European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 6, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 9 harassment a Only changing no says by Charlie Bowden Mould boreal Garmisch Germany sexual harassment an sexual discrimination in the army have nol decreased they Nave Only taken More Subtle forms that often Are Ine Only  that we be gotten smarter Toi Maude those people who air the a raisers com Mand sit Mij. Karen Erickson uld during remarks 10the Isufi annual Usa eur equal Opportunity con Ference. It Bai become More Subtle More Covert Andis done with a Little More finesse than in the  Erickson a Veteran of 2s year in the army is com Mand sergeant major of la personnel come and on of four women in the army to hold her Grade. Today it is More or less condoned As Long Ai i does nol rear its ugly head outside of the limits of that particular unit or command the said adding Faal Loflen ii a result of the boys will be boys mentality she Laid still exists throughout the army. That mentality promotes sexual discrimination and sexual harassment the said. It gives it a ground where it can rear its head at any time and in fact  Erickson said the problem rests with army Leaden at every level who either openly condone sexual harassment and discrimination or do nothing to prevent i from continuing. It lies with leaders who fail or arc incapable of stopping the kind of behaviour that Fosters sex i Ual harassment and with Leader who have the boys will be boys attitude and use it As an excuse a valid excuse Farthings like harassment and discrimination she said. Erickson also said there is a double Standard in Deal ing with offenders. An e-4 would be in trouble she said. But for Eric in senior cos or officers it i a different Story. Noth ing is going to happen to them unless it became an embarrassment to the command and everybody know about it thai kind of treatment of the Issue Rei ulu in sol Diers who do not Trust their Leaden. They least very quickly not to Trust leadership and nol to Trust the system she said. This further result in people being hesitant or afraid to come Forward and report incidents of harassment and discrimination. The climate is such that they know that if the come Forward with a valid complaint the chances arc the treatment they la receive after they be made the complaint will be worse than pulling up with the discrimination or harassment Erickson said. The Issue and its aftermath Combine into what Erickson described As a sad state of affairs thai is costing the army Good people. First sergeant Erickson said. And in the end the army is the  Navy considers anti terrorist training for sailors by Richard c. Gross Tufi military writer Washington the Navy in a plan to overhaul its Security forces against terrorism is considering creating two special Marine corps units and training All sailors to shoot pistols and rifles a Navy document reveals. The four Page draft directive made available by Navy officials says the re structuring will strengthen our ability to deter select and defeat terrorist attack against our service members their dependents and our  the officials said monday that Navy Secretary John Lehman approved the concept a year ago and the document was sent oct. 28 to commanders of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets for comment before a final decision is made. The far reaching Security overhaul Al naval installations would begin in de Cember with the assignment of marines to train sailors at More than 80 locations worldwide the draft said. The plan would culminate in fiscal year 1990 with the creation of an anti terrorism school at the air Force Security police Academy at Lackland fab Texas where Marine corps military police now Are trained. The directive was the first evidence the Navy is considering wide ranging specific Steps to combat terrorism since a truck bomb exploded at the Marine bar Racks Al Beirut International Airport oct.23,1983, killing 241 . Servicemen. Implementation of the directive would mean thousands of sailors in addition to their regular duties would stand guard As pan of the Marine trained and super Vised auxiliary Security forces that would maintain proficiency and be pre pared for full time Security duty in Peri ods of heightened  a Sailor could be assigned to the new Force for a minimum of 18 months. Under the proposed directive Al Navy recruits and officer candidates must receive qualification in pistol and Rifle fire As part of a new policy to reintroduce weapons proficiency As an essential skill of All  currently Navy recruits Are required to fire Only seven rounds in Boot Camp and officer candidates receive Only three hours of Small arms instruction. The draft directive proposes forming two Marine Security battalions one for Sacii Fleet each would have a company size feel anti terrorism Security team or fast capable of deploying either Asa whole or by detachments on Short no Tice to augment Security where required by heightened  there Are about 900 men in a Marine battalion about 175 in a company. The fasts to be directed by the com Manders of the two fleets also will pro vide Security when nuclear powered ships Are refuelled the draft said. 3 . Warships sail into Harbor for 1 St chinese port Call since 49 Qingdao China a to the brass band strains of Happy Days Are Here again three american warships sailed into Qingdao Harbor wednesday in the first . Navy port Call to communist China. A Navy band aboard the guided missile Cruiser Reeves played the Jaunty Melody As that ship the de Stroyer Oldendorf and the guided missile frigate renin arrived at the Eastern port of Qingdao Homo of the chinese North sea Fleet. The last . Warship to leave China departed in May 1949 from Qingdao where the . Navy had facilities before communist forces took Over five months later. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger announced the port Call oct. 9 during his visit to peking calling it act dear visible evidence of continuing and develop military to Milit try relations Between the two . Ambassador to China Winston lord boarded the Reeves to Greel Adra a. Lyons commander of the us. Pacific Fleet before the Admiral went ashore to be welcomed by Ada. A Xinchun. China s North sea commander. Gilbert Luna s8, an american who was stationed in oin Adao in 1946-47 and who returned to see the ship the port was once a place where All the sailors wanted to  Luna of los Angeles said the . Naval presence was tolerated by the then nationalist government be cause it provided a deterrent to the communist forces gathering momentum across China the nationalists fled to Taiwan after losing a civil War to the communists. These Days there Are few places in Qingdao to even buy a bottle of the City s famous Tsing lao Beer and shops and restaurants close Early in the evening How Ever hours Are being extended for the approximately 1,000 visiting sailors. Qingdao a cily of 2 million is a Center of Light Industry and one of 14 ports designated As special zones for foreign investment. The . Port Call originally had been scheduled for june 1985 but was suspended when communist party head he Yanbang unexpectedly announced in may1985 that the United Stales had agreed to abide by China s policy of not allowing port Calls by ships carry ing nuclear arms. The United states has a policy of not disclosing whether its ships carry nuclear weapons and denied it had made any such agreement. Neither Side has revealed How the Issue was re solved and both say they have not changed their poli false documents used to buy Auto in bombing Berlin s4s an automobile that  Central Airport one week ago was Jia Umuiwi in Art Timon Tesnear Tempe Noi i in ii new  Ureba Sedovy a Man using false identity documents a Berlin police spokesman said wednesday. Police raced the recent Purchase of the Peugeot ust Dianthe car bombing to a Frenchman named Ber Ira Denbae a Only after the exp Ion oct. 30. A Sweet thaw entity documents shown to the Cari reported lost on the Island of Crete in i9a5 police mud. Police have not determined the authenticity of a caller claiming responsibility for the bombing in the name of the Arab liberation front Lebanon. The spokesman said police do not know whether the bombing was connected to the presence of the . Air Force and the . Consulate at the Airport. Five of six soviet made launcher grenades exploded in the car shortly after 3 . Oct. 30. The police spokesman said he was unsure How the grenades were triggered. Bystanders told police they saw a Man fleeing the car shortly before it exploded. Police believe he May have been injured. Last Wii Era officer in marines to retire Washington a Mai. Gen. James Day the last general officer in the Marine corps to have seen combat in world War ii will retire on dec. I after 43 years of Active service the Pentagon announced. Day 61, a native of East St. Louis 111., was 10 relinquish his command of the Marine base on the Island of Okinawa Japan on thursday. Day As a 19-year-old Corporal fought in the Battle for sugar loaf Hilt on Okinawa in the closing Days of world War ii. Day also saw combat in Korea and vie Namas an infantryman earning three Silver Star medals for valor during his career. He was wounded seven times in the course of those wan. The Marine corps said in believes there maybe at least iwo senior enlisted men still on Active duty who saw combat in world War ii but Day is the last general officer to have done so. An unofficial Survey by the associated pres found that with Day s retirement there will be Only three generals or admirals left on Active service who saw combat in world War ii. They Are army maj. Gen. Andrew 1. Adams who is Bead of the american Baltic monuments commission rear adm. John d. Bulkely president of the Navy s Board of inspection and Survey and rear adm. Upper half Jackson k. Parker commander of the Norfolk .va., Nav base. Just a year ago. Army Gen. John w. Yesse stepped Down Ai the last chairman of the joint chiefs of Salt to fight in world War 1j, female Soldier found dead Frankfurt Sis a 35-year-old woman sol Dier from the Giessen Community was found dead monday evening in the main train station in Frank Furt a Public attain spokesman Slid wednesday Manfred t. Pohl Giessen military Community pub lie affairs officer said the death a being investigated by. The criminal investigation div and the German criminal police