European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 11 Arm Landers dear Ann Landers when my husband died Sud Denly we told the funeral director that it was his wish to be Cre mated but that the family wanted to View the body in private first. The funeral director proceeded to Tell us what part of the body was water and what was Bone tissue Etc. We really did not want to know All that so i interrupted him and changed the subject. At the private viewing the funeral director said to me his feet were so swollen 1 could hardly get his shoes on and the reason he feels so hard is because we had to pump a lot of oxygen into  a few months later my sister died and when we were viewing the body before visitation the funeral director a different one in another City said i had a terrible Lime with her Mouth getting it to stay together properly due to the tube being in so  also Don t touch her hands they were so Swol Len and discoloured i had to put a lot of powder on  am wondering if these individuals receive training of any kind. I was appalled by these comments. They caused us a great Deal of distress at a time when we already had More than we could handle. Your opinion is wanted. . In Chicago . I spoke with Robert e. Harden executive director of the National funeral directors association. Lie said All funeral directors must be licensed. There Are 40 mortuary schools in the country. The one to two year programs include courses in psychology bereavement and How to Deal with the Fame  my opinion unless a family member asks specific questions or the funeral director feels that certain explanations Are necessary relatives should be spared the gruesome  directors you dealt with Are clods airheads or both. Dear Ann Landers what is your opinion about gynaecologists telling their patients to leave their shoes on when being exam ined i know two women both in their mid-20s, who visited doctors in different cities and both were asked to keep their shoes  woman was referred to the gynaecologist by her Mother who was never told to keep her shoes on. This woman was wearing High heels and the nurse told her to take everything off but to keep her shoes in. The other was also instructed to take off everything but her shoes which happened to be High heeled boots one thing i know for certain is that if my gynaecologist or his nurse told me to keep my shoes on i would ask what on Earth for Ann do you know of any reason Why a woman should keep her shoes on in the stirrups or should these doctors be reported just sign me Barefoot in Illinois dear Barefoot i checked with three gynaecologists and they All said that they Don t ask their patients to keep their shoes on during a Pelvic  following reasons were suggested for doctors who do a if the stirrups Aren t padded they can be very cold. B foot doors can be a problem especially in the Winter when women Are wearing boots c sometimes a patient must get up and walk to another part of the office. D there May be hygienic reasons such As a patient who has a fungal infection of the foot. Eligibility for no course discussed i be been mesmerized for quite a while concern ing the Way the army selects cos in the 95b mos my for attendance at the Basic non commissioned officer course inc of Academy in fort Mcclellan Ala. After several Days of research and numerous Tele phone Calls i was told by 1st per com personnel that the Only Way for me to attend the inc of facade my was to have a permanent change of station to a stateside assignment. If that is True those of us who have chosen to serve consecutive overseas Tours have also elected to be deprived of opportunities to attend inc of. It also seems to be an injustice for other soldiers to be Able to attend a Usa eur. Inc of Academy and i must wait for a stateside assignment. If i have been grossly misled by someone who is not familiar with the policy please accept my apology. If i was told the Correct information by 1st per com then please explain this policy. Sgt. William Hill or. Hohenfels West Germany editor s note sgt. David a. Sarawara Coic enlisted schools Section professional development Branch 1st personnel come he Usa eur replies let me begin by acknowledging that you were indeed misinformed regarding your Elig Libity for attendance atthe Basic non commissioned officer course in a temporary duty and return status. Those soldiers who have elected to serve consecutive overseas Tours cot arc not deprived of the Opportunity to attend inc of. On the contrary they Are equally considered for attendance with All other soldiers. The Overall consideration and selection of soldiers for inc of is accomplished la an army wide sys tem called the inc of automated reservation sys tem bars. Basically the system develops on a quarterly basis an army wide order of Merit list Oil for All soldiers in ranks of promotable specialist or Cor poral through staff sergeant by Date of rank. Class seat reservations Are projected six to nine months  of preparation of the bars report . If preparation of bars report was july 1, 1988, reservation dates an from Jan. 1, 1989, to March 31, 1989. It is an army requirement that soldiers serving Over seas have at least six months remaining overseas service after completion of a course of instruction in order to attend on a toy and return to overseas basis. There fore parameters Are Bill into bars to consider Only soldiers who meet this criteria prior to reservation for course in a toy and return Mode. This coupled with the Soldier s standing on the Oil determines whether the Soldier is selected for training toy and return or in conjunction with pcs to the Continental United Stales conus. Additionally if the Soldier is returning pcs to conus there must also be an available class Date that coincides with the Soldier s Date of return from overseas Deros. If not the Soldier must wait until the next available class and go on a toy and return basis from the new duty station in conus. The erroneous information you received is regretted. I Hope that the information provided above answers your questions. However if you have additional questions please feel free to Contact  ets 379-7746/7748. Biker Calls Busey coverage one sided even though this came from an. I still thought you might like to know How some people feel. In reference to the recent reports on an to per Taining to Gary Busey s Moto Cycle Accident i think this was about the most one sided totally biased re port i have Ever heard on an. I believe the opposition to helmet Laws got a whole three seconds of air time. If we arc going to report the facts let s look at them. First of All there was no men Tion of what caused his Accident. Speeding Road conditions alcohol run off the Road by a biased reporter something caused the Accident to happen. Let s look at the cause not whether or not he was wearing a helmet. That did t cause the Accident. What proof do you have to support the fact that if he were wearing a helmet he would have gotten up and walked away i Don t have the time to go into All the details sur rounding the mandatory helmet Law Issue but what i would like to say is this there has never been any substantiated evidence that helmets save lives or would protect your head from serious injury. On theother hand educating the rider has shown significant results in reducing the number of fatalities in All states that have a rider education program. Educa Tion not legislation. I be been Riding for 14 years and have had Only one Accident. I was at fault due to my own ignorance. I Hope i be Learned better. So Guys and gals if we arc going to say something about helmet Laws let s give both sides equal time. Take a look in a motorcycle Magazine which caters to the biker Community or write to any stateside Abate organization for the facts. I m glad to hear that the Guy is doing better and 1 Hope he s up Riding again real soon. This is something every rider must live with Day today so everybody needs to learn the facts and Check out their states rider education program. Ride Safe. Sgt. Jerry Teal Schweinfurt West Germany help those truckers safety officer urges can you drive a 14-ton, 16-Gcar tractor with a 40-foot-Long trailer the 37lh trans group Drivers can and they do a fantastic Job of it 24 hours a Day seven Days a week 365 Days a year. But sometimes it s difficult to Back that is foot Long monster especially when the Load is an m-2 Bradley or my Lank and you have to Back around a Dogleg turn surrounded by illegally parked vehicles. That s Why these Drivers ask you for ground guide support. But do you know that they Are usually told it in t my Job this is not just by one person but often by an entire organization. Fellow Scricc members How about lending your truck driving Brethren and Sisters a hand when they request ground guide assistance they arc just trying to accomplish a Mission in a Safe professional manner. For those organizations ., the Ramstein Aerial clearance port that provide outstanding support in this matter thank you. Your professionalism is always recognized and appreciated. Keep on trucking Donald Allen safety manager 37th trans group Kaiserslautern West Germany the St trs and tripes of Vottus european edition col Jeffrey m. Cook us commander editor in chief it col Suzanne l Phillips Usa Deputy commander editor in cruel Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b. Mcdermot production menager managing editor circulation manager this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication Lor members Olathe military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by. The . Government the department of Welense or the . 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