European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday december 23, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Sebastian Dudek holds in american Flag while Churling with Hii father Zbin few did sgt. Robyn Bernstein. Santa Christmas arrive Early for East bloc kids at gis1 party set snapping by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Wiesbaden army sol. Robyn Bernstein never guessed thai a simple wooden train set could make a 4 year old boy so Happy. Look dad. Look it s pretty Sebastian Duck shrieked in polish As he leaned Over the the round wooden track into place. Bernstein bought the toy to give Sebastian monday at the 32nd combat support Hospital s Christmas party for East bloc children. I picked the coolest things i could find Bernstein said of the train set and plastic Backhoe she bought for Syb Aslian. I had no idea what i was getting into when told she d sponsor a 4-Ycar-Otd boy. Bui they re the perfect Gills for him i  Sebastian and his Mother moved from wroclaw Poland to Wiesbaden a month ago receiving a present they d awaited for two years a reunion with father and husband Zbigniew seven year old Ewelina Kozaczka still Hopes for such a reunion. Ewelina sponsored at the party by 1st sol. Otis and Irena Mcneill awaits the processing of paper work that will allow her to join her parents in Chicago. Ewelina s father had been in Germany three years and her Mother six months when friends drove her front Poland. Ewelina missed her parents by just three Days. They already had left for America. Six months have passed for Ewelina and her wait could stretch from one month to six months More said Irena Mcneill who also served 01 a polish translator at the parly. Thirty russian polish and romanian children from nearby refugee apartments came to the party at the Wiesbaden German red Cross building. The party was planned by the unit s Junior enlisted Council members. Most of inc children have been in Germany less than six months. Workers from the paediatrics Ward at the air Force regional medical Center in Wiesbaden held a similar party for 25 children tuesday night at Lindsey As. The Ward had sponsored the party the past two years. But the number of children had grown Loo great for just one party. Syb Aslian Ewelina and the others aged 3 to 13, met their sponsors at the door and. Accompanied by accordion strains of Jingle Bells streamed into rooms with tables decked Wilh luscious looking baked goods. Assisted by interpreters the soldiers got acquainted with their Young friends. Staff sol. Wanda Mocanu made the rounds 10 at the tables passing out miniature . Flags. Although Bernstein and her new Friend shared no common language she said they communicated. We can play. Play is Universal she said while dodging playful punches from Syb Aslian who an hour earlier was shyly clinging to his dad s leg. Mcneill said Many of the soldiers Hope to continue their friendships Wilh the children after the holidays. After their american style cupcakes cookies and Finger sandwiches Ewelina Sebastian and the others squeezed close to the tree to await inc Man whose introduction needed no translation Sania Claus. All the time the soldiers looked on. Just think spec. 4 Harold Ennis said to his buddy this time next year i la be Back Home with my own kid for Christmas. Right on pay bonuses Are essential Pentagon says b . Bartman Washington Bureau Washington Pentagon officials having met their recruiting goals Tor fiscal 1187, Siirid pay and bonuses Are essential if they ire to keep meeting i hair goals in the face of seven More years of a dwindling youth population. Tote Quality of  measured Primar ily by the percentage with High school Diplomat and their intelligence scores was very High for 1987 recruits David Armor Pentagon manpower chief said Al a press conference tuesday. Armor said inc services arc Halfway through a projected 14-year trend toward a shrinking poor of peo ple from which to recruit. He said inc trend should end in seven More years because of a mini baby Boom of the Early 1970s," critics of the All Volunteer army have cited the dwindling youth population As a reason to return to a military draft which ended in 1472. We have seven More years to a. And the greatest concern of the defense Secretary or. Frank car Lucci and of the manpower office is to maintain inc Pua Lily of personnel Armor said. And the most important thing is military pay and the Bonus programs bonuses especially because we do have shortages such As pilots and the nuclear Field and bonuses in these areas could help fill ii jobs. Armor stressed that the Pentagon will press for a 4.3 percent military pay raise in i9k9. For 1988 the raise Wilt be Only 2 percent the lowest military pay raise in Over a decade officials said. The lower pay raise and news about Cdr Rel budget cuts could hurl recruitment. Armor said. But he added it s hoped that an increasing number of women less retirements from the military and modest Evdur Iione in personnel All will balance nut favourably. Armor said 1987 was a Banner year in retention and recruiting in terms of Quality 93 percent of All new recruits had High school diplomas. That s up one percentage Point Over the previous year and Well above the 7s percent of the general youth population who hold diplomas. Armor said All of the sen ices were above 90 percent with the Navy having reverted a downward trend of recent years. In addition 93 percent of recruits Overall scored average or above on enlistment qualification Istl Down one percentage paint from inc previous year but still above the 69 percent of the youth population who match those scores on Public less Armor said 4,000 More women joined inc sen ices in 1987 than the previous year. He said Ghoul 10 per cent of the in listed Furuc is now female. It s not going to go 10 50 percent where the Popula Tion ratio is because of inc combat exclusion Laws but we expect it to continue id go  the services help thl a solves in recruiting women by opening up More positions thai were formerly for men Only. Armor said. Female  in fiscal 1988 should be helped by the opening of logistics ships and naval reconnaissance aircraft to Tomyn he added. Armor said the Navy s recent problems with Quality of recruits were caused by its Graier need for people in the face of a buildup to a 600-ship level. They did not have enough in advertising and other areas he said. Do you know frosty Stacy asks Santa with Christmas Only 2 Days away Santa to very Busy. He is still receiving letters every Day and is trying his hardest to answer them by Christmas. Stacy Soto Man of a urn Holder. 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