European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday aprils 1986 the stars and stripes Page 11 aim Landers dear Ann Landers As near As i can judge you have made Only two serious mistakes in the past several years. The first was How to hang toilet paper. The second was your answer to the Reade who inquired about filling out a Job application. Nearly half of the companies that design their own employ ment application forms Are not aware of or Don t give a Fig about the rules based on the civil rights act the privacy act or regulations set Down by the human rights commission. Let s assume that you were once arrested but found innocent of a crime but you Are the Best damned dishwasher in the state. You probably would not get the Job because your answer revealed that you were arrested. Nothing would indicate that you were found innocent. I was disappointed to see you fall on your face on that one Annie but i forgive you because your average is awfully Good considering the number of times you go to Bat. Gordon k. Kamp Seattle dear Gordon i really blew it. Needless to say i was blitzed by personnel department employees from every state in the Union. Here s another richly deserved clobber from the other coast. Dear Ann Landers by now you probably know that most of the questions referred to on that Job application form by unemployed in Kansas Are discriminatory because they Are not Job related. According to Federal Laws passed in 1970, questions May  asked if they refer to race marital status disabilities and sex. The following questions Are also discriminatory inquiry into applicant s religious denomination Church affiliation or religious holi Days observed. Questions about nationality such As what is your Mother Tongue were you born in this country do you wish to be addressed As miss mrs. Or ms.? Are you married single divorced or separated name or any information about you spouse. Names and Ages of your children. Inquiry into applicant s general military service. Have you Ever been treated for any of the following diseases have you Ever been arrested list All clubs societies and lodges to which you belong. I Hope this information will be useful. Shelly Miller dear Shelly it was indeed. And now if any Reader feels that he or she has been discriminated against Berry t. Stevens personnel Consul Tant in Chicago says you May file a complaint with the equal employment Opportunity commission office in your area or Check with a lawyer or Legal Aid. I la take 15 swats with a rolled up application form dipped in Cement. . Stevens added this after you Are hired employers May ask whether you Are married and How Many children you have if these facts Are needed for company insurance purposes or specific Job related Rea sons. Readers wishing to write to news America Syndi Cate columnist Landers May address their letters in care of the stars and stripes Apo 09211, . Forces Letteris Safe answers writer s questions about bus i am in the air Force assigned to aground launched cruise missile Wing. In my air Force specially code i am required Tower the Battle dress uniform. On a recent trip Back to the states went to an air Force base that has tenant units from the army Navy and Marine corps. When i attempted to buy some bus i was refused service on the ground that i was in the air Force and the bus could Only be sold to army personnel. A Friend of mine attempted to buy Busat a Navy base and he was also refused service because he was not a Marine. Sever Al other people i know have successfully purchased bus at army bases. Why the dichotomy also what is the proper Way to Wear the Brown sweater with the bus we have been told that the sweater must not be seen under the shirt and that in fact the sweater s Collar must be turned in so As to be uncomfortable so that the sweater cannot be seen. What is the proper Way to Wear the White Long Johns with the Blu again we have been told that it must not be seen under the shirt. However if you Wear the Long John Sand the of Green to shirt the Long Johns can still be seen. We Are also prohibited from wearing the Brown neck Scarf. The camouflage Ascot is apparently authorized by apr 35-10 and the Safe supplement yet we Are prohibited from wearing it. All these uniform items Are issued yet we Are prohibited from wearing them. The launch officers Are authorized Tower the combat Crew member badge. Will the maintenance personnel Security police medics and flight commanders the comm relay teams or the relay team aug me tees be allowed to Wear the combat Crew badge also when the missile badge and combat Crew member badge Are worn there is no place for organization patches. Why can t we Wear the organization patches on our shoulders like the pilots in a tactical Situa Tion we plan to Cut our patches off just As the pilots plan to remove their full Colo patches. Incidentally All of our patches Are subdued. Because of our unique air Force Mission has any thought been Given to a special uniform item for dispersal personnel la enforcement Security police combat control teams Par Rescue jumpers and tactical air Liaison parties All Wear bus and All have their own unique uniform items. Since we represent a third of Safe s operation Al wings Why not ground launched cruise missile wings too name and address withheld editor s note col. James , he Safe director of personnel programs replies David c. Lumbley cafes Europe stated the cafes policy for sales in Mili tary clothing sales stores is that Allm Cess Honor the uniform regulations of the other services. This Means no mass i authorized to sell uniform items to other service members they cannot Purchase i their own mass. You were refused Purchase of bus be cause bus Are not an authorized uniform item for All air Force members and Are Only issued As unit specially items. The people you referenced who successfully Pur chased bus at an army mass were no authorized if they were air Force members. Currently afr 35-10 does not permit the Wear of the Brown Olive drab sweater under the Blu coat. However a Safe proposal to change afr 35-10 to allow the Wear of the sweater under the subdued fatigue shirt and the Blu coat is being considered for approval by the air Force vice chief of staff. If this proposal is approved a change to afr 35-10 will republished. White Long Johns May be worn with dus if they Are not visible. The Wear of non subdued or non camouflaged clothing items is not authorized if visible when Wear ing bus. There is no Brown neck Scarf authorize for Wear and the Olive drab Scarf worn by the army has been disapproved for Wear bythe air Force. The camouflage bib Type Scarf May Only be worn with the Field fatigues As identified in table 4-1, afr 35 10. Unit commanders authorize Wear of the combat Crew member badge for people who Are accruing creditable service for the com Bat readiness medal. A list of duty positions is contained in Safe supplement 1,afr 900-48 to identify who is eligible to accrue service for the award. Air Force policy regarding organizational patches states no More than three patches will be worn at one time and will Only be worn on the right and left breast pocket and above the name tape on the fatigue uniform. Air Crew members Are also Only authorized to Wear three patches on their flight suits. However they Are authorized to place two of the patches on the sleeve and one on the front of the flight suits. Glam dispersal people Are authorize the Wear of bus on a daily basis. This policy was implemented to ensure Allyl pm Alert Crews Are properly attired to meet the combat Mission at All times. Random drug tests criticized the right of the people to be secure i their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizure shall not be violated and no warrants shall Issue but upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation second Amend ment . Constitution ratified . 15,1791. I work in the Heidelberg civilian person Nel office and have just been assigned to work on the implementation of the civilian urinalysis program cup. For the uninformed this program will require certain classes of employees . Pilots traffic controllers and Security guards to submit to pre employment urinalysis to determine possible drug use and after initial employment to be regularly tested unannounced for the presence of drug by products in the urine. Positive test results or refusal to submit for testing will result in removal from the critical position. When i read the implementing instructions i can Only wonder if the perpetrators have Ever read the second amendment. How can an administration that claims Tobe passionately devoted to every syllable and semicolon in the Constitution see at Torney general Meese s arguments in his Long running debate with Justice Brennan implement such a program can they actually not see that this  Gram and the polygraph testing for Federal employees and the aids testing and who knows what else blatantly violates the Sec Ond amendment Protection against unreasonable searches president Reagan and All his appointees have sworn to preserve and protect the Constitution. Maybe they should read it. Let me make one thing Clear. I Don t us drugs. I never have. Nor do i have aids or spy for the russians i also agree that the people in critical positions targeted for testing should t use drugs. That is Sim ply not the Point. The operative phrase is upon probable  if any of these people exhibit unusual or erratic behaviour which leads a supervisor or anybody else to even suspect drug use he or she should be pulled off the Job and tested immediately. The sanctions for positive test results under the cup Are none too Strong. Dismissal is just a outright. Indiscriminate drug testing whether or not any probable cause exists is a Viola Tion of constitutional rights. More than that it is an affront to human dignity. Even More than that it is a dangerous precedent. What s next polygraph testing religious testing ideological testing or worse the Reagan administration appears not to care and is moving Forward. We can Only Hope that the supreme court will have the Opportunity and the Wisdom to halt this dangerous program in time. A. Richard Grubbs Heidelberg pen pals i would like to correspond with people around the world. Petra Buschoff Wessenburg Strasse 54 4000 Ouess Eldorf West Germany please place my name in your pen pal column. I am 23 years old. Aal Guela Padayao 10 Katada Street Dumaguet City 6501, Philippines please add me to your pen pal list. I am 21 years old. My hobbles Are Reading swimming and listening to music. Gertrudes Paniza no. 522 b St. Phillips Del Monte Buk Dnon 8215 Philippines i am 20 years old and would like to have pen pals. I like Reading singing playing the guitar and gardening. Emily Gina Salas no. 501 b St. Phillips Buk Dnon 6215 Philippines i Arn 24 years old and want pen pals. Nerie a. Canete 5-a Silliman Avenue Extension Dumaguet City Philippines european edition capt Dale k. Patterson us editor in chief cmdr Jeffrey s. Zakem us Deputy editor in chief . 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