European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday August 28,1987 the stars and stripes o Page 9 stressing the value of values it s a worthwhile Effort military says by Rich he Halloran san Diego not the military services Are scarch floor ways 10 indoctrinate enlisted pm wind about values that would help than resist the temptations that have led Toifl such As military personnel spying he soviet Union. Oneo Floc most serious examples in recent years is the conviction on espionage charges or Marine sgt. Clayton j. Lon tree. While commanding officers say that the armed farces should not be an institution for social Reform the officers also say that they must compensate for what they believe Are flaws in american life that keep Young men and women from developing a sense of values. Without training manuals to guide them the commander Are testing their own solutions from informal talks to off Post seminars on ethics to an emphasis on service traditions recent testimony in the Iran Contra hearings by Marine u. North and Navy rear adm. John m. Poindeter raised troubling questions about military ethics. North admitted lying to Congress an Poindexter when accused by b member of the congressional committee of embracing untruth did not deny it. But the officers interviewed said the ethical questions surrounding North and Poindexter apply largely to the officer corps and not to the enlisted ranks. They said the iwo officers were operating in a political world that was Distant from the daily routine of training enlisted people. F the Effort to instill values is especially keen in the Marina corps which Andes itself on High standards. On the second Day of Boot Camp at san Diego there is a Tual mown As the moment of a fell tuned Oul sergeant lands Bema recruits in a leak room and Jyh Over line by line information Alul their lives thai they gave to recur no sergeants. The Serif it asks whether they have held Bact anything a police record drug Amse 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 i Vaivars and become marines the officers said but the moment of truth becomes a valuable Cason in playing things straight. T the army under Secretary of inc John o. Marsh and Gen. John a. Am jr., then the chief of staff last year a year of values emphasis we Salty selfless service and pc Conar Don Sibi ily. In recent Conolt nations Wilh to commanders who Deta Vilh troops daily most of them Saio bring Back pit lures 10 make sure the Squadron Crews understand that we re on the tip of inc . Martha e. Mcwatters is the chief of a correctional unit in san Diego. Szijj in trouble arc sent there to be rehabilitated. These arc inc que Man a said the people who quit Tui religion quit their schools quit Obj Obs. They came into the Naum try something else and now to want to quit again the main method for turning Ijar around is to get them to Stabli Shoals Small goals at first such As to Jorng Sharp for an inspection then Tefere Are two re you. One is if i Tell new office reasons Why i will you Don t take Elf life of he soldiers two is if Youl be your Arn vat. Col. Osca Nuy. Simmons subordinates hateful been affected by recent scandal including the Lonetree Case and of Perls that marines guarding inc Arne Peiin embassy in Moscow had Al with russian women. Out of the officers said they had used i As lessons. When the battalion of Marine a col. James l. Jones was in the Philippines last Winter he wanted them about talking in bars. He told them men if you Ever wanted to Lieto women this is the time to do a naval aviator who Flics of a fighters at Miramar Nas near Sandiego 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 , said we re Lucky in our Squadron became we see Silver air planes Wilh red stars on them. We Long Range goals sulte Starling program to gain a prom in in a specially. We Don t rehash mistake said but focus on what you re j do from now at fort Bliss Texas army w. Simmons Aims his a torts at officers in his battalion. I Ell new officers there arc two reasons Why i will fire you he said. One is if you Don t take care of the soldiers two is if you lose your integrity. You Don t lie to the Soldier Sand you Don t tic to at fort Sill okla., platoons in the brigade to which Simmons battalion belongs arc 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 co Ovander of a training Battal Tafftt. r. Cobry said thai value training Isof Basic training including inc ode of conduct that 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 but Hie cadre hear it and they reinforce it Alcor Coberly emphasized what he called passive training aids soldiers taking part in relic mint parades changes of command ceremonies raising and lowering the Flag at Post Headquarters and participating in naming Barracks and Rifle ranges for military Ucros. The biggest thing we do he said is to give them a sense of it. Col. William a. Jordan a transport officer at Dover fab del., meets individually with each new airman in his Squadron with the airman s wife if the couple want to discuss what he said he stresses truth telling newcomers How can i Trust you to Light 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 is cargo planes talked about theties of repairing aircraft that would it several Hundred people or a Load to talc Lime when inc plane is leave the More inc pressure mind. My Guys stand their ground a Fejt it s something that might kill some Bol a make sure it s fixed right before we Bui the Youngkins intimidated and ethics Carn Righi oui inc window. So it s the chief sergeant who has to have the horsepower to fend off inc pres Sun he said that at meetings with members of his Squadron i Tell he thai integrity is what you do when no one is watching Portugal s Leader vows to modernize country9 Lisbon Portugal a prime minister Anibal Cavaco Silva presented his legislative program o parliament on wednesday pledging to strengthen ties with the european economic Community and nato and Spur economic growth above the european average. The prime minister s week old majority government is the first Cabinet assured of a full four year term since free elections were restored 11 years ago. He said his Cabinet s priority would be to modernize the country and create key Points listed in the 202-Page pro Gram presented to parliament included plans in sell off or close Money losing industries nationalized during the revolution of the carnations in 1975. The program also listed plans to main Tain investment at double the growth rate of the Gross Domestic product through 1991. The modernization of the country and the improvement of living standards require a significant reduction of the slate owned sector said Cavaco Silva a former economics professor and finance prime minister referred to what he called the necessary reduction of government intervention in the people s Day to Day lives and said state funds Portugal prime minister Anibal Cam Suva right with his Deputy Eurico do Mela remain Only in businesses of significant Public the program Calls for constitutional revision ofl97s Laws designed to keep Portugal on the Road to the Laws nationalized Over half the nation s Industrial base including Banks insurance Cement steel and transportation companies. The social democrats with 146 scats in inc 250-Scal parliament do not have the two thirds majority necessary to enact Ron Tiiu tonal revision. But Cavaco Silva said his party would Deal Wilh opposition Par lies in a spirit of but Many of the changes sought by the government Are expected to gain enough support for passage from the socialists the second largest parliamentary caucus Wilh 60 deputies. The prime minister said economic growth would be above the dec average Over the next four years. Growth in por Tugal s Gross Domestic product last year under a minority social Democrat government led by Cavaco Silva was Asti rank d at 4.6 percent one of the highest in Europe. In foreign policy mailers the govern ment re lamed its four major priorities strengthening of lies Wilh the dec nato the five former portuguese cola pics in Africa and bolstering cultural links with the estimated 3 million Portu Guese emigrants and their descendants around the world. But the new Cabinet dropped the pc. Vious government s commitment to self Rule for the former portuguese Colon 1 of East timor which was invaded in 1975and annexed a year Lacr by neighbouring Indonesia. The new program merely called for a dignified solution to the Tim Orese problem
