European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Leadership continued from Page 13 support the Mission in they Are Here with heir family members. Who can they miss pfc Michael Spears asked. What is there to worry about soldiers can produce More when they have less to worry  but some single soldiers eel forgotten once the duty Day ends. Stiriz thinks As a whole single soldiers Are being ignored and there s a lot of emphasis on the family. Very Seldom does anyone ask the single soldiers How they Are doing Sho said. Senior army leaders need to make a better Effort when imposing restraints on change of station moves the command sergeants major said i m still concerned that we won t be Able to move the right people in the right jobs because of these restraints said 21st support come s command sgt. Maj. Marvin Bryan. The army needs to do a better Job of coming up with a Long Enge plan to Deal with permanent change of Lalion delays Erickson said. While setae s command sergeant major thinks Money for defense is a critical Issue the soldiers said the army can meet its wartime Mission because it receives excellent training from Basic and advanced individual training through to permanent duty station training. I m talking about Money needed for training and equipment to do those things that we All signed up for Rivera said. We re making Progress but it s got to  spec. 4 Steven Foltz said the realistic training soldiers get while in Europe is Money Well spent. About a year and a half ago we went out on this map Reading course at Grafe Wohr. They had some Points marked off and they told us to find those Points and meet us at the last Point. We were pretty much on our own. I thought that was a real Good learning  noncommissioned officers Are better educated and trained the eight lop enlisted cos in Europe said. Most attribute the army s adoption of the noncommissioned officer education system noes to the Success in educating enlisted leaders. The Bottom line is belter no education Craft said. The no position is stronger. Now we have no education that goes Foril Ploc All the Way up to the sergeant majors Academy. I think right now particularly in Usa eur the leadership fact the lowest Corporal All the Way up is probably the Best i be seen in my 31 years in the  the army s system of promoting soldiers to the ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant is confusing to some of the soldiers while others think it s a rather fair system. But All said it takes too Long to get the required High Cut off scores. Pfc. Johanna Bernardo said the promotion system up to specialist four or Corporal is fair but after that Points Are so High. I understand Why but it s hard to wait for. The next  the command sergeants major have advice for those who Hope to some Day fill their shoes. The Soldier who wants to make e-9 first needs to make sure he is in an mos military occupational specially he can get promoted in Erickson advised. Be pro Active in your career she added. Don t sit Back and Wail for something to come you have to make sacrifices " the enlisted members interviewed thought that hard work staying in the military at least 20 years and making sacrifices Are the keys to pining the command sergeants major ranks but. There Are other things you need to do. They admitted Foltz said you have to have a Broad knowledge. You be got to be smart in Loday s army you be got to know your Job inside out and you be got to perform along with All the physical illness and everything else plus do a Little bit on your own " Sutt reported Char he bowmen. Conn 0