European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 16, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers dear readers the Rumor pc Niju Hal i am Rettro. Please be assured that there & no troth to these Tohn the confusion retailed when i left the Chicago sob times to go to the Chicago Tribune on March is. That tame Day i ii lobed from the to Angela Henu examiner to the los Angle times. Cheer than those two changes my column will continue to appear in All Papen u usual. Repeat i Tore no plans to retire. Abu Job can be ctr Tala that when in Ace the name Ann Landers and the Bee Bat column has been written by me. I own the an and hold the copyright. No one else nay me it Thanka for All those warm and wonder Fol letter wish ing me Well dear Ann Landers i just read the Teller from . In Windsor Ontario who it concerned about her own obesity and the fact that her 5-year-old daughter now refuses to eat for fear of becoming fal what . Do tent mention is that she stiffen from the disease of obesity and is new living with the pain ridicule and discrimination that usually accompanies ibis disease. I urge , to enter an obesity recovery program As Toon As possible. She should no longer try to lose weight but understand that being fat has Little to do with food and that she needs to come to grips with the problems thai made her fal she should understand that if being fit had anything to do with food All of us who ale food would be fat. 1 know what the a going slut Mph. I used to weigh 400 Pound. When i was 12 years old 1 weighed 200 pounds. For right years i have been slim and am the director of an obesity recovery clinic at american River Hospi Tal in Camichael Calif. I have appeared on National to talk shows and received hundreds of letters from people both in the United states and Canada whose problems were similar to /s. I urge her to Contact the obesity recovery foundation to find out where help is closest. I would remind her and anyone else who suffers from this disease that weight Ion treats Only the symptoms. She can write to the obesity recovery foundation . Box 188161, Sacramento Calif., 95818. Someone who s been there dear someone Yon approach to obesity As a disease is not As weird As some people might think. If compulsive drinking can be category id at a debate Why not compulsive eating Thanki Lor Lead lag a Down a new path. Dear Ann Landers i be been Reading your column for years and can t believe Bow Many people write to you about trivia. What difference does it make if a woman Calls her Mother in Law mom or if the toilet Seal is left up or Down or if the widow wore b red dress at the funeral or the bos got drunk at the Christmas party and pinched a file clerk with All the terrible things that Are happening in the world How can those morons consider such Small annoyances Worth the Price of a postage stamp and Why do you print such nonsense Santa Monica dear Monica granted some people write Aboul inconsequential an Reyance. I print their let Len because they offer a Wel eone respite rum the heart wrenching soul searing let Tan that come All too often. If my column conic itch of Oahu Gerloa problem it would be depressing. Laughter can he Good by Diane in fad ii by Healing qua Lttie that Are write in airtime. Questions on tour extensions answered the air Force and i m sure the army is asking people to i Lucr extend their overseas assignments or apply for consecutive overseas Tours to save Money. In fact they came along with a program Hal Wilt allow individuals to stay overseas As Long As they wish. Sounds like a great Opportunity right save the hassle of moving every three to four years keep experienced folks in place without wasting Lime and Money training new people and other benefits offered by the military. Well if you re one of the folks who would like to slay overseas or extend Lake the following remarks into considers lion do you realize thai if you stay overseas too Long you will be called a homesteader of course this dots not apply to our military folks who stay Back in the Continental United slates for an indefinite period. Then when they finally do come overseas All you hear them do is complain. They can t wait to get Back to the  do you realize that your co worker who leaves after three years of doing a Good Job is put in for a Decora Tion which adds Points 10 hit promotion potential. A person who has extended his tour of duty overseas is told won t be approved now have to wait until the end of your tour of  has he individual who responded to the air Force request and emended Over seas been penalized for Al you air Force folks who Are thinking Aboul promotion to is or e-9, do you know that if you stay overseas Loo Long you will lose Points on the promo Tion Board of course you won t find this written anywhere but in Ray discussions with a few chief master sergeants who have sat on this Board it is indeed considered and you do lose Points. This is while the individual who coat the government More Money by moving around every two to four years is not penalized. I be even had an individual ask me Don t you want to gel promoted if you do go Back to  should we be penalized because we Are following air Force policy As i have i m sure you will find put that if you stay overseas too Long you will lose out in the end As far As decorations and promotions go. Of course Job satisfaction is there. Which h More important to you if our government really wants to save Money and convince people to slay in one location or in the Over seas area longer it needs to Slop penalizing them for doing just that. Folks the decision is yours. Do you want to extend overseas do you want Job satisfaction career Poten tial promotion these should All go hand in hand. The information i be been Able to obtain indicates inc other Way extend or apply for a consecutive Over sees tour and your career will suffer. A. Concerned e-7 Sembach a Germany editor s note col James d. Ernst assistant pen pals do party chief of staff for personnel he 1, Safe replies your questions involve three separate areas and 1 would like to answer each one Ioder ritually. Assignments the fiscal year 1987 budget de Deil in the permanent change of station pcs account i the catalyst to the development and implementation of the air Force Deros forecast system. The Deros forecast system is comprised of seven different options All designed to act As no incentive for air Force members to stay oversaw longer than their origin tour. Results of thit forecast system to Dale indicate nearly 13 percent of the 18,000 fiscal year i�r7 pcs Ella Lyle serve remembers in Safe opted to remain in the theater past their Normal tour completion. Addition ally Only 0.6 percent of the people is Safe have been at the same overseas location in excess of 10 Yean. The vast majority of people in Safe Complete n months on be average at their initial base of assignment. While there is no specific time individuals can remain Al their current overseas location Over and above the Normal Lour length individuals who elect an indefinite Deros and or in place cot will be reviewed by their commander on an annual Basil for continued retention. Homesteader is a phrase of the past decorations there Are specific procedures in effect authorizing extended tour decoration. Recon Menda Lioni should be based on at least three Yean of exceptional service. A member who receives such an Ward will be ineligible for subsequent award of the Mem or afum for meritorious service except retire ment until at least two Yean have elapsed from the closing Date of the extended service award. At least one year must Elj a for submission of  Tor the Afam. Promotions factors used in the selection Piceu of senior cos Are performance education bread la of experience level or degree of responsibility specific achievements and leadership. The Mere act that a member slays in one area Over seas could very Well apply to a member assigned in the Continental United stated. Breadth of experience applies in Ihli instance and it refer to the Overall Rufo Linnal background experience and knowledge gained through one s air Force career. Some i Crai considered Are does the individual Bare knowledge and or practical experience in areas other la a the current specially h there potential for filling different Type jobs is there supervisory and managerial experience As you can see whether or not a member u remaining overseas is not a determining Factor in the promotion selection process and members Are not being penalized. I Hope this answers All your questions and if not my Point of Contact b Cape. Don bar Lingame chief career progression Branch. A 480-7535. I in a Rand h writing b pm to _ Wuu. I hit a rpm h a aaa. Mutta a div my and Rito up Hon i in 1jl-yw-ob Lar girl who i Normd in com vat lit Oci l i Ludum t am 17 yet of. I a woj the pen pm. F tit i Watt la to win to pm to in put rho i a d t1 do Haku d ind raiding. In Oil b. Ado la a Rani by  Phil ppm b510 1 in 2ft up old and would it in Pill. I h to rate Jrex re Gal Vickjr san juin Siml c/0 Ahtu arts i b. 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