European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann landed letters dear Ann Landers because my wife and i receive a great Many Telephone Calls we decided to install Soldier seeks specific information about transfers we an answering a it is quite but we feel it is Worth the the machine has made several of our friends especially those who love to Call and shoot the our recorded message will Call you and we always my who lives Miles refuses to Call since we installed the mechanical she wrote last week to i am not paying Good Money to talk to a when we Are Home we often pick up the phone and if we want to talk we interrupt the recorded Many callers who know this feel we Are ducking them when we dont Cut there has been a lot of anger among some friends and relatives who resent being we feel sad about is the machine Worth alienating Ann please give us your honest temporarily disconnected in Tennessee dear temp anyone who chooses not to be trapped on the Telephone by folks who have Noth ing better to do than shoot the Breeze has the right to do whatever is necessary to protect make no survival is the first Law of dear Ann Landers i am a 15yearold girl and have been having sex with my i know it is wrong because i feel cheap and i think he is using when he takes me out for a Date i know we never go to a Nice it is always some Crummy dump for a Ham Burger and French then we Park someplace for a couple of i feel like a tramp when he drops me off at Home and never even walks me to the no one seems to care about my parents never ask what i do or where i i wish they would ask me what my life is i feel alone and can you help me this boy says he loves but i think he is just out for what he can crying for help in Idaho dear crying for help Tell your parents you need help before you find yourself in serious be perfectly open about what you have been you sound like a reasonably Bright Young girl who has become involved with a user because you Are desperately give this Guy the deep six and i mean Hes bad dear Ann Landers my husband and i always wanted a Large but because of several mis carriages we were destined to have Only one at this moment i feel god knew what he was our 7yearold son is adorable to look at and Bright As can but he is Dis stubborn and a poor he teases the dog and threatens to run spankings do no he just in Short he is driving me throw me a Long Island Mother dear Mother have i got a Book for you it is when your child drives your crazy by Eda a childcare the pub Lisher is Martins press and the Price is i want a permanent change of station pcs to a unit that needs personnel in what would be a new military occupational specially i would like to pcs with an availability Date of i would then spend about three months at the go to the school for nine weeks and return to the unit for the remainder of my 36month i would like to know what Steps i need to take with what agencies to assure that i May make a transition from my present duty station to the duty station of the new do i need a letter of acceptance from the commander of the new unit whom do i need to Contact to assure a pinpoint assignment on my Date eligible for return from overseas Deros from present duty assignment at end of present tour is it possible for me to pcs to a new duty station before i go to the mos gaining school and if can i extend for present duty then go to the mos gain ing then pcs to the new duty Sta Tion whatever the response to above questions what would happen to my wife and two kids it seems logical that the army would want to save a great Deal of Money in this plan As Well As keep a Soldier in Europe who sincerely would like to i guess what in trying to get at is i would like to have my family and myself sent to the new duty station on a leave and then i can set up the household of Post prior to going to the mos gaining then go to the come Back to the duty station and officially i process the please Bear in mind that my desire is to go to a particular however if i must go Back to the United states i would like to know what the procedures would be for the withheld Germany editors note chief warrant officer John enlisted management actions enlisted personnel management 1st personnel replies since the writer voiced several questions of varying he was called by Telephone so that we could thoroughly respond to each Issue he for the Benefit of All the following information is provided concerning the three major issues the writer presented an intr theater reassignment to a particular unit in Usa eur cannot be granted if such move is in conjunction with Dye route attendance at a mos producing school in the United there is always the possibility of the Soldier not completing the school not being awarded the mos upon which the assignment to his gaining unit had been because of the dispersion of usar eur we Are not As capable As the larger Continental installations of absorbing soldiers who must be retrained Enro Ute in an mos other than the mos for which the ultimate specific unit of assignment was joint travel regulation support Usa eur and the department of the army Are reviewing policy concerning full joint travel regulation allowances str for army and i feel i should provide my comments at this i am a w3 with almost 18 years of Mili tary based upon i am not authorized full str yet As an e7 i would it is difficult to understand Why person Nel who Are of lower Grade and in most cases less time in service than Are authorized full a recent acquaintance of mine was demoted sic from e7 to w of As an he was authorized full but As a he was there appears to be a great disparity in our which does not provide Equita ble treatment and incentives for All senior How can such a disproportionate policy be continued  it be of More value to have a system which More equitably recognizes the senior noncommissioned warrant officer and commissioned officer grades utilizing average time in service As part of the seniority criteria withheld Germany editors note Peter Deputy army service Center for the armed replies the full str policy and its implementation is basically a function of the army Europe for Arm Spon sorted the current split application of weight allowances is based on the phased procurement of Standard furnishings for All government upon scheduled comple Tion in fiscal year the program will provide Basic furnishings for quarters occupants of All which will achieve the equity the writer there will be no incentive treatment for senior the first phase for provid ing furnishings was to support Junior grades in officer and enlisted which were perceived As most needing the assist Ance of provided comments on need for Security even after 32 years of experience rub Bing elbows with my fellow i find that i can still be surprised by the capriciousness of the human in a recent stars and stripes there were two delightfully depicting Gross lapses of military Security by the Navy and these Are by no Means the Only examples of a National groundswell outcry for More strictly enforced Security measures to pre pen pals All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the writer and must be we will with hold your name on request and protect your i would like pen i am 19 my hobbles Are Reading and Embalsado Rosalinda Dong 340 Merlano Road Dumas Pete Negros Oriental 6501 Philippines i would like pen i am 20 old and like swimming and Alphano Rosalinda Dong 340 Merlano Road Dumaguet Negros Oriental 6501 Philippines serve our National this feeling in an admirable one and i share the it was not at All that Long ago when a similar groundswell in America resulted in Public outcry against the supper Sion of Pentagon and the minutes of meetings held by men in the and most offices in Public pressure brought to Light much information deemed by military custodians As being vital to the Security of the and an astonishing amount of this was printed in newspapers that could be Pur chased off any newsstand in perhaps the latest Security incidents have served a Good purpose by making the Public aware of the need for for a few years at the american news Media will give some credence to military sources who balk at opening Pentagon files for right to know i certainly Hope Stevens Germany if a soldiers family was moved in Advance to the location of his scheduled next and the Soldier was required to be further reassigned be cause of his no qualification in the mos which he was originally to the family would require another such action would be Detri mental to family morale and welfare and is Cost both for the army and the whenever a Soldier has been selected to attend a school in route to a stateside and the Start Date of school is after his Oversea tour completion army policy dictates an involuntary Oversea tour Extension for a specified Peri up to 11 the exact length of the Extension would be to a Date that would allow for departure from usar eur no earlier than the Date that would provide for authorized travel time and de sired leave prior to the Start of the this policy was established to preclude unnecessary expenditure of permanent change of station and try any Soldier selected to attend school try in route to his stateside duty station has two options regarding the Relo cation of his family option he May elect to depart Over travel to the new duty Settle his and then travel to the station where the school is All of this is at government option he May elect to take his family with him to the school upon travel to the new duty with this the Soldier must Bear All expenses of maintaining his family while at the the and stripes european edition capt Dale us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor Mcdermott production manager managing circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication for members 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