European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday october. 10.19s6 i by i i i a readers say taking kids shopping pays off this is in response to the letter a comment on taking children if children Ait not taken shopping or elsewhere in Public How it ill they team Correct social behaviour if children Are not taken shopping How vill the learn to shop when our family goes shopping we compare prices on items and decide which is the Heller Purchase letting children have an input on the Thoits of household item or groceries shows them their opinion is valued. Shopping r Good educational practice. Children need to use Iligir Reading and math skills. It shows them a use Tor what they learn in school. Children Are Little people. Just because they arc smaller does t mean they Are less important. Debra Winnic rms join and Germany knowledge can be gained from trips to the commis sary and he Nguc. Children Are human. They need outings As Well As adults. Weekends Ore when most soldiers have time off to spend with their families. It is the Only Lime Many parents have to gel the shopping done especially when both parents work and the children spend the entire week either in school or with a Sitter. It is not always possible to find a baby Sitter. Apparently you do not have children or your children Are old enough to sit for themselves but at $2 an Taur Many parents cannot afford to leave the children behind. Our children arc a part of our lives Uliey have rights. Some of us believe in doing things together As a family. Chris Ashley hindu Germany it sure sounds Good to drop the kids Oft every timezone goes to the commissary. Sure drop them Ottlo go to the Exchange Bowling and any other entertain ment activity As a matter of fact All week Long to go to work. In fact let s just drop them off whenever on goes somewhere where they could Al in the Way maybe one can just gel rid of them until they arc about18 years old. 1 Hen they la be big enough to fight he crowds and Noi gel in the Way. Sound Good Well not to us. Our children arc important to us going places As a family might not sound so important anymore with the Tail paced world of single minded people who Only think of themselves. But la our family it is important. Going places together gives child a feel ing of belonging to the family. Going to the commissary together might not seem crucial to an outsider but front where do you expect a child to learn children Only learn from re sure that if every time people around you left you out of something As Dull As going somewhere and spending Money you d feel unimportant unwanted and neglected. Just think of How exciting it is logo buy new things whether it s clothes toys or something As Dull As food. Children deserve these experiences also so please peo ple take your children Ith you you won1 annoy our family at All and your family could be As Happy As ours. A child must be eve posed to these Small manageable immunizing in pcs of socialization and taught to begin adapting to family habits or other reasonable necessities or pleasures of life. A the sudden acc Quirt Meni to frustration Toler Ance All at once and in areas to Dan with pleasure fears in Cense emotions and confusions May be almost More than they can handle. Nice and Eti Beth Litton Bautin Holder Germany. I have been in Germany for almost two years and my husband has Only gone shopping with me about seven or eight times he is usually working when 1 need to go shopping. If lie s working he can t slay Home with the kids. I Don t know i ilium your Community but in ours we can t take our children into the dispensary unless they arc being seen by the doctor. You Don t want our Chil Dren in the health clinic and now you Don t want us to bring them shopping. Donna m. Hill Ballwrg Germany the time that i spend with my son is very important to me. Whether we go to he local German Market Orthe commissary is no one s concern but our own. Additionally As n Parent. 1 assume full responsibility for Myson s conduct and ensure Hal he is not pushed shoved or trampled by the turbulent riotous mobs you envision if you think that 1 am treating my son in an unkind manner just ask him How he feels. Hell Tell you that he loves going shopping with Mommy sgt dense Daniels Wiesbaden Germany. Why is it of for a single Parent to Lake his or her child along to shop but dual parents should have one stay Home to baby sit while the other goes shop Ping a single Parent can easily find a Siller if he or Shi wanted to just As dual parents can. My husband and i love taking our children with us shopping. We take them because we want to not be cause we have to. And we love dragging them along. We love to let them choose their cereals fruits ice Cream or whatever and they love to be included in decision making and i feel it is very important totem. Life is Loo Short to keep pulling them with Sitters and not spend As much time with them As possible. Most working parents have Only the weekends to spend with their children. By the Lime they return from work they spend maybe three or four hours with them. Warrant officer does t want commission i am a chief warrant officer in the United Stales army. I have worked very hard to get where 1 am today and have a great Deal of Pride in the traditional values and the reputation of the warrant officer corp. Recently Congress decided thai warrant offi cers should become commissioned warrant officers. The most distinguishing characteristic Between a commissioned officer and a warrant officer to this Point has been the ability for a warrant officer to specialize in one Field therefore becoming an expert in Hal held. To commission warrant officers would be to de stroy a very old tradition i fully understand and agree that a warrant office should be tactically proficient As Well As technically. I also feel Hal with Oyer seven Yean in he military i can fulfil this requirement without being commissioned. To exp i warrant officers to perform 100 percent in their jobs and do it Well with the additional duties and responsibilities As a commissioned officer is to spread one very thin. A distinct difference Between a commissioned an warrant officer has been Fie scale on which we Are paid. The pay that 1 receive is equivalent to a first lieutenant with two years in service. The reason an i see it is to distinguish a Hierarchy by virtue of pay As to who out ranks whom. So am 1 also to understand that upon being commissioned there will be an adjustment to the pay scale to my knowledge this is one area thai was not discussed on the Issue of commissioning warrant officers. Along with our duties As professional technicians comes the of making difficult decisions. Upon joining the service 1 had the Opportunity to decide if i would like o pursue a career As a commissioned officer a warrant officer or remain a non commissioned officer. After much thought i decided to become a warrant officer Only to have Congress decide that i should be commissioned and that i can do this for the same pay and allowances that 1 receive now. I also had the Opportunity to decide whether to remain an army re serve warrant officer on Active duly or apply for i leg ration into the regular army. Not to worry. Congress has recently decided Hal we should Ako become regular army upon promo Tion to cw3. Congress seems to be making Many decisions lately thai i feel completely confident i am capable of making for myself. However there remains one decision Hal con Gress is not Able to interfere with the decision to stayin the military As a warrant officer and allow con Gress to continue making decisions for me or to re sign to the civilian business world and Mike a few decisions on my own. Regretfully Congress has made this decision for me too. I can t help but fed that the military hands a Good Chance of losing some very competent and professional decision makers. A concerned Wui Uit full car Kirch gowns it Runny and that s not a Tot of Lime. Whenever we Lake our children with us we con Sider Hal an we Lake them for treats for walks to the Lake to shop and even to the movies. Seeing their Happy faces and How excited they Are is More rewarding than leaving them with Sitter just to be alone when shopping. Of course they la gel tired but what do you expect even adults get tired but we team to Deal with it. When one writes about parents and children especially negative things All parents Are affected because others lend to think All parents arc what the writers say Well i am saying different. So before you Star judging us look around real Good and you d be amazed Al How Many Good and Well behaved children there Are instead of the bad ones you seem to find All the time. I have seen my share of so called bad examples bul i be seen More Good than bad. 1 say Hati off to parents who love and care enough for their children to include them in things they do and places they go to. Name withheld. To Eslingen Germany shopping is Noi always a chore or an errand some times it s an Outing. For a majority of Young married couples living overseas grocery shopping is the Only family Outing they can afford. Taking children shopping can also be a learning experience for parents and children. Parents must learn that children Are a 100 percent of the lira responsibility. Leaving them Home whether with a Siller or spouse leaches the Parent Noi to adapt to the new lifestyle of children but to shrug it off. It teaches children that they must learn to at prop Erly in a Public social situation. They learn Lodeal with the frustrating things that go along with it not avoid them. Heb coca j. Grove Sembach a a Germany the following people agreed with to of tie Teal nuts in the above letters Margul Kennedy a cd of Fen Boru Germany Pirron Williams rans Tehi a Germany Tim m. St Haeffer bpm Holder ctn Nuiya Vicky halon Neuenkirchen Germany spec. 4 Todd , lady Leaburg Germany Belle a alow Munich. Cos told to enforce legs the following is written in response o the writer of the letter concerning compliance with apr 35-10, in particular Wear of women s head gear. The old saying two wrongs Don t make a right aptly describes your situation. I agree that everyone in the air Force is required to comply with existing regu lations and Wear of the uniform is no exception. How Ever you need to reevaluate your position. As an no in is your responsibility to Deal with violators. Many of us fall into bad habits and airmen Are no exception. Because others Lake the same Posi lion As you inaction our problem is compounded. When you see someone in violation of apr 35-10, bring Illo their Allenton. We All need reminding every once in a while so Point out to violators their discretion. You will be doing your Job and pretty soon they will be doing theirs wearing the uniform properly. Master sgt Jerry Jackson Augsburg Germany pen pals cwt Oil from it prep cml w. Word Rouhke t. Oku ��z1 Lum of minium up m Tai 10sdmui unit my ubry m in you in Pill co amt. I Imti Max a Tram Arm Hon. Nunulu
