European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 20. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 letters no talks about army s re enlistment bar i am writing in regard to the army re enlistment program. Recently 1 assumed duties As the battalion re enlistment no. The army policy is to re in list Large number of he Molt highly qualified personnel possible. That is what 1 would like to talk about it seems that the company commanders arc afraid to use bar to re enlistment in the Best interest of the army and to help themselves in the performance of their duties. If a Soldier in substandard a commander should seriously consider barring the Soldier. Allow me to give you an example Chi. Wade is a marginal Soldier who performs the majority of his duties in a substandard manner. He i deeply id debt and has been counselled by the platoon sergeant and the commander. The commander the refer the Soldier to acs for budget counselling. He does wonders at acs and is paying Nis Bills in a timely manner yet new letters of indebtedness Start to Low in to the commander. Ii appears that up Wade is run Ning up More Bills the whole time he is paying the old once the commander has plenty of documentation to support a bar to re enlistment yet he does t do it hoping the problem will Correct itself after All Cpl. Wide Plant to leave the army in a Tew  week before he starts to Clear Cpl. Wade brings a request for re enlistment to the commander Tor Signa Ture the commander immediately Calls the re enlist ment no to say i won t sign the commander then finds out that if he does t sign he must bar the Man from re enlistment. Rather than go through Al that paper work the commander deride to sign giving approval and let the Man and All hit Bills leave on permanent change of station to the . And let some one else handle the  would like to thank Cpl. Wade s lost commander because he is now a Lerg cant in my unit. His Section i never squared away he still can t manage his Money and he is in charge of nine soldiers who arc Destine to follow in his footsteps. If the last commander had done his Job Cpl. Wad would have realized hopefully thai he could t just hang around being marginal and his eyes would have been opened to the fact that the army does t want soldiers who Are going to try to slide through a 20-year career. I m sure the thought of being on Wel fare unemployment would have done a world Osgood for his performance. Commanders think of it As managing a store i civilian life. Would you want to have this Man work ing for you even More important would you wan your life in his hands in an armed conflict it could happen tomorrow commanders Wake up if you Are guilty of keeping a substandard Soldier around or have one that Cameto you by someone else s mistakes. Look at a 601 280, chapter 6. You just might help the Dud Soldier turn into a super trooper or help the army retain Only the Best fighting Force in the  and location withheld Vii corps claims part credit for pcs buses by now everyone has heard of the sponsorship express bus to Lake permanent change of station pcs personnel to and from Frankfurt. I congratulate 1stpersonnel come for its action and Good Public rela  do net want to sound like sour grapes but As Paul Harvey says let me Tell you the rest of the  buses for pcs personnel have been operating Between Frankfurt and several Vii corps communities for Many years. The current system in Vii corps was set up in 1979 by the personal property an transportation division of the then g4/dio, now director of logistics Vii  operation has. Been in the hands of the transportation offices in Stuttgart Luenburg Nuernberg and Augsburg White this Effort was before my tenure at division chief Many of the old hands who Pul this system together both in put and at the military Community an still on Board. They deserve abit of the credit too  personal property and transp Ortutai division stat Farl one Good Samaritan leads to another i would like to pass on my sincere thanks to the Good Samaritan whom i met at Torrejon a Spain during a recent temporary duty Toyi was diverted to Torrejon a. While there my Wallet con Taining try funds and other important documents was stolen by a pickpocket during my moment a need when All things seemed hopeless and the military reimbursement system seemed awfully slow a Complete stranger came up Tome and gave me Jjo his Only request for repayment pen pals was these words once when 1 was Down and out stranger came to me and helped me out. His Only re quest of me was that i return the favor to someone Elsein  he can truly say that he has fulfilled that  Promise that in my travels 1 will also help those who Are in need and never will forget the brotherly love and compassion that was shown to me. Rat  Turkey a Lilc  Engol my u i would Kab to Hava Par. In and. I would it pm rub i m 17 or of a .1 in and of tag. Dining and Cotuna tails or. Turi Alawi would by to him out Niimi pub triad in Tow stir and sinti pan Pil Nantier Ivarean Auto Panopi Myn Cuton i Wiit in rid. My Bobbin � cooking and noting. I would Ika to a pan  Ann Landers Anlu null Nita . Boi 44�hr,tiln.3uaajln dear Ann Landers i am writing in the Hope that t might prevent others from experiencing the family disaster we have jul suffered through. My grandmother died suddenly of to massive stroke. She ten a will and appointed her eldest daughter sue in the executor the wit instructed her to sell he restate Anil Divide the Money equally among her three Daugh ters sue took it upon herself to Divide my grandmother s personal property. Each of the 10 grandchildren requested a Persona item. No one we looking Tor costly Bauble. We merely wanted something of grandma s As a  said. Sorry in grandma s possessions Are valuable and they will be Given to her daughters or sold sue helped herself to Alt the Best pieces such As an Tique jewelry and old coins. What she did t want she offered to her children. What they did t want was Given to the other two Sisters. There Are a Tot of hard feelings loss of respect an resentment toward sue. At a time when support and love would be a Comfort greed has divided us. The sad part is that All this started before my grandmother s funeral. I know this is not what she wanted sad Saga in Arkansas dear Saga strap song second verse. And it pretty tired  people would specify in their wills exactly who should Bare what it would sate a mat Deal of heartache he Tjho handed shenanigans like sue pulled also a lot of Dis appointment. And consider ibis some people a Tut Tobe to stator of their Parent estate because they Don t want to have a Money fight with Brothers and  a bad idea i might add. Johann la Rater said it Best in aphorisms of Man in the 18th Century. Say not you know another entirely till Yin have dlr Ted an inheritance a Ltd  dear Ann Landers every month or so my husband will bring Home your column and say to know you wrote this  needless to say Honey. 1 did t write thai one but did write this one. I Hope you get an  Harry is so much like his father it is pitiful. He i never Home loves to be with the boys and is an author Ity on every subject. He is hot headed and Quick tempered and must always have the last word. I be lived with this know it All for Many years Buti m writing today because Harry s father is in a Hospi Tal on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The Man i unable to forgive himself far the Way he treated his wife and family. He can t let go of the guilt. If Harry could see the similarities Between himself and his father pm sure he would shape up. When you Are 60 years old Harry you too will wish you had spent More time with your children. You will also regret not having been Kinder to me. 1 am not Saint but i know what my faults Are and 1 keep trying to do better. Still Reading Harry As Ann says Why Don t you Wake up and smell the Coffee your wife Baton Rouge dear wife have no idea How Many in band in Baton Rouge lit Harry s description but i la bet there will be some inter Esting conversations and accusation around the breakfast table on there this morning. Let me know if your letter helped. Ilu Anakul Slmaa cok Quilit land to Wafe Mai four blurt. 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