European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Pago 11 deplores jewish defense league i was deeply disturbed at your front Page picture on 22 showing a 14yearold girl being taught to fire a i feel the photograph and especially the caption Are highly inflammatory and blatantly Antis most jewish members of the United states armed forces vigorously oppose the philosophy and tactics of the jewish de sense league whatever its form or is personally abhorrent to the jul symbolizes the fact that the jewish people will never again allow themselves to be victims when the Specter of antisemitism raises its ugly As Long As the state of Israel jews will always have a Haven where they can flee from Perselu consider the plight of the soviet a jewish officer in the air am proud of my country and the role its play ing in trying to secure a just peace in the Middle this photograph is personally offensive to me and is counterproductive to our struggle for peace in the Middle it also sup ports the belief that jews Are devils with a threat to every go fearing Indi i feel very strongly about this and believe a Public apology to jewish members of the armed forces is certainly i Hope that you will agree with me that the real enemies of the jewish people Are prejudice and Stanley Erdberg England letters to the editor army women physical strength some pulled duty on the holidays it is 1 the Turkey is done to a just waiting to be carved the High Rise echoes with the laughter of families enjoying the our tree stands ii the lights tinsel shimmering and presents stacked half Way up the All wrapped waiting to be Why because on this Christmas Day of peace on Good will toward there my along with countless want one of the fortunate ones to have Christmas eve and Day he pulled duty and will celebrate whenever he gets maybe next merry Christmas from an Ada wife in Charles Palmer Germany Amelco fee on some services in the 1 2 Issue of the stars and stripes Gerald Usa eur staff and finance accounting stated that american express will automatically pay rent and utilities for sure pay account holders without i am a sure pay account Holder and american express pays my rent and utilities which i find extremely i am charged a Small fee for this i am curious to know whether Speth has the wrong information or whether american express has wrongfully been collecting withheld Germany editors note Gerald staff finance and accounting offi chief of resource Man replies the response which appeared in the european edition Rose editor chief Mert editor Elmer Frank Henry manager manager newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for armed forces the stars and stripes is published in conjunction with the armed forces information program of the department of contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official View of the the depart ment of defense or the european the appearance of 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volunteered to pay the overdue penalties which at 10 Day for 36 years would have amounted to for the 69cent but circulation librarian Robert Smith said the Library would not Fine the and he sent a letter thanking her for her Advance reported in fight against malaria Toronto a a major Advance toward the development of a vaccine against the often fatal disease that hits 200 million people a was reported by researchers from the new York univer sity school of transmitted by is a severely debilitating disease with wide spread particularly in tropical underdeveloped despite major expenditures for its it is still a Seri Ous Public health the researchers Are using recently devel oped including monoclonal cell cultures and recombinant frequently referred to As Gene to develop the they said in a report Here to the american association for the advancement of they also said it is still a matter of years before a vaccine can be put on the i was Reading the 10 edition of the army times and the headlines talk of a tougher physical fitness test part to be Gin on i believe that if this subject was not so serious that i would to think that the physiological differences Between men and women Are so great that a woman at age 17 would Only be required to do 16 27 setups and to do the two mile run in All of this to obtain a mini mum score of 180 Points to pass the if women Are so weak that they cannot push their own bodies away from the ground More than 16 times a Little More than seven seconds Between each Pushup then what makes the army believe that these same women can come to the Aid of their partner for a woman on military police duty or fire fighting duty would she be Able to subdue a 200pound Man or woman on a rampage or even Aid her partner in doing it would she be Able to carry an unconscious person from a fire these Are just some requirements in the we May be required to Load carry the every woman right would be to think we could Stop a War and ship them Home is i could hardly believe my eyes when i saw the Chart explaining the Ages and requirements for men and a Man of 17 must do More than twice the number of slightly less than half the number of setups and run the two mile run almost five minutes quicker for a minimum passing score than of woman of the same can we still expect to get Quality fighting men and women by lowering the standards of our test for some a Man who has been in the service for 20 years and is now 39 years of age must do twice As Many less than half the number of setups and run the two mile run quicker than a woman of 17 years of but even with 22 years difference in Ages Between a Man of 17 and the 39 year old would have to do just eight less six less setups and do the two mile run slower than the 17yearold All of this is still just for the minimum have we lowered the Standard of the Young so they can pass these tests Lloyd King Germany editors note Gerald action training direct office of the Deputy chief of staff for operations and department of the replies the writer of this letter expresses the following major concerns the difference Between the male an4 female standards seem to be too women will not be Able to perform the physical tasks associated with their enough consideration was not Given to it is hoped that this reply will dispel some of and enable him and other soldiers to View the new test pro Gram in a More objective the new test depicts for the first the standards for both men and women it should be noted that the previous standards for women were significantly lower than they Are now and the differences Between male Stan Dards under the old test women age 1725 were required to do 18 mod pushups Knees on while the new test Calls for a minimum of 16 regular since an individual can do two to three times As Many modified As regu Lar this change represents a Dou bling or tripling of the setups for women age 1725 were raised from a minimum of 20 to the endurance or aerobic event for women was increased from one mile to two Miles with the minimum time per mile roughly the since women generally have less muscle mass than men and pos sess smaller and less efficient Cardi Respi oratory systems relative to differences in performance standards Are considered it is not the extent to which differences in such As male female physical education programs in Are a part of these performance experience in training women Are a part of these performance experience in training women at West Point indicates that have not been encouraged to develop to their full this Means that with changes in society and the Dif Between male female fitness standards will probably in any it is imperative that army standards Challenge the capabilities of both men and the it test May be viewed As a pow Ert weight Standard in which each sol Dier performs to or innate Caparbi since no two individuals Are equal in or Quantity of muscle it would not be practical to expect All to possess equal strength or in each test the Soldier is pro Pelling his or her own body As opposed to lifting or carrying a fixed that Means that a 150pound Soldier who does 45 pushups is probably not As Strong As a 200pound Soldier who does the same the larger Soldier probably has greater work Ca Given that they run the two mile event in about the same even both individuals Are meeting a reasonably Tough Standard and Are Likely to perform effectively on most strength and endurance in the army accepts people in most shapes and but encourages each to develop to his or her in the Case of the Standard is less than for men because of Well documented physiological these standards Are High enough for jobs women must in the Case of a male or be who does not possess the endurance or size to perform mos physical it is up to the commander to provide additional training if that to have the individual or evaluated for continued As far As the age Factor is a comparison of old and new test Stan Dards will reveal the following the standards for every age group on every item Are tougher under the new the standards were toughened More for younger soldiers than for older for the minimum for the mens two mile age was toughened from to age group changed from to although much More needs to be Learned about the relationship to age and the age Factor is sometimes in any older soldiers Are generally the army leaders and should be Able to set an example for their the standards established Are though not without it should be borne in mind that this is a new As More data is col the standards will be further re fined and the provides a simple vehicle for evaluating the fitness of All regardless of or Job and is one element in a continuing Effort to raise the physical fitness level of the entire reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we do not read unsigned but we will withhold your name on request and protect your