European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 7. 19bb the stars and stripes Page 9 having your cake and eating it too by Connie Dickey staff writers a photo by Dave Didio spec. 4 Amelia m. Biancone or How spec. 4 found Gold in Green Frankfurt spec. 4 Amelia m. By in Cotta has found a Way to slay in the Mili tary part Lime and go in school full time. Tia conc a Morse code interceptor with the Frankfurt military Community Learned at her pc Spur atm briefing in january of a program Ihal will enable her 10 Joback to sellout gel paid and say in the service. And become an officer. She and other enlisted soldiers who Quale in for the Green to cold program can apply for Roth scholarships and become com its ironed officers once Jucy finish College. They then can choose to serve in the re serves or on Active duly. The Reading pa., native said she will go 10 Pennsylvania. Slate University and finish her nursing studies. Now i have Money for College and still ill be Able to say Imhee military she said Bianconi  go from an enlisted status to a Cadei in the inactive reserves. When she finishes College she v aim to be commissioned into the Active reserves. Karen Rische an education Counselor in Darmstadt said education centers through out t Ropo can give enlisted soldiers information on the program. Certain guidelines must he Mcl including age limits general technical aptitude scores commonly called of scores College credits earned and Grade Point average. T be most  criterion is the age limitation. Soldiers must earn their commissions be fore they arc 25 years old. But they can dec a waiver of up to four years based on heir Ai live duly service. When Biancone 23. Leaves the army May 2, she will Hove four years of military service behind her. We in the army know thai each year thousand of highly qualified enlisted sol Diers leave the army after u single Lour said col. Alexander Woods jr., marketing division chief . Army Cadet come. Green to Gold is designed to Rocha incl these men and women into the officer corps through the army s Reserve officers train ing  applications for scholarships can be picked up at education centers Rische said. She also can provide a Lisl of Ofinn asked questions with answers basically Roth offers a one two or three year scholarship to enlisted soldiers Rische said. The Soldier can receive a baccalaureate in a variety of areas except theol  she said the two and three year scholarships Are the most popular among soldiers in Europe. Scholarships can be used Uilah any i Bill army College fund or Vek rails educational assistance 1 Wagram acne fans a Soldier has earned. Soldiers interested in the Green to Gold program must act quickly. We receive applications in december and the deadline is March 15, so we have a very Small window especially for soldiers in Europe Rische Saij. Liia conc said she joined the army to gel Money for a College education 1 could t afford but earned 16 credits of College courses in one semester from Penn before joining the army in i9h4. She now has More than $21.000 in leap benefits 10 use. But will apply for an Roth scholarship after enrolling in College. I m getting kind of nervous about it but i think it Wilt be challenging Biancone said