European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 0 the stars and stripes tuesday june 16,1987 lure of airline benefits attracting pilots from Page 1 year with an airline. The study s comparison uses an individual  eight years of air Force serylwiiys31 years old. Asa major the  nearly $40,000 in pay and allow pared with a 122,000 starting Salai United airlines. Ii takes about five years to make up that Gap. By age 35, both an air Force and United airlines Pilot would Ca about $45,000. But by age 40, the Pilot would make $100,000 with United com pared with about $50,000 with the air Force. Retirement. Airline pensions aver age Between $50,000 and $90,000 a year at age 60. A colonel retiring with 20years service could get $24,000 a year. A Pilot for United airlines who started with the company at age 30 would make $160,000 in his last year and would get a$96,000 annual pension. Of medical benefits. Medical provided by the major airline aggie very comparable la those my Fishr Mili tary members  of Sev eral options in my of is the study  there Tonj of minor tees for civil Ian Ore. A by under $5, they Are offset by the Chance and convenience of private health care when compared with the Mil itary system it said. The airlines also beat the military i dental care by a wide margin with Choice and convenience again emphasized. Vacation. Civilian pilots must Workman average of ii to 19 years with an airline before accumulating the same 30 a vacation time that military pilots time they begin Active duly. A weekends and holi Days that  s leave period count against that but the study noted Tiline Pilot works Only about i month. Vacation time is in Adt Days off the study said Japan creative scheduling  easily Dou ble the actual Nur prof vacation  from Home.  assignment in the mini Mart come is 13 Days per month r frat Gic Airlift units and 10 Days Perno nth for tactical Airlift units. Civilian pilots average fight nights per month away from Home. Dependent travel. Air Force family members can travel on military aircraft Only overseas and Only when accompanied by the sponsor. Most airlines pro vide virtually unlimited travel benefits to pilots. Families can also travel free although some airlines limit the travel to once a year or families can buy a variety of discount tickets from 50 percent to 90 percent  addition to comparisons of the benefits of military and civilian Pilot Ca Reers the study contained disturbing news for air Force personnel officials. In the next decade the major Aji will add about 14,000 Pilot so Iago see nearly 18,000 Pill upper that Means the airline put iced nearly 32,000 Forcad Over that Lime Span the stud Jap tines could conceivably hire military Pilot who wants to get it said. Assuming Zero growth i Industry foe the next 10 years of Assumption retirements alone Cren a thigh demand for separating military pm hollow Tor a continued extremely Lowr Industry growth and Rulf Lilot retirements coupled with a it ply of military pilots 4,000 air pilots produced per year in inc 1970s compared with about 1,600 Peryear now have forced the airlines to change hiring practices. For example in the past airlines would t hire anyone Over age 32 or 33 or without uncorrected 20-20 vision the study said. But airlines now hire pilots in their sos As Well As those with vision corrected to 20-20 by eyeglasses or Contact lenses. That situation increases the length of Lime the air Force is vulnerable to member separating the study. In the past  10 to12  considered least 20 years Thea id. Part of this was the draw of it Iremene but a portion was also due Lothe age at which this occurs 32 to 34." since the Chance for employment wit the civilian airlines had ended by that Point military pilots had nowhere else logo. This is no longer the Case the stud said. Combined Wilh the fact hat in any year of service lifetime financial compensation is belter on the outside the capture zone concept May no longer apply to the military Pilot  the fact that airlines no longer require uncorrected 20-20 vision has also in creased the number of air Force Pilot for civilian flying careers the d. Pilot Wilh corrected vision com pm in Force career witha civilian non-11ribhkjvhcre the Mili tary compares Quilli since he is no airline career the air Force can j lose some of these pilots who would stayed it the past the study said chief from Page 1 was sanctioned by an air finmand that later decided not to use it. They said that even though they remain concerned about the air Force s lowered ability to retain pilots the study was of Lihle use since it simply reiterated what was known Nameiy that military Pilot pay and benefits Are inferior to thai paid to commercial pilots. The airlines pay More afford to Hickey Hajj you Are All you Raj Bebenin you  but Hickey said pilots obviously re main with inc air Force for reasons other than pay. " would Point out thai the two authors Are also pilots and they re still with the air Force them to Atay in the air Force  the work the adrenalin Kic military missions Hickey i there s  Fie kind Sand types film the camaraderie with the kinds of people. In the air Force. These Are Strong factors that keep people on Active duly that Don t have anything to do Wilh  Hickey took pains 10 avoid directly attacking the analysis which was pre pared by maj r. Theodore Roth and opt. David c. Nielsen. At one Point however he did not thai the language in the report used adverbs and adjectives that Aren a tinted Yuchas pm ghz  Dut thei retirement pay even better. In we Don l agree with in an Jet i take Filee in printed further Hickey coned latest statistics show the keeping about 54 percent of ice Pilot who reach their first Chance to gel out the end of the sin year hitch that comes after completing flight training. In 1983, after a series of major military raises an Benefit increases the retention was three of every four  know Why we re losing pilots. The airlines Are hiring now an air Force spokesman Wii Jand Arfre trying Plowe  letting Pilot air their complaints at special meetings. I answer to some of the complaints in hat tried to reduce paper work m certain areas and provide better condition the spokesman  air Force recently announced that do again begin giving flight  famed aviator s leather jacket  practice thai Many pilots hav huh butice in ended some years ago. Go shot to death at . Air base in Honduras Tegucigalpa Honduras a an american Soldier was Shol to death saturday night while on patrol at a . Air base 100 Miles Northwest of Tegucigalpa capt. Ron Eschmann military press officer for Palmerola As said. ". And honduran officials Art treating it As criminal homicide As opposed to terrorist Eschmann said. The army identified the Soldier As staff sol. Randall. Harris 34, of Wilmington Ohio. He was shot about 10 . While on duly As a Mili tary patrol supervisor near the front Gale of the base Eschmann said. Eschmann said Harris received three gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead 30 minutes lateral Palmerola army  said no one else was wounded in the shooting and it was not known if another american Soldier or a honduran was responsible. There is no suspect at this time and . And Hon Duran officials Are pursuing every available source he  the present time there in t any evidence of a specific threat to . Forces in   base did not go on Alert. Harris was with the 978th my co Oul of fort Bliss Texas. The unit is stationed Al Palmerola for a four month  is survived by his wife Cheryl and three Chil Dren Eschmann  United Stales and Honduras have conducted nearly continuous joint exercises since 1983.the largest involving More than 40,000 american military personnel was a three week operation Iha ended in mid May. Vogel elected to succeed Brandt As spa chairman Bonn a Germany s social democrats overwhelmingly elected Hans Jochen Vogel As party chairman sunday to succeed the retiring Willy Brandt the former Cha " been Al floor Leader since 1983, had been nominated 10 succeed Brandt in March and his election at a special party co Legates abstain  of lev win of i Mem Wvogel 61, the spa s parliamentary much of the attention at inc party Gulf from Paga 1  attack was accidental and apologized. Both Iran and Iraq have attacked for eign ships during their 6t Yea Mong War. But the United Stales believes the Irani an threat is greater and has proposed let Ting some kuwaiti tankers Fly the . Flag to get . Naval Protection from Iran. The United Stales also concerned about the possibility of growing soviet Power in the Gulf has tried to talk Ara leaders into granting More military sup port to . Warships according to armband Western diplomatic sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Conference focused on the 73-year-Oldbrandt, a giant it postwar German poli Lobel peace prize in Lions with the so Brandt was App item the first Honor Ary chairman of hot 124-year-old party Germany s oldest � he is honoured Fol great service 10 Thespo the German pople and peace in Europe and the Wori a statement is sued Al the ceremony Brandt announced is resignation in March a year earlier Khan scheduled after being confronted Ith a party re Voli Over his selection of greek citizen who was a personal end As parly spokesperson. A string Asp losses Instate and Federal election Tilso figured in his decision to Slep Down but the disarray and id feeling of three months ago appeared to be forgot ten sunday As paly delegates repeatedly applauded As Bdl gave a retrospective. Fortunes. Then i say Ihal certainty i tub hoped the spa under my leadership cold once again exert direct influence on fee business of Govero men Brandt a the party gowned Germany from 1969 to 1982, in first five years unde Brandt and the remainder under Helmut  you klember the victories of past years Busso very clearly the losses especially Vose you fell could have been avoided Brandt said. He apparently was refer Fig to the undercurrent of discontent Abul his leadership aside spa suffered Oft election toss after another during the pvt 18 months