European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday augusts 1986 the stars and stripes Ann Landers dear Ann Landers i read your answer to Sharon in Rockville in the Mesa ariz., paper. She described the despicable practice of florists who deliver half dead Root bound faded Flowers and plants from out of town customers in the belief that the sender will never know be cause the recipient will not Havethe nerve to complain. Your answer was Fine but Nei f ther you nor your Flower maven i Solly Hammer at Ronsley car Ned it far enough. These Crooks must be reported to the Ltd. And if that does t result in satisfaction the Florist should be reported to the better business Bureau. Several months ago i ordered 20 Beautiful Flowers to be sent to my dying brother in Tacoma Wash. He received a Rose with a ribbon in a Bud vase. No Way could 20 Flowers fit in a Bud vase. My sister in Law told me about it knowing that i would never Send such a cheap arrangement to my dying brother. The same Florist sent a ratty Azalea to another in and. When i complained they had a dozen excuses. I held my ground and insisted that they replace it or refund my Money. When they saw no Way out they sent a fresh Beautiful Plant. Please print this and Wake up the ripped off consumer. . In Mesa . I urge All readers who receive wilted Flowers and plants from out of town florists to inform the sender at once. If the it nation in t remedied write to  delivery and yell your head off. The address is Ltd 29200 Northwestern Highway . Box 2227.soothflild, Mich. 48037. Dear Ann Landers regarding the woman who wanted privacy in the labor room. I agree wholeheartedly with your answer. But How about saying a word about privacy in the delivery room i believe any Man who allows himself to be conned into witnessing the birth of his child with All that blood and slime must have a screw Loose somewhere. And what can be said for the Dame who allows it she is usually the one who docs the most yakking about women s lib and human dignity please Tell me where is the dignity in such grotesque posture and All that hollering even the animals have a sense of privacy. They go to a secret place to give birth. Humans should take a lesson from their four legged friends. An observer of nature dear observer Beauty is in the Eye of the beholder. And so is ugliness. Some consider the birth of a child the greatest of Al miracles a magic moment filled with Beauty and wonder. They believe the witnessing of a new life com ing into the world is the most exquisitely moving of Al human experiences. One who sees Only the blood and the slime just might have a screw Loose somewhere. Dear Ann Landers i am a 15-year-old girl who has the same problem a lot of my friends have. We would All appreciate some advice on what to do about Nosy mothers who Snoop around in our  All use the same excuse just happened to run into some personal letters or our Dianics while cleaning. We Don t Snoop in their rooms. Aren t we entitled the same respect sign a a Dearv. In a i agree your privacy should not be invaded. A Good Way to ensure tils is to keep your room neat and Dean at All Tibet and inform your mom that she does t have to go in news America Syndicate Page 11 letters civil service tour procedures clarified is there a provision for civil servants is types to serve an unaccompanied tour in Europe and As with the military serve a reduced length tour if not due to potential terrorist activity is there any current consideration of instituting reduced length Tours for civil servants who elect to serve unaccompanied Are there any provisions whatsoever for civil serv ants to reduce the length of their overseas obligation name withheld Raf mime Hall England editor s note Carolyn White civilian per Sonel division office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he Usa eur replies the writer asks if there is a provision for civil serv ants is types to serve unaccompanied Tours in Europe and As with the military serve a reduced length Lour. The answer is no. Most civil service employees in Europe Are on a Stan Dard 36-months tour of duty. As such they determine whether or not they will be accompanied by their family and the length of the Lour is not affected by the presence or absence of the family. However there Are a few areas in Europe because of urine conditions at the Post where the length of the tour is based on whether or not the employee is accompanied or unaccompanied such As certain posts in Sicily. The writer also asks is there any current consideration of instituting reduced length Tours for civil serv ants who elect to serve unaccompanied due to potential terrorist activity. No there in t As part of mobilization planning for hostilities crisis or War the department of the army has developed emergency plans to evacuate All civilian employees not identified As emergency essential. These plans would be implemented when the threat of hostilities Are such that mobilization of the forces is required and emergency evacuation is considered necessary. The last question asked is Are there any provisions for civil servants to reduce the length of their overseas obligation. Yes civilians May have the length of their overseas tour obligation reduced for reasons beyond their control and acceptable to the commander. The Community commander or an official designated by the Community commander determines the acceptability of the reasons and approves release from the service requirement. Some acceptable reasons for release from the service requirement Are illness not induced by misconduct separation As a result of reduction in Force the immediate presence of the employee is required in the locality of the place of residence because of an unforeseen Emer gency and extreme personal hardship because of circumstances beyond the employee s control such As conditions seriously affecting the health welfare and safety of the employee. The reasons for release from the service requirement must be verified by the commander or the design be be fore the release is approved. If you Are interested in More detailed or specific information warding release from the overseas service re release from service requirements. Berlin Reader recommends advice time to All supervisors when your subordinates come to you and ask you could they talk to you at a Given Tim and place and you say sure no problem. It May not seem like a real big thing to you but to that Soldier the world could be coming Down around him or her. So when the time arrives for that Soldier to come to ask you for help or advice saying Sarge. Could i talk to you now and you say could it wait i have a lot to do. But minutes later you see that same Sarge joking around with other soldiers you work with. So you go up to him and say could i talk to you now and Sarge says could it wait until after lunch. By this time the Soldier is feeling like nobody around could help when All you needed to do was have a talk or discussion with your supervisor. So the Small problem that your subordinate had has turned into a bigger problem now. And when that Hap pens that s when the problems Start personal Finan Cial Etc. You really Don t have time for that Soldier until he or she is late drunk on duty or violating some other military Rule. Then that s when the first sergeant and company commander come in. The problem has gotten out of hand. All you needed to do was make Lime for thai sol Dier. I and Many others like me just happen to be one of the unfortunate subordinates. As a supervisor i have done the same thing. We wonder Why we have problem soldiers. If they can t come to their immediate supervisor and discuss situations Rask for our advice it does t say too much for the military. I know that i would like to go to my supervisor first to discuss or ask for advice before i have to go to someone else. All i m asking is that we set aside some advice i no for our subordinates for at least 30 minutes a Day. We have to make time for our soldiers one of the major and primary tasks of leadership is taking care of our soldiers. Is that asking too much of us As supervisors and leaders Rose m. Smith Berlin cure for military Hospital complaints i would like to make additional comments if i May on the response of Sec William p. Shreve to the unnamed Soldier from Karlsruhe Germany who was concerned about the length of time his wife re wait before a physician could see her. I am a retired Navy chief Hospital corpsman and while on Active duty i was stationed at the naval Hospital in Oakland. Our Contact Point representative one from each department came up with an idea and put up some signs and placed them in each waiting lounge . Lab primary care Etc. Which read patients Are seen on a first come first served basis however when a patient is taken out of sequence it May be due to one of the following reasons 1. A patient is very very ill. 2. A patient has made an appointment. 3. A patient was asked to come Back by a physician after his her lab work. A rays Etc. Were done. Thank you for your cooperation if you Hare an questions our Contact Point representative will be Happy to help you. It worked beautifully and we had fewer complaints. Oscar g. 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