European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday october 3. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 of changes rules on curtailing Tours  Bart us . Germany following cuts in Umi unitary s budget for permanent change Oft in moves a department of defense Dir changed the ground Mitt for formerly routine Lour curtailments. The directive which went into effect sept. I requires most requests for a shortened tour to originate with a Gener Al officer and be approved at the Secre tary of the army or air Force level. A spokesman for the Navy military personnel come in Washington said Navy procedures have not changed. Re quest Are considered on a Case by Case basis. Neither Flag officers nor the Secre tary of the Navy Are involved in any Way. The new directive also requires any one transferring to a new assignment in the same theater or anyone signing up for a consecutive overseas tour to serve the entire tour at the new location. You re talking about an Impact on afew people that is a suor Impact rail than a minor Impact on a lot of said col. Ron Smith  rents for Safe s  personnel. Out of about 23�pliovcs in Safe last year onto jew involved departure before thee Era tour he said. Foo est t sound like a very Large number but they Are genially very Crit ical to us Smith said. For example the air Force in the pastas transferred officers in the european theater to a Headquarters for a two Yea assignment even though the stated tour length of the assignment was 36  a method of putting people where n ceded.  directive the entire tour would no Tebe served. It is a Fairty i Jeuial change i philosophy Smith Siam Feare very much aware that Many peo punter for an additional two who might not Volunteer for on Addi Jal three year tour. We Don to the Impact will be we a Ujj Prev  for soldiers  has the tame result Alp s change of station through jump Raufer within a theat Eror Choju Genve overseas tour an entire isl be served. In army process for obtaining a tour curtailment differ slightly from he air Force. If the combined time in theater for both the original tour and the consecutive or Transfer Lour totals four or More years the request for curtailment can be approved by the general commander of the army s military personnel Center. If the time is less than four years request for shortened hours must be approved at the Secretary of the army level. General officers must request the curtailment in any use said maj. Mary Jackson personnel staff officer with Theu Sarteur office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel. Several categories of curtailments ready have been exempted for receive in the air Force i exemptions include juju icbms for humanitarian  children have a  and for Indi Viduate Babp surplus following a base nit deactivation. Exemptions May exist Andy questions still remain on the Spe application of the directive. U intend to put a message to by Gaur uncertainties and go Back to Rihm of department of the army Jackson no we want to gel some  both Jackson and Smilth Khlil Mili tary members with question their base personnel office. The reason behind the change in policy is budgetary Smith said it s a simple matter of dollars he said. The Congress has not Only reduced our pcs budget but in his Cas directed How to spend it the Reagan administration sent con Gress a permanent change of station Bud get request of j2.8 billion for fiscal 1987. Erman sports club has Field Gay with help of army engine of unit by Betty stiff writer Hei Buchenthal Geli thanks to soldiers from he 9sl engr in Al Smith Cavern local soccer players can soon perfect their fancy footwork on a new practice Field. The nearly complied Field was a$170,000 project that the spans club could not afford if it hired a construction firm said Helmut Schussler architect for the project and a sports club  sports club saved More than �50,000 with the help of the . Army our Only Field is Hardtop and_2sjyears  Schussler said. The Man Rule now slates that Al clubs Musi have two Field held for play and on learns can  the old Field  the new playing Field 1 Frerman Laws regard ing Cru Floron of land and Trees sniffle problem of finding a Suita for the new practice Field. City officials finally decided on an area near the clubhouse. But the spot they picked was on the Side of a Hill. It was a dump site filled Wilaj tend other debris said d. St Tco c  poof finer in jul of the Pra toe had to Cut about Hon be Ihian to level the ground and trim write  Smith  turned into a  for his unit Anhhue for his Soi Avo gel time opera title. I is bulldozers scoop to graders. Seme soldiers Are straight out of army advanced individual training others Only get to use the heavy equip ment when we re out on a Field exer Cise Smith said. We re a combat unit and in Germany you just cant go around digging everywhere. It s been an experience working with the German architect and plan ners he said. We started in mid a gust on this project. The germans gave estimate of what Waslien we gel close to the de i level they come out and Survey Fie site with our surveyors. Germans like things to be exact and that brings out the expertise in our soldiers Smith said. Schussler said this is Hia first experience working with the military. I find it extraordinary that every thing works extremely Well. It s also regarded that Way by the residents Oshei Buchenthal he said. To support the soldiers who work in of six to eight during the Day and impede overnight guarding theft a Gasthaus in the Village provides tee daily meals to the  also plan to throw a party to than toe soldiers once the project is Finiani a Public affairs spokeswoman said. I Hope we can be Tiki projects like this Smith Laid. It tic aka the Monotony and teaches us to work wit the  the rescues 15 kids from Udall Kan. 0nmt�17-Yearaldhigh school senior who Chalfi Swift Chest High currents to Rescue 5Thfrom a school bus thai slipped in rising Creek in Southern Kansas says his bravery was no big Deal. Travis Reuther said tuesday the first thing he thought of before jumping into the swirling water was to remove his Good shoes so they would t get ruined. It did t seem too big a thing to then and it still does to really tie in an interview. I was Wor Nedal Ion shoes More than  the Best ones i got but Udall High pet officials and parents called Taij a hero for braving the currents my carried each child about if Diks from the waterlogged us  Banks of the nun Elope Creek Early monday. The episode began Early monday morn ing when bus Driver Carolyn Foster re j drive the vehicle across a slightly near Udall a own " Miles South of and the water Kiruna my Pihe Back end of thebus Andhi Midi into the Creek vhf bus. He said came to a  end i Side tilted into the water began pouring into the the bus and the children most Range from kindergarten to Junior High Scio age started screaming and heading to in front he said. The Back emergency door was blocked by Trees in the Creek and the front door was stuck holding Back Waters about four feet  wailing about 10 minutes with no help in sight Trevis said he decided in upon myself to take everybody he took off his shoes tucked his books in a Safe spot and shimmied out the Driver s window. One at a time the a foot a 137-Poundteen-Ager began carrying children to the Creek Bank. He held one youngster above his head to avoid getting the child s Plas Ter leg cast wet and said he had to wad about 50 Yards downstream to Rescue a first Grade boy who had climbed out the window by himself. He was hanging on to the bus  drifted away Trevis said. He Llo death when 1 got to  girls helped Loshal Low  of the children onland while Treen bulted Hii evacuation. He then  bus wit the Driver who Cour a Inake it through the window until a major defense depart several months Aea birr policy changes that wajmhri2iio million next  in the Dod a Aliice  budget figure depends upon. The Senate armed services Omillee accepted the 12.8 billion budget minus $140 million in saving identified by the Dod study. Hie House armed services committee accepted those figures also but filed some additional policies to be examined for Possi ble further savings in the next Slep of the congressional process the Senate appropriations com Mittee accepted the Senate armed serv ices committee s recommendation but called for elimination or reduction of number of programs such As temporary lodging entitlement and household Good shipping expenses and ended up with a figure of $1.467 billion for next fiscal year s permanent change of Stalion Bud gel. The House appropriations committee further to come up with a figure depends on the out come of the ghz nation conference now taking  average overseas Cue. Cost the air Force Between  on household said son a stir Csc Vickii com to Ltd to m 5 airmen Hunt when bus overturns Izmir Turkey five were injured one seriously tract bus Hylra planed on wednesday if crying and times a base Sopke Manthe  when the 22-Paswnger Ilo Balik Esir near cans were on the thrown from the turned capt. Philip the airmen i nato exercise86, he said. Injured were and Mai. Jose i airmen a con loaded Over six  1 1 . Was  Ameri All but one were when it Over  in determination be Irwin Zih Mili Del. Be and tech. The Mobile  a in tary Airlift Windo Vernier airman a Fly Netbai sol Darrell Gai Ruki Faerial port Send a. . G of the 435b Organiza Nance so Rufo main a " " the most ruptured spleen King lungs. Milts surgery wednesday Litany Hospital and waste army regional met Lan Stuhl Germany thing. He was listed As Serroi in afternoon a hos isaid. Fother four were airlifted Wedney in Ciurlik a Turkey for treat Anne Frank House site of bomb scare Amsterdam Netherlands a a bomb scare forced a two hour evacuation of the Anne Frank House Here Mon Day As former soviet dissident n Athan Shch Aransky was due to arrive for a visit to the holocaust shrine police said. A dutch army bomb disposal unit re moved a suspicious vacuum cleaner bag found in a wastebasket at the. Annefranc House according la police spokes nun Juas willing who said the bag Wagtail found to contain refuse