European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday november 19,19b7  rat Dup oldest of Chinook units changes its name to co a. The oldest of the army s three Chinook helicopter companies in Europe now has the newest name. The Isola aviation co became co a Ith bit i59lh aviation rest this week said company commander Molj. James p. Rindler. The company s soldiers marked the change in ceremonies monday at Man Barracks in Schwac Bisch Hall. The company activated in i96fi at fort bin Ning ga., spent seven years in Vietnam then was assigned to Germany Rindler said. It will retain its nickname big Windy although it is redesigning its logo and has adopted a new Mono full  Rindler said another Dolan Barracks unit the 223rd aviation in also changed its name a week becoming 4lh in 159th aviation regt. Ceremonies to Mark the change will be held later. 3rd inf div celebrates its 70th anniversary Wuerzburg. Germany tic 3rd of div celebrates ils 70lh anniversary this week Wilh inc visit of division War veterans and a ceremony Friday. Eight veterans from the 7th inf 15th inf 30lh inf and 41st arty returned to train Wilh their old units wednesday and today in Hohenfels. Kil ii no Cut Schweinfurt and a Schaffenburg the 70th anniversary ceremony will be at 1 1a.m. Friday at Leighton Barracks Marne  Dens. And will be followed by an invitation Only luncheon at the top of the Marne officers club. Military above civil service in compensation  says he William a Bartman to the report and had no comment. Heating system expected to Cut pollution in Prague Prague Czechoslovakia a a new Healing system for Northern Prague should Cut air pollution in the City which has reached a High level in Industrial North Bohemia a daily said tuesday the Svobodny Slovon free word newspaper said Ahot water conduit from the Melnik Power station about 25 mile North of Prague is under  it is completed existing plants will go into opera lion Only if it is needed Lobo Osi the Healing level when temperatures drop below Zero the paper said. Washington the chairman of a key con Gressional panel on civil service wants More information on Federal pay in the Wake of a government report showing compensation for military person Nel is often much better than that received by civil servants. Aides to sen. David Fryer chairman of the sen ate governmental operations subcommittee on Federal services Post office and civil service confirmed tuesday that inc Arkansas Democrat has asked for further information on inc Issue. Bithey could not say what action the senator might be planning. Meanwhile sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska ranking Republican member of the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee said he continues to Cal for greater parity Between service members and civil servants the statements and actions result from a. Gener Al accounting office finding that total military compensation defined As inc sum of Cash compensation and retirement and health insurance Bene fits exceeded civil service compensation in 96 comparisons. The request for the report was made in june1986 when i was chairman of the defense appropriations subcommittee in an Effort to get a quantitative comparison of Federal compensation of Mili tary and civilian employees Stevens said. I veal ways argued that there should be greater comparability in our Federal compensation  release of the report has not Only turned head but also miffed some people on Capitol Hill who were supposed to have had a Chance to review the findings before they went Public. But the project on military procurement a Pri vate waste watcher group got hold of the draft report and began publicizing it caving some peo ple in the words of one Senate staffer pretty upset among he report s chief findings total military compensation averages 27 per cent More than total civil service compensation. On average the major military fringe benefits retirement and health care Are almost 60 percent More generous than civil service benefits. The differences Between the military and civil servants Are larger for females College graduates and for those who Are older. A spokesman for the project on military procurement said the group was not judging military pay but simply wanted to put the information before the Public to encourage discussion on the Issue. The defense department is preparing a response not sufficient to draw conclusions about the appropriateness of pay  ii said military compensation May be higher be cause service members May be in a different mix or occupations and have greater responsibilities thin their civil service counterparts. The Agency added that it May reflect the Neces sity of enhancing military compensation la make allowance for danger frequent moves and liability for duty at All limes without extra pay. The  statistics show Cash compensation Formale and female High school graduates in the Mili tary running somewhat ahead of their civil service counterparts in most categories. Bui when the total compensation packages Are weighed military personnel clearly outdistanced civilians. For example the average 19-year-Otd male serv in member with a High school diploma would Cam 113,780, compared with $13,227 for a civil serv ice worker the same age. Military females in the same category Cam$13,751, compared with $12,103 for the civilian counterpart. When the entire compensation package is added in the military male earns $22,082, compared with $ 1 8.566 for the civilian. The military woman earns�22,043 compared Wilh $17,097 for the civil serv ant counterpart. A 23-year-old military male with a degree earns total compensation of $30,354, compared with 128,982 for his civilian counterpart with the same age and educational background. The military woman just graduated from College earns a package Worth $29,650, compared with 126,882 for her civilian counterpart. Major difference appear at the High end of the scale particularly for women. For example a 44-year-old, College educate military woman would draw compensation Worth $74,462, compared Wilh $46,676 for a civilian in the same category. A 44-year-old military male with a College decree would earn a package Worth $84,568, compared with j5 7,56 1 for Bis civil service counterpart. In the High school graduate level a 35-year-oldmilitary male would Cam a total package Worth $ 39,02 1compared with $ 30,606 for the civilian. Military woman in that category would earn $33,387 versus $23,931 for the civilian worker. In both cases a Wilh most of the comparison of military is. Civil service the big difference it lathe benefits package which in the Case of the Mili tary woman is nearly double the Worth of her civil service counterpart Usa eur conferees Call education the key anti harassment training urged by go advisers by Crystal Laureano stiff writer Wii Xinren Uppland Germany the Battle against sexual harassment must be fought with education starting with officers and. Senior non Numis signed officers participants at the Usa eur equal Opportunity Confer ence said. You need to train he managers an commanders first Liz Miles of wild Flecken said. When they know what to took for i Don t think they la be so Quick to say that they Don t have sexual harassment in heir  equal Opportunity advisers say that training during in processing and annual sexual harassment classes Don t reach All Levels of the command. We need to be sure that every individual in the command receives some Lypp of Snukal harassment  said master sgt. Nathaniel Welch of Nuernberg. Make it mandatory so that every one is on the same Sheet of  advisers also note that e major Obsta Cle is that Many women Are reluctant to report incidents. What i be noticed is that a lot of limes it is Only brought to the attention of the supervisors and Eoa equal Opportunity adviser alter the complainant has four or five other individuals that it has happened to alto.11 Sec. Kerry Cole Man of Bamberg said. Then they feel they be got Power in numbers another cause for the reluctance to report incidents is a fear of what will happen to careers. Mart of the Lime when a female does come out and report it it s because she s taken enough and can t take anymore Welch said. Most of them have told me they have a fear of what will happen to them. The have to live with their Peers and Don t want to be an outcast in the unit. The Chain of command would frown on thai became in would be a statistic on their unit they  advisers said they can t Promise a Vic Tim thai such repercussions won l Hap pen. An individual has to make a mature responsible decision that they want the sexual harassment to Slop said John Torres of Karlsruhe when they file a complaint the need to understand that they May stand out be called a troublemaker to causes anxiety and stress at Home if they Are married and jul an abundance of problems go along Vilh that another Issue that came out of inter views with attendees at the conference is that Hammond in need to take a tougher stance on Fumi ment issues with their soldiers. Equal Opportunity and sexual harassment should be looked at just like dw1 driving while intoxicated and things of this  Coleman , when it Happy in take the appropriate action discipline the Soldier in Stead of wailing Dinul it happens inc next  mile said if you make an example out of one person and they know you re going to be fair and equitable when you administer these punishments that would Start solving the  master set. Ruben Alaniz of Bamberg recalled an incident in which a Soldier received an Anicic 1j for committing an act of sexual harassment. When an individual Comet Forward that has been sexually banned and the commander takes Quick action like that thai commander � new living a menage lob hit Tom Jot that to not of dig to tolerate hit and i m Gobi do to Lake appropriate action. " co Minden Alto need to pot their menage Oul to their Goldien directly Alaniz nid. It Means More to the Soldier. I be Lieve when the commander or first ser Geant teaches them about sexual Hanamean or equal Opportunity Alaniz said when they bring in an equal Opportunity adviser to teach the soldiers Altitude is thai Well he to he cares about thai but thai Doeu t Tell me anything about my first tet cml or com Mander " during this week s conference equal Opportunity advisers will be compiling recommendations for Gen. Glenn k. Oils Usa eur commander 10 review and bring up at a commanders Confer ence