European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday september 5, 1987 the stars and stripes aim Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers i have read Many tellers in your column about inc hell of living with an alcoholic but i rarely see any thing about living with an overeat or i grew up in an alcoholic Home and am convinced that life with an Omaler it worse. My husband is the stereotypical Jolly fat person regularly called on to play Santa Claus life behind closed doors with this Man ii far from hoho to. Living within our food budget is a Nightmare. 1 must go to the store every Day to feed our children i can never Stock up on specials because the Stock never lasts i have had to Send the children to school without breakfast because hoho to used up Alt the Cereal and milk during the night. It is impossible to keep fresh fruit on hand. When the compulsion to eat hits my husband he will devour every Apple Orange or banana and then go for the Box of Brown sugar mix it with water and that s gone too. I do love this Man. He has Many Fine qualities but the pervasiveness of his compulsion is destroying us All. I do not encourage him to diet because he becomes mean and Nasty when he is hungry. Do you see a solution if so Send it my Way. Mrs. Claus Stockton Calif dear mrs. Clans you Hare described a very sick Man. He is digging his Brave Wilh his Teeth and unfortunately you cannot Stop Elm. If your husband refuses to seek help for himself through Ore readers Anonymous or an eating disorder clinic his years Are numbered. My condolences dear. Dear Ann Landers something has happened to proles and worship serv ices that disturbs me. Those conducting the services seem to have the Altitude that those present Are there for entertainment and if they Don t have a Good Lime they wont come Back. Announcements about social events greetings anniversaries birthdays and engagements Are sandwiched in Between prayers. Applause special music standing and facing one another giving signs of peace shaking hands and kissing Are a part of the service. I would like to see churches get Back to religion meditation and prayer. Entertainment and social life Are out of place in the lord s House. West coast dear West i have no views on this subject but if anyone else does i trill be glad to print them. Thanks for a Brand new prob Lem. Dear Ann Landers How can a grandmother convince the rest of the family that she does t want doodads no matter How Well chosen or expensive the gifts would really appreciate cannot be Pur chased in a shop. I d love to have my car washed and cleaned inside and out i d be Happy to Supply the cloths and detergents i d be Ever so grateful if some one offered to Wash the windows in my Home. My two daughters and their teen age granddaughters could do it in one weekend. I love my family and appreciate the Flowers jewelry dusting powder and Cologne. But if i bad Ray Choice i d ask for a gift that came not from a shop but from the heart and their Strong Young backs. Sign me grandma no City please dear Gram show them this column and say you feel the same Way. What great idea for people who want to give a present and hate limited financial resource. What Bel Ter gift than surer hours of service Money cannot buy shh a gift and it s always the right St and color. Thank for sharing a great idea. Questions answered on limiting smoking frequently 1 read letters in the stars and stripes that have to do with the weight control program and what can happen to your military career if you arc above your maximum weight Standard and fail to lose the excess weight great emphasis is put on maintaining proper weight not Only for your cancer but for your health also. That makes perfect sense. What does t make sense is Why does t the same set of standards apply to smokers smokers Are at just As great a health risk maybe More than somebody who is five to 10 pounds Over weight. Granted an overweight person looks bad in a uniform but a uniform is not enhanced by someone who is standing there puffing away on a cigarette. Why does t the military say quit smoking or get out of the military if they can make a regulation governing How much you should weigh looks like they could do the same for a person who smokes both present health problems both detract from the uni form. Name and location withheld editor s note we received two replies to this letter. The first u from a. . Nephew anti tobacco use coordinator office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he Usa eur Yon Are right the use of tobacco products poses a health risk to personnel. It impairs readiness by in creasing illness absenteeism premature death and impacts on health care costs. For those reasons the department of the army implemented a smoking policy on july 7,1986, prohibiting smoking in a occupied buildings except for designated smoking areas and establishing a smoke free environment that supports abstinence from and discourages use of tobacco. Comments from the Field indicate that while there Are violators the majority of the Force is knowledgeable of and in compliance with this policy. So Why does t the military my unit smoking or get out because it is Felt that education and policy of discouragement towards tobacco me Are better ways to address the Issue. Smoking cessation classes Are being conducted at Community level to assist those smokers who wish to quit and we Are actively trying to Detamo rec tobacco. Army Effort seem to be working. A recent Survey by the department of army indicated that the percentage of smokers in the army has decreased from 52 to 41 percent in one year. This is encouraging. The army policy on controlling smoking will be included in a new publication a 600-63, army health promotion expected on or about oct. I. The second reply is from la. Col. James d. So Erin site. My chief aerospace Midi Etna division ill Safe As military members we can be required to Lake measures which protect our health. We arc required to ant our Seal belts and also receive certain immunizations. We must prove our fitness through physical examinations and the annual fitness evaluation inc aerobics run. We Are also required to meet certain weight standards for reasons of health and to provide the Public with a professional military appearance. The air Force is also taking an increasingly Active role in limiting smoking among us members. By direction of the Secretary of defense All branches of the military Are engaged in a vigorous program to limit smoking in the services. At this time. It is Secretary Caspar Weinberger s policy to reduce the number of smokers in inc military by voluntary Means. Each at Force base has or will soon have smoking cessation clinics groups consist military members in kicking the efforts la provide education concerning the harmful effects of smoking will be in creased. Additionally greater restrictions on work place smoking Are wine. Implemented during Basic training and at All air Force sponsored courses. The Bottom line is that leadership no the highest Levels of our military services Are committed to reducing the number of military smokers. The Choice of Means by which this reduction is accomplished is n matter of department of defense policy. Current policy makes remaining within weight standards compulsory while although strongly encouraged smoking cessation u at this Lime a voluntary matter. This policy May Well change in the future. Army won t ship newlywed s belongings i was wondering if you could answer questions i have concerning the shipment of personal belongings from the states to Germany. My husband and i recently got married while he was Home on leave. Instead of wailing for the army to Fly me Over we paid for Ray ticket ourselves i left All my personal belongings with my in Laws because my Hus band assured me we could make arrangements through the army to ship once we were in Germany. I have been in wild Flucken for nine weeks and Noth ing has happened. My husband s personnel services no has just informed him we can t ship anything because he was t married when he was sent Over Here in january 1986, even though he did t ship anything then. We Are command sponsored and be has extended his Date of return from overseas Deros to meet the 36-Monlhs requirements. My questions Are 1. Can 1 ship my personal belongings through the army 2. If not could you explain he policy id me 3. If i had wailed in the Stales would i still face the same problem concerning my personal things 4. If there is no Way my belongings can be shipped through the army could you please inform others be fore they make the same i Slakes i have made thank you for any help. Kim Mabry wild Flucken Germany editor s note Otto Knopf traffic manage ment specialist transportation Energy and troop sup port div office of the Deputy chief of stiff logistics i Miqu Sarteur replies your Persona property presently in the Continental United Stales cannot be shipped to government expense because it was not in your husband s Possession on the effective Dale of his orders. The effective Dale is deter mined by the actual reporting Dale of the Soldier to his new permanent Dater station. Because you were married after the reporting Date shipment at government expense is not authorized. Even if you had waited in the states there would not lure been any authority to ship your personal belongings. 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