European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 22, 1985 the stars and stripes Dod aides propose changes in go by igo9 by c inc k vim ii Vashi Nenn Bureau was ii int in jul iding refunds stretching out payments and giving rec Ruth acc Lime to decide whether to join he program arc change tin Larj would be made to the new go Bill Pentagon  signal subcommittee tuesday. We believe a change is needed in the current Law l provide refunds under certain circumstances to service members who Are excluded from receiving  it. Gen.  Chavarris told the subcommittee on Educa Tion training and employment of the House committee on veterans affairs. Chavarrie is Deputy assistant Secre tary of defense for personnel policy. Chavarris said service members who make the required monthly non refundable contributions of Sion during their first year of service can use the Bill s Bene fits Only if they earn an honorable discharge finish least 30 months of a 36-month tour or 20 month sofa month tour and earn a High school diploma by Tajma of their first enlistment. Over 40,000 individuals each year Ujj Mot qualify for the Benefit because of these requirements Chavarrie said. We Don t think it s Urca fable to refund Money to someone who does t finish tie  another potential Pryl Fem is the limited Lime Given recruits to decide whether to join the program. The army makes rectum decide on their second Day of duty. The Marin efforts allows three Days. The Navy allows five to sey Days. And the air Force gives recruits seven Days., they enrol recruits have up to 14 Days to change Navy Roundup avy company is sworn in Eduvig redskins Dallas game Wrington a redskins Navy re Cruz company was Swo Vinto the Navy by Secretary of the Flavy John Lehman owing halftime ceremonies of in Beallas cow boys Wash Luton redskins professional Fqy Junall game at Robert f. A Wedy stadium earlier this no rms according to a Navy new service release. M the Rudski Kompany is made up of a recruits from Washington Noll Horn Virginia mar Dond Delaware and West Virginia. In Udud in the new company is Patrick St them brother of Robert  Navy diver slain in the trans world Alines Fligh w7 hijacking. Missile sub lbs Spir Pulaski wins Atlantic Jet trophy Norfolk a to Simir Pulaski is the Fisi Burke Fleet trophy j service release staler the award is in Squadron that Shi efficiency. Justic missile submarine Ca year was Winner of the Arligh he attic Fleet a Navy news itch annual the greatest the ship or aircraft prove mint in Battle sub Neijber Orion Taki Battle efficiency Contes their minds. But. After that two week period the decision is final if they Are enrolled recruits must make the monthly contributions even if they Don t use the benefits. If they Are not enrolled they have no other Chance to get into the program during their military career. Maj. Ien. Winf Clil s. Slarpe director of personnel programs for the air Force said recruits Are bombarded briefings during the first weeks of Basica n t always think about such things a it s Only after Thi phase to Haft be Ujj Iccomb fam Jujj Toh the full Range of programs Avail we strongly org cow  period be extended to 30  said. Slarpe Al Vors lowering the a a Kkt for the pro them out Over a Lon via Rod of Many of our Young people arc either married supporting family members at Home and while they May want the new go Bill benefits their financial status May preclude them from participation he said. Brig. Gen. Gail m. Reals director of the manpower plans and policy division of the Marine corps agreed. Recruiters say that individuals seem very reluctant when they re told their pay will be reduced by $100 a month at the outset of Active duly she said. It s difficult for them to Sec it As an investment rather than a  Harp recommended changing the payments from $100 per month for 12 months to $60 per month for 20 months. As of oct. 31, service figures show that 68 percent of la a Addalena Italy the submit acc tender ten try captured the red damage a on i award Atlantic Fleet attack submarine Tondl Battle incy Competition for fiscal year 1985, accords to " Fri Locasc from the ship. Tie award is one of several elements of the Battle Ticy Competition. Last year the Orion won the White Jar deck seamanship and red e engineering awards in the Competition the release said. The army s recruits arc parti Lam the program. The Marine corps Fiauu . While the air Force is at 38 Puryj we Rich Navy at 35 percent. Questioned to us the disparity Between the Navy and army Ger Frost rear adm. Benjamin t. Hacker director " up local Force programs and manpower division of the .-J.U. A pointed out that the army s advertising budget is More than the entire Navy recruiting budget. 1 Lacker said the army College fund is also a powerful lure. While the new go Bill provides a maximum Benefit of $10.800 for most  of which the serv  contributes $1.200the army College fund provides up to $25.000 for recruits in upper mental groups who enter one of 78  Job Fields. But Johnson admitted that the Navy just got off com slow Start in fully implementing the program. We did t Market the program aggressively and got a t behind the eight Ball at the  he said. We re staking Steps to Correct   rate for Navy recruits increased from 25plknt at the end of september to the current 35 percent. During the coun Mac inc hearings the witnesses said their prepared  when slightly edited by the office of management not Litas which clears such statements by defense  testifying before Congress. Jjisj.-. Subcommittee chairman rep. Thomas a Daschle. . Asked the witnesses what had been edited. He was told the edited material was of a statistical nature. Daschle termed the action by the bomb  and he said he would investigate the matter. Let in Hipp Mif or mar Mhz fms it Jet to i the water s Fine in Tel Aviv while temperatures Are Fulling below freezing at Many european cities it was warm enough for these Young israelis to wind surf off the Tel Tiv waterfront promenade. In the background Are beachfront hotels. Iran reportedly gives soviets Access to f-i4s London up Iran has Given the Kremlin Access to  f-14 tomcat aircraft by Hying f-14s, the modern Navy tighter to the soviet Union for tests Jane s defense weekly said wednesday. The defense Magazine also said the Ayatollah Khomeini s regime has Given the so Viets Access to former monitoring stations of the Central intelligence Agency in Northern Iran. The Jane s article was written by Yossif Bodansky a soviet affairs specialist who contributes regularly to Jane s weekly. He did not give his sources for the information. Bodansky said that there has been a re cent surge in soviet iranian military cooperation and that Moscow was supplying weapons to both sides in the persian Gulf War both Iran and Iraq. The article said the soviet Union has been Given Access to All Western military tech ology in Iran with  f-14 tomcats and f-4 phantoms being flown to the . For tests and former Cia monitoring stations in Northern Iran being made available for examination by soviet  according to Jane s All the world s air Craft Washington sold the Shah of Iran s regime 80 f-14s, during 1976-78, just be fore the Shah was toppled by islamic fundamentalists backing Khomeini. It was tomcats flying from the Saratoga aircraft Carrier that intercepted the egyptian plane carrying the accused hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. Bodansky gave no other information on the providing of f-14s to the soviet Union. We have no More details Jane s de sense weekly editor Robert Hutchinson said. That s what he has and what we be got. I be never known him to be wrong be  the close cooperation Between the soviet Union and Iran is one of the least known and most significant aspects of the balance of forces in the Middle East Bod Ansky said