European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers letters dear Ann Landers i owe a Girlfriend a birthday party but am trying to think of a plausible excuse to get out of giving the reason her Sis Ter must be Tessie has doubled her weight in the last 10 years and is a Zard to Ordinary fur i realize she has a medical problem that has added a great Many but anyone who watches this woman eat can see that she is a if the table int cleared before the dessert is brought she will pick up another drumstick and Start to be perfectly truthful i dont have a chair in my apartment that will hold a per son who weighs 250 any ideas area Betty dear Bay your letter is so mean spirited my blood pressure went up when i read you have stated that the woman has a medical what More do you need to know i cannot imagine a sofa that will not hold a to deny a person hospitality because of her weight is discrimination of the ugliest you sound like a world class dear Ann Landers last August my two Sisters were together in a they were hit by a drunk one sister was killed the other was in intensive care for a Long time and then moved to a Hospital 60 Miles after several she recovered at moms Sis is still in a wheelchair but the doctors say she May be walking the trips to the Hospital and Siss death were so hard on i had to be the Strong All my time and Energy were spent keeping her once my sister recovered i began to fall i have a wonderful but every morning i wanted to i have Beautiful but i refused to see i have a terrific but All i did was argue with him and at last 1 admitted 1 needed i was my first therapist was she and i hit it off within a few i Felt i took anti depressants for awhile and am now seeing my therapist twice a month instead of every 1 feel better than i have in my therapist says Shes going to Cut me Loose please keep telling people to get professional without it my life would still be a living i dont know Why i didst go my therapist works for the county mental health which is funded by the state of it int but close to my insurance covered the and reborn dear and thanks for a i Hope others who need professional help but Are reluctant to get it will take dear Ann Landers in return for All the Good advice youve Given me id like to pass on a valuable hint to your if a Power failure occurs in your turn of All major if everything comes Back on at once it could overload the circuits and damage the Bill dear Bill thanks for the it makes sense to c news America Syndicate explanation of policy on army aviators7 uniforms i find myself writing to stars and stripes because i can no longer keep my opinions to myself when it comes to the subject of army it is my Only Hope that you will publish this so that my which Are shared by will be made until now i have been nothing but impressed with the aviation operations going on for some unexplained there seems to be a rising tide of ill regard Here in Gie Belstadt and the entire with respect to aviation and pilots in partic All one hears these Days is that More and More areas Are becoming of limits to pilots wearing flight Why is this so after a flight suit is an authorized Mili tary for some when one looks into the or installation snack bar and sees a few officers in nothing is out of the Ordinary and nothing is but god help the same officers if they Are caught in these same places wearing their flight suits without a they must be fool ing around during duty or so our leadership is inclined to just what is it about that flight suit is it that it stands out too much perhaps it is important to remind these individuals that the army flight school has not Only the most demanding curriculum in All the serv but that it is the finest school of its kind in the entire after the army in vested More than three quarters of a million dollars on my training Why suddenly am i being made to feel guilty or ashamed to look like the Pilot that i am have we forgotten the proud aviation tradition that has been an integral part of the army As a result of the sophisticated nature of our enemy air defense our Job has become the most dangerous Job in the Why cant we enjoy the same Basic respect that our fellow aviators in the other services enjoy aviators have always had a proud Histo Rich in tradition in our we have every right to be respected for what we Are and for what we look like after the air Force is our former army air did they ultimately have the right idea withheld Germany editors note James Usa eur aviation replies there is no department of army or pen pals 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 i have my Asthenia Gravis and would like to hear from someone wi1h a similar id rather not reveal my name in the paper for personal pc Box 41 Apo 09009 i am 36 years old and hoping to have pen my hobbles Are collecting Stamps and cooking different kinds of Calobat 1464 Tibulan Negros Philippines i am 16 years old and would like pen my hobbles Are travelling and collecting Dif Ferent pictures of Flowers and Verano Orient food industries Tibulan Negros Philippines i would like to have pen i am 18 years Dewitz  2733 1000 Berlin 20 station 16 i am a 13yearold i like collecting stationery and Aloha Agbon Osmena Gul Huangan Negros Oriental 6525 Philippines i would like pen i am 13 years my hobbies Are track and collecting Stamps and Agbon Osmena Gul Huangan Negros Oriental 6525 Phillip planes please print my name in your pen pal i am a 12yearold i would like and girls my age to my hobbles Are rollerskating and ice Delargy he Vii corps Box 1249 Apo 09107 army Europe policy regarding Wear of the flight at least no policy which says when the flight suit cannot be debate Over when and where the flight suit May be worn has been ongoing for the 21 years i have been an army from the tone of the a universally acceptable solution to the Issue has not yet been in an attempt to answer the i offer the following observations flight including the flight is not As commanders have every right to decide when and where the flight suit May be As with All organizational equip flight gear is designed for turning and subsequent wearing the flight suit As a Normal duty when engaged in other than flight decreases the usable life of the suit that May explain Why some commanders insist upon restricted those Are the in this in probably do not answer the ques Tion it is a hassle for Crew members to have to change clothes when they leave the flight line to visit other locations on the lets dismiss the idea that restrictions on Wear of the flight suit Are designed to hassle i would suggest that restrictions probably result from the following thought aviators Are first and Foremost we serve and fight primarily in the ground environment with the exception of those who Fly fixed Wing and special elec tronic Mission aircraft Sema have More in common with our Man Euver Branch con temporaries than we have with the air through conscious dress the soldiers uniform in Europe is the commanders who insist on Wear of the duty uniform at installation off the flight Likely do so in an attempt to Foster Cohe Sion and acceptance of the flight suit on the flight line does not mean that it is acceptable for Wear if aviation Hospital Cooks and others who have special uni forms designed for their particular wore those uniforms All the time our army would hardly look like an soldierly appearance is important and As our new aviation Branch begins to be integrated into the combined arms team it is essential that we look and act like the soldiers that we in the mind of the that Means we All Wear bus on his so be it the question of being ashamed of being an aviator because we Wear flight suits Only when is much Akin to the wearing of Blue jeans and shirt to Church or to a formal certain military and is appropriate at one place and inappropriate at an that not just a military its a reflection of Good taste and Good Blue jeans and shirt in Church May not cause the wearer to be uncomfortable but in May be offend Good manners dictate that we consider the feelings of if a legitimate order restricting Wear of a certain uniform can not be understood or perhaps the realization of How your flight suit is viewed by other soldiers might make the restriction easier to although this piece of information will be of no immediate the army is Well along in the development and procure ment of a two Blu Nome flight suit last fall 10 sets were tested in army test results and a current test of an improved version of the Blu flight in the will be used to Complete the design of a new flight suit we Are will be issued in fiscal year for All the reasons stated a Blu flight suit badly More import it is needed because in the tactical environment our current flight suit is almost we do not live in our con stantly we land to coordinate with ground often we stay in positions close to the Forward line of own troops a Blu flight suit should certainly Aid in escape and evasion situations and will assuredly be More comfortable and practical in the Field than is the current on piece recognizing that having to change uniforms throughout the duty Day is considered a hassle i would offer a possible alternative for aviators who arc scheduled to Fly or arc on stand by flight duty might be allowed to Wear the flight suit during the duty both on and off the flight those Crew members who Are not going to be in the air should not Wear the flight on or off the flight commanders understand that current regulations re quire that the flight suit be worn in the i dont believe any commander wants to hassle especially those actually engaged in flight All too we Sec the flight suit being worn by Many Crew members who Are medicate or otherwise have no flying duties to perform or Are otherwise not going to be in perhaps if we accept the idea that flight suits Are the required and authorized duty uniform Only for those who will actually the restrictions on  Legal As they May be in the aviation like All Good soldiers accept legitimate orders and dress As they Are told to look and act like a Soldier the european edition capt Dale us editor in Chiaf cmdr Jeffrey us Deputy editor in chief Blackwell Proctor Mcdermott production manager managing 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 made available for or patronage without 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