European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 8, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 Ann Landers dear Ann Landers it is alarming and frightening i that fewer and fewer eligible Vot-1ers exercise heir right to vote or i pay attention to the issues or who is running for office. How Many i times have we heard someone say my one vote won t matter i sol just didst bother i for several years i was an 1 election judge supervisor at one iof the precincts in our cily. The i following was copied from a Page i in the Section judge s manual. I since your column is nationally syndicated perhaps it will be read by Many people who will finally realize How important one Vole can be. If our right to vote in a free election were overtaken away from us there would be utter chaos in this country. Please Ann gel behind  Missouri How important Tiow vote in j645,one Vole  control Ofengand in 1649, one vote caused Charles i of England to be executed. In 1776, one Vole gave America the English Lan Guage instead of German. In 1845, one vote brought Texas into the Union. In 1868, one vote saved president Andrew Johnson from impeachment in 1875, one vote changed France from � Monarch to a Republic. In 1876, one vote gave Rutherford b. Hayes in presidency of the United Stales. In 1923, one Vole gave Adolf Hitler leadership of the nazi party. In 1941, one Vole saved selective service just weeks before Pearl Harbor was attacked. Dear Tzumi thank for bringing Home vital message to most dramatic Way. I Hope try one of my realm will re member us column when ii come time to Volt Bear in mind folks your vote might be the one that made in difference. Dear Ann Landers i am a Well educated professional woman happily Mamed for More than 20 years. We have two Bright sons. My husband is Well known in his profession. He s a Good provider a Loving husband and father but his desire to be the Center of attention is a source of continuing embarrassment. Claude monopolizes every conversation talking mostly about himself his achievements Bis College life Bis sports activities the books he has read. And on and on. He tells the same stories and the same jokes to the same crowd 115 times and he s not a great storyteller. If the party is Large Claude will Zero in on a victim and virtually talk him to death. Many times i have tried to Rescue the poor soul by changing the subject but or matter trap never fails to regain control of the conversation and it s Alt about him. When he meets someone new Claude can talk non Stop for two hours and when it s Over he does t eve know the other person s name. I hoped be would develop some maturity in Lime Buthe it getting worse. Can i do anything to change him i have told him repeatedly How he comes across. He insists i am Loo critical and that people find him fascinating. Any ideas desperate in Santa Rosa div in pact clude is so tvs clue he Mast keep gelling him self in u abort to make certain everybody knows Bow Start Itogay Dunning and Well informed he is. Then to no Way Yon can chaw this Man so change Yumol Stop snorting Hwesi ii  his to wrist Nen Dot not reflect on you. He s the one who comes off looking like a windbag. Letter army weight control program explained i sure would like the facts concerning the overweight program past and Prei Ontl in March 1986,1 came off the overweight program. In May 1986,1 passed theft test and made my Pinch test weight. Company commander she stated to me that the Pinch lest would be becoming obsolete and the new method would be the tape measure  i asked her How this new program would work and How it would affect me she stated she did not know because there were no guidelines established Yel. So november 1986 Rolls around and take my it test and pass however when 1 weighed in my Pinch test weight was not even considered prior to this Felest 1 was told my Pinch lest weight was obsolete and i was taped prior to completing my it test now let me Point out that my Coic and first sergeant both told me the Pinch test was obsolete. I did not make an attempt to maintain my Pinch test weight As i was More concerned with passing my it lest which i did. Two weeks after the it test my com Mander called me into her office to be re enrolled into the overweight program. She stated that we were starting All Over again because of this new method to measure fat. Last week my first sergeant approached me at my duty Section aha told me because i failed my Pinch test weight at the it test in november and that As this Washy second time on the overweight program in one year of gelling off the program i was being processed for elimination from the army my commander explained to me that no one in our command was aware thai both tests were to be used to determine weigh she said that this came Down fro Mihe department of army to Usa eur. When she sent her report in to 7lh me com they reported Back to her and asked her what she was doing about me and three other individuals. She said she re enrolled All of us and was starting Over again with us. They in return said wrong if they failed Bot tests then we were to be chartered oui of the army a Handy catch 22" if you ask me. The rules arc changed the method to determine body fat but the same penalties Are enforced coupled with the fact that no on tells anyone anything until after the incident what i have so much heartburn Over is the follow ing 1. The method to determine body fat has change to a new system but it was t specially clarified prior to my taking the it lest. Because of that i am gelling burned. Where is the Justice in that pen pals i hit to a Gatun my who in a u to a cmdr in  a  a stun in a Ming Meta Ulm Hin keel and m Dong and sufi twine ind now a fwd Sun 222 rut us Huid b Ninn Oit in 6s13 1011 Hub pm Fiji from Attar count Rita. I in is Ytit old. J enjoy 38 Button Tan  a ten buds pod ,1 in mar try i Etc Omeg pin a j in z2.ytaram atom rom nun. Sit is pm 1 boo Page. Pin nit Tram Ott of mull run. I in 13 run of. Or Ruml Anu Hwi g War my do ring n do.  Ham of Quai cd 2. My commander said that if i had made my Pinch test Sci fit but was found to be Over my body fat regarding the Lap measure test she could Al least defend me on that evidence. Of course i am told this after the fact that is two months later. 3.1 have never Ever had a body fat  in my 3vi years in he army nor have Ever failed a it Lesi. I do not look Sloppy or fat in my uniform nor has it keep me from performing my duties in a military manner. 4.1 am getting ready to go on terminal leave and ets from Here and the army the first of May so Why put me through this the Only Glimmer of Hope i have is that i might ets before All the paper work gets through according to my commander. 1 have served my country faithfully and with Pride and spent half of my Lour being on Call for one army assignment or another. I have made the absolute Best out of this assignment and helped Many of her people do the same. And for All thai i get this hassle before its name and location withheld. Editor s note capt. James c. In Tom leadership Branch office of the Deputy chief of suit personnel he Usa eur replies thank you for the Opportunity to clarify procedures in the army weight control program. The program nukes All soldiers responsible for meeting the prescribed standards. Commanders and supervisors Are responsible Tot implementing and enforcing the army weight control program. There Are no new and old weight control  army incorporated some  change into army regulation 600-9, army weight control program on oct. 1,1986. One of the revisions incorporated was using the tape measure la measure body fat. Ii it simple and More accurate method for determining body fat however the Basic purpose and procedures of the program have not changed. A Soldier s failure la maintain � weight at or below the allowable percent body fat standards for their gender and age to a 600-9 is now and always has been grounds for enrolment in the army  program. The Standard did not change Only the i Eihud far determining body fat changed. By your own admission you did not attempt to maintain your weight. By entering the program twice in one year you Are subject to elimination from the service under the provi Sions outlined in the regulation. Although this reply May be of limited value to you ii is hoped that other soldiers Reading it will avoid your mistake. A proper salutation am a female Soldier in the . Army. Nothing uncommon but a Day does nol go by without me being asked How am i supposed to address you the reason for that question is because i am a female warrant officer. 1 realize that there Are Only a few of us in Usa eur. I realize also that Many soldiers have never seen a female warrant officer. However each Soldier has the responsibility to know How to address property All members of the armed forces. In accordance with table 1-1. 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