European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 22, 1s8b the stars and stripes Page 9 of s chief master sergeant does out of his Way for us afew. By deeded. Arrington Doke Kaiser Lautem Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a sign on the desk belonging 10 the air Force s top enlisted Man reads. A desk is a dangerous place from which to View the to rid and i be added to that a desk in the Pentagon is an even More  place from which in View the world said Samn c. Bin Nicker the chief master sergeant of the air  that Credo in mind Binnicker spends an Esti mated 80 to 90 percent of his Lime on inc Road find ing out what our folks Are saying about our air Force. Binnicker 50, began a tour of Safe bases wednesday a two country tour dedicated to those out of inc Way places another chapter in what he termed a continuing Saga of visiting places where 1 Haven t been  his capacity As the air Force s lop ranking enlisted member a Zinnicker advises the air Force Secre tary and chief of staff on the Progress welfare and better use of enlisted personnel. In an interview wednesday Al Ramstein a. Bin Nicker addressed changes anticipated in air Force pro motion and education policies for enlisted personnel As Well As inc expected expansion of the senior non commissioned officer Academy at gun scr ass near Montgomery  changes proposed for enlisted evaluations airmen in ranks from master sergeant to chief master sergeant no longer would need a general officer s endorsement to successfully compete for promotion bin Nicker said. An endorsement from an airman s win commander would be sufficient under this proposal. We found we had an endorsement inflation prob Lem Binnicker said. The air Force had created in idea that if you did t have a general officer endorse ment you could t get promoted. You could be the very Best Mechanic Carpenter plumber in the air Force and if you did t have general officer endorsement it was essentially the kiss of death. Some people just weren t in a position to get those kinds of endorsements so it was totally unfair he  to Institute the change recommended by a study group of non commissioned officers who met Over several months at Randolph a ii. Texas have not yet been  Mobile master scr Eanls will Benefit from the anticipated expansion of the senior no Academy under a plan that would allow selected master sergeants to Aii end the program in residence. Currently master sergeants May Only Lake a correspondence course from the Academy which emphasizes leadership and management  thai will do Binnicker said of the proposed change is make the decision Early on who s going lobe a chief master sergeant in our air Force. It will be a real Feather in somebody s Cap and accelerate their career dramatically master sergeants chosen 10 attend will be selected by major air commands but no criteria have Yel been established for selecting those qualified. Also on the drawing Board Are plans to finance a expansion of the Academy Binnicker said and a Cut Back in the length of the course from 81/ to seven weeks which will allow the air Force to Send six classes instead of five through the instillation annually. Asked if he saw any changes he believes necessary in professional or Quality of Fife programs for enlisted personnel in Safe Binnicker noted that conditions had improved drastically in the command particularly in  Tell people everywhere i go that one of the Best assignments in the air Force is Turkey he said. In Cirik a has got to be one of the Best assignments if junes c. Binnicker not inc Best assignment in All of the air Force. They have belter housing at in Ciurlik than icy do a lot of stateside  air Force wide Binnicker said he wants to Sec improvements in a pay and allowances package that would better reimburse personnel for permanent change of station moves and provide greater equity in living standards across the United sales. Citing some tragic cases Binnicker said variable housing allowances sometimes fall Short of certain areas Cost of living expenses. "1 n the nation s capital in s an atrocity what some of our people have to do to make ends meet by Necker said. Binnicker s visit will include stops at air Force installations and Sites at Hahn a Sevenich and Simbach Wisl Germany and Brindisi san Vilo Dei Normanna Rimini Pisa Camp Darby Hedi and Aviano in Italy and Ducimo Mannu Sardinia. Record breaker Dies Sheila stall an actress Lur cd aviator who held More than 90 l ing records died thursday of lung cancer Al 61.above, Scott is pictured at the controls of her Piper Comanche plane in octo Ber 1967 As she prepared to break the London to Toronto Solo tight aircraft record for women Scott who listened to Rachmaninoff and Beethoven Oblong Dis tunes flights Learned to Fly i the age of 32 and became the first Solo flier to Cross the North pole. Britain draws criticism for plan to curb rights of suspected criminals London a critics Are denouncing the government s proposal to scrap a crime suspect s right to remain silent a Legal Man Euver aimed Al battling the Irish Republican army and other Northern Ireland guerrilla groups. The government will not defeat terrorism by taking away one of the few remaining safeguards in Northern ire land s Justice system Sarah Spencer general Secretary of Britain s National Council for civil liberties. The plan to remove the centuries old right to silence was announced thursday in the House of commons by Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King the Cabine member responsible for the province. The government of the Republic of Ireland said in a statement that it was worried at the implications of the move to end the right to silence for he admin Isle Avion of Justice in Northern Ireland. Paddy Mcmanus Lescal affairs spokes Man for the Ira s Legal political party sinn fein said King s announcement moved Britain closer into line with South Africa and Chile both widely condemned for human rights abuses. The government also hinted thursday that it May make candidates for elections in the province take an oath renouncing violence. On wednesday the government imposed a ban on television and radio interviews with the Ira and 10 other Mili Tant Northern Ireland groups including four protestant organizations to deny the guerrillas what in said was a propaganda platform. The government said thursday in plans to introduce Legal changes by 1990 to impose similar restrictions on the right of suspects to remain silent in eng land and Wales. Scotland is unaffected Al least at present because it has its own Legal system. Like the broadcast ban the new Mea sure was part of a Security package prom ised by the government after a surge in killings and bombings by the mainly roman Catholic Ira since Spring. The Ira is fighting to end British Rule in predominantly protestant Northern Ireland and unite it with the predominately Catholic Republic of Ireland under socialist Rule. Protestant militants oppose All suggestion of Unity Wilh the re Public King s announcement was contained in whal is known As a draft order i Council presented to the commons under present Law the right of suspects under police questioning to remain silent cannot be used against to Nam at trials. Under King s draft order which must be approved by parliament to become Law suspects will still be Able to slay is Lenl under police questioning if they wish. Bui the order proposes to allow courts in future to Allach whatever weight they think proper to the fact that someone remained silent when questioned thai Means prosecution lawyers for the first time will be Able to draw attention to a suspect s silence As a possible indication of guilt. Opposition labor party Deputy Leader Roy Hall Ersly said the right to silence was an essential element of a free society labor s Northern Ireland spokesman Kevin Mcnamara said Northern ire land is being used As a Laboratory for draconian measures to be used Laier in of her parts of the United