European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 letters the stars and stripes Friday september 12,1986 housing office revises furnishings policy i am a conus teacher working at a Remote site in Northern Germany. Throughout the past few months the stars and stripes has run almost weekly articles regarding Gramm Rudman and the effect in will have on All areas of government spending. I know that already our school has been affected in several ways. Our Field trip funding has been drastically reduced and workshop and in services for teachers have been reduced or eliminated. Last year teachers were Given Ihrck working Days to prepare classrooms and coordinate schedules in preparation for he begin Ning of the school year. This year we had one Day. We arc still expected to hold Parent conferences at the end or the first Quarter but our non teaching Day for this has been eliminated. The promised Transfer program for teachers in Dodds has been eliminated t could go on and on i have just negotiated a compassionate transferal no Cost to the  i am presently living on the Economy and the Central furnishing management office Como provided a refrigerator stove Washer and dryer i appreciate greatly that these appliances were available to me. When vacate my apartment a lieutenant and his wife will be moving in. Obviously they will need appliances. They wanted these appliances left at the apart ment and were prepared to sign a Como contract accepting responsibility for them. We thought that this should be a rather simple procedure. However Como has informed us that because i am a civilian and the new tenants Are military such a change cannot be made. We Are in two different cat  in other words All appliances must be unhooked and disconnected and a Nick dispatch cd from a Dis Tance of 120 Miles to pick up these items. The Lieuten ant will have to make an application and wait an Esti mated two to four weeks to have the same appliances brought Back from a distance of 120 Miles. Knowing How government bureaucracy works this should t Surprise me but in does. I am angry at he incredible waste of Money and time. I am furious that dollars Are being spent in such a ride cutout Way while education suffers. Please Don t try to Tell is that these appliances must be collected so that they can be serviced and or cleaned. When i received my stove and refrigerator they were filthy. My dryer is an old laundromat Model with a plug installed in the Coin Slot. Is settings arc hot hotter and history. These appliances have been in my apartment for Only two years. Please Don t try to Tell me thai this is an isolated incident. I have discovered that this is a common problem Here even Between families in the same cat  one family moved into government quarters thai contained All needed appliances. The Day after they settled in a Man arrived to remove the appliances. They had to Wail iwo weeks before Ihry received re placements. Would it be possible for someone to explain to me Why a simple Transfer of contract could t be negotiated and what inc justification is for spending our lax dollars in such a ridiculous Way dime Boyles Bremerhaven Germany editor s note be c Harris chief. Homing division office of the Deputy chief or stall Engineer he Usa eur and seventh army replies you re tight at limes we get caught do in bureaucratic policies that arc or appear dumb. Funding sources were the Rool of this particular policy problem. Refrigerators slows washers and dryers for families does t matter whether one is a civilian or a Soldier Are purchased from funds specifically appropriated by the Congress for family support. The source of funds for similar items for unaccompanied personnel i a different congressional appropriation and until recently our furnishings manager had to account for the prop erties separately. Ernt under those rules we encouraged the Transfer of a stove for example from family housing Wareham stocks to Bachelor housing warehouse stocks or Rice Vena Lher than actually replacing a store in Home when Here is change of occupants with different Mari Tal tapas. We though policies that cause its to do that should a changed or eliminated now the Good news. The rules were recently changed. Furniture maa Agen pm now maintain both Type of furniture family and Bachelor on one property Book and no longer need to Exchange furniture Beanie of the funding source. There should be no More moves of Simi Lar furniture item. I said similar because some furniture and equip ment items authorized differ depending on one s Latu As accompanied or single. For example a family May be issued a 19-Cubk-fool refrigerator while a Bachelor la entitled to a maximum capacity of 12,5 cubic feet in this Case an Exchange would normally be required Bow Ever an exception to policy May be granted by the local housing manager Doe to Ducu stance such As Yon mentioned. We be made headway and i thank you for sharing your concern with by summer hire program rated by workers we have participated in the summer hire program in two separate military communities for a total of four years. The past Summers have been enjoyable. This year Hough has been a disappointment. Each year we have heard the term summer hire used Deruoga lordly. We Are considered inexperienced a nuisance and when there is a mishap it must have been the summer hires fault. Should inc employers forget inc age of the summer hires we arc All students ranging from age 14 to 21. If we were More experienced and had More time we would not be employed As summer hires. The program was designed to give the experience to the students so we can utilize our gained knowledge in future encounters. Without the initial experience the new summer hire will naturally be awkward and slow. But Given Lime the Young summer hire will Surprise you. The employers May have experienced an unsatisfactory summer hire in the past and feels that All summer hires Are alike. But we Are not. All summer hires deserve a fair Chance la prove themselves i is your duly As an employer to fully inform the summer hires of his or her duties. Assist Ance and full Correct instructions will help us com plete our ask or project. We All have a name. Get to know your temporary employees. Summer hires Are just that summer hires employed by a particular office Ihrck months Maxi mum to perform required tasks such As typing an swering phones and other office related jobs. What is not required is fetching sodas Pasteris from the nearby bakery or cleaning dirty shelves. These Are favors not duties our Job descriptions Are either clerical or labourer maintenance not gophers. We be Learned a great Deal with our experiences As summer hires it has helped us with other employ ment. The program is worthwhile when there is a pleasant environment in which to learn and perform. The Frankfurt military Community s slogan is commitment to caring. Are we not entitled As members of inc Community the same As other employees this is our final year As summer hires and we take this Opportunity to inform the Community of the program s advantages and disadvantages and to bet Ter the Way for the summer hires in years to come. Theresa k. Hall Jennifer a. Lingo Frankfurt editor s note Janice a. Carbonic civilian personnel officer Frankfurt military Community re plies i m pleased to have the Opportunity to respond to inc excellent Points raised by the writers. As stated the summer hire program was established to provide meaningful work experience to Stu dents. While the skill Levels of summer hires Natal Lar varies with the individual All positions Are essentially trainee positions. Due to the Short duration of the program usually either ave or 10 weeks the work should be easily Learned and tailored to Ibe skill level of the employee. Above All the summer hire should be challenged id learn and improve but not to be Given Busy work or expected to perform highly skilled duties beyond Tel capabilities. Moat supervisors Are anxious to teach the summer hire new stills and Are truly appreciative of the sum Mer hire contributions to Mission accomplishment. Most summer hires Are anxious to learn and perform Well. The writers unpleasant experiences an regretted program Success is dependent on supervisors provid ing  wort within the capabilities of in individual and treating the summer hire with the re Spect and Courtesy due any employee. Writer lauds training for motorcyclists pen pals after Reading numerous complaints by military motorcycle operators As pertains to the new Usa eur regulation concerning new licensing requirements to include a driving school it appears the bikers have Little insight into a very serious situation in Europe. Someone in Usa eur should be commended for their Wisdom and foresight for designing and implementing new regulation designed to protect not Only the motorcyclist but also the travelling Public and . Taxpayer. The Usa eur vehicle registry spokesman when replying to military Molo cyclists Only referred to the number of deaths from motorcycle accidents. He did not have statistics available As to those who were disfigured amputated or totally disabled As the result of a motorcycle Accident and the injuries sustained. Most of these fortunate or nol so fortunate individuals Are often medically retired with substantial disability allowances. Too often the More seriously injured with brain and spinal Cord damage require Long term medical and so Cial care. The Cost of medical expenses and nursing care with a quadra Plesic averages about 535,000 per year. If a serious brain injury is superimposed on a spinal Cord injury the Cost rises to 145,000 per year. Who pays for this care and disability the taxpayers you and me ultimately assume this Cost Why should i the taxpayer be responsible for costs that relate directly to an Accident that was he result of Little or no training of a Moto Cydil courts have held thai operating a motorcycle is a privilege not an inherent right in the Constitution. Since Feudal limes the right of privilege has had an associated financial obligation on he who assumes a privilege. In this Case the Usa eur motorcyclist is rightfully being asked to share the ultimate risk of death and disability by paying for a motorcycle training course As Well As the taxpayer. A better trained motorcyclist will mean fewer Acci dents possibly lowering insurance rates and saving our tax dollars. From an economic and social responsibility viewpoint the new training requirement for motorcyclists is the ultimate in Down to Earth common sense. Congratulations to Usa eur for initiating the most constructive Accident prevention measure since mandatory helmets for motorcyclists Anne a Schneider Frankfurt and ,m0 i m. 13 Yun old. By Mininn Wood fun is apqn.y.091m Lorn 0. A Danu vis uan Nagori or Toiuo i Oum like 10 compound a Popig bom it Orti ii Worta a it ind 1 ill my y wind Kjar. In m your a Natl  do in l of Alundu  kill Holms Sis . Co. To. Jet Pont. Tob4-37ki a to run in put my hot am ipod Narni d. Flow Kipilii. Of cow a i s , i wout re among i i it a Ortii Nice bin