European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday july 3.1987 Navy lambasted for stand on cuts accused of inciting interservice rivalry a Chuck it Ncwashington Trarlu Washington the Navy has been taking broadside Hiu from the army and air Force As Well Ai a key member of Congress Over the Way it by presented Ili position on congressionally mandated officer cuts. In t letter circulating on Capitol  Gen. Robert Elton who recently re tired As army personnel chief and , Thomas Hickey the air Force top personnel official accused Hie Navy of fomenting Intel service rivalry by to representing slam slice to argue thai i should receive a smaller proportion or the cuts than the other services. At the same time sen. John Glenn a Ohio lambasted . Carlisle . Frost chief of Navel operation for showing an appalling Lack of under standing and engaging in Congress bashing in statements the Navy chief made to the press last month about the lawmaker management of he reductions. The Navy is provoking a confrontation thai it does t and and can t win said an aide to Glenn who advocates the cuts unless the services justify recent growth in their officer corps. In what manpower officials Call one Cythe most divisive military personnel is sues in years Congress ordered a 6 per cent phased reduction in officer strength Over three years As part of the fiscal 1937defense authorization act. The plan called for cuts of i percent this year 2 percent next year and 3 per cent in fiscal 1989. Secretary of defense in my creatures curo mean weather fart fun to Nair. Rufi a by us att Artif Lai on Mig a Tracy cot my pvt oth tit Mem it incr twill Toft.  b no str Toone to Toff.  iksst"1"1 u  h to " mom i w 0 i o 71. 7 of w Taw p my in id by pm ii. To Wwlter a. Tax in Tramo Movw drier Tat  Hulk vow. I if n maw Mija 71 sin i i m a mow. N u s5s. I � � 7n�, 9 7 memo in i h u Van Tow d 73 Al d try a Choc War it 7 h to it Caspar Weinberger grudgingly Wen along with the 1987 reduction which amounts to a Nel loss of 3,000 officers but together with the services he been strongly opposing further  House Hai voted for a one year delay on further cult to allow the Gener Al accounting office to study the Issue. But the Glenn aide said he Senate armed service committee will nol go along. There s no justification Tor Adelay he said. No service has been More vocal in it opposition to the cuts than he Navy. Official argue that the cuts come just Asmore officers Are needed to nun the growing Fleet which is approaching the Well publicized goal of 600 ships. Now it appears the Navy is willing to question the Validity of the army and air Force requirements process to Bol Ster its own Case according to Elton and Hickey. The ire of the to generals was aroused by a briefing thai Navy officials began presenting to lawmakers in May. The Mai theme of that briefing they said is that the Navy s process for determining its office requirements is valid while pie Way the army and air Force determine their requirements is questionable. No evidence is offered that directly addresses the Issue Hickey and Elton wrote. Instead he approach was to Point out that the Navy s process yields a different Force As measured by office Rand enlisted ratios medical personnel ratios and so Forth. The implication is that different is wrong. " but requirements must drive Man Power they said. Ratios Are a Bypro duct with no inherent  the manpower chiefs went through he Navy briefing Chart by Chart disputing the Content etch step of the Way. For example they took exception to the claim that while the army and air Force had achieved nearly All of heir planned 1980-1989 officer growth by 1986, the Navy had achieved less than 80 percent. What the Navy did t show was thai their planned growth was 20 percent versus 12 percent for the army and  Hirtley and Elton said. In fact Between 1980 and 1986, the Navy had already increased it officer Force by 15  generals closed by appealing for a cease fire to the infighting.  is counterproductive to our Mil lion. We can Best defend the unite states  Glenn was upset Over comments Trost made in Early june that Congress has taken a nonchalant approach to the Issue your comments show an Appal Ling Lack of understanding on your Parton actions concerning the officer reduce  Glenn  a trend in unexplained growth in officer strength develops Congress not Only has the right but the duty to Challenge the services to justify the rend and the numbers and to rectify strength Levels if not justified Glen said. The current nits were enacted after repealed unsuccessful attempts o obtain satisfactory justification of an extraordinary internally directed growth in officer strength Between 1980 and Soldier seriously injured stabbed in disco club Darmstadt is an american Soldier was stabbed and seriously injured in a downtown disco wednesday night police spokeswoman said thursday. The 94 i engr in Soldier entered themen s room in the smuggler s inn disco about 11 30 ., then came out scream ing with his hands on wounds to his stomach Doris Becker said. The Soldier apparently tried to Hail taxi in front of the disco when a Friend noticed the seriousness of the wound Becker said. He was Given first Aid by German nurses who were at the disco and then taken to a civilian Hospital by a German Pilot Yeager s Mother Dies after Long illness Hamlin , a Susie m. Yeager Mother of aviator Charlese Chuck Yeager has died after a Long illness. She was 89. Yeager was a world War ii hero and a test Pilot who became the first Man to break the sound Barrier. He now lives in California. Mrs. Eager said she never was comfortable when her son was in the air. Ambulance. He underwent surgery an was placed in the intensive care Ward. No one was found in the men s room Becker said. German and american investigators arc working on the Case she said. A spokeswoman for the Darmstadt said the Soldier s name was withheld pending notification of his family. Army identifies Soldier killed in 4-Cor Accident Worms. Germany the 23rd Ordo identified the Soldier killed in a Caracci Dent last week As spec 4 Randall c. Fisher. Fisher 21, was driving on b-40  Germany about 8 45 . June 26 when the four car collision occurred. The Bemidji minn., Soldier is sur Vived by his wife Melanie and 9-Monlh Ned daughter. Sandy a Community spokesman said thursday. Correct Ion a photo caption in yesterday s Stripe Magazine incorrectly said Richard f. Kennedy was a Marine in Vietnam. Ken Nedy was in the army. 1985, compared to Iheng Mulh in Overall end strength he said. Glenn said the Navy has still not be enable to validate ils officer requirements. Thai does t mean the Navy he to Many Loo few or jus the Multi number of officers. It Means the Navy imply does not know. Until it does and can justify the number i fully expect the Navy will share in the officer reductions currently mandated for the defense department  Glenn expressed puzzlement overt Rosl s claim that More cuts would re Duce the Navy below its 1983 office strength Levels "1 know of no anticipated allocation of the remaining cuts that would do hut he said. That is not to say it might no happen since the allocation of the cuts among the service is up to the Secretary of defense As it has been from the Start. Your unjustified bashing of Congo Suwon t change  Glenn s aide said Trost is the most confrontational of the service chief you can t launch an All Oul assault against people you have to work with and expect to make Progress. The fact is no service including the Navy has been Able to pro vide credible Juslin cation for the number of officers they say they need. Until they do the cuts will stand. A Navy personnel spokesman bad no comment As to whether the service planned to alter or pull the briefing presentation criticized by Hickey and Elton. The spokesman said the Navy will prob ably respond to the Glenn letter but he could not say when the reply would Besent. Property Sale Wiesbaden the Augsburg de sense re utilization and marketing office will auction off typewriters televisions radios stereos Vars office machine tents and tool thursday. Sale items May be inspected at the Reu Liliza Tion and marketing office in build ing 121 at Sheridan Cavern weekdays . To noon and i to 3  The auction starts at 9a.m. Bidder registration is at 8a.m. All sales arc final and checks will note accepted. Items will be sold As is add must be removed during the Day an hours of the Sale. For information Call ets 434-7209/6268 or civilian 0321-524665. 14 killed 20 injured in 30-foot bus plunge Dacca East Pakistan up at lean 14 people were killed and 20 injure when a night coach service but fell into a River Early monday at she Spur official said. The bus was on ils Way to Dacca about 120 Miles South of she Spur when the Accident occur cd. Authorities said the bus was crossing a Bridge Over a River when it hit a railing i id fell into 3q-Fbot deep water. Authorities said at least 14 people were killed and 20 passengers most of them in critical condition were admitted to a Hospital. Airman Dies after hangar door Accident 1ncirlik a Turkey an air Man assigned to the 7401st comptrollers so at Torrejon and Spain died thursday from injuries received when a hangar door fell on him a base spokesman said. Airman Carlos j. Acc Edo a travel and accounting technician on temporary duly at in Ciurlik was pronounced dead ai1 45 . The Accident occurred at 10 35  Wednesday inside an aircraft hangar located on in Cirpili s flight line. The 24-Vcar-old airman was pan of a Crew cleaning up the hangar near he end of 3 30-Day deployment by members of the 401st tac fighter Wing said , Jim hum. Acevedo who had been in the air Force less than a year is survived by his parents Carlos m. And Maria Rosa a Credo of Madrid. Spain. The acid Chi is being investigated by base safely officials Hunt said