European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Continued from page15 car and the bus Syslo was unreliable. Soldiers Wilhour a car have to rely on other people Lor a ride catch the bus or taxi or stay in the Barracks not everyone likes to do wha is available at one Cavern go they May want logo somewhere else. But i Ihrk the leaders Are aware of the problem and Are trying of arrange things Lor the single troops to do. The individual also has to put Forth an Mort and push Lor things to happen " Pic. Johanna Bernardo is the army ready to meet its wartime Mission does the army have enough of the proper equipment and soldiers trained to use that equipment. If we had a hollow army i think our enemies would have jumped on us a Long time ago. I think we have As Good an army and can whip anybody the Congress and the civilians let us fight and Don t tie the military s hands. We can win any War we engage command sol. Maj. Grady Thomas com Robert Nowell v corps assigned to current position june 1986 29 years in the army 6 years As a command sergeant major 47 Yean old from Raleigh . Married has one child we re in the Best position we be been in Lor years. Not Only equipment Wise weapons systems and All the things we need to fight with but we Are better off people Wise than we be been in years. That s a credit to the nation and to its government to american people who have supported it. Through the last live to 10 years collectively As a country. We re in great shape. We must be credible and not be a hollow army just because we re at peace " command sol. Maj. Robert Nowell if the soldiers Aren l trained to use the equipment it does t Mailer How Good in command sgt. Maj. Robert s. Farmer i went to one Mission briefing and did t understand All the terms. My Boss explained it to me later. But As far As being Able to do the Soldier s common tasks i feel confident about Pic. Johanna Bernardo we have to be told to do everything when we Are in the Field like when to move trucks camouflaging the trucks no one seems to know what our Mission is. In fact i be heard several cos say it s a Wasle of Lime logo to the Field " spec. 4 Bonnie Stiriz the Way we work is if we be got something that s broken Down we fix it. We Don t ust let it go we Lake Pride in our work. Thai s the Type of thing that s going to keep your up. I think we have enough manpower. I Don t think we fall Short in any areas " Pic. Patrick w. Tumble the american Public including soldiers in uniform who also pay taxes have got to realize that a big chunk of the budget needs logo to the military if we want to maintain a Strong military and the defense of our country. The defense of our nation is a big Bill " command sgt. Mai Roberto Rivera you go Oul and talk to the soldiers and pilots who opera be this equipment and i think you ii find they arc comfortable with in and they Are in love with it i think you la find a Young Soldier that s Happy with what he s got Comuni Jwj sgt my Robert it Ovvie spec. 4 Joseph Yeager Border operations Center Peden Barracks Wertheim cavalry scout 1 year 9 months in the army 23 Yean old from Washington ind. Single i think the 11 the Cav is ready. Like on an Alert for example everybody s Oul within a couple of hours the Lime allowed for units considered combat ready spec 4 Joseph Yeager we re ready to fight. The army is always drawing on new and better equipment and has Good realistic training command sgt. Maj. Danny Cline Page 16 the stars and stripes promotions Are an individual Are the new physical fitness test standards improving Soldier readiness it is very minimal and when they the soldiers come up to the test they can t make it the soldiers have the potential to do More we re ust nol doing it. I think we should have a five Day it program and when we go out there we should have an hour of physical command sgt. May. Grady Thomas i think it ought to be part of the duty Day. Every Day we should t Tell soldiers you re going to get up at 0430 in the morning and do it before coming to work and still be to work on time and we should t loll soldiers you re going to work until 1700 and then you go do it on your own time " command sgt maj Marvin d Bryan the younger Guys should be Able to do at least the minimum it requirements Lor their age group but then Ive seen some Guys who can barely do 10 pushups. That s a shame " pict Schael Spears the standards it arc belter Nouv than they to co Blore Yuu committed to meet a sunday August 2, 1987 person really has to want to do in but they Are not impossible at All " Pic Raymond e Gibson what does it take to get promoted seems like the Soldier who gets promoted to e-5 is
