European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 17. 1937 the stars and stripes Arm Landers dear Ann under i run several group Home for mentally ill adults. Our facilities Are not locked and the majority of our resident look Normal and behave in � socially accept Able manner. Last week one of our resident experienced a panic attack while shopping. He asked a clerk if he might use the phone and ask someone to. Come Jet him be cause he was afraid to Lake the but Back. The clerk laughed at him and refused. The Young Man left the More allot the euro and wept. After two hours when the resident did t return i went to look for him. I found him sitting on the curb crying. Would you believe not a Tingle person who passed those two Hourt offered 10 Nelp he could have told anyone where he lived and that he needed to be taken there but no one was interested. Two Days Igo another resident a picked up by the police. She a on her Way to work. The officer hid she mat we Deriv around talking he Hided "theiieatitiahaaklbekeptoircleath.". I am ident you to print to Iii letter o those i Sensi Tiepe pfc Wujs see How they look in print no Way could i get through to them. Maybe you can. Leafty in Wisconsin dear weary it Wilt take Auri thu hater la Ann Landrt Cal urea to 14 the aah to people wha on so ignorant and p Flat Here it Page to letters lacking it . Bat her it longest in the work egos Trita b Telofil step a Jve Juat taken it dear Ann tandem ii discovered that my husband has been having an affair for the last ii years. He must travel for his business Anu Nis sweetie lives in one of the cities he visits frequently. She u very much in love with him and claims he has become such an important pan of her life that she can t let i. I have been married to this cheating mar for 30 Yean. Now he swears tie is through running around and wants me to forgive and forget probably while he continues to enjoy his extracurricular Romance. He is begging for a Chance to make everything up to me. Is there a possibility that he Means it Louisville Lou dear Loo give him a Deuce to shape a. Von Bate nothing to lose Ami much to gala. It May be that he really is tired of. Cheating and want to clean up i act. Dear Ann Landers your column about Young people writing thank you notes prompted me to Wale my first letter to Ann Landers t Hope you print it. This last Christmas i sent the 14-year-Oid son of my Niece a Check for $20.1. Received in the mail a few Days later a note from the lad s Mother. It read it was thoughtful of you to remember Harold with that Nice Check. If Jou Wen a foxy 14-year-old, he would have written you i thought of All the nerve. Next year i Hope some foxy 14-year-old sends the kid a Check for 120, because he is not getting one from Harold s Mother missed a Good Opportunity to teach her son something instead of wrung that note for him. I wonder How Many other mothers Are guilty of the same thing. Mount Dora Fla. Dear data to Bony i m afraid. Thanks for be nudge. Cloi Nafei Tiruhi Doh Enlil Murt Waco run your Tuti you Annu Tail Ciri Glt d92i1, . Boidi spoiled children defended by writers i am writing in response to the letter entitled Lei the spoiled children the writer stated we need to a goodbye to those who Are not prepared to weather life As it it Able to sound off about things thai Dis please us and criticize policies and changes we disagree with arc the rights of All american citizens. One of the main reasons we be seen our benefits erode is that the military in general does t Vole. Most people could t be bothered to take the Lime to use the Absentee balloting process. I be voted in every election since i was is and believe me it s not that much trouble. If even half of the military voted think what a pow Erful voice that would be. Congress would certainly think twice about changing the retirement system or cutting our budget next year is an election year. Please take the Lime to Register and vote. Staff sgt Paul e. Dorsey Hattar Germany i have been in the army for almost 15 years. In that time t have wanted to quit several times. I Haven to and i have about six Yean to go until i retire. Several things have happened to me that might have been the last Straw. For instance the time the army look Money from my paycheck without first advising me. It took a lot of time with finance and the embarrassment of borrowing Money from my in Laws before finance finally got everything straightened out. I can t think of any civilian company that would first take the Money then let you find out a couple of week later from your Bank. Being in the service is hard on the individual and the family. There Are Many people who enlist who Are married or Are Tingle and marry later Only to find out that their marriage cannot survive the ordeal of Mili tary life. Examples of this Are spouses who Are rarely Home or the salary that the lower enlisted ranks receive. Combine this with Odd working hours poor facilities and being a Long Way from Home and the resulting stress can be intolerable. I have known Many soldiers who have decided after Many years of service that enough is enough. 1 Don t feel that you can say these soldiers Are spoiled Chil Dren unwilling to die far their country. By matter of Choice they have put their time in. Had there been a War j am sure they would have Given the ultimate sacrifice and would do so in the future if need be. Few people decide to leave the military because the commissary is out of skipoy.,. Again.11 but they will use it As a vent for the frustration that does cause them to leave. The understanding Leader would take this Soldier aside to find where the real problem lies. He would try to help find a solution rather than dismiss him or her with a name that ignores that person s problems. Sgt Michael d. Hassett Berlin let s look at what these people expect from the serv ice before we Label them spoiled children. The army my Branch of service promises the world in its recruitment ads earn Money for College learn a marketable electronics skill be All you can be now a few years have passed. The Soldier has Cost the army Over 140,000 in training and has worked in Bis military occupational specially less than one third of hit time in the army. He tries to find a Slot in his specially which Bis commander said was a condition for his release from his present Job. He finds a Slot not once or twice but three times each Lime his release is dented. Finally he gels assigned overseas where he s assured hell be working in his specially because it s space imbalanced. What happens next he s slotted caul Itic his mos bul promised that he can work it when there is an opening Dejavu he s basically told by his super visors not to Rock the boat or he will never work his Job. Grudgingly he complies with their demands. Finally a Slot opens up. Bul the company no vat peo ple at another Section. Pack up everything you own and move. You have 24 hours is the command. And of course at his new Section he is Given a Promise he knows All too Well. The tragic part of this Short autobiography is that it must be written very obscurely and i must withhold my name and address for fear of my temporary duty becoming permanent As far As my professional development maybe the army s theme should read be All Well let Zoubel name and location withheld the writer has a valid Point concerning the selfless Ness of military members throughout history however the decision to separate from Active duty does not indicate a weakness to face challenges. For intelligent and motivated people the decision is a positive career change. Granted the change is not a Panacea. Civilian corporations have problems and drawbacks also. Unlike the military corporate Structure allows for Advance ment based on Jab performance and Merit. They do not rely solely on a test where promotion is decided on time in Grade and service and the number of questions answered correctly. In an Effort to raise sagging morale the military makes promises of More Money and benefits then turns around and takes More away than it delivers. In civilian corporations there is an emphasis on Job satisfaction and performance based on incentive pro Grams provided by the company. Ism Northrop and other Large enterprises Are run on promises. Contrary to the military Way the civilian world of fers the Freedom to pursue a position based on experience and Merit not rank. Also the decision to resign from your present employer and move on is yours. Unless you Are under contract no one can Force you to slay under Penally of Law. Name withheld Hahn a Germany. You re right sir the army would be better off without some people bul Here s an Adas Well As a philosophy that i d like to share with you keeping Good soldiers in the army is part of every Leader s Job. Whether you re an no or an officer your leadership can have a powerful influence on your soldiers especially in their decision to re enlist nobody knows better than you that when soldiers Are treated fairly with respect and with a True concern for their goals and accomplishments Icv re More Likely to find their army experience a positive one. And More Likely to want to continue that experience. As you know it takes a lot to develop a Good sol Dier time patience and Effort. But the end result is Worth it. Not just fora proud Soldier or the army but As a credit to your ability a a Leader next time you stand in front of your troops re member that they re not just in the army they arc the army. 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