European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 02, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday november 2, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers answers for pcs weight allowance questions my problem concerns the permanent change of station weight allowance regulations. In March 1984 my husband accepted or Ders to Germany As an e-3. This makes his full str 1,500 pounds hardly a full Al Lowance for a family of four. We realize it figured by rank not by family size. With Only 1,500 pounds allowed we were told not to bring furniture. After All once you get there your base housing Supply will Furnoh everything from rugs to dining room tables to Beds. You Are told to estimate 1,000 pounds per room for a pcs move. You see that s a Little Over one room full of furniture. We weren t worried As we were told we would have help once we got Here. Well it seems regulations were changed. My husband left his last duty station in june 1984 to report to port of Call july 25, 1984. It seems july 1 new rules went into effect. If you left the United slates with full j to you Are no longer eligible for furnishings from housing Supply. My husband was within 2vi months of obtaining e-4 rank when he arrived Here. If he had been e-4 he d have left the United states with 7,000 pounds. It s difficult to understand How two months would make a 5,500-Pound weight allowance difference. But those Are military regulations. Since we had to leave in june at e-3, we had to like other military families sell most of our belongings we had just bought a sofa so we brought it despite advice against it. Fortunately we also brought i crib and a twin bed for our two children. This alone is almost our allow Ance. My complaint is not against housing sup european to item capt Dale k met Pinon. Us a priv s. Lukem inn Deautry Edmor to Cna Faw Wao Nhu. Pra Duenna Minn Momna de. Circulation mane ear to Mimir k in author Lead unofficial Pum Callon Lor Mem ban 01 m my Lara Eer Vicai ovo neat. Con Mai 0 to Shari adj St Toee Are my Nec Euarta in Tondel tar maned toy me us. Govern men to dear Lenl of of Faaee a the . European command. To aae Maranca of Newt Traia to nth a Mcahon. Indus Ine Hurt or Lup Homanyi doa not come Lull. Do Namal by of a o44juiui� he of to tit v the Van mtg set Pat Otar tar thai adverted. Ply As they have done quite a bit to ensure that my husband and i do not sleep on the floor when our household goods arrived they gave my husband a waiver and As signed two twin mattresses for us to use. We have no dining room furniture at All but we Don t have to sleep on the floor just eat there with Congress trying to pass a Bill to raise the maximum weight limit you d think there is someone on our Side willing to help. However any future changes will obviously not be retroactive and therefore will not affect us. So what happens to those of us who accepted orders overseas under one set of rules and reported to port of Call under another it seems the equivalent of false advertising. Entice with bait then a Hen you be attracted your prey whisk it away what my husband and i can t seem to understand is if the military had the quantities to furnish everyone with or without full str before july 1984, then Why Don t they have them now after the change is in effect there Are people with government furnishings leaving on pcs every Day. Why can t the government assign these to the married enlisted personnel below e-4 that need it whether or not they had full str fifteen Hundred pounds is not enough to bring furnishings and at e-4, three years in service and a family of four we can t afford to Start refurbishing a whole apart ment from the beginning again especially in Germany where civilian jobs Are so scarce that we must depend solely on my husband s pay. Please clarify these regulations for me or let me know what course of action we must take to obtain waivers to get furnishings from housing Supply. We feel helpless being caught in the mid dle with no voice in this matter. Cindy Miller Span Dahlem a Germany editor s note Kathryn a Agir commute furnishings officer a. Safe replies the writer is Correct when she states full str went into effect for All trades new hymns and Vamstad in the put Kalum thai be made Avea Abt. Far aur Fiete Uta. Or Aetna a it thou report Lorace Oear Nihon. To National of rfcs. Aea Martin . Physical Handicap Poincel am Lellon or any other of Factor of it purchaser met or Patron. R Maderau the Stan end sir Pat. Apo Anil. Net mat the Start and Strum. "wm.�4ms Derma do ii. Germany. Teh Orla Kalm of Faan Liels to Strum Darmstadt Al Tnp Usu 741. A european Telephone system
