European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday augusts 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 stressing the value of values it s a worthwhile Effort military says b Richard iia Loran san Diego not the military services arc searching for ways to indoctrinate enlisted personnel about values that would help hem resist the temptations that have led to problems such As military personnel spying forthe soviet Union one of the most serious examples in recent years is the conviction on espionage charges of Marine j. Lonetree. While commanding officers say that the armed forces should not be an institution for social Reform the officers also say thai they must compensate for what they believe Are flaw in american life that keep Young men and women from developing sense of values. Without training manuals to guide them i hts commanders Are testing their own solutions from informal talks id off Post seminars on ethics to a emphasis on service traditions. Recent testimony in the Iran Centra hearings by Marine it col. Oliver North and Navy rear m. Poindexter raised troubling questions about military ethics. North admitted lying to Congress and Poindexter when accused by a member of the congressional committee of embracing untruth did not deny it. But the Olirs interviewed said the ethical questions surrounding North and Poindexter i poly largely to the officer corps and the enlisted rank. They said the two officers were operating in a political Wod thai was Distant from the daily routine of training in misled people. The Effort to instill values i especially keen in the Marine corps which Andes itself on High the second Day of Boot Camp at san Diego there is a ritual known As the moment of a Wel turned out sergeant stands before recruits in a leak room and goes Over line by line information about their lives that the gave to recruiting sergeants. The sergeant asks whether they have held Back anything a police record drug abuse homosexuality traffic violations. The officers at san Diego said about half of the recruits admit to something they had not disclosed. Most of the recruits Are granted waivers and become marines the officers said bul the moment of truth becomes a valuable lesson in playing things straight. The army under Secretary of the army John o. Marsh and Gen. John jr., then the chief of staff declared last year a year of values emphasizing loyally selfless service and personal responsibility in recent conversations with 30 commanders who Deal with troops daily most of them said heir bring Back pictures to make sure the Squadron Crews understand that we re on the tip of the it. Cmdr. Martha e. Mcwatters is the chief of a correctional unit in san Diego. Sailors in trouble arc sent there to be rehabilitated. These ate the quitters she said the people who quil their religion quit their schools quil their jobs. They came into the Navy to try something else and now they want to quil my Wailun said the main method for turning them around is to gel them to establish goals Small goals at first such As looking Sharp for an inspection then "1 Tell new officers there Are two reasons Why i will fire you. One is if you Don t take care of the soldiers two is if you lose your army it. Col. Oscar w. Simmons subordinates had not been affected by recent scandals including the Lone Treccase and reports that marines guarding he american embassy in Moscow had consorted with russian women. But Many of the officers said they had use the cases As lessons. When the battalion of Marine la. Col. James a Jones was in the Philippines last Winter he warned them about talking in bars. He told them men if you Ever wanted to lie to women this is the Lime to do a naval aviator who flies f-i4fighters at Miramar Nas near san Diego said his Squadron which is often deployed on carriers makes sure the radar and engine mechanics Are made aware of the soviet military threat because a weak Patriot is susceptible to the aviator la cmdr. Tommy c. Harger said we re Lucky in our Squadron because we see Silver air planes with red stars on them. We Long Range goals such As starting a program to gain a promotion in Aspeci Alty. We Don t rehash mistakes she said but focus on what you re going to do from now Al fort Bliss Texas army it. Col. Oscar w. Simmons Aims his efforts a officers in his battalion. I Tell new officers there Are two reasons Why i will fire you he said. One is if you Don t Lake care of he soldiers two is if you lose your integrity. You Don t lie to the Soldier Sand you Don t lie to at fort Sill okla., platoons in i he brigade to which Simmons battalion belongs Are taken to a state Park for a Day in which individual and group values Are discussed. A chaplain runs the program sometimes asking soldiers to decide which 10 hypothetical people they will allow in a bomb shelter when 12, including a doctor a lawyer and a prostitute Are trying to get in. The commander of a training battalion la. Col. Theodore r. Coberly said thai value training is pan of Basic including the code of conduct thai every Soldier must learn. Coberly said he talks to Ever training class about Why you arc that does t have much effect the first Day the colonel said bul the cadre hear it and they reinforce Coberly emphasized what he called passive training aids soldiers taking part in retirement parades changes of command ceremonies raising and lowering the Flag at Post Headquarters and participating in naming Barracks and Rifle ranges for military heros. The biggest thing we do he said is to give Ihm a sense it. Col. William a. Jordan transport officer at Dover fab del., meets individually with each new airman in his Squadron with inc airman s wife it the couple want to discuss what he said he stresses truth telling newcomers How can 1 rust you to fight if you have not dealt with me forthrightly in peacetime la. Col. Donald m. Dessert commander of a Squadron responsible for maintaining electronic equipment on c-5 cargo planes talked about the ethics of repairing aircraft thai would carry several Hundred people or a Load of valuable parts. The closer the time when the plane is scheduled to leave the More the pressure he said. My Guys Stan their ground a lot. If it s something that might kill somebody we make sure it s fined right before we sign off. Bul the Young kids can be intimidated and ethics can go right Oul the window so it s the chief master sergeant who has to have the horsepower to fend off the he said that at meetings with members of his Squadron i Tell hem hat integrity is what you do when no one is watching army program helps germans learn new skills byjoe Mapother Bremerhaven Bureau Bremerhaven Michael Bergmann 26, had been out of work for two years when he started an apprenticeship program at the nearby . Army Ca sern this month. Thomas Finke 21, was out of work from mid-1983 until he found the program. Paid by the German government the Young Ger Man mechanics arc taught by civilian workers on Tecarl Schurz Cavern under a Pilot agreement available to All civilian personnel offices within Usa eur. In two years Bergmann will take an exam to qualify As a Journeyman Mechanic. Until then he will alter Nate time spent in the shop with time in school to learn All facets of his new Trade. There in t much going on with Mola work Here in Bergmann said to explain thy he gae up on the machinists Trade in 1985, the collapse of the German shipbuilding Industry Isa major reason Why machinists in Bromer Haven have a hard Lime finding work. Bromer Haven s unemployment rate in july was 17.3 percent nearly double the july German National average of 8.7 percent. High unemployment helped the arc Mchaven pro Gram become one of a few Pilot programs in operation at Usa eur civilian personnel offices said Don sch Rocker chief of training at the Usa eur civilian personnel office in Heidelberg. A was considered by All 27 pos in Usarek Schmo Cdr said. However Only 12 look advantage of of the 12, Schroeder said three programs have shop Foreman Ferdinand Burfete reister Walcot apprentice Mechanic to gym Klunke change tire. Actually gone into operation. Unemployment is a Factor hut it depends on what Type of unemployment and in what areas Schroeder said. . Military bases Are tapped As possible sources for apprenticeships in instances where doing so jeopardize apprenticeship positions offered outside the Casco Walls. Schroedl a said. In arc Mchaven. Four apprenticeships arc offered at cart Schurz Cavern. Resides the training Given the two mechanics training As a plumber and As an electrician Are offered. We Hope 10 expand said re talc Fischer training chief of the arc Mchaven civilian personnel office. Skills taught must match with jobs locally available and the facility where the apprenticeship ii Taulu must meet German suddards. Schroeder said file works in the consolidated maintenance Center with -15 mechanics. A Mechanic is always with in apprentice when the Job requires explanation and assistance. Finite also spends 1 / Days a week in school. He said he takes Home about s500 a month. Finke and Herrmann work in the various shops lha comprise the maintenance can try when they Are ready to take inc Journeyman s test the apprentices will have worked on equipment ranging from automobiles to heavy equipment. There arc no Job guarantees at inc program s conclusion but. As shop Foreman Ferdinand put it they Don t have to be worked in and inc people who arc taking them know what i hey arc gel Ling we always need
