European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday. December 25, 1986 Dod meets 1986 recruiting goals no problems seen in filling needs through 90s b Chi c k Vinch Washington Bureau Washington for the seventh year in a Tow the inc fens  Mel ils Overall recruiting a dial with All scr ski b netting 100 percent of their object vein Lisi Al 1x6, Pentagon officials said. 7hi1 percentage of recruits with High school Diplo mat generally held steady except for the Navy which has teen its h fruiting rate for High school gradual. Drop 8 pern.1 in Over he past two years. The Navy Ali has i in Molt recruits scoring in the lower mental Cali gongs on the armed forces qualification ii ii b o si/ahh1 margin Over the other services. Thai Sci line 11 probably due to the Navy s rapid growth compared la the other semen under the  prop am to increase the size of the  flite to 6uu ships said Chapman cos the Penta gon s manpower chief. Tiit percentage of High school graduates enlisting in the army Hai stayed Al 91 percent for the past three years the air Force traditionally the service with he most High school graduate has had a Rale of 99 per cent for the pan three years. The Marine corps has posted Small increases in High school graduates each year since fiscal 1983, when 92 percent of recruits had High school Diplo Mas that figure was up to 98 percent in fiscal 1986. The percentage of military High school graduates is significantly higher than that of the general . Youth population which is about 75 percent. Cox said. Most of the service reduced the number of recruits in category in the lowest menial category. Cox said. The Navy was the Only service to remain the same with 10 percent of its recruits scoring in category in of the qualification Tysl in both fiscal 1985 and fiscal 1986. The army s percentage of category in recruits drooped from 9 percent in fiscal 1985 to 4 percent in fiscal 1986. The Marine corps rate dropped from 4 percent to less than i percent Over the same period while the air Force had a very slight de crease from i percent in about one half of i per cent. About 30 percent of the general youth population scores in category in Cox said. The number of recruits needed by the defense department has decreased in recent years and continued to drop this year. Some people might say that we re manipulating the numbers lowering our goals to meet our 100 percent objective Cox said. But he Quality of our recruits is improving which reduces our attrition rates he said. Our retention rates also continue to improve. Because of those fac tors he number of people we need to acc Mil generally  re enlistment Rales for fiscal 1986 were up slightly compared o fiscal i98s, Cox said. The Marine corps posted the biggest gain with an increase of 11 percent in first term re enlist mints compared to fiscal 1989, the air Force and Navy also had increases in first irm re enlistment rates since fiscal 1985. The air Force rate went from 54 percent to 58 percent while the Navy rate increased from 55 percent to 57 percent. The army was the Only service that had a decrease from 43 percent to 41 percent. Career re enlistment rates stayed nearly he same for All services Over the past year ranging from 79 percent for the Navy to 88 percent for the air Force. There arc still Rel Calion problem areas especially for pills and nuclear submarine officers. The defense department should have no difficulty in meeting its recruiting goals in the Early 1990s, de spite a predicted shrinkage in the Pool of available recruits. Cox said. There is no question in my mind thai we can main lain our current Levels in the All Volunteer Force Cox said. In 1986 we needed 2.9 percent of he available is to 24-year Olds to meet our objectives. In 1996, which is expected to be the Low Point for this shrink age we think Well need about 3.5 percent but greater utilization of women in he service together with a general decrease in drug use and an increase in education standards among he . Population will provide us with More eligible people to fill our needs he said. Cox cited adequate compensation and an improved Quality in military life As significant factors in the Pentagon s recruiting Success. Deserter making Waves in attempt to come clean Jacksonville Fla. A Harold Mcdanil l turned himself in two years after he says he descried from the Navy but the Navy apparently did t know he was gone and in t sure it wan is him Back. Mcday Titei 20, of Orlando decided to surrender when his Mother begged him to do so. He quit his Job in Orlando told his Girlfriend goodbye and confessed dec. 17 to a chaplain at the Mccoy Annex of the Orlando naval training Center. Bui the Navy did t have him listed As absent without leave. We apparently did t know quite who this Perton was said it. Kevin wrung. A training Center spokesman. It got bizarre Mcdaniiel said tuesday in a Telephone interview from his restricted Barracks at j Edisonville naval air station. They kept asking me Over and Over my name rank und social Security number. And they d go Check their enlistment re cords and there was nothing. They could t even find me on the cd Seniv list in Washington. I was t  he asked his Mother to bring his enlistment papers and Boot Camp pictures to prove he had been in he Navy Navy officials just could t believe it said Lucille Hardy Mcd Anict s Mother. They called everywhere trying o figure out who he was. And they came up with double  Mcdanul l says he enlisted at the  do training station aug. 9, 1984, went through Boot Camp and completed training As an apprentice fireman. He was awarded his diploma nov. 16, 1984, walked off the podium and out of Navy records. I had signed up to be an electrician s mate Mcdaniel said. But they told me All the classes at san Diego were filled. I asked w hat i d be doing until Here was an opening. They said mowing grass scrap ing boats things like that. I told them that s not what i joined for. So i just never  base officials in Orlando had Given him All his military paperwork to carry with him to san Diego he said. San Diego full vials never reported him missing. I had been thinking about surren Dering for a Long time but i finally could t stand it anymore he said. I started seeing cops Al night All the  Man Dies after drinking 151-proof rum for $70 bet Alloway township . A a Man who bet some friends $70 he could Ersnt a pint of 1s1-proof rum in i i e minutes and Chase n with 11 ounces of Beer died of acute alcohol poisoning police a. John 0. Williamson. 44, also had drunk at least m 12-ounce Beers sunday night before visiting the Alloway Village inn. Where the drinking be occurred stale police said. The bet called fur him 10 drink the rum which is 75 percent alcohol and the Beer and then May at the bar for to minutes. Williamson passed out after 15 min utes and friends begun driving him Home when hit breathing became irregular. He died monday at Bridgeton Hospi Tal. An autopsy report indicated acute alcohol poisoning although full toxicology reports will not be available for sever Al weeks said police detective sol. Perry Ashman. The cast is being labelled a suspicious death and Salem county prosecutor Frank Hoerst 111 said he will decide whether to press criminal charges after he receives the final autopsy and police reports. The new Jersey division of alcoholic beverage control also is investigating Williamson s death. Friends told police Williamson had a history of drinking bets especially with 151 proof rum. Accepts University Post Vurl Orlov soviet physicist and human rights activist who was freed la october after tight years of imprison ment and interim exile has decided to join the faculty of Cornell University he announced tuesday at be Confer ence in Ithaca. . Orlof Balds in three fingers As he answer a of Veltian about what he misses most in he soviet Union. My three  he replied