European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 the stars and stripes thursday january 14,1988 temperatures january 1z i in a 59 is mcj4-Spaj m -09 45 21 or two 63 50 11 � us tic � j7 55 1b w n 33 x Nanon m of. A Law Acy 46 11 Orr he 3 41 70 47 Dod retirement system studies spark concern Over retention 19 m Ukai Fenton it a. Inv into tic centum Colu Srbui of Conan Rinh act put Torfli Dalai two raft it of or Flor sch Dato Eveni irm of ctr Funya in and Alt 70tt 74 75 w60 3 m 1? in ii 1t do -14 17 -14 40 i ?5 13 70 47 10 is u 31 .16 19m a a 7 m is 21 u 38 40 34 72 w 67 19. Hod Toft a of Nanto a tort  31 cd it � 34 15m n v v to Isip frs Para Rig t Kiriu Tutasi n 33 .10 5 3?43 39 81 2935 Ufi 31 is 40 19 47 1z 1 39 32 51 40 0775 n it in 45 � by William j. Bartman Wuhan Glen Bvron Washington the Pentaya is concerned about forecasts showing that inc new Mii Ilary Rel Remeth system May mate retention of Mii Ilary personnel More difficult Oft Ciali did. Two competing Fesca Reh firms lie Rand corp. And Sag corp., recently told the defense Deport mini Hal the new to elem definitely would affect the number of retirements. Rand predicted a High loss of those service member havin Between eight and 20 year of service. We re naturally concerned Laid it col. William Carr of the Pentagon compensation Section. We Don l Enow what if s going to  Rand which used air Force personnel statistics As a Model concluded that by reducing military retirement income the new system will make the Mii Ilary Iasi desirable As a career. It also said the new policy will make it harder to keep higher Quality personnel who ate More Likely to take a Good Job in the private sector. The Rand Stady said it will be several Yean before the changes brought about by the new system will be obvious with n the forces. The Sag report so not As dramatic As the Rand study and defense officials who took their own look at the new sys tem s potential Impact said the Rand study overstate the bad news. You might say we re curious watch Ful Carr said. We re nol buying inc grim  Carr and col. Thomas Wau a the Pentagon s chief of pay and compensation said faults were found to the methodology Rand used in reaching its negative conclusions. Rand s great conclusion was that we re really going Down the lubes on some age groups in the future Cirr said. Bui he said he Felt Rand did nol Back up All of its claims. The new retirement system was enacted into Law by Congress in Tuv i9b5 to save $2.9 billion in annual retirement Oku. To Lytten in effect Tubu Taei three different retirement system with one Tor those who entered the service before 1980, a second for those who entered Between 1980 and mid-1986 Tod third for those who entered after Aoi. 1, 1986. Under the new a Stem Benefit Are based on the highest three years of Basic pay. The Cost of living allowance is held10 one percentage Point less the the in Fla lion rate but at age 62. There is a one time restoration of the cola to bring it up to current Levels. The old system provided an immedi ate lifetime annuity after 20 or More years of service at a Rale equal to 2.5 percent of the final Batic pay multiplied by the years in service and adjusted for inflation. Rand said the new retirement system will have very Little effect on gelling new recruits and retaining them after their tint enlistment. Award a in no Hausberg Lodge of Garm sch is def cafe by arc european Wear. 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The official opening comes More than a year after the Lodge opened for use As arc and military officials pressed to gel the facility s first floor ski equipment Ronial area open in time for last ski sea son. The German contractors met that goal and then completed work on the second floor last summer. The top floor includes a self service restaurant dining area Central fireplace and several Multi purpose rooms and offices. This facility gives us a Tot More capability to serve our customers said a tool. William Delaino arc recreation director and acting Deputy director. The facility is twice the site of the old Hausberg which was torn Down and it can handle about twice the number of skiers he said. The facility is considered to be among the largest and most modern in Europe und in won a prize in 1987 in a design Ker Bradley. The Park hotel  ored each year by tie june 20 and the Lake Hole on july 4,he army corps of engineers said Brig.  would Rio Jadown Gen. James a Ray commander of the again after the Munich oktoberfest and my Orp. Ray. Commande f . Army engineering div Europe. The Competition has various categories and the Hausberg won an Honor prize for architecture. With the dedication the Hausberg be comes the flagship for an ambitious plan to upgrade the world War ii a facilities at arc. Next on the Agenda is Thech Emsee recreation area currently closed for a major renovation of its two hotels and Ampe rounds. The project is ahead of schedule despite Tome prob lems in meeting the requirements Man dated by the bavarian government for preservation of historical buildings. The Lake hotel Buill in 1939, is considered a historical building and certain parts of its Structure cannot be changed said Barney Davis resident Engineer for the corps of engineers in Augsburg Ger Many. If renovation continues on schedule arc plans to open the Chi Emsee Campground and Start its recreation pro Grams memorial Day weekend. May 28, said Chi Emsee recreation manager Par Winchester firm bought Brussels Belgium a a Bel pan company. Browning announced that with a group of . Investors it has bought the Winchester i Ltd business for is million. Corrections an article yesterday contained incorrect information about the new enlisted evaluation report system that will begin in february. Cos will he counselled rot evaluated quarterly. They will continue to receive annual evaluation re ports under the new system. An article yesterday about involuntary Early separations for soldiers mis pelted the name of Lanny Hall Deputy director for enlisted personnel management. Supply of fresh Chicken will increase official says we Brocken commissary shoppers in Germany May notice a Lack of fresh locally produced Chicken because of what a .official wednesday attributed to problems with a German Vendor who recently began supplying poultry to the . Forces grocery stores. But aficionados should t worry. There s plenty of Frozen Chicken available to the commissaries and we expect the Supply of fresh Chicken to improve said Adam Cohen spokes Man for the defense subsistence re Gion Europe. The Zweir Licten based Agency handles contracts for army air Force and Navy commissaries. Cohen said the new Vendor failed to meet some contract specifications Dur ing the first week of the contract begin Ning Jan. 4, As examples Cohen said broken Bones and excess feathers were showing up in the Chicken before , the products that were shipped to the commissaries were in perfect condition he  specifications the supplier failed to meet did not constitute a potential health risk Cohen said. It s a Quality Issue but not a wholes Mencis Issue for the items that were not shipped he said. Most Chicken stocked in the commis Saries is Frozen poultry from inc United states Cohen said. No figures were available wednesday for the percentage of Chicken Hal is bought locally. Aga athe renovation project would continue until the area reopens in the summer of 1989. Other renovation and construction projects at arc face an Uncertain future primarily because of budget Cuti and the fall Orthe Dollar that have nearly doubled the Price tag in some cases. The major project a new 650-room hold m Garmisch to replace the aging Sheridan Plaia. May be significantly downgraded a defense Depan men install Toni offi Cial said tale last year. He said then that there would a new hotel but pay y nol of the tins or Kope on Inch planned. Most arc officials say they Dpn l know what to expect or when. The timetable for the new hotel a an occupancy Date of late 1991, but most officials concede that would be hard toilet and if the Garmisch project Falls behind or is changed renovation project of Berchtesgaden holds scheduled for Fis Cal 1996 to 199b, also would have to be revised. Soldier injured in blast moved Nornberg Sas a is army div Soldier burned Over 80 percent of his body in it Gas explosion at his apart ment last month has been transferred to liable condition to Brooke army medi Cal Center Texas. Spec 4 Tracy Clark. 20, is Bawd to the 177th personnel services co and an other resident of the apartment spec. .4 Wade wiederhold 19, Werr injured id the Early morning explosion dec 6 that destroyed two apartments and of imaged i to others in a Vermai apartment com plex in Ansbach the army moved Clark to the old Stuhl army regional medical Center three Days before Christmas then Irani pc Rcd him to Texas on Dee. 27, a Divi Sion spokesman said monday. Wade of Btry a 2nd in 28th Field arty was treated for smoke and fume inhalation � German Hospital bum clinic and released