European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes letters some dislike idea of sending families Home i would very much appreciate the Opportunity to respond o the or incr from Livoto or incr proposes thai inc military budget can be Cut by sending military families Home. I m in Germany with my husband. I know that my being Here strengthens him and makes to easier for him to accomplish the Mission that he is Here to accomplish. I m sure thai sometimes in would be easier for me if 1 were Back in the Stales especially when my husband has Field duty or has to spend Long hours at work but being in Germany together is Worth the sometime lonely hours. When my husband comes Home excited about his work or needing that extra word of encouragement 1 feel that i am doing my country a great service by being Here to applaud Himor to encourage him the or incr also slates Ihal if the family would slay at Home the wives would be Able to have a career. 1 am a very career oriented person. I spent Lour Yearsin College pursuing my us degree in communicative disorders. There Are opportunities for me in my profession in Germany not As Many but i make the sacrifice for the Good of my country and More important for inc Good of my family. If my husband were Slitti once in an area lha would be dangerous for me. I would accept the gov. Cram Cal orders to stay at Home. If Germany were lob come such o place i would go Back to the Stales and Send my support to my husband through Idle Sand phone Calls but at this time that is not necessary. The Money Ihal our government spends to keep families together is Money Well spent. It benefits the family Analil benefits the government. A Soldier who is Able to be with his family to Sec them grow together and change together who can gel support and encouragement daily from his family is a Happy solder and a Happy solider is a productive Soldier. Finally i take great offence in the statement that after All we Are talking armies not social pro i Don t View my presence Here the support 1give my husband or the government spending Money to keep families logic her As social pro French Lee Rhui tit German How can any Soldier worrying about the welfare of his far away family experience anything but the opposite High morale ? obviously the military also thinks that the presence of loved ones Only boost morale of he writer s suggestions would be reality by now since the writer in t proposing to terminate the services of an to and radio the movie theater Sand other recreation facilities such As Gyro rec Cen ters clubs snack bars Etc i can Only believe thai he wants the american entertainment to slay unlike his family even though putting an end to the above mentioned operations would surely save quite a bit of Money his wife need help she can probably turn 10 his wife might have n great High income career stateside that is either More important to her than being with her husband or that they need to build their House. I could Only get a minimum wage part time Job which would t even pay for baby sitting. We can t afford for me to go Back to school or Roget any formal training at least not right now. Nei ther can we afford to buyer build a House or even torrent a decent apartment. Most people who love each other would dislike being away from each other for even a Short period of time for our family a separation would be an emotional and financial Burden. Should we be forced into hardship by the Way where would you Send me i am a local National lain Home. Angel people berlins the writer slated life without the family is hard. Serving an unaccompanied tour without families or spouses does t help the soldiers morale. It is one of the reasons for divorce formal separation and Many other am an sex military member of eight years. I would t have served Al All unless i knew my family could be there supporting me every step of the Way. Dependent families Are not freeloading from the government because those that work pay taxes. Furthermore serving an unaccompanied Lour is very frustrating for the wife due 10 the fact that she has to care fur her children alone along with Oiler responsibilities. I know i be been there. Name withheld Mannheim Germany cafes explains changes in its pizza policy one manager told me that if really wanted to save affairs officer he. Cafes Europe replies the Small Pitta i should have everybody put comment the cafes Baa program Nai been exp newly we slips in the comment Box. Now if Headquarters received by our customer throughout Europe and con does t believe the managers they re nol going to be tinned to Trow by tops and Bounds. We a ii s tree owl live the comment slips. Besides i would think that i am probably the Only person left in Germany who has t written a i cur 10 the Stan and stripes to com Plain about cafes but now they be gone too far for even me. For about three years cafes has been Selling pizza Al inc snack bars. They sinned with Small and medium thin crust pizzas and later expanded the operation to include Large and even thick Cist pizzas. I conducted an informal Survey and found that 82percent of the people questioned buy a Small pizza 79 percent of the Lime and 44 percent of those questioned Don t like the thick crust. Based on these numbers i would think thai if you were going to discontinue any thing in the pizza department you would do away with All the thick crust and maybe even the Large size. Cafes has decided to end the Small size one per son sic pizza and will now sell the medium and Large with thick crust Only. Before making a major decision like this they would consult or at least Survey their customers. I d really like to know the reason for this attack on Small thin pizza Ealen who eat Small thin pias. Job theory there could be Many reasons such As we make More prof on the big. Thick crisis or Small pizzas Are very difficult to grow and if not picked Al exactly the right time they la spoil and my Favole would be even though we re not Burger King we want you to have in your Way bul our seriously 1 find it very hard to believe that a Lack of sales i inc reason for discontinuing the Small pizza and thin crusts and if Lack of sales is not the reason can t think of another reason Good enough to do away with them assuming that customer service it More than a sign on the Wall. Chief warrant officer Boh Jase Lan Ditull Germany editor s note 14. Col. Charlie while Public to Lone Taro leap anew originally offered the St and thick or to bin emits extensive research mid evaluation of the entire prop revealed Tull 75 percent of the total sales Ere thick Trust pizzas and that pizza by the slice a rapidly reducing 9-Tnch pins Law. In addition it Wai Star atred that to handed mra selection often cawed Mays i customer Venice and reduced Quality of the product in an Effort to improve the program cafes implemented several new concepts. First we identified and purchased conveyor Puaa my capable of producing consistent Quality pizza to Nie minute thus improving spent of service to our customers. Next we began producing Pina innit at the la ensure a fresh product. Finally we Lund dazed the menu to Fearon 12 ind16-Inch plot Ullh thick crust and Pina by the slice. Since Ptah by the slice is pre prepared customer Cut he uned immediately. Incidentally to tiled of Pica equate to than one nine Inch All told me they were against doing away with Theill pizza and thin crust but cafes Headquarters decided to ignore them. Renovation of Hospital creates problems. I i j to i. Me while we remodel. Install we have to aunt recently i took my wife on a Daylong top to the Frankfurt Hospital for allergy testing i expected a larger version of the Nilon Borg Hospital bul instead encountered an in Ramod Clad relic a sub Standard facility Ihal is put to shame by even our Liny old fashioned Rural clinic in Grafin won. In my opinion there is no possible Way for House keeping personnel to keep the facility in a sanitary condition. In fact 1 did not even see any housekeeping personnel working in the facility at nil a few of the Points of interest to me were i. Open unenclosed pipes creating at the very least a dust Nite Nightmare. 1 dirt and cobwebs on restroom floors. 3. Unsealed Cement Walls and floors near the phar Macy 4. Stagnant pools of water on the uneven Cemen floor below unenclosed pipes. Is this a new method espoused by medical journals in the controlling of microbes i one of the Modem restrooms near the allergy clinic was most delightful sporting an unusable lock Mecha Nimi a simple terms the thing Wai broken but nature still beckoned so i took care of my business. The toilet Lank lacked a lid. And in my attempt to flush the toilet 1 found out Why it lacked a flush handle the Only Way 10 flush the Lois it bowl was 10 lift up the mechanism in the Back of the toilet. The Only Good part was that there was soap at the sink and running water which i did appreciate. If i had the time to take a closer look Al this facility to am convinced i could have found numerous other examples of poor sanitary conditions. Surely som funds could be requisitioned to build a new easier kept clean facility and if nol that Ihen to at least remodel repair the glaring deficiencies in the present say the least i was disgusted. I was grateful that i was t there for in patient treatment m that Ca 1would be wondering what kind of infections 1 would bring Home with me i would like to know Why How the army medical Community tolerate such conditions in facilities that by the nature of their function need to be kept As absolutely sanitary Ai possible Kerin co Roeurn in Fenohr Germany editor s note or. Col Melvin l. Butler commander Frankfurt array Reilona medical Conler replies How does s58 million Worth of remodelling sound to you Traat i lie amount the department of the Armand the fun Kurt military Community arc spending to rename our medical Center and. In the Procos talus Are of if sort of problem Yon encountered. Unfortunately mounting of 50-year-old, la Sta facility is taking a Long am. It wish we bad a try Tanj where tre could build a new Hospital w spare building to us lasted Mote oar different wards clinic and departments into we re now almost two thirds of the Way i Hiligh this old win go which Art Tilyou a won pharmacy i waiting id be has moved into its newly re be in sections that Bow already been Polo be for the dirt cobwebs and accumulated water Job sported our a i in pub us art., Are cleaned or Seebeck re tit atm boors during l a. And twice More overnight. Of Floon Are cleaned with special to Nibbli a Etui Al least wee a Day and More y. On a wards they re Tret cleaned nun l with a local Callan Al for and if la in worker and a cued something rest astred that is Brent to to Elf atom Tion and in wed immediately. Ind Tahy of inc it complaints we re had to Chr in ibis us has bold the contract is Tzoc dealt with the broken fix tarts. Mentioned. Patients can � help n by repo Tim be Rui of thing to the information do in of lobby. 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