European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. December 29, 9b7 the stars and stripes Paga 11 Ahn Landers dear Ann Landers recently my husband and 1 were passenger on a plane in Stead of a delightful flight we experienced he most exasperating ordeal of our lives. This is what happened a Blind Man was seated next la an exit door. The airline s Rule is not to have a disabled person or a child seated in those locations. When the Blind Man was asked a by a night attendant to change of scats with another passenger he r. Refused saying that he was perfectly capable of opening the door in Case of an Emer gency. We sat on the ground for Well Over iwo hours while officials tried la reason with the Man. He would not Budge. The airline people were pal enl and polite but the Blind Man was stubborn an j extremely unpleasant. Meanwhile 130 passengers sat fuming and helpless Well aware that they were missing appointments and connecting flights. Finally the flight was cancelled. My husband and i look inc next flight out. So did the Blindman who had held 1 3d passengers hostage. This Lime he was not seated near an exit. The woman across the aisle from me said Hal the Man was probably hoping he would be pulled olt the plane so he could sue the airline for Public humiliation or discrimination against a handicapped person. What do you think Ann dear Illinois the woman May be right but t hive now a of know ing to bar be Blind Roan was so uncooperative. No matter what the recon the airline was l full. Let me explain. The a should have been told before be boarded the plane that the seat in Contact Wilh their unit personnel and administration censer Pac to ensure that the reassignment process works. Personnel Experiment worries Reader the proposed Naf personnel Experiment expo cause great concern among employees because All we hear Are rumours. If management would Lell us what they Are planning to do Wilh our careers per haps morale would be improved among those to be affected. Any studies management would care to do among businesses would show that they try to keep their employees fully informed so As nol to lower productivity and morale. Yet the management thai is planning to create havoc with our lives the same management that is going to be supervising the Experiment ignores the unrest of the Little people in the Field who Are struggling to carry out their parts. Is it any wonder that Naf personnel feel threatened about their Job Security when management does t show any concern about them before the plan even goes into effect will management show greater con Cern once the Experiment is in place it is rumoured that Heidelberg was volunteered for expo. I May be wrong but was t Heidelberg volunteered for s1o? who is doing the volunteering surely it in t the people upon whom the pressure is placed to do the actual work. Docs the person who volunteered us get Brownie Points for the added stress he or she brings to our lives does that person care Aboul us or Only How Good in looks on their record that they volunteered is that person a Naf employee i doubt it. At any rate management Tell us what you be decided to do to us. Name and address withheld editor s note k. Kusumoto civilian person Nel division Deputy chief of staff personnel he us Pheur replies we share your concern for non appropriated fund employee and agree that All employees have a right to be kept informed regarding changes in the personnel sys tem that affect them. The expo lest require the approval of the depart meat of army As Well As the department of Debute. Until All the approvals we in we have no Way of know ing exactly what we will be testing. When the depart ment of the army and Dod authorize the lest a train ing program will be initiated. For your information the Heidelberg Community civilian personnel office was designated As an experimental civilian personnel office far expo research projects by a Dod planning croup in Early 1986. This group was comprised of military and civilian appropriated and unappropriated fund members. The expo designation allows the Heidelberg co along Wilh a Small number of other Dod personnel offices the Opportunity to try new personnel approaches. The proposed test will be conducted under this charter when approval is received in a message sent to Usa eur u. Cen. Allen a Ono the army s Deputy chief of staff for personnel questioned the timing of the personnel system overhaul the stars and stripes reported in november we an embarking Oti a very important review of mar functions which has a great Deal of sensitivity within and outside he army he said we need to give that Effort every Opportunity to succeed by minimizing employee Ono said he was willing to reconsider the overhaul in the next four to six months after we have � clearer picture of How the review is proceeding european edition col Jeffrey m. Cook us co Miriandar editor 01 Cratl it col Suzanne l Phillips Usan Deputy editor m 0114 Hakim Kihwa Lulu Deans b. If Cdermott prod Union i Nogier mime my Ednor oct upon Mara of this newspaper 4 in tuft Orum door tibial pubic Don Lor member at the ii Hiery or vows of rih contents or the Start end so rpm Are my we i drily la Oll Al a wort of. Or in Kurud by. Rhe u s government. 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