European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Ann Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers i am 32 years considered attract have two de Grees and hold an excellent Jerry and i have been dating for Al most a the relationship has come the problem at age developed a serious gum infect i was sent to an Oral he extracted Alt my Teeth and scraped the the Oral surgeon Cut so much of the gum away that my dentist was afraid i might never be Able to Wear a lower after much hard work he made me a set that fits Well and looks very the problem every time Jerry kisses me i am terrified that he will discover my Teeth Are false or worse that my dentures will slip How can i overcome this fear White in dear Pearly Jerry is going to find out sooner or save yourself a lot of anxiety and Tell him it will not matter to and you will be greatly dear Ann Landers the letter from the Mother of a 21 year old son who has not left the House in three years prompted me to Only a person who has been in a similar situation can understand what she is going your advice was excellent As far As it now will someone please Tell her How to get her son to the doctor Many people mistakenly believe that a mentally disturbed person will go my guess is that he will turn up his stereo and in not theres nothing wrong with it will probably take an officer of the Law to drag him from the since he int violent her pleas will probably fall on deaf he May become violent or suicidal if he is forced from his fantasy that Mother has a right to fear that her son is potentially getting help sometimes involves filing a jail cell and begging a judge to make a the woman is Fortu Nate if she lives in an area where a judge is willing to commit her son to the proper i would like to say to the Mother what Ever you dont give it May take a Long time to bring your son Back to the real if the problem is you May see results a lot sooner with proper i will be among those who will be waiting to hear about this Young mans coast sympathizer dear sympathizer thanks for a knowledgeable youve honed in on one of the most frustrating aspects of helping a it is getting that person to accept often a Parent must file a complaint to enable the police to Force the patient to go to a psychiatric Hospital for Well meaning civil in an Effort to protect the rights of the mentally have in some instances prevented such medication has been a in the old it was a major hassle every four hours to get a mental patient to take his one shot of prolix in can keep a psychotic under control for approximately two enormous Prog Ress has been and its the drugs that have produced c news America Syndicate 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 differing opinions of the army rank realignment a recently published article announced had to be sergeants or when the the army training and doctrine regulation was written there we rent any come s decision to eliminate the ranks of specialists a specialist five could be specialist five and specialist six by in charge of a detail or conduct a urinary am firmly convinced that such a move is a Sis but  make a health and welfare when we pulled guard duty we no in ref y and Credle Allty of were sergeants of the guard even though v j p wet Warp  noncommissioned officers have been entrusted with providing Lead Pride and Sel Confidence to the men and women serving beneath As the grass roots of the Chain of com they Are in a unique position to train care for soldiers and if need be to discipline soldiers who do not perform to minimum As cos Are entitled to a special de Gree of respect and there Are numerous individuals within the army who Are dedicated and conscientious but who Lack the Charisma and or we were specialists some specialists five had a Chance to be in charge of a squad or Section As a specialist five but were doing the same As a a specialist five goes to the same leadership school that a sergeant we didst waste our time in we wanted to learn and be but we we rent Given the authority to Lead like a now we will be Given that authority that has been Long All Ive got to say its about 5 Linda Borgetti Kaiserslautern Pride in Flag found lacking when i was i can remember stand ing straight and with my hand Over my heart during a Parade when the american Flag was carried every wed put our american police and fire department that i wrote the mayor a and told him about How his troops just stood with their hand in their pockets when the colors came one Guy looked like he had his thumbs hooked in his Gani National skills required of an though these specialists May be among the most highly trained and technically proficient soldiers in the they Are increasingly faced with the Choice of either refolding their personalities to As Flag on display in front of our House at two others didst even straighten Sunrise and the family would recite the pledge of As an our Flag Means a lot to it was the greatest privilege of All to stand at the front of the class holding old As Shes sometimes referred Dur sume leadership responsibilities or of be ing the recitation of the pledge of Alle coming civilian i by allowing itself no Middle the army has thrust itself into a related dilemma whether to continue to lose Good technicians or to camouflage their efforts behind hard judging from this mos recent we Are about to suffer the latter i stand proudly beside my husband when the colors Are posted and in very proud to Stop my car on get out and stand with my hand Over my heart Dur ing reveille or i received a letter from my father expressing disappointment during a memo rial Day this is what he said let alone Salute the maybe i will Send a copy of the letter i wrote to the there have been monuments and memorials built to Honor those who served or died in there Are also monuments and memorials scattered we recited it every morning from throughout the country honouring those who kindergarten until the Day i graduated in gave their lives during All wars America fought our american soldiers can be i joined the army for three years and honoured every Day by respect to the Ameri had the Opportunity to raise and lower the can Flag Many times while serving with the 529th my co in As a military at military fun Tom Oconnell Germany for years the specialist five was an no but want treated like or respected like the a Corporal one rank lower had More authority As a Leader than a specialist the conversion of specialists five to is Long for a health and welfare inspection a Kofu iip4 a we had the phony memorial Day and i played taps once at the Monument at the cemetery and once at our namesakes Don our specialist five  be in charge be ritual team participated in the local Parade cause the regulation says those in charge on i was so disgusted with the automatic promotions to e4 i would like to find out some More information on this automatic advancement to up to this Point and time i have suffered severely due to the fact that i have been 4 killing myself to keep my weight Down so i i have read several articles on the above in keep my career but mentioned and myself being an e4 have things Are looking As though once you Are come to the conclusion that i will be an e4 picked out you Are done so for which is forever by my understanding i am going to unfair and go into double i dont see How withheld the army can automatically give e4 to when worked so hard to get Heidelberg editors note Dean i you had to work for your plies dont get me i feel that the sol the army has not Inui ated automatic Dier who proves he is promotable deserves advancement to effective october 1 but How is this going to effect my career i984 the army re noved the restriction on commanders which precluded them from have seen very Many Good soldiers just give promoting All eligible e3s to e4s upon up because of such completion of 24 months time in service even a career sometimes feel this restriction was removed because the like giving up due to the fact that the longer army was consistently falling Short of the you stay in the less your duty performance number of e4s which were budgeted for is looked at and the More your appearance and although the adm Nistra although this is a horse of another Tive procedures for notifying commanders i would be the first to admit that my a of eligible soldiers and effecting the appearance could but my appear Van cements were the Advance Ance has very Little to do with my Cap Abili ment is not the unit command ties and i feel As Long As i Amer must recommend each Soldier for physically fit and Able to improve that i advancement or the Soldier will not be should not be shunned from the Why All the photos of Reagan what is it with your paper every time i right pick up a copy of your i see a picture of Ronald Reagan Lett inc a a i dont think enough is being taught at Home or in our schools about the american Flag and what it stands the children dont even recite the pledge of what did you do for memorial Day Slicker Germany the european edition cmdr us Proctor acting editor in chief managing editor Blackwell Mcdermott production manager 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 available for or patronage without regard to National marital physical political affiliation or any other non Merit Factor of the or 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