European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 letters the stars and stripes Friday March 11,1988 spousal preference hiring policy discussed i am writing in reply to a letter about spouse hiring preference. Why should t american spouses be Given prefer ence in jobs on american bases i say the current regulation docs not go quite tar enough. Hiring prefer ence is Only for the first Sii months Here and Only on certain jobs. In my opinion if even one qualified spouse applies for an 1 Given Job he or she should be hired Over any qualified local National applicants. Too often local nationals arc Given preference Many positions still exist As local National positions. We american spouses arc not Here by Choice and Competition for jobs is fierce. In t it enough hat americans arc protecting this country from invasion 1 Tel idol we do not owe its citizens employment As Well when our families must make sacrifices dui to a weak Dollar. Ai n Rule we cannot compete with Ger mans for German jobs due to language barriers to the Only jobs we can seek arc those on poll. From the most practical standpoint local National hires arc a serious financial liability to the department of defense they cannot work eight hours a Day five Days a week and have almost 30 paid holidays a year. Their annual leave is also much Marc generous at sir. Weeks a year. Since German Law imposes so Many restrictions in t it More financially sound to hire an american spouse who does not need All that time off and who will be paid in dollars not Marks last but not least americans return a portion of heir Yback into the Treasury in the form of income takes. Hiring americans for american jobs whenever possible is both financially smart and morally right. Deb Hinnah Schweyn flirt. Germany editor s note in attic Walker civilian personnel division Deputy chief of suit personnel Liq u5areur. Replies we Shire the writer s opinion on the importance of providing military spoils employment opportunities on military Jases leg so Tulve and department of defense initiatives Bare focused attention on the extremely in portent roles of military families in Dod and the need for maximizing employment opportunities far military spouses. Spousal preference in employment is Only one of several such initiatives. While spousal preference it intended to promote employment opportunities for military spouses. It Ion not negate he need for civilian work Force mix of both . Citizens and local nationals for Mission a Eori Pali Hoenl. Like us citizens local National Hare contributed to the Mission of the is. Forces in Europe far Over four decades and continue to pity key roles in minion accomplishment. They lire Lsible part of mtr Nark farce and. In Many instances possess skills and unowned a Thil Are not normally found among is. Citizens. Irelnd de among these Are language skills and knowledge of Iii country Law and procedures. These ire critic to getting Many tasks and functions accomplished. While working condition and Benefit,1 for local nationals must comply with Hosl nation Laws this Dees not Lessen the need for local National to be an integral port of eur work Force. There at some variations in spousal preference Hir ing policies among Dod components Between overseas and stateside activities and Between appropriated fund and to unappropriated fund activities. This reflect the decentralized nature of hiring programs throughout Dod and the Federal government. Military spouses can obtain specific information on preference hiring policies from civilian personnel offices on military the army in Europe spousal preference is not limited to the first six months in the area. Than you for the Opportunity la address the need for a civilian work Force mix to meet Mission needs. Try hugging instead of hitting writer urges 1 have a complaint to air to everyone with clip lure no matter How old they arc. I wonder How Many parents realize that what they say to their children in Public is overheard by Many other people i overheard a Mother Lell her daughter that if she did t shut her Mouth and sit still she was going to hit her in the Mouth and if that did t work she d beat the out of her. That sounds really great to say to your child in Public lady and 1 Hope one Day someone docs that to you so you ii know exactly How your child Felt. As a Parent of a 2-Ycar-old i can sympathize with parents having trouble with their children but i will not tolerate something like 1 overheard. Children Don t need our abuse hey need our love and understanding. A child in the Burger bar in Haine Berg shopping Center was knocked off his scat by his father for spill ing his soda on the table and then was hit by his Mother for crying. A child is supposed to spill things and have accidents it s part of life 1 really wanted to hit those parents right in the nose. That child did t de serve to be hit he deserved a hug for just being there. My son has spilled Many drinks in Public and has never been hit because of it. It does t Lake Long to clean it up and Start eating again. The next time these parents Start to hit their Chil Dren t Hope they think of this idler and remember that next time that happens i won t mind my own Busi Ness i will either say something on the spot or turn them in to acs for child abuse. Every time i even think about smacking my child in Public 1 always think of How embarrassed i was when Ever my Mother yelled at me in Public. 1 hated it and got Back one Day by screaming at the top of my lungs Don t hit me again. 1 Promise not to do anything wrong again if you won t beat me she was so embarrassed by what i had done she started crying and gave me a big hug. It had never occurred to her How much it Hurt me or that other people had Over heard her. So parents the next Lime you Start to Hii your child Stop and think of Csc three things 1. Your child cannot go As Long without eating As you can. Maybe a pack of a is at the checkout will do the trick. 2. Your child does not have the attention Span thai you do. Maybe you could look at something that hey want to look at Tor a few minutes and then go Back to your department. Ask your child what he or she thinks if you arc looking at clothes. Every child likes to be included in things Parent arc doing. 3. How would you fed if you were the one being Hill How would you feel if someone three times bigger than you came up and started screaming at you and hit you in the Mouth for crying and then Laid if you cry again i m really going to give you something to cry maybe we would t be in ready to strike a child if we were in heir place. And before anyone gels in an uproar about this Tel Ler let me Tell you 1 do have a child and he is a terrible two. I also have baby Sal for eight children at one Lime acs certified. And 1 have taken my kill to the Exchange and they have All responded to affection in Stead of a harsh word. So for a week i would like for All parents who hit their children to Slop and give their children a big hug instead. It really does work. Name withheld Mainz West Germany hands in the pockets regulation criticized although i am a civilian i would like to make a modest proposal on behalf of All military members particularly the males t Uro ply suggest the services abolish All regulations prohibiting or restricting the transporting of a person s hands in his pockets. My reasons arc three. First the regulations Are much like the 55-Mph Speed limit Laws. They arc virtually ignored by every one especially in the air Force. 1 once saw a four Star general in front Aphis elite guard with his hands in Sis pockets As he watched the aircraft of Bis depart ment s Secretary taxi to a halt. 1 witnessed another four Star walk the length of a hangar with Well Over 100 troops assembled with his hands deeply imbedded in his trousers. Surely with such High level examples and tacit support my proposal should find no objections. Second and what really explains it All is the fact americans have an unalienable right to put Ihei r hands in their pockets it s a National Symbol a form of Spe cies specific behaviour if you will european men Are nowhere near As Good or habitual at it As americans. To us it comes natural. We gel it from the movies we get it from our heroes we get in from our fathers we get it from the cinch commanders in chief. To de Mand otherwise is both cruel and unusual. We think we look not Only More natural but actually great with our hands in our pockets p study in nonchalance. Finally the wholesale disregard of a regulation or Law even minor ones tends to undermine respect for institutions and their leaders. It s much belter to have no regulation then to have one thai invites violation. I d like to have an appropriate authority outline How the hands in Pockl regulations could be changed if several four stars really warned it done. Name withheld ramble in a West Germany editor s note col Karen s. Wright director. Personnel programs if. Safe replies every air Force member is expected to Maintien Don t tolerate abuses Reader says i would like to comment on a couple of recent Arti cles. First 1 read Keagan convincing Public corruption is of in which the author reminds us of a Fiji of the numerous unethical transactions that have occurred during the present administration. The cartoon was especially next i read a letter from a frustrated to say the least Scricc member at bad toll West Germany. She Krulc about problems in the military such As equal treatment and criminals who somehow slipped through the screening process at the meps station. She ended her idler the United Stales docs not have the time nor the Money to by Wilh Snail Trail slime nor does it need to do both articles brought to mind one word accountability. Where is the accountability if abuses such As these were not tolerated they would not exist t is the Observance of such abuse that Breed and discontent. As a i have been told All too often thai s just the Way it until we As a military organization and As a nation decide to push Forward with the same Force and determination to purge our selves of ibis cancer i m afraid thai we can anticipate Reading More of these Type columns and idlers. . Ayub g. Spencer bad alb Lens West Germany Pride in their appearance and present a professional image in uniform. A professional military image ii the most important aspect of air Force appearance Stan Dards. The Public draws certain conclusions about military effectiveness and the air Force based on Chr to Mir thai we project. Our appearance must instil Public Confidence and leave no doubt that air Force personnel re Spect and arc responsive to military order am discipline. Placing Hinds in Pockels is unprofessional mid de tract from an acceptable military image. Every air Force member has the responsibility to enforce these standards by sitting a proper example and correcting those who violate them comments on camels i take exception to the recent complaint thai an article about Camel wrestling does t Fedora in the stars and stripes. The writer is stationed in Germany so he has never been to a Camel fight but those of us stationed in Izmir Turkey flocked to the great theatre of Ephesus along with several thousand turks and had a most enjoyable Day watching the camels the people and the culture four Host nation. I realize there is a much greater number of . Military personnel stationed in Germany than any other european country but there also arc several us. Military communities in Turkey. So move Over Ger Many and give the rest of us a Little bit of space in your newspaper. Cathy Harr Luin Izmir Turkey imagine Man s Superior intelligence used to create rooster and Camel tights. What a waste it s been. Helen Gan Sci Livorno Italy
