European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 letters the stars and stripes july 1985 club worker writes about army restrictions this letter is being written in reference to the article Competition May Force Radical changes in army this article quotes Peter Isaacs on the problems that the club systems in Usa Fajr Are i dont believe the article addressed All the aspects and the severity of the i work in an club in the club i Deal with a wide variety of the clubs booking supervision of Slot machine daily paper from these i am Able to cite examples and draw Isaacs himself slated the Root of the major problem in the article if we dont provide services to there is somebody downtown that what he didst cover was the Type of services that arc being offered on the but Are restricted within the army in the Wurz Burgara club go go girls and male Gogo dancers Are forbid if a Soldier were to be in the Market for such he or she would be forced to go out on the which at will Book this kind of entertainment with no in a the club is losing possible business and pushing the Soldier out the front entertainment has turned into a vicious Circle for the club we Are told to spend a certain amount of Money for the month and a limited amount on the enter in the the patrons soldiers ask Why there int More Quality no lets go somewhere is and once again business is the army has also gone on a Dellamo of alcohol which they claim is the proof is that club sales in that area have what they dont mention Are the regulations that the clubs have to follow concerning if we were to follow the the number of patrons would dwindle on the the establishments that Cater to the american i advertise All the drinks that the clubs Are restricted from serv ing Ward ice the Happy hours and the two Forone nights at the same establishments Are a big drawing More soldiers away from the army at these establishments there can be found women in larger numbers than on an army on our the total number of soldiers is roughly roughly 400 of them with the posts being closed to foreign nation it deters local National single females from frequenting the army once in the army the Soldier now has the Opportunity to play the 25cent and 5cent Slot Isaacs was Correct in saying that they have not taken up the Slack by slumping alcohol the Slot machines draw off the clubs potential during business hours particularly in the dining room at the Slot machines get More business than the rest of the areas they Are the employees Are busier making change and tending to the Slot machines than taking or filling the club receives Only 5 percent of the Slot machine Revenue com pared to the approximate 30 percent that is made from beverage and food in our the military Community has begun to take an Active interest in the clubs this is great unfortunately we have begun to notice conflicting interests when it comes to that for we were told to close Down our two Concession condense and move to a new these due to the prior location close to motor pools and other work areas and the business hours opening at 6 produced 25 percent of Pur net for the it was convenient during the alerts and after the Early morning formation to obtain a cup of Coffee and a bite to the Concession stand business has decreased be cause of the causing less income for the they have also placed a restriction on our weekend our Central support system has also weakened to the Point of causing undo there is much indecision on the construction of a new for this no Money is allotted for upgrading the present physical what Soldier wants to visit a club that looks like an old abandoned warehouse the activities that we do have never receive the play they How can we plan on participation when the soldiers Are unaware of our activities these examples Are All based on my experiences from the past i realize that All military or have internal and external i feel that the military creates Many of its own club system with the present it is impossible to compete with local on its pre sent the army clubs will be nonexistent in a Short amount of Dempse Oconnell Germany editors note Peter european regional of army Community and family support replies i appreciate the Opportunity to answer they say America should help americans first first it was Usa for Africa and now its the live Aid i have a suggestion How about a Usa for Usa Campaign dont get me both the Usa for Africa and the live Aid concert were established with Good it is High time that America reexamined its throughout president reagans term in liberals in the United states have been screaming about the starving Chil Dren in what have they done about this Treyve supported fundraising drives to feed the starving people in com munis bloc african this is american Genius at its while we feed the people of communist those same nations spend their Money on weapons that intended to be used against us and the other free Peoples of the sounds far fetched we have been sell ing the russians Grain for some time the Money Treyve saved by not modernizing their agricultural techniques to meet the food requirements of their people has most certainly been invested in their de sense budget to build weapons to be used against us and the other Freedom Loving democracies of the How often have we heard the stories of the food not even reaching the people it was intended for i bet the soldiers Are Well i am sure that Many people were truly inspired by the worldwide Harmony that came about via the live Aid did you notice How quickly the press pointed out that even the soviet Union was rep resented in this worldwide Effort How while some russian Rock band was playing music to feed the starving children of the russian sol Diers were massacring innocent women and children in those soviets Are really a peace Loving peo while on the subject of the i would like to know when our president had just undergone major the top news Story was the live Aid concert and not the Progress of the presidents recovery talk about abusing i mentioned earlier that America needed to reexamine her what Are those priorities As i and Many other americans see our 1 priority is National its a communist tyranny is just not Worth living we must feed the hungry people of before we feed the hungry people in some far off communist land including the soviet come on lets take care of our own Edward Moore Sembach Germany i have a question that has puzzled me and my the Usa for Africa peo ple Are doing a lot for Africa and for the starving the main concern i is that in the Usa we also have people starving and Why Arent people taking action on that problem too dont get me but the Usa for Africa has done a lot for but dont you think they would first solve a problem in their Home country Kurczewski Ramstein Germany pen pals i am very interested to have my name included in the list of pen i am 18 years old and a Han Negros Oriental 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Well financially without alcohol sales or Gogo because there May be competing civilian establishments provid ing these activities does not mean that you As a club manager need the same to be our clubs have an obligation to provide Quality wholesome entertainment and pleasant surroundings in which our patrons May socialize and our heavy Reliance on High volume alcohol sales to sustain solvency was not Only unhealthy and counterproductive for the but created a series of clubs that were merely watering holes that drove away Many potential if you wish to attract a reasonable sex Ual mix of try Good Good reasonable entertainment and a Well maintained Many single females i soldiers and Tell me they dont go to our clubs because they dont feel Safe or never have i heard one say she didst go because she  get a Zombie or see a Gogo this is also True of i cannot agree with your logic that Slot machines can be blamed for declining the machines bring More patrons into your club than would have been there without once the Patron is in your club it is your Challenge to provide services of value to meet their civilian operators capitalize on Slot machines by using them As a draw to further other the 5 percent of Slot machine Revenue Given to clubs is usually enough to compensate for direct the remaining probably in fiscal year 1985 in will provide so rely needed funding for mar including the rest of your observations relate to local command i suggest that you present your better ideas to the com Mand through appropriate i have never met a commander yet who  gratefully accept your better i must that when presenting your ideas you accentuate the positive and not attempt to blame slumping sales on what has been done to me once i Challenge you to be innovative and vigorously pursue new ideas of because it is an idea whose time has Dong 340 Merlano Road Dumaguet Negros Oriental 6501 Philippines please put my name in your pen pal i am a member of the seventh Day adventist i am 22 and like 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