European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers the fact that there Are 60 million americans who can not read the warning Label on a can of pesticide or the front Page of a newspaper does not Surprise i am How that in a police the students Are the bes educated in the russian children Are not allowed to roam the nor Are unwed mothers permitted to Breed at the taxpayers their babies Are cared for in Well staffed nurseries while the mothers Are put to work to earn their sweeping har vesting wheat or shovelling its work or in we now have a third Genera Tion on fourteen Jearolds Start to have one a so they can collect More government who pays for this immoral Breeding Cycle and in religious America yet the of another Gripe Why should Federal funds be wasted to finance Lazy College students when an alarming percentage Are so dumb they failed a third Grade geography ques Tion where is the South Pacific i dont expect to see this letter in the but i just want you to know that an awful lot of people think our government of carrying freeloaders dear tired do you realize what a privilege it is to live in a country where you can write to a newspaper and the government anyone who made such a com ment publicly in Russia would be hauled off in the dark of never to be heard from the country you speak of so admiringly May do you a better Job in the Field of but Only for the brightest mediocre students Are assigned to menial jobs on in factories and construction the Kab is eve looking for in Russia there is no Freedom of speech or Freedom to the russian econ omy is alcoholism is the nations 1 health our system is not but it is the Best in the if this were not Why would millions of people from every continent wait for years to make America their Home How Many Ameri cans do you know want to go live in Russia my father left Russia in 1909 to escape service in the czars he brought my Mother with i thank god every night that they didst miss the dear Ann Landers i am 26 years attractive and the divorced Mother of two adorable my husband left me for another woman two years he promised hed always take care of me and the and he has kept his i met Freddie last and it was love at first he was Between jobs so i let him move in with he still Hast found a Job but be has found an 18yearold girl who works at a Freddie says he loves but asks that i be patient and let him get this girl out of his i Learned last week that i am i love but Freddie he wants me to put this up for i hate the thought of giving up my but in crazy about this Guy and willing to do anything to keep in sure miss carwash is just a and hell drop what should i do dear Enid keep he baby and throw the Bra out c Newi America Syndicate employment opportunities for family members i am furious Asim writing this letter and Hope that you can give me an answer to this Why does the american government army employ so Many germans that there Are not enough jobs for us dependents of Active duty personnel Ive applied at co for several but there Are five or More other people competing for each at theres a freeze so there not and everywhere i go on the caverns there Are tons of germans and i have yet to see one Ameri can employed on the Economy i have limited Job but i am intelligent and willing to i How hard is it to learn How to run a Cash Register someone told me that our government has to employ so Many germans because of politics concerning our staying on Good terms with the German is this True if what Are they doing for us dont get me i have nothing against the German except for the fact that my government is paying them while i remain it just Doest make Smith Germany editors note Donald Usa eur civilian personnel Divi replies there Are two types of civilian positions in Germany 1 those identified for occupancy by citizens and 2 those identified for occupancy by local nationals family members Are the Only citizens who can be considered for both types of this greatly increases family member employment positions Are generally reserved for current citizen employees Are considered external citizen applicants Are considered in accordance with priorities established by Law and department of defense Dod after statutory veterans preference has been family members receive the highest external recruitment when filling in current in employees Are considered first and current family member employees Are considered family members receive the High est external recruitment preference and complaint about la answered last it took the army system 10 months Robinson Barracks civilian personnel office four months Schweinfurt finance and accounting six months to validate and initiate reimburse ment payment on my living quarters allow Ance this is ridiculous in addition to the pm the government is denied immediate payment in those cases where the employees receipts Are less than the allow ances amount received during the Why cant offices use some common sense and hire temporary workers for High workload timely savings and morale Are involved withheld Stuttgart editors note a he usar eur spokesman replies army finance and accounting Europe Usa Facer is in agreement with the writer that the current civilian la procedure is Labo intensive and the annual la reconciliation process starts in local civilian personnel offices pos when employees Complete form of 1190 foreign allowance Grant and report and provide supporting receipts for living the co determines what amount the employee is records this on the of 1190 and provides a copy to the civilian payroll office and the these reconciliations Are processed by pos on first  basis during january to april because of the Large Usa Facer civilian payroll which has responsibility for All army civilian la payments in the Federal re Public of Germany local finance offices Are not involved then performs a compari son of the amount authorized versus the amount paid during the computer generated letters Are sent to employees indicating Over or this process also establishes Dollar amount of future la payment of la does not Stop during the reconciliation the current system does cause a sea Sonal Peak workload that requires numer Ous Complex calculations and entitlement these tasks require training and experience which preclude Side use of temporary help May be on the Way a recent la audit completed at request of Facer resulted in several recommendations for system these including a Flat rate system similar to military variable housing Are being in the problem highlighted by the writer is recognized and attempts to improve the Overall system Are under a German american Friendship the last three years in Germany have been Good to we have travelled Exten sively throughout the Region As Well As to London and Many other Beautiful we own a cuckoo enjoy welcomed our first child into the world and hosted countless rela Tives on their travels to the delicious cuisine of Europe has been less than flattering to our yet Ever so kind to our we have shopped to our hearts enjoy the Hearty taste of German the smooth flavor of italian and German wines but still cough a Little on the homemade schnapps and wish we had Learned to speak More German than we but the happiest memories we will have after boarding that plane in july will be of two very special people who made our stay Here All the More our German landlords Are a couple in their 70s with two three grandchildren and two they own a cozy two family House which we share with them in a Friendly country through this relationship we reaped Many benefits for not much More than is expected from in Early summer and fall we feast on fresh fruits and vegetables from their com pact Garden and we share a neatly kept they let us use the larger trash will eagerly watch our son for an hour or lend us practically anything we and ask Little to nothing in we always try to be extra helpful with the Early morning Snow shovelling and whatever else we but they somehow manage to get everything done while we Are at for our year old son we Call them Oma and opa but they Are just As much like a dear set of grandparents to us As we have exchanged christinas pre Little Flowers and we have exchanged cultural language and most of we have exchanged a special form of German american Friendship which can be described More accurately As we love you Oma and opa and Hope to return to Germany thank you for making this country such a wonderful place for us to cancel Here family Germany Are considered before external in apply Usa eur is an army Leader in pro Viding employment opportunities to army family in 1971 the family Mem Ber employment program was first established As a result of Usa eur Initia the special family member appointing authority eliminates the need for family members to apply and compete with other citizens through the office of personnel Usa eur also greatly exceeds army goal for establish ing Par time which helps in crease employment the family member employment program has helped Usa eur increase the number of family members employed in by army in Europe from about in 1971 to nearly no other group has enjoyed such a Large increase during this Usa eur is also committed to employing local army in Europe currently employs about in German and other Host nation employees Are and will continue to be an integral part of our civilian these citizens Are a valuable source of Well qualified for Many local citizens Are the Only applicants who possess the skills required by the in most communities there Are Many More people who would like employment family other and in than there Are jobs this is particularly True for applicants who have limited Job applicants can improve their chances of employment by furthering their education and obtaining Volunteer the european edition cmdr us acting editor in chief Blackwell 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