European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday october 23,1986 of forced to extend Tours to keep up with budget cuts by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau air Force officials say they knew the decision lore Start the career Bachelor program after a four year h hiatus would be unpopular with most of those affected. But at a Lime when a wielding budget Cullers hold inc High ground in Congress and the Tine print of Ever program is eyed through a magnifying Glass inc prime consideration is  realize some people will be inconvenienced by inc cancellation of their assignments an air Force personnel official at Randolph fab Texas said Mon Day. But the implementation of the program was necessary to meet anticipated reductions by Congress in the fiscal 1987 permanent change of station Bud  air Force requested $955.6 million for its fiscal 1987 pcs budget up by More than $70 million overcast year s total. The House appropriations committee wanted to slash thai 10 s6ss million. The Senate appropriations committee was More lenient offering s826 million. Congress settled on j814 million. Air Force personnel officials said about 2,000 peo ple would be affected by the program this year and 2.200 to 2,500 annually in future Yean. The program is one initiative being used by person Nel officials to try to carry on with the shrinking funds provided by Congress. The service Hopes the program will save $11 million his year and about j15 million annually after thai. This summer air Force officials delayed moves for about 27,000 people by two months id save 168 Mil lion. The army and Navy initiated similar programs to Cut moving costs. The air Force Bachelor program Calls for  and enlisted personnel with no dependents and at least four years of service to serve full Tours at 36-month tour locations. Individuals now serving 24 month hours will be extended to 36 months while those who came overseas on a voluntary extended tour of 36 months will now serve 48 months. People serving hours at Remote Sites Wilt not be extended air Force officials made the change effective Jan. I to allow people to get used to the idea and give them a Hance to get information on the program before it look  delay in implementation Means Only those peo ple scheduled to move after Jan. 1 will be  those now serving Lour extensions key Paciora ire the new Dale of eligibility for return from overseas and the length of the Extension. Someone serving a six month Extension on a 24-Monlh Lour with a return Dale after Jan. 1 would be extended another six months for a Tola of 36 months. The program will not greatly affect air Force assign ments planners officials said because of inc relatively Small number of people affected the impacts on the assignment process were full considered prior to implementing the cup an offi Cial said. We Don t anticipate that the Manning sys tem will be seriously  most foresee some problems in and using to forced extensions  kaisers Stern Bureau being single just changed master sol. John Stead Man s retirement plans. As the air Force re implements its career Bachelor program single airmen on at least a second enlistment face an involuntary Extension in Europe of up to 12months. Most people affected by the program support inc change but they say the forced re arranging of schedules Wilt cause problems. After the tears 1 had to ask myself a lot of ques being single you Don t have the support mechanisms that married people  capt. Deniece Duclon  said Steadman an a year air Force Veteran now assigned to Del 1, 86th tac fighter Wing at Sera Bach a Germany. It s a Good move for both retention of knowledge and economics but it Huru a Little when in affects you  Steadman will have Only six months until retirement at the end of his involuntary Extension. Ill have to extend for another six months for an assignment Back to the Stales he said. Career Bachelor Are single airmen ser tog at least on a second enlistment who have no command sponsored dependents. The program started oct 1 and affects Only those career Bachelor with Dale of Esti mated return from overseas of Jan. I or later. Usage personnel officials originally estimated that6,Soo airmen would be affected by the program in Europe. That figure has been revised to about 3,000people, said col. Ron Smith chief  with the Safe directorate of personnel. The number should fall even More As officials deter mine who is eligible for waivers from the program. The figure came Down initially As officials discovered agr Cater than a petted number of airmen serving first time six year enlistment or serving at bases wit Htoon of less than 36 months. Air Force personnel offi Cial said Only 2,000 airmen Wilt be affected world wide. Questions about the program coming to personnel offices Al various Safe bases have been fewer than expected Smith said but some of those people interviewed about the extensions objected to the suddenness of the decision and is focus on singles. Sometimes being single is not so neat said capt denied Duclon chief of the Cost Branch at the Sam Bach finance Section. Whal they forget is that being single you Don t have the support mechanisms thai married people have. They Don t realize an Extension Means another year  tech. Sgt. Phil Belonak. A 3filh civil engr so Fin inspector at Pitburg. A Germany would have ended his Normal Lour in March. He had just begun to make decisions involving property he owns in Florida. You la have mostly e-4s through e-6s staying i place. In Europe they la be in a Good spot to learn about the air Force Mission right at the front for sever Al years. They la be extremely Well trained in some areas he said. I myself am looking Forward to another year in Europe. I think though mat there should be some incentive. Offer these people bases of preference on their return and sort out the stateside jobs to accommodate that Job performance is a concern for master sgt Cynthia Hall of the 36th tac fighter Wing Public affairs office at Pitburg. She already has a one year Extension lacked on to the Basic two year tour for Uncle people. I be gone where the air Force wanted me for 16years," Hall said. I came Here set for three years but four years that s an entire enlistment. At a base like this with such an important High pressure Mission such a Long tour is going to Lead to Job burnout in lots of  but the initial Shock of the announce men has Giveaway to a look on the Bright Side attitude for Many Ca reer Bosch Eton. My initial reaction was that i got a retirement application and filled it out said master sat. Jerry Broyles a personnel specialist Al Raf Mildenhall England. But the application remained unsigned in his , on cil fifth overseas Lour and 13lh assign ment said he understands Why the air Force it making the extensions. The extra year Here wit mean i la be Able 10 tee More of Europe and possibly save a Little More Money he  who will be extended should receive Notilia world loony Nobel Winner to discuss human rights in . London a Nobel peace prize laureate Elic Wiesel Lew to the soviet Union wednes Day saying he hoped to talk to Sovei Leader Mikhail Gorbachev about human rights and the plight of soviet jews wishing 10 emigrate. He told reporters at London s Heathrow air port that he had been invited to the soviet Union before his Nobel prize was  had been invited he said to discuss a Confer in he is organizing in Washington next february on the non jews who died in Hitler s concentration Camp As the Nobel prize Winner i Hope i can now speak with More authority on these matters. The russians Are interested in showing every respect for the prize he , a jew whose books about his concentration Camp experiences arc world famous said a meeting wild Gorbachev has not yet been arranged but t have put out some feelers and 1 am  albanian Border guard asks Asylum in Greece Kastoria Greece a a 20-year-oldalbanian Border guard abandoned his Post and walked into Greece seeking political Asylum ear Lier this week police in this Northern town said  Soldier identified As Rislan Skoza crossed the Border in Daylight monday evening an was picked up in the Border Village of Nea Rishi Castoria police chief Giorgos Papadimos Saio Skoza said he told other albanian soldiers he was taking a stroll and then walked five minute from his guar Post and acres inc  Bor Der the police chief added. 2 East germans free across bavarian Border Munich a two East German men fled Over the heavily guarded communist bordello West Germany Early wednesday bringing to at least 25 the number of East German escape so the West in the past 32 Days officials said. Bavarian Border police in Munich said the two escapees aged 20 and 27, climbed Over Metal Border fences to reach West German Terri tory without injury. Ilion by Naif by Early november Smith Aid. Tho Seith questions about the program should Check with Atio i their base personnel office Smi win a Tiv. On own my oaf of ton � Hoim eternal Triangle exercise involves 21,000 troops Wille Bedessen Germany about21,000 nato troops from four countries deployed across Northern Germany Early this wee for exercise under the sponsorship of uie British lit army div. A a spokesman said 11,000 troop and 5.000 military vehicles Are taking part m the Fiel training exercise named eternal Triangle scheduled to end oct 31. Unit from Germany in Netherlands and Denmark Are involved m the exercises pan of autumn forge the spokesman said 8 worships scheduled to visit Bremerhaven Bremerhaven eight warships including the . Navy destroyer John Hancock Are scheduled to arrive Friday for four Day port visit a spokeswoman for the military Salsa come Here  win be to towed on Board Ben 1 30 and s . On saturday and sued to a the spokeswoman said. The ships but leave monday. -. _.--. Flip vessels Are attached to i a Ozuy Nannin. Nato Fleet in the North Atlantic supt tar Germany great brim Job Canada Norway the Netter Ted also Wilt make the port vat ton Purlg tl�8�m"l