European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Anil Landers Page 11 letters dear Ann Landers a few Days ago i took my 15 year old daughter and stir of tier friends la a rack concert. I decided on the Way out thai in Stead of fighting the traffic both Way i would buy a ticket and slay and Sec the show. T consider myself fairly open minded Bill i was shocked sense less by what i saw and heard. The language of the kids around me was unreal. Every other word started with f or a when one of the Rock stars appeared in a a suing tic crowd went wild. Thai fellow was 99 it percent naked. The audio was turned up and the audience went Cray. My eardrums began to pop but no one else seemed to mind in fact they loved it. Then the kids around me started to Light up joints. People All Over the place began to toss firecrackers. I swear Ann. I have never been so petrified in my life not Only for me but for every person in thai  were broken bottles All Over inc place and sever Al fights going on. The police were nowhere to be seen. 1 lost track of the number of Juo ple who had 10 be carried out some were unconscious. Others were hysterical. I Taw two couple having sea right out in reopen. Others were taking off their clothes All Over inc place. When the concert ended there was an incredible Stampede. I was afraid if i fell i would be stomped to death. I prayed for strength to stay on my feet. On the Way Home still shaking i told my daughter that she would not go la another Rock show As Long Ashe lived in my Tiauw no matter How old she was. And e am going to Slick to it. Here is some advice to every Parent who is Reading this. Don t ask your kid what goes on at these performances go see for yourself. I am signing my name but please do not use evenly initials. My daughter says she was embarrassed by my outburst in front of her friends and she would never forgive me if my identity became known. You May say however that this letter came from. Madison.  Madison 1 am at a it i to comment on your Tetter because Chart been to Only one Ruck concert in my life Wren years ago and it was nothing like the one Yuu described. I in know however that list december in Len hers Mere crushed to Dalh and 19 were Hosp United follow ing � show in Nashville. May 1 hear from gome of you parents is till Mother s letter an accurate account of what goes in at Mill Rock concerts do you want your teen agers to patronize such performance i d like to know. Dear Ann Landers there is a worldwide epidemic of aids and Africa has been hit hard. The United slates has reported 45.000 cases. More than half of the afflicted have died. Europe has reported 7.512 cases. According to the world health organization Only 208 cases have been reported in in asian nations. Can it be that asians have a genetic resistance to this disease please Check this out. Inquisitive at Clad ear Urcla according in or. John Dwyer director of the aids train Chi ind research unit at the Prince Henry Hospi Tal in Sydney Australia allans ire not less susceptible to aids than anyone for. Dwyer believes that thelow numbers Are due to a link bit of Lack and a unit bit of geography. Inadequate surveillance add butty report ing could also be factors. Is according to my authorities your figures of americans afflicted with aids Are Low. Incentives for tour Extension explained this is in response to the article headlined Lump sum Bonus proposed to improve retention  the article implied that soldiers who extend their european Tours arc currently Given the option of receiving Iso per month for 12 months an extra 30 Days of annual leave or an extra 15 Days of annual leave and round trip government transportation tothe nearest . Port of entry. The article primarily dealt with a Pentagon proposal sent to Congress that would provide an additional option a s 1,000up-front Bonus. Earlier this summer i requested a consecutive overseas tour. When i submitted my request 1 was informed that the first three options would be made available to me if my request was approved weeks later my request was approved new Date of return from overseas Dekos oct. 13. 1991. However the Only option i was Given was round trip transportation to my Home of record for my family and me. My retention no told me that the other options had been discontinued because they had been Loo popular. Good reason to get rid of something soldiers like it my Basic question is whether or not the original three options were available to me. I someone from per com answers yes i la take the article to my personnel Center and straighten this thing out. If Cor she says no then you d better Correct that article. If he or she says they were then they weren t,.and now they arc again i m a Gonna have a Good old Chat with somebody. I did t Lake on the extra tour for the benefits. I did it because i enjoy being in Europe. 1 like my unit. I have a supportive Chain of command from squad through Community level and i did ii be cause it was one of the ways that i could help Cut some Cost from our military budget. However if three options should have been made available to me and others Are being allowed Loc Hoose Why was t i ? anole a r Mem bar of m y squad had the same thing happen to him. To the fellow Soldier who researches my question and provides a reply to myself and others in my position i know there s Al least one1 say thanks. Staff sol. Nell a. Soul Wood Heidelberg editor s note chief warrant officer John j. A Ulm chief. Management actions Branch 1st personnel Contd he Usa eur replies your letter gives me he Opportunity to clarify in benefits of foreign service Lour extensions and con Sec tire overseas Toura that should help Yon under stand that Yon were Given the Correct incentive. I should also give other readers a belter blight into Ibe incentives that Are available to soldiers who de sire to extend their foreign service tour. To begin there Are in pm Gnu that offer incentives for  the Flat it tic Renoi Extension incentive program Zeip. To be eligible for this program Soldier must Hue military Iceni to nil specially mos approved eligible by he department of the army Hoda. Then Are currently 113 Moss in this or ogre. Sol Wicks the have a mos in Theip program Moat Complete their current overseas Lour and it Recto extend for at least one year beyond that Dale. In return they May elect one of inc options which Are 3d Days of special leave not chargeable to the Soldier 15 Days of special leave and transportation a government ape Nitifor Only the Soldier from overseas to the nearest port in the United so non not Home of record and return. Scio special pay tier month for the length of in Extension. Tic other program applies to All soldiers warm com plete their current overseas Lour ind elect to serve a consecutive Oversea  soldiers who have in mos in the Zeip program May select Elthur the incentive in this program or in the hinted above hut not both. This pro Erum Offra soldiers and their come and sponsored Amity members free travel to the Soldier s Home of record and re turn or place no farther Dis Tant than the Soldier s Home of record. The leave it chargeable to the Soldier Lent account but the travel is in duly hiatus. The Rule for taking this leave Art specs Ltd in paragraph u72do of the joint travel regulation a you can fee from the above of were Given the Correct incentive for consecutive overseas Lour i am pleased that you Are remaining in Usa eur because you like your unit and have a supportive Chain of com Mand. Usa heur continues la strive to improve  to which soldiers serve which results in retaining Quality soldiers like yourself. Even secured vending machines can kill i am writing in response to the recent letter so Lution to tipped vending  i am not a spokesman far cafes but an employee. We have bolted vending machines to Walls and floors. But the customer for whatever reason still rocked tipped and worked at the anchors until they snapped or he Sheet Metal or steel give Way be cause of stress. The Force exerted while attempting to break the anchors when inc anchors snap usually causes the 1,000-Pound machine to fall out of control. Anchors that have snapped arc capable of holding thousands of pounds. A 1,000-Pound vending machine being worked like a pendulum can exert Many thousands of pounds of Force. Considering the fact that hundreds of vending machines arc moved and relocated every year the engineering required to make 9 vending machine effectively immobile or tip proof not to mention the thousands of holes kit in the floor and Walls requires the solution to be that the customer be aware of the danger of tipping and rocking vending machines. They can kill. Cafes refund policy is very Liberal. Gel your refund at any cafes retail store food facility or service station. Please provide the building number and machine number so we can repair or Correct any problems with the machine. There is an old Mechanic s saying. Quicker than the engineers can design a foolproof machine. God designs a Boltl a  Charles r. 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