European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. October 3, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 army mulls idea of separate personnel come la Criari if. Nowden Munich Hureau Gar Misici. Germany the creation of a separate army personnel c Mil next year stands a i xxx Chance of being approved if senior personnel officials Tan convince the chief of staff the idea can save Job positions and will improve efficiency we re trying to bring. He various personnel elements together and prove that it s said . Gen. Robert fit the army s Deputy chief of staff for personnel. L Lton said the idea is nut new. But he said it make More sense in the High tech environment of the i9ko than it did 20 years ago. Hut to get the go ahead in consolidate personnel resources under one command requires that the idea meet certain requirements so Down by the army chief of staff said. It has to be done with existing resources and should result in at least a 5 percent savings in manpower. It can in Cluj no major relocation of people or units. While officials Hope to activate the new command in february and have final re organi Matiun in in in september Elton said timing is to Retting i ppm in and determining the organi Afi onal Structure. The commander probably would be a three Star Gener Al although that is not something that has been included in the Early planning Elton said. Elton discussed the future of the new command during the annual personnel and administration conference being held this week in Ciar Misch. About 550 officers cos and army civilians Are attending the symposium which is sponsored annually by the 1st personnel come. Fin Glenn k. Otis. Us Arhur commander opened the conference wednesday morning by addressing sever Al issues faced by the personnel Community in Europe. Among them were Quality of life programs an increase in preventable accidents and Force modernisation and the continuing program to turn military jobs into civilian positions. Otis also discussed the department of defense dependents schools praising the system for the Quality of education it offers. On the other hand he said the school system and the military in serves face s Une key issues. He cited As sex i Milfs he disadvantage of outstanding student athletes who might be trying for athletic scholarships and the bus nmn Dir and Linch Ronnii in Mituru questions. Part of the problem he said to of . Bus discipline is not a Dodds responsibility ii s our responsibility Otis conversely he said lunchroom Monitor ing is a Dodds responsibility. Otis said most communities were taking actions to solve student discipline problems. During a period Otis was asked his opinion on the army awards program. He said there were no magic formulas and no numbers limiting or requiring a certain amount or Type of award to be Given to soldiers. But he said every Soldier who successfully finishes a tour of duty ought to receive some form of recognition. Whether it s a letter from his commander it , a trooper who serves a successful tour ought o receive recognition Otis said. New York policewoman a big hit with germans b Joe map Otmer Brume Rhoaten Bureau Hamburg policewoman Janet Arcco is Back in the Saddle on the streets of Manhattan ibis week after spending 10 Days As the guest of the German police in Llu sum. A City of 25,000 people on the North sea. Greco. 25, became something of a celebrity As soon As she stepped off the plane in Hamburg to Greet a crowd she estimated at More than 100 enough of a celebrity to be escorted around the City by the mayor. It s hard to imagine mayor tid Koch doing the same thing for a tourist in new York City she said. When you slay in Husum for eight Days you can see a great Deal of differ ence Greco said. New York is Al ways moving la s never sleeping. Husum is a Nice change. Everybody says. Good morning How Are you in new York we re always trying to gel Greco was l inactive during her visit. She met with German col league. I Iling the resort area of Sylt and cruising the North sea in a police boat. The germans were fascinated with Greco one of a half do in women in a mounted Force of 154 new York police officers. They were also fascinated by he fact that she carries a gun a .38-caliber revolver on the Job. They asked me if i would use the gun if i had to. Quite naturally the answer is yes she said. Since she joined the Nype four years ago Greco said she has drawn her gun seven or eight limes but has not had to fire at a human target. There arc a of criminals in new York that s True but i know Many officers who have never fired Greco told her German hosts. She was often asked about the time she ran Down a mugger in Cen trial Park and cornered him with her horse. It s very difficult to get off a is photo by Joe Mapother Janet Greco horse with my gun so 1 kept him at Bay with my horse Greco said. The Husum police who have made visits to new York and Chicago sponsored Greco s visit As a return favor. They chose Greco after a search con ducted through the new York times for a mounted policewoman whom a tourist from Husum had photographed in new York. Greco was that woman. Greco said she Hopes to visit Germany next year after her marriage. 5&s photo by to soldiers from the 3rd in St arty Board an air Force c -1.10 at i Echt Germany. Joint airborne exercise benefits air Force army Betony Nauroth Nuernberg Bureau Feucht Germany the airmen wanted to practice Short runway takeoffs and landings. The artillerymen wanted to practice moing their equipment by air. What resulted was a Little of both. During joint airborne air transportability training the army gave the air Force items to move and the air Force moved them. Officials said both services Benefit. In this Case soldiers from the 3rd in 5th arty stationed at mar Roll Barracks in Nuernberg practice loading and unload ing 17 vehicles and about 120 soldiers. And Safe s 435th tac Airlift Wing from Rhein main a Germany provided four cd 30 Hercules cargo planes to carry two loads each from Frucht to Grafin Wocher. The 3rd in 5lh arty project officer capt. Joseph Stallings said this Type of training for artillerymen is common in stateside locations but rare in Europe. Most of these soldiers never even saw the inside of a c-130 before he said. Out of the 120 soldiers selected Stallings said Only about a dozen have done this Lypp of training. He said the rest of the battalion moved to graft Woehr by Road convoys and train for the unit s two week training exercise. The planes were delayed by Early morn ing fog at Grafe Moehr so clumps of Shiv ering soldiers waited for the action to begin on the fro i cover a marshalling area. Despite the delay and some nervousness about flying most soldiers said they would rather take the 30-minute flight than the three hour drive to Grafe Woehr except for pfc. David Morris. He drives an am munition Carrier. M not afraid of he said Al though i Don t like if. It s just that i d rather be Navy base s plan for Mcdonalds spurs strike Naples Italy is Many of the 800 italian workers at the . Navy base in Naples staged a Daylong walkout tuesday to protest the Navy s decision to close Down the Crater House the largest eating facility on base on nov. 1 and open a Mcdonald s fast Rood franchise. Other italian workers were prevented from reporting to their jobs because of the walkout a Navy spokesman said. A contract Between the Navy Exchange in new York and Mcdonald s Calls for the opening of a Mcdonald s restaurant on base and construction is scheduled to Start nov. 1, the Navy spokesman said. In a meeting tuesday Union representatives asked the civilian personnel office of the Navy to find new jobs within the Navy for those affected by the decision. After the meeting Ernesto Tesla who represents the Union workers in negotiations said the Nuvy has promised to find 14 of the workers other Navy jobs. The other 11 will be hired by the italian government under Job Security provisions of their employment contracts. A Navy spokesman confirmed an agreement was reached. Tuesday s action was intended to make Navy employees aware of the situation the strikers said
