing of distinctive , this Benefit comes at the expense of benefits that might accrue from army wide  Rogers said the spread of non Stan Dard items has created a financial Bur Den on soldiers. He said such items can not be obtained through Normal military Supply channels and soldiers have had to use their own Money to buy  of the special forces will still be allowed to Wear Green berets. Spokesman for the special forces said the Beret was Given to the special forces in singular recognition of their contribution to the . Army. Before we could turn around every body wanted to Wear a Beret he said. We got lost in the  cola by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is service Mem Bers living in Barracks overseas might be provided a Cost of living allowance cola if a recommendation of the de sense department s joint per diem travel and transportation allowances  air Force col. Leon Hirsch the defense department s director of military compensation said monday that we re taking a look at the feasibility of providing the  the Barracks cola proposal would troops in overseas Barracks might get allowance if recommendation adopted Benefit service members who must us government dining facilities and Are ineligible to receive the  said the committee recommended a monthly cola rate of 47 percent for the military member living in the Barracks  staff will consider whether the Al Lowance recommended by the committee should equal 47 per cent of the rate now provided service members without dependents who Are living on the Economy. A spokesman with the office of the Deputy chief of staff resources manage ment finance services at Usa eur Headquarters in Heidelberg said i Germany we work off what we Call Cost of living indexes. Actually they run fro Index 114, which is the lowest we work off of to the highest of 138, these indexes Dic Tate the amount of cola paid. We have very few at the 114 rate an almost none at 138. The primary Index we work off of is 116. For instance All unaccompanied soldiers living on the Economy in All the major areas such As Heidelberg Frankfurt Wiesbaden Berlin and Kaiserslautern Are All 116  Grade gets a separate daily rate so using the 116 Index As an average an Al would get $1.90 a Day an e2, $2 e3 $2.05 e4, $2.15 e5, $2.30 e6, $2.50, e7, $2.65 e8, $2.75, e9, $2.85," the Usa eur spokesman said. Hirsch said that in addition to determining whether the recommended rate is acceptable there Are budget factors to be considered before a final decision is made. Cola is designed to reimburse service members for the average difference in the daily Cost of overseas Tours compared with the Cost of assignments in the states. The indexes Are based on the Dollar s relationship with the Mark the spokesman said. Fest for  cd ssh a a kor authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Voi. 37, no. 148 15c daily Ond sunday wednesday september 13, 1978 if 21855 a House rejects bid to limit Breaks for vets in hiring dashing for cover nicaraguan Crouch Low As National guard troops in the streets of the rebel stronghold of they hurry to reach cover Masaya. The battling gained in intensity tuesday in some areas of the coun try. See Story Page 28. A photo Washington up the House monday rejected the administration s at tempt to limit hiring preferences for Veter ans and pushed on toward passage of the civil service reforms president Carter considers the Centrepiece of his govern ment reorganization plans. It was a classic test of pressure group politics with the leading veterans groups on one Side and minorities women and the Young on the  the Senate s action last month the House voted to keep the current system under which Able bodied sex gis get a five Point Bonus on Entrance exams for life and for transferring jobs. Disabled vets get 10  general the civil service Bill would streamline the 2.8-million-member Federal work Force and make it easier for manag ers to hire and fire in the interest of Effi  big obstacle was cleared away Early monday when rep. William Clay d-mo., agreed to drop delaying tactics in return for language strengthening employee Union rights and a renewed commitment by Carter to easing Hatch act provisions barring Federal workers from partisan political  forces also agreed to Tol Erate a plan that would make Carter s pro posed corps of senior executives a two year Experiment rather than a full fledged part of civil  had proposed limiting veterans preference to 10 years. The Senate rejected the idea in its vote last april but the continued on Page 28, col. I