European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday september 1b, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 3 overhaul of personnel system pushed by Deedee Arrington Dok and Crystal Laureano staff writers the . Government s monolithic personnel management system must be improved to draw top candidates for professional and Sci Nii fic positions a defense department personnel executive says "1 Don t want 10 overthrow the sys tem i just want to make it More responsive said Frank Cipolla director of personnel management to the assist ant Secretary of defense for civilian per son incl policy. Cipolla made the comments Friday in a talk at Ramstein a to the West Ger Many chapter of the International personnel management association. He also spoke wednesday in willing in at a joint services club managers workshop. Part of the government s concern for improving personnel management stems from the Public s View of the government As a last Choice employer Cipolla said. Using Ivy league schools As exam Ples Cipolla said a recent poll showed that Only one out of 365 Yale univer sity seniors had an interest in a Federal career. And Only one third of the Stu dents graduating from the John f. Ken Nedy school of government at har Vard University take jobs in government he said. We really need to. Attract our share of the Best and the brightest Cipolla said. Ten years ago fewer than 10,000 fed eral employees were paid special salary rates for working in hard to fill jobs he said. That number has grown to More than 145,000, and requests for thou Sands More arc pending Cipolla said. A personnel management system should be designed to attract acquire develop and retain people competent to do their jobs Cipolla said. If he personnel management system in place does t accomplish those ends it should be changed he said. He noted that the existing system does t leave much room for flexibility innovation or . An improved system would provide Clear incentives and tangible re wards and could include Exchange programs with the private sector less structured classifications More enlightened child care. And a More Market oriented pay  a personnel system known As expo is being tested in Heidelberg Stuttgart and Simbach a West Germany for three years As a Means of solving Many problems that bog Down the personnel management machinery. Cipolla said that it is too Early to pre dict the outcome of the lest one of sever Al projects the defense department has tackled to revitalize and streamline its civilian personnel management. But right now in looks pretty Good he said. A personnel Issue that remains unresolved for Many civilian employees involves the Shil of a number of positions in the morale welfare and recreation a  appropriated fund or Gener Al schedule positions to non appropriated fund jobs and vice versa. The portability of benefits a catch phrase meaning equitable Transfer of employee benefits Between the two personnel systems has not been resolved Cipolla said. An inter Agency task Force was established sept. 8 to develop a proposal that will be presented to Congress in december he said. Among the issues to be considered arc the Transfer of sick and annual leave and health benefits. Obviously some parts will involve legislation Cipolla said. An employee from the Wurzburg club system voiced concern at will Ingon Over the possibility of repeating a probation with the changeover. It s like starting Alt Over again Willie Williams said. Another employment trend with widespread implications for both the private am Public sector is career  Cipolla told the Ramstein audience. The trend is characterized by an ivc Supply of qualified candidate seeking career advancement but find ing fewer promotion opportunities Cipolla said one illustration of the drive for up Ward career mobility is the number of candidates for master s degrees in Busi Ness administration in the United states. Since i960, Cipolla said mba graduates increased from 4,500 to 71,000 in 1986. In 1987,200.000 Grad uate students were studying for the advanced degree Cipolla said. My guess is we re going to see much much More of people hitting a career plateau Cipolla said. The government s Challenge will be to find alternatives to promotion As being the Pinnacle of the Reward  515 Brandi holler c-l30s can Fly Low Altitude Parachute extraction system Lapes missions la unload supplies such As these fuel bladders while swooning Down to altitudes As Low As Fie feet cd 30 pulls a herculean share of Mac s Load by David Tarrant staff write Schwa Bisch Hall West or Many when an earthquake devastated Eastern Turkey in november 1976, rescuers desperately needed an air Craft that could deliver supplies to some of the roughest and Harden hit areas of the country. They turned to military Airlift come s cd 30 Hercules. The same Type of plane was needed in january 1978 when a severe snowstorm in Buffalo n.y., required an aircraft Ca Pable of touching Down using Landing skis. It s the same aircraft that routinely is used to track hurricanes by flying through the Eye of the storm. During its 34-year history the c 130 has distinguished itself As one of the most versatile planes Ever manufactured. And if nato exercise cer Tain Challenge is any indication the plane shows no sign of slowing Down in its role us the Backbone of military support missions. During certain Challenge the her Cules is scheduled for More than 40 army sorties including tactical resupply of fuel for tankers on the ground food and water delivery and evacuating injured soldiers to medical facilities. These kinds of missions Are very important to us " during certain Chal Lenge said Cpl. Charlotte a. Daum of the 2nd support corny one of several units using c-l30s. It s Paramount that we practice in peacetime what we will need to do in  the c-130 s usefulness is due in part to its ability to operate from rough dirt strips or crude runways Loo dangerous for other planes. Although the aircraft is limited to j,000-foot runways in peacetime the Hercules is capable of Landing on strips As Short As 2,000 feet according to Airlift command officials. That makes it a prime transport for dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. It s the Workhorse of any tactical mis Sion said col. Jack Daniels an air Force Liaison officer who has flown the plane for More than 20 years including missions in Vietnam. It s a tremendously capable  but Many tactical c-l30 missions such As dropping rations or ammunition in pallets routinely require air delivery from 300 feet using parachutes Accord ing to an Airlift command Liaison officer participating in certain Challenge. Heavy equipment including track vehicles is dropped with parachutes from 1,000 to 1,500 feet another Airlift com Mand spokesman said. Other missions using what Mac Calls inc Low Altitude Parachute extraction system or Lapes use drag chutes to unload supplies As the plane swoops Down to altitudes As Low As 5 feet. In most cases waiting army helicopters continue the air Supply transporting pallets of rations ammunition or spar parts during a War to front Tine troops said maj. Mike Moore the Airlift com Mand Liaison officer for Vii corps. With a cruising Speed of about 350 Mph inc c-l30 is not a fast plane. It is most useful As a tactical in Heater plane used for Shorter missions As a troop transport the plane is Capa ble of carrying 92 fully equipped troops or 64 paratroops. When it comes to med ical evacuation purposes c-l30s can handle 74 litter patients with two attendants. As a cargo Carrier the plane can hold such equipment As a 26,000 Pound fuel trailer a 15 5mm howitzer and its High Speed tractor or up to five freight pallets. Exercises such As certain Challenge give the army a Chance to work with the air Force to push supplies Forward to Theattle said maj. Daniel Imholte of 2nd support come. This is pan of Hie training process learning to work with the air Force and learning How the system works he said. The Bottom line is if we had to do it for real tomorrow we d know we could do