European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers i have a problem that needs your help because i dont know who else i can go to for this whole thing is so my husband has been pumping Iron for quite a while and is very proud of his he got inter ested in wrestling a few months ago and tried a few holds on i never cared for that sort of thing but i went along with it because i wanted to please after a while i got to be pretty Good at breaking his holds and then i began to wrestle him a he didst like when he said he could beat me any i challenged him to a real i beat i didst expect to but i pinned him three times in a after the third pin he jumped on my i got mad and we went at it for All we were i beat him i now know that i can beat him any time i want but i really dont want to be cause it is damaging our my problem is that he keeps after me to wrestle with i dont see Why i i won even when he jumped on me in expect i would be Happy to let him win if it would make him but he Doest want we both need winning int always smart dear winning i have no advice for your husband since he didst but i do have a few words for make it Plain that the Champ is retire then do if you beat your husband again he will be mad and if you let him win he wont like that its a bum Mer no matter How you slice dear Ann Landers recently we lost a family member to the millions who have been through this horrible experience need not be reminded of How devastating it can one of the most difficult things we must Deal with is the number of close neighbors and business associates who refuse to acknowledge our loss or offer please advise the world that when Sui cide the grief is As painful As after any other Type of the survivors need sympathy and kind perhaps even More than when a loved one Dies from an sometimes the family is plagued with Why did he do it who found him did he leave any notes did anyone suspect he was planning this please inform your readers that it is in poor taste to but ill admit we would rather answer questions than not have the subject brought up at i beg of you to print my so Many folks out there need to be educated on this thank still hurting in Illinois dear Illinois the reason people Are silent about suicides is because they dont know what to my advice to these folks is to behave exactly As if the person bad died of Natu ral ask no questions but be at the Side of the ready to people who Grieve need to the kindest thing you can do is be there for warrant officer information requested by Reader i am hoping you can print the answers to some of my since the ads have appeared on to about becoming a warrant a few people have got the but no one has any an Swers to these questions what Are the physical requirements what Are the educational requirements what Are the age limits How Long is the school Are you allowed to see your family at All during the school Are you allowed to have your car while youre at school what happens if you fail to Complete the school How Long is a warrant officers tour Over seas is your family allowed to stay in quarters while you attend school if you Are in Ger Many when you receive orders to go to school withheld editors note Claudia personnel actions 1st replies soldiers interested in warrant officer programs must meet the requirements found in a 135100 and a circular and apply by completing or pro Viding the following a form a form do form a form 2 and military Law appendix a or College statement of height and weight Law a assistance in completing the application May be obtained from a soldiers military personnel when the application will be forwarded directly from the military personnel office to 1st per com for forwarding to the military personnel Center selected important requirements Are physical requirements the individual must pass the semiannual army physical readiness test in accordance with a 35015 and meet the height and weight standards found in a the individual must also pass either a Type a or Type b medical examination if apply ing for flight educational requirements the individual must have a it score of 110 or he or she must also have sufficient technical and practical experience to ensure satisfactory performance of duties of the military occupational specially for which application is age limits Are 1846 years of More detailed requirements Are found in a Cir 601844 those enlisted personnel found fully qualified by the quarterly department of Cinco de Mayo important to Cinco de Mayo is a mexican it Marks the turning Point of the French intervention in but it could very Well have been a turning Point in the american civil in March Benito Juarez 1806 1872 was elected As Mexico he is the greatest National hero of he is to mexicans what Abraham Lincoln is to he was always a supporter of democracy and of the Peoples his election was proceeded by the War of Reform this civil wars expenses and the destruction of National wealth exhausted the in order to repair the Juarez was faced with the decision of suspending the payments on foreign this was called the decree of july encouraged by Juarez enemies one of them was Santa in exile and Spain and France joined England in a triple called treaty of Napoleon emperor of had different plans and intentions than Spain and he wanted to invade Mexico so he could then Aid the confederacy in the civil War being fought in the United he wanted to establish a european Prince on the throne of Napoleon Iii was confident the confederacy would win the struggle for he believed the Union was too Busy with the civil War to enforce the Monroe Doc Trine and that a triumphant confederacy would be tolerant of the european Alliance put military pres sure on Mexico on its Doorstep port of Veracruz december 1861january Juarez diplomacy and reasons on mexi cos rights satisfied Spain and England but not and it revealed its real intentions by invading the the French made up of Well equipped sol marched toward the they were badly Defeated in the Batalla de Puebla Battle of May by a poorly mexican army led by Ignacio this mexican Victory greatly surprised the for eign countries and filled the mexican army with the French army retreated and requested reinforcements that would help it later achieve their the French defeat and their need for reinforcements forced Napo Leon Iii to delay his Aid to the thus benefiting the Union had the mexican army not Defeated the French on May Napoleon ills plans would have been carried out and the confederacy secession might have been a Cinco de Mayo should be observed not Only As a mexican but also As an important american historic event by All mexicans and americans who believe in democracy and the Peoples Bustamante Sembach Germany school kindness club has pet peeves 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 All letters Are subject to this be kind to animals week is May we Are members of the Pitburg Elemen tary school kindness club 46 and we Are learning How to become kind and responsible pet we have Learned that pet overpopulation is a huge and sad Here Are some of the facts that we have Learned thirteen million dogs and cats Are destroyed each year in the United states be cause there Are not enough Homes for millions of dollars of taxpayers Money is used to destroy these unwanted we can help solve this problem if we have our pets spayed or spayed or neutered pets Are healthier and make better please remember dont be a Jitterbug spay or neuter your Arriza Cox Moultrie Dearner Kincaid Kunkel Lapack Hock Otto Banks Carr Hubbs Batchelder Stewart Kittell Kerri Helton Stewart Jakus Thompson Luna Williams Flowers Wiley Fairchild Bair Brooks Stark room fourth Grade Pitburg elementary school the army selection Board Are either immediately scheduled to attend a warrant offi cer enter course woes which is six weeks in or put on a fully qualified waiting maintained by upon completion of the War rant officer candidates will be programmed to attend additional training deemed appropriate for that individual by the respective military occupational Spe Fialty entry course and proponent training is designed to be both mentally and physically where Are evaluated in an academic and Simu lated tactical soldiers selected to attend the woes will normally do so try in route to an ultimate assignment based upon the projected needs of the a personnel departing the european command on a permanent change of station will normally be required to Clear All installation facile warrant officer candidates Are normally discouraged from establishing family members in a close proximity of the temporary duty station to reduce possible financial the training of a Candi Date is quite minimizing Opportunity to visit family members residing close to the training storage and use of privately owned vehicles will be dictated by the appropriate school a warrant officers overseas tour in Germany is 24 months if unaccompanied or 36 months if accompanied or on a Bachelor candidates who fail to established standards will be assigned in accordance with the needs of the service in an enlisted european edition Usa editor in chief us Deputy editor in chief production manager Proctor managing editor Mcdermott circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication or 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 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