European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i work downtown and shop during my lunch i cant afford to spend a lot on but ing a dress has be come a grueling sex before trying on a one must go through Security procedures that Are Tim consuming and having already checked my bags at the front i had to pass a guard who unlatched a Chain at the Entrance to the dressing i was then under con Stant scrutiny of sales personnel who stood near the dressing i considered this an yesterday i entered a surplus clothing store and wanted to try on a the curtains of the dressing cubicles were chained to the the salesperson unchained the curtain on one of the i with two blouses and was told i could try on one she took the second one and Hung it on a rack several feet from the dressing i had to get dressed in come out and the first Blouse before i was allowed to return to the cubicle with i Felt like a Wiat is in letters input from organizational effectiveness consultant while agree with the recent forcing government workers to set the sex i disagree with the writers statement the government is big on As an organizational effectiveness Consul Tant for More than one i can state that the government specifically the largest Seg the army Only pays lip service to of this is especially True at the upper echelons such As gs12 just As the big shot is executives receive so do they and their Mili tary equals make percent of All Deci Sions without Oes or any other persons input or these natural born leaders Green tabs from the womb do not want their Oes to gather objective data or even be a part of the decision making in most Oes Are doing motor Pool of at the lowest level of the Community or it is satisfying to see a company level Chain of command clarify their goals and begin to function As a this is not the hop Down level of of which Best serves the needs of the much work can be done by Oes and perhaps when commanders Are faced with critical resource then they will person ally utilize their Oes to pursue Overall organizational As Long As of principles Are not applied or utilized within the there will be a continuous requirement to train new this defense Force is the nations Only Hope when forced to defend our Way of they Are the same people who work 10 15 hour 67 Days a week trying to accomplish unrealistic goals established by the same people who think that because they hold a higher rank 06 is e8 than they have All the these self serving leaders exist in an environment which promulgates the idea that a Good idea which does not come from their Mouths is a threat to their what a pity that these otherwise Good leaders Are not taught by their superiors and Are not teaching their that it is More productive to utilize All the creative human resources within their or too Many paranoid citizenship for employees dear Rich v retailers dont like it any More Thluai rite but they Are sick and tired of being ripped off by shoplifters to the of billions of dollars every i it is humiliating to be to fitted c like a but the stores must protect themselves As Best they j Carsons and Marshall Fields in Chi Cago use those plastic gadgets attached to the this approach seems a lot less offensive to dear Ann Landers 1 consider myself a but lately Ive been having terrible i have a history of talking in my but recently Ive been waking up two or three times a week i go Back to sleep rather easily and can remember nothing about my dreams in the there have been no major changes in my i cant understand Why in hav ing this do i need some kind of help or do you think these nightmares will Slop in time please help Reader dear Reader nightmares Are symptoms of guilt or an unresolved i urge you to get a person who wakes up screaming two or three times a week must surely realize this is not nor Mal dear Ann Landers i have spent 18 months in counselling trying to sort out a horrible marriage that lasted 25 we were divorced 10 months i went into counselling because of your and your repeated plea to professional finally made a i can truthfully say i owe my ability to get control of my life to counselling has helped me to under stand myself and its like lifting a window Shade and letting the Light pome thank you a million times Over for the difference you have made in my forever Friend in Dallas dear forever your letter made my thanks for letting me in writing to see if you can Tell me Why some american companies advertising jobs Here in Europe specify citizenship i am a military dependent in Frank a Holder of the alien Green card arid qualified for when i my Are i not a  tips Point we Rudd for the years m the with companies service con arid in the Security require Isit for such companies to reject my application when they Are seeking personnel1for government con tracts Here in Europe Boeing services International and mar tin Marietta aerospace footnote their advertisements for personnel with citizenship required and an equal Opportunity employer which in my at is a contradiction in Yeo Frankfurt editors note James Wil personnel product sup Martin Marietta aerospace Corpora replies As a defense the level of personnel Security clearances is established contractually for us by the our personnel skill requirements Are subsequently defined and May or May not re quire a Security in those cases where a Security Clear Ance is necessary we do limit our advertise ment to those candidates who possess a to enable us to Grant the lowest level of clearance of the requirement for citizenship is established in the Dod and quoted below for your the individual is a verification of citizenship shall be accomplished by the contractor by citing documents described in if the required documentary evidence is not immediately the contractor May Grant the confidential Clear after having explained to the employee that the clearance is based on submission of the necessary documentary evidence As soon As but in any no later than 90 if the employee does not produce the necessary proof of citizenship within 90 the contractor shall withdraw Access Pend ing the presentation of i Hope this information helps to answer the questions put Forth by your support for fiscal responsibility7 the Constitution should not be amended or without a lot of there is an amendment which was offered to the states for ratification 200 years the believing the presi dents veto Power would offer sufficient unaware of the political games played by our inc Ogni Zant of the massive budget deficits that threaten to drown us All in red failed to ratify the the amendment reads no Law varying the compensation for the services of the senators and representatives shall take effect until an election of representatives shall have this amendment was first submitted in lacking the experience with irresponsible legislators that we Are so familiar they erred by not ratifying the proposed but it int too late to Correct the dam the amendment would not be an answer to All our but it would help to ensure that our representatives in Congress Are a Little More frugal with our lets restore a Little fiscal responsibility to the Congress if they wont do it Sims Spain pen pals i would like pen pals from All Over the i am 28 years i am a paling Larena so quillor 6603 Philippines i would like pen pals from All Over the i am 24 years old and a Abapo Saint Francis High school Negros Oriental Philippines i would like to correspond with people from All Over the i am 24 years i am a Gera a morals Yamaha Poblacion Gui Gulusan Negros Philippines my Uncle is stationed in we live in the United states and would like a pen pal from Germany to write us so we can learn More about 10 8 Box 276 Iowa 51560 we would like pen pals from All Over the 20 17 18 Orizonte 15 Valencia Daro Dumaguet City 6501 Negros Philippines staff officers Block the Oes acess to the commanders and therefore mediocre management decisions read my lips in a 1 didst get promoted to o5 listening to philosophy is so pervasive in the army that if you dont adopt it you wont be a it takes Oes to Tell the Boss that he needs More specific information or that he Hast considered a certain aspect of a it is possible for a general to make a and location withheld editors note James organizational effectiveness of program he replies my experience Over the last nine working in All facets of the army organizational effectiveness organizational development program with a diversity of commanders and department of the army civilian differs with that of the while it May be True that some com Manders pay lip service to of there Are Many of staff officers being used to assist in solving organization command wide problems and there doing so with great More and More senior level leaders and managers Are recognizing the of staff officer As a valuable asset and involving in key decision making the writer must recognize that most commanders Are Well intended fac ing difficult and trying to do the Best Job they when they see real value in an  use id like to Challenge this of consultant to go in and ask the Boss for the toughest problem in his too and get to work on prove youre a valuable and you will have All the challenging work you can the european edition Usa editor in chief Cor us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell production manager Proctor managing editor Mcdermott circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views or endorsed the the department of defense or the european the appearance of advertising in this including inserts or does not constitute endorsement by the department of or the stars and stripes of the products or services everything advertised in this publication shall be made available for or patronage without regard to National marital 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