European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 27, 1987 the stars and stripes  Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers that column you ran on the stomach stapling operation made it sound like the Ideal solution for obesity. Your readers should behold that it does nol work for everyone. I know. It nearly killed Roe. When i had that surgery in of 1 Tober 1983, i weighed 418 pounds. I had tried at least 15 i different diets and was suicidal. I i decided to try one More Lime the stapling. Carrying around All that weight was hell but what happened after the operation was worse. Within seven months 1 dropped 184 pounds. This was too much too fast the reason i lost so much was because i threw up everything i ate. Finally i had to cat out All food and live on liquid 1 still threw up. Sometimes the vomiting would go on for hours. It left me 10 weak i needed help to walk. During those seven months i was in the Hospital for in feeding live times. Each stay was 10 Days. Tie Cavere vomiting broke some of the to Tanta Loose. I gained most of the weight Back. Now i can t eat beef Pott raw from or vegetables. After three years i still porec meal of my food Uva 1 Tzib vomit three or four Lime a week because my stomach is easily irritated. Please made fund that i had an excellent surgeon Aad in no Way do t bume him. Also i followed his orders Curtly. 1 just happened to be one of those unfortunate people who count tolerate the surgery. Anyone who is considering this operation should talk Loas Many people As possible who have been through it it is not the answer for everyone. Believe me i know. Thumbs Down in Georgia dear thumbs twi wan t the Only Honor Story 1 Here fed but in  number of res fun wrote to thank me for Glitz of that gnat Operatis such wide coverage. People who an morbidly obese Are willing to take risks and they should be. Nothing works far everybody. I m sorry yen were one of the Alt icky one. Dear Ann Landers your response to curious in Corvallis who won dered How Many females die during illicit sex May explain Why men Are tempted to stray into strange Beds. You said the physical demands on a woman when performing sexually Are much less demanding. All she has to do is be there your comment reminded me of that old joke about the Frenchman who was arrested for having inter course with a Corpse. I did t know she was dead he explained "1 thought she was  Jim a Twisp Wash dear Jim pretty Fanny. And now Iii get clobbered by All the British who read the column. I apologize to Advance. Deai Ann Landers several weeks ago i vacationed in Rio de Janeiro. On the second Day 1 mailed 11 postcards. Nol one person received a card. While in Rio several tourists advised me not to tend postcards. The reason Given was that the postal workers in Brazil steam off the Stamps resell them and throw away the cards. Let s hear it from people who be been there. Youngstown Ohio sounds nighty Odd to me hut ii print the feedback. My readers an a faithful reflection of everything that happen Eiery Bere. Write on overseas tour length changes explained some Lime Back i remember Reading in the stars and stripes something about changes in Lour lengths or some overseas locations. There was some mention of a couple of areas in Greece. Naturally i did t pay Loo much attention because Elifis where i m Sta line was nol one or the areas mentioned a few months Back the military personnel office Here informed the units that we were gelling a change of Lour length effective april t. Everyone with a Deros after thai Date would be extended sin months Tours Here Are is and 30 months. For a while everyone was calling their branches i even called mine but to no Avail then i picked up an army personnel bulletin a monthly periodical no. 2 87. The front Page was devoted to permanent changes of station pcs and tour changes. It slated tour length for first Tori titty stationed in Europe and Japan increase from 18 to 24 months on Panl 1. Alaska and Hawaii Tours immediately increase to 48 months it also went on to say that soldiers serving in All 36-month overseas Lour areas who have dates eligible to return from overseas Deros of july a Cpl. 30, 1987. Will be involuntarily extended in their overseas commands for As much As three months. Soldiers with Deross during october and november 1987 will be extended 1-45 Days to make the replacement now More fair and orderly. Soldiers involuntarily extended Wilt be reassigned before  with this information i was sure to leave at my Normal Deros August 1987. Then As i was Glanc ing through a personnel qualification Rosier Wilh the orderly room clerk to my Surprise Milo had changed my Deros added six months to it. As i was leaving the other clerk pointed something out to me in ar6i4-30, overseas service in update no. 10 dated feb. A 1987. What he was referring to was in chapter 17, paragraph 7-5.1 do not want to go into depth but 7-s b states. Changes to present tour lengths apply to members who leave conus on or after Date the change is announced when a change results in a Shorter tour members currently assigned will have their Tours prorated unless they Volunteer to Complete the original Lour. When change results in a longer Lour the Date eligible for return from overseas Deros will nol be changed except by voluntary Extension i would not Harp on this subject if i were stationed some place other than Greece. To put ii plainly therein no government housing Here or an television. The latter in t a big thing. The Economy housing Here is not whal americans Are used to meaning no insulation in the Walls and supplementing the heat Wilh portables. The list can go on and on. This docs t include the 50-mile round trip bus ride to work name withheld Elemis Greece editor s note Mai. Mark Vraz abot office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he usar eur replies the info Balion thai you have read is Correct. How pm vow analysis of Bow the changes apply to you i my exactly accurate. During 1986s u army announced two major policy chances that increased the amount of time soldiers would spend at their duly Stilton. The first of la so was a tour length change for selected location. The second was a change to Ibe permanent change of station pcs policy. Although some tour length changes were made in conjunction with the pcs policy changes these were two separate actions. Let me explain. In the latter part of 1985 and most of 1986, the army conducted a study to determine the most appropriate length at Tours at various overseas locations All major commands were asked in provide comments an ideas with appropriate justification. With hint from the entire Chain of command Usa eur submit edits recommendations. As a. Result of this study the department of the army a approved the six months longer tour length in Greece As Well As for several other location. A december 1986 a message announced these changes which were effective april 1,1987. Simply ibis Means that All soldiers currently Sirr ing an 18-Roonlti unaccompanied tour or � 30-month accompanied tour and with a Deros of april 1, 1987, or later have six months added a their old Deros. This is the reason that Jour Deros was changed to february 1988. At the lame Lime the army Tju receiving significant pressure to re does the Matey bet nil spent annually on permanent change of station pcs move. Additionally Congress Art the army fiscal years 1986 Tut 197 Noney for pcs moves. This forced the Amy id seek Way to Cut Down the number of pcs move and therefore the amount of Matey spent on these mines. After formulating alternatives Aad gathering Tapat from All major subordinate command the army announced several actions designed to allow it to continue to operate with Ich Nuey. A you mentioned or lengths for first term to Ufra in Europe Aad Japan were clanged from in to 24 months. These were Long term changes designed to save Money. However they would not save the army enough Money this year to stay within our budget. Therefore to postpone paying the pcs Bill this yer career sol Diers with Deros Between july 1, 1987, and sept.30, 1987, were involuntarily extended up to three month if icy bad nol already served an Extension of equal length. These changes were also effective april i. This does not apply 10 you Homo or because your Deros had already changed to february 1987. Again your quote of Ibe Provis Intis slated in army regulation a 614-30 was Correct. However the Dames age that announced the Lour length changes h Peis eded thai proviso. The changes outlined in Tien Mittge will be incorporated in the next formal change to a 614-30, i Nave been informed Tab will ecu during the tint Quarter of fiscal year 1988. The past year and a half have been very difficult times. Doc in reduced budget approved by Congress the army waa forced to implement changes that will ultimately reduce Overall spending especially in the am of pcs moves. The army has already made some of these Lough decisions the change of tour lengths is one major example. Let me assure Yon that these decisions Are not being made without careful consideration of the Impact on  their families. Our leaders re main committed to maintaining the Quality of life for the local army family. 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