European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday Juna 9,1987pagosfirm Gas get help in switch to civilian life program a so emphasizes Rete tji Vinch Washington the army last a lest program aimed at making belter citizens out sex soldiers and it Hopes persuading some to re enlist after they re shown the realities of civilian life. Transition  As it s known is an Ideal hat has been catching on at the Pentagon the air Force is developing its own program to be tested a tour . Bases later this year. The army kicked Offitt lest program at fort Bragg . The concept View a member s Staaf Lugn fro service As a process thai begins Tysz amt earlier and extend into civilian  officials say. The army prograinjlimf�pro&8ed, if service Mem in want the her Folie process could assist them in either land Chi civilian Job or being accepted at  school jut the army won t give up on retaining Soldier until they re practically out the door. We re going to put a lot of emphasis on retaining the Best of the thousands of soldiers who leave military each year one personnel official officials Hope that the jobj0lrtrtce"  we Elj i Reinfo Malion on realistic Civron nip Arf unities and on the Cost of housing and a Jhm full open Many soldiers eyes Toj of Oltof military my Ley May have anted. Any soldiers who did not intend to i remain on Active duly or enlist in the reserves we faced with the realities of life outside the army the personnel official said. A Basic premise of transition management is that informed soldiers will be More Likely to stay  the education assistance aspect of the program which has been running since january already is mow ing results. Army education centers have helped about2,000 transitioning Soldier and family members develop individual employment and educational Back ground packets for institutions to use in evaluating Ner education and training he education aspect of the program was some thing that we could immediately implement world wide which is Why we started that before we launched the Overall program the official  the lest works Well transition management will be implemented throughout the army late in fiscal 1988, he said. The air Force test is scheduled for this summer a Seymour Johnson fab , Randolph fab Texas a father fab. Calif., and Scott fab  Forte will test two variations. One will con i ree Day seminar and about two noun of Persona  each participant. The other involves Advance a Malion by Hie individual on Day of intensive Rpu Prmt und about to hours of individual counselling counselling will include in Foi ment. Career goals translating military Skib  and preparing a resume a personnel official said. It win also include researching potential employers Job search methods and interview techniques 1 jewish settlers retaliate storm refugee Camp Jerusalem a about 70 jew " i the rampage in a Dows culling car tires act bring in the air in retaliation for the stoning of a jewish passenger bus the army com Mand said sunday no injuries were  military oflicials.whari0imc