European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes Friday february 8,1987 Safe explains loss of education adviser sometimes i have o ask myself where is there any Justice i am one of about 75 Active duty members and dependents stationed at a nato Headquarters in Karup Denmark. Due to our Small number and Oul of Way Loca Tion we seem o be at the Bottom of everyone s totem pole when it comes to providing us services. Until recently we did have a salaried civilian Educa Tion adviser. This position was filled by the wife of Anair Force officer and she holds a master s degree in education. To say the very least she was eminently qualified and besides that she cared. The services she provided were invaluable to the  an dependents who wanted to improve themselves and their education. These services came at a Cost of its a week. The Money was recently Cut. 1 picked up the stars and stripes recently and saw where Chicksands beat Tilburg in the Safe football championship t wonder How Many thousands of Dol Lars the military spends on equipment and travel expenses for teams scattered All Over the continent. Also what is the net Benefit of these expenditures a select few of the hundreds of thousands of military personnel stationed in Europe Are Given the Opportunity to quench their thirst for Competition and one base com Mander in All of Europe is awarded a trophy and brag Ging rights until the next season. I m As big a sports fan As almost anyone and i m not completely against Safe sports. But All this Money comes out of the taxpayers pockets and in fairness you can t ignore the Small groups of americans scattered around Europe. 1 think the example clearly Points out that in the military s never ending struggle to Cut costs it is much More Likely to go after the easy targets and not necessarily the most wasteful ones. Tom Gentry Kinta Denmark editor s note col. Paul n. Drivers director of education program he Safe replies we appreciate this Opportunity to Ftp Lintn How educational services Are provided to our geographically Sepa rated units Csc based on several factors personnel support Geo graphical location Overall capability Etc the responsibility to provide educational support to Gus i As signed to our main Safe bases. The supporting education services office for Karup Denmark is at Ramstein a Germany to assist the supporting education services officer Eso in providing the kind and the amount of educational support necessary close coordination is require Between the Gnu commander and the supporting Eso. Normally hit ii  by the commander appointing a motivated unit individual officer or Neq to the additional duty of working with the supporting Eso on a routine butt. Through occasional visits to the tilt for training purpose Ana telephonic mail Contact the activities of the education services program it Gus can be effectively accomplished. In the past in order to provide More extensive educational support the me of non personal services can tracts was authorized to procure counselling and educational testing services at Numy of our larger Sui. The individual mentioned in the letter above was Inch contractor and As indicated provided excellent services la the Karup Community. It should be pointed out however that this individual was not salaried and did not occupy an authorized manpower position. She was paid by contract according to the number of Nulu of counselling service requested and provided. Such services have always been Ibn led to counselling and or testing activities and were Only to supplement the administrative and planning acum Les of the additional duty unit education Adriner. Early in 1986, ire were directed by the he Usan to reduce our tuition assistance Hind spending in specified areas due to reductions in funding mandated by the Gratin Kudman balanced budget Law. One Ana was these of non personal service contracts. We now have very limited amount of Money to use in this area and simply cannot provide the level of cow age that has been enjoyed in the past. Therefore we have established guidelines which limit the us of inc services to Gus having at least so assigned Usan Active duty personnel. Unfortunately Karup is not Large enough to justify educational contract services under these guidelines. There Are Many such locations in Safe with t population under 80, All of these would prefer to be Able to provide additional educational services for their personnel but resources an simply not available. In regard to the Point made about use of appropriated Hinds for sports the amount of taxpayer dollars spent on varsity sports to minimal. The bulk of the program i funded with non appropriated funds generated through tales at cafes and mar facilities. The sports program benefits not Only Puyen partly pants but also thousands of spectators. For example there were More than 1,000 people in attendance at Chicksands for the Safe football  is typical of Spectator interest in football add sports in general throughout Safe. Ai a Side Benefit commanders have Long recognized the value of sports to improving morale creating a mom of Community togetherness providing a touch of Horn and assisting air Force retention efforts. The Safe sports program with 22 championships in 17 different sports offers something for almost everyone. Oral Roberts fund raising methods criticized by readers about this personal Pica from god for Bucks for Oral Roberts. Am i missing something or what is being disgusted with this statement enough or should something be done about a Man who wants to get a loan and use cod As a cosigner i be heard about these evangelists who use Good. God fearing people to keep them in caviar and Cadiz lacs. A Man a Mere Man thai is like Oral Roberts with so Many people who look to him for spiritual direction to actually say Hal god will take him if his Fol Lowers Don t Send him "si00 immediately and additional pledges in february and March sickens me almost to the Point of atheism. I won t id one Man with a twisted idea of what god wants for his children pollute my feelings for my god. 1 wonder if Oral will sleep Al night knowing some one May Send him food Money for his Quick  Oral you said that if you Don t get $4,5 million by March god will take you Well i la Send daisies. Senior airman Paula toy Ramsten a Germany. In the old testament uses were sacrificed for various reasons but in the new testament the Sacri fice has already been made. Obviously Oral Roberts docs not have the Faith he professes in Jesus Christ when the word tells us to ask believe and receive in a prayer of Faith that All our needs arc met. Granted the word tells us to Bear one another s burdens but it does t Tell us god holds our lives accountable if the burdens of others Are not fulfilled. There is absolutely nothing wrong with soliciting for donations to support the needs of the medical re search Center but to present himself As a sacrifice unto god is totally ludicrous. Oral Roberts has contributed tremendously Lothe excuses unsaved people need to avoid the realm of christianity by his asinine portrayal of a Follower  i just Hope and Pray that the followers of Oral Roberts will keep their Leader lifted in prayer and continually unite on one Accord in prayer that the enemy satan will discontinue having his Way. I too will betraying for Oral Robert s recovery of sanity. Kimula a. Taylor Raf Fairford England Young soldiers should be trained and advised no says on several occasions i have had the Opportunity to talk to Many Young soldiers. Many of them say i have Only been Here in country for two to three weeks and this is my first Lime Over seas and no one seems to be helping me integrate into the  those Young soldiers begin 10 drink that Good of potent Beer and appear to be at the end of their rope  giving up on life  i remember telling most of them you would not have gotten this far if you really did t want to be Here so let $ not give up now but continue to drive on. I told them that we often arc confronted by obstacles bul if we cannot bypass them then we must Breech them. Those few Little words gave those soldiers Hope bul How Long will ii last i say not Long unless you and i As leaders make these soldiers Welcome and integrate them immediately into our team. We owe them and our country that obligation. You and i both know that those soldiers had and said More than that. But before you say that was t me who neglected my soldiers first take a hard look and answer this question. Did i really do All that i could have done and More to make these soldiers Wel come and feel a sense of belonging be honest with yourself because not to do so does t make you belter but shows that you Are retreating inward leaving no room for self improvement i Challenge you to develop a Good sound reception and integration program at your level to accept our soldiers As an important part of the team. Let our Best soldiers sponsor these Young soldiers. Now for our soldiers who Art not up Good let s train and make them better then they Wilt can be Able to assist us in our reception and integration program. Remember if we quit and give up on our soldiers let s move out not up. Sec Nathan Rosium Wuerzburg Germany leap refunds can come direct from a information for runners have a question concerning the leap refund procedures i realize there was a recent article explaining the refund procedures bul in my Case since i m Sepa rating from the army i was wondering whether those same Steps would apply to me. Dress on the paper work also i have Only three weeks left before i leave Usa eur should 1 submit the forms now or wait until i arrive Al the separation Point spec. 4 Mark Seiferle  editor s note David e. St Hack office of Deputy chief of staff operations to. Usa eur re plies veterans can request leap refunds directly from the a regional office nearest their Home. White the army finance and accounting Center is capable of having the refund Check sent to any address the Soldier requests it would probably be easier for the Veteran to work directly with his local a office once your Reader has returned to the Continental United Stales and is settled in an area where he plans Tolive be May want to discuss educational opportunities with a a Counselor. Veterans should not be too Quick to request a refund because once applied for and received they cannot re establish the account unless they return to Active duty. Reminder All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and Addiss of the writer and must be signed. We do not read unsigned tetters but we will withhold you name on request and protect Jour privacy. All letters Are subject to editing. I am the . Navy Liaison officer at the Fuehring Saka Demie Der bund Estehr German armed forces staff College in Hamburg. The City of Hamburg will Host its second annual Marathon on sunday april 26, 1987. Hamburg is a Beautiful City and the relatively fast and Flat race course Witt give participants an excellent tour. 1 would like to offer assistance to any runner or club in obtaining race information entry forms and or accommodations in the Hamburg area. Interested panics May address correspondence to Sunlo am Ongen Apo 09215, or Call 040 8667-2116 during Normal working hours. Cmdr Thomas e. Mckee Hamburg