European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Arm Landers dear Ann Landers 1 Here a medical name for a disorder that causes a person to be unduly concerned with germs and cleanliness if there is have i am obsessed Wilh cleaning and talk about in All the time. I nose my glasses and cups before 1 ase them even though they have been washed with soap before i put than in the dishwasher. I Al ways uie the sanitize Cycle. I clean the Homes of relatives and friends when i am a guest even though i be been Tola not to do it because in makes them uncomfortable. I just can t help myself. Ann. Everything around me must be in perfect order. 1 imagine i have every symptom of every disease i hear about and worry constantly about being contaminated by unclean persons in Public places. 1 could go on and on about my strange behaviour but 1 think you get the picture. I can t admit these things to anyone but i know they Are True. Also i am extremely convincing when i Teu my doctor 1 have the symptoms i be heard on to i know he must think i am some kind of a nut. Every week it s something else. Please let me know what i can do to break this crazy pattern. In ii As annoying to me As it is to others. I need Antiseptic and s1ch of tide Aramati Datil a Capar. A Jimmea a notified b a problem half wined. My an to Fleming fam a Farad of aae Atal Iwu called air Alphama. Yog awed to to some awed a and dad a Why a fed � Lara equate that Yon amt  a kno Klaf Yoaw Adf Art to Prue that you Pago 11 letters writer says los have sick leave Edge fad by. Then Are to at dab fat women like tool i arge Roo to gel Art last Irilua and Ems car til Obtene Eoa Piil sin a Charlor Kat la Lake on your Iii. Dear am Linden when i read your column about the Brothers who worked for their father in a family business with the understanding that it would be theirs in the future it rekindled the bitter resentment 1 Felt in my heart after the unfortunate death of my father. I am one of those sons who was told repeatedly by my father what i m working so hard to build is going to be yours someday. Learn All you can and work your head off so when the Lime comes you la be Able to carry  dad kept that Carrot in front of me for Many years to keep me from accepting other opportunities. I trusted him and in was a big mistake. 1 am so years old. Dad passed away two years ago and left everything to my Mother. She decided to run the business. 1 chased the Carrot for 30 years and got whacked Wilh the stick when my father s will was read. All i can do now after 32 Yean of dedication and hard work is Start Over. My advice to children involved in family businesses is to ignore promises. Tell your father you Trust him Bui you want everything in writing. If you can i get it cart too late smart . It awls if Ai the men Waco wrote to relate the same Story Wen Taietti Taedt they d reach from Maine id California an m listening students a an your lather if wuling to Relta Alah font of he authority after y � Tec armamd for 10 Yean it s Nee  to Vasain in Tea or Len i feat a Tel Senitte Al m. Fact the Facto Ami act acted Laflor. I would like to respond to a recent answer concern ing policy dealing with civilian sick leave and make several Points 1. True local National in employees Don t accrue sick leave they Don t have to. They have the equivalent of 480 sick hours right from the Start 12 weeks per illness or injury. . Employees Urt out with Zero. If they get sick before they accrue any then it s leave without pay. A . Employee would have to work Over 4 a years to accrue 480 hours. 2. A . Employee must take sick leave for a medi Cal appointment an in employee does t. 3. If an in employee Comei to work and then goes Home sick even after just 10 minutes on the jobs they get credit for a full Day s work. A . Employee in the same situation would have to take at least seven hours of sick leave. Based on the above it appears extremely illogical thai in employees would have a higher sick leave goal than . Employees. They have an extreme advantage built in. About the statement that it would be improper to deny an employee consideration for an award based solely on absence for valid reasons i m curious if he is familiar with the 21st support come s award for working one year without using any lick leave . Employee lose out if they have just one medical appointment or go Home sick one Day. The in employees can do either repeatedly and still be eligible for Alltis award. Great morale builder what is the Bottom line to quote the previous answer employees should use sick leave absence benefits to the extent needed to regain his or her health and return to full work productivity. Supervisors should Correct those situations involving abuse or mis use of the benefits without penalizing  that s very sound managerial advice. So Why do we need to set quotas or goals that bring pressure to Bear on anyone who goes Over a certain number of hours regardless of the Validity of the absence the system gives you 104 hours of lick leave a year but if you use Over 48 hours you Are automatically suspected of sick leave abuse. In the Long run All that is accomplished is to produce disgruntled employees. Name withheld dam Todl Gen Mury editor s note William Ward civilian person Nel division office of the do Only chief of staff personnel a Usa reuer replies we pm diff me facts. Bat then we also should not Overlook Arm. The employment Benefit for local National in and is. Employee i an has cd on totally Del treat Laws Aad Rales. Naturally a direct comparison of the factors intoned will always must la apparent advantages and disadvantage for both Grafi. The different Gnu for sick leave us and Fick absence in recognize the differ Enen in Taten Meteah. True the in employee is entered for Brief period of inca Patr from the first Day of employment after which the health Insor aare Carrier assumes responsibility for compensation. The Juv employee he a similar Benefit Lium Tab As no to 30 Calendar Days of Rick lean six weeks can be advanced and repaid through liter accrual. Lean without pay can be taken at the employee s option. The in employee cannot be Adra aeon sick leave. An in employee is not charged for absence to keep a medial appointment provided he or she reports for work before or after the visit. The same holds True if he or she become ill after reporting for work. By analogy is. Employee taking directed medical examinations required by the employer do so on duty Lime. The purpose of monitoring employees absence rates caused by illness or injury la la identify correctable causes of High absence Rales to Short la Imp oink. Working conditions and loll Melnate abuse of crickets. It is not to penalize employees who Are absent for be Jill male reasons. Programs to publicize the system and maa rates help to remind supervisors of Mieir responsibility Loes Stablish and maintain a Safe and healthful working environment. The Issue of recognizing employees who conserve lick leave and absence privileges Cornea up periodically in most Large employment environments. The list support come is to exception. In december 1984, that com mind initiated a program to recognize All employees for Good attendance and performance. However for Many of the same reasons stated by the writer the program Vas rescinded one month later and has not Beta reinstated. The writer and All concerned employees Are encouraged to discuss Salt matters As these Wilh their Mirk ing civilian personnel office representatives and their supervisors. In so doing the answer or action Yon seek will be expedited. Aspin is no Friend of military says Reader in the october edition of "military1 lifestyle a free Lance contributor Loma Williams wrote an article about the military retirement system overhaul entitled the retirement  the object of the article is to convince the i that the new retirement system is of because the Man who engineered it has our Best interests at heart. The real reason is that this article is a part of the Media Blitz aimed at convincing the american Public Cord says otherwise. Aspin s House armed services committee in 1986 Cue 66 out of 216 Al 6s, 24 out of 48 Al is 36 out of 120 of less 5 out of 15 f-l4s, 29 percent of research and development for the sd1 Down from the 35 per cent Cut of the previous Yea Rand 28 percent of re search and development for them a Lank requested in the Reagan budget proposal. In addition he and his fellow democrats Cut billions from research training procurement and readiness. The writer says Aspin is a staunch promoter of the my missile " Bull. He Cut funding for the my in half. In 1985. He Cut 27 out of 48 mrs and 1966. 9 out of 21 requested by the administration. He has used his Public support for the midget min missile to justify these my missile cuts yet when interviewed in arms control today he said he and his fellow democrats May oppose the missile in the 1990s when it is ready for deployment. In fact this summer he led the fight to preserve the never ratified Salt ii Ireacy which would outlaw deployment of the midget Man i urge the military audience to read this article and if they Are As upset As i am to write to the editorial staff and complain. If the staff lets something this obvious slip through one wonders whether in is from error or the results of a disinformation Campaign directed at military wives and families. James w. Bitter Frankfurt ail Lettera to the editor must contain the fall printed mud and Addre of the writer Aid must be atoned. We do lot at Nat oed letter but we trill Wuhu of Yaw name on Renni and protect your privacy. All Zetlen an subject to Eltta. Uttin he Khz tin Shn a so Len. Afo Mill. Touma Anh Nuj to Sun so. Pour inn 34. A Ciao Dummy 1 1. A am. To twin Danny hid mrw q97sj 74i Orthun Ilmah h1hi Lucera j4sj7i1 or 3thto. Tic 3lw� a to Dice room 401, s3 s41mh ail new lot 1 0001, w a co 21 my Dunn Keno Dom do Dun Adaoo 4hecss4m. 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