European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars and stripes More readers discuss playing loud music Hooray for the. Recent writer and his Popeye protest against the playing of music i am fighting a similar Baltic at wort. Hyrc i must share the same office space with people who Are addicted to Rock music and insist on sharing their Addic Tion with the rest of Mankind. Even at a Low volume this music interferes with my ability to concentrate and i do not appreciate being forced to listen to it i wonder if the work place is an appropriate setting for the Public broadcast of someone s personal taste in i also wonder about folks who seem to require a constant background of raucous music even to the Point of sleeping to it. I m no psychologist but i seems to me that this indicates some kind of insecurity. Maybe they re afraid of their own thoughts which peace and quiet might Force i Crri to listen to. As a former smoker who has suffered the rude re Marks and expulsions associated with indulging in a habit that infringes on the rights of others to clean air i especially resent being the victim of this noise pollution which violates my right to quid air. Since the invention of earphones and the Walkman i Sec no reason for this inconsiderate behaviour to music addicts Don t have to give up their Habitor even refrain from it in order to avoid disturbing others. All they have to do is Hook themselves up to a cheap Sci of earphones and indulge themselves to their heart s Content. Now is the time for All of us silent victims of doom Box tyranny to speak up and make our pres ence known. In the words of another cartoon charac Ter of course you know this Means War a Lanny Heidelberg West Germany to listen to music is an individual s own right to this we must agree. Loud music is not necessarily meant to insult everyone Wilhm Range. To some it is a Small release. To others it is a Safe feeling of Power a their control. Why do people drive fast Why do peo ple do wrong your question. Will no doubt gel numerous answers from people lending to agree with you to the ones who would say try our earplug. each unit i assume has a noise policy usually in your unit sop. Your question is of. An interesting nature but it could be answered More on a personal basis. Ask someone you a now who plays their music too loud sometimes this helps he or she May be Able to answer your question. Personally Piny music at an increased level now. And then. It makes me feel Good. Spec. James to Carman Bamberg a Cal Germany 1 wholeheartedly agree with the recent writer on the Issue of loud music. Loud music in any Circum stance is offensive no matter what kind. Recently my husband and i struck out for a relax ing walk in a much frequented but peaceful Park m Bod nauheim. West , much to our dismay and the dismay of Many German families surround ing us our Solitude was broken. A group of three military members saw i to brandish a huge Box on their shoulders blaring the Lac so rap tunes. Not Only was it too bad Bur quiet time was interrupted but Alto that our fellow military members can t read picture signs prohibiting radios among other things in the Park. Or perhaps they were just being disrespectful of others rights a dangerous thing in a country whose people hold privacy and adherence to it so High. We Are among Many families trying to peacefully coexist on the Economy with the people of Germany. Since Many of our German neighbors unfortunately have branded us without cause to be like the who choose blatant disrespect for Laws and customs i Ami disgusted. Perhaps a Courtesy patrol of More than just local hangouts at night is in order. Those who do not know can do. Informed and those who know but Don t cure can be prosecuted. I know it s been thousand times but we Are All ambassadors Here and should make an attempt at peaceful relations with the people of our Host coun try. Nume with held a Ritell Erk i St Germany i am a music Lover too but i agree with the music Lover who can t hand no More was delighted to find thai someone else feels the same Way 1 to about music played loudly. I enjoy almost All types of music from classical to Rock but i never play music loudly. The reasons first have extremely delicate and sensitive cars and loud anything hurts my ears immensely. And secondly i do nol believe in forcing others to listen to my music now i would like to ask a question. I have eaten in some snack bars where the music is usually so loud we have a difficult time talking together As a family. I also recently attended a local sidewalk the music was blaring so loudly that when a helpful Sale clerk said something right in my ear. I could not hear her these types of situations take place All Over in Many exchanges cafeterias and snack bars. Who decides what volume is right and Why do the employees usually get angry when i request the music to be turned Down a Little there is one other thing and that is something called confusion of confusion of sound is the inability to sort and distinguish a complexity of sounds by the brain. Sound funny never heard of in it is not funny. I know because i have in so do Many others i have met it May sound strange but actually what happens is if there arc More than three. Or four sounds going on at once say you Are listen ing to your Friend Tell about her wedding and the group a few feet Over is chattering away the music is playing and a dump truck is unloading dirt outside you find yourself having no idea what your Friend is saying to you because nil the sounds arc one the louder the noises the More confusing the brain Sim ply cannot sort or distinguish the sound you Are Tryr. Ing to concentrate on when this happens to me Lam totally useless. I can l even think straight. I have Learned to compensate when possible and to avoid Ioudif crowded areas. However some places can not. Be avoided. V ,. Turning Down your to when you have guests. Or turning Down the music in some facilities would be helpful to people like me who have this confusion. Of sound. Also turning the volume Down a Lillic would help people with very sensitive cars and the people who Don t want 10 be forced to listen to music Hal is played loudly so out of respect for others please turn pm Down if asked this will be sincerely appreciated by both customers and friends thanks. Susan b. It v Karkur West Germany question on household goods answered would you clarify a couple of things for me i am serving a 36-month with dependents West Germany. I did t ship All my household goods when i came because i was Only authorized to ship 2,000 pounds. 1 plan on extending in Germany so i asked transportation if my household goods weight limit would increase if i stayed in Germany longer than 36 months 1 was told that for each 12 months 1 would receive an additional 1.000 pounds but if i receive a Consec Ulic Over scan tour t be authorized any More additional weight. Is this True. I could receive a 24-month cot. Or a 24-month foreign service Lour Extension Ste. Why would the household goods weight limit be different i also was told that the incentive award program was discontinued for the cot effective october 1988 and that Only the Ste offers the incentive award program. What exactly is offered under each program name withheld Amberg West Germany editor s note we received three responses to this letter. The tint i from Cape Douglas Arndt personnel staff officer office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel he Usa eur think Jou for Jour letter requesting clarification of the incentive available Lor the consecutive overseas Tours and the foreign service. Tour Extension pro Grams. It was nol Clear whether you were referring to the cot programs or the in place consecutive overseas tour Epcot pro rant so a will explain both you were also probably referring to the overseas Extension incentive pro Gram Zeip and nol the incentive award program which supports l the army suggestion program the Ste allows he Soldier to extend overseas in the current duty assignment. The incentives for the Ste program Are covered by the Zeip and Are restricted by Grade specially and location. They Are outlined in a Clr 614-85-1 and a 1st personnel come message emd Mae dog 110805z july 1986, no should be available at the servicing military personnel office Milo. The Epcot program no longer elsts fur Usa eur. In allowed a Soldier to have a second tour at the same duly Loca Tion. The Soldier received credit for two overseas Tours and free Home leave trave Between Tours. The Epcot program was not covered by the Zeip. The Epcot program was halted a september 1988 by Usa eur due Lofun Ding problems. The program saved the department of the army permanent change of station pcs Money but at the expense of limited Usa eur fund from which the program was paid. The cot program mentioned in the letter is a pcs within the theater. The credit for two overseas stirs and free Home leave travel Between Tours. This program i still available. The free borne leave travel is paid by the deportment of the army As part of the pcs Cost. The cot program is Alto nol Cov ered by the Zeip. The second reply is from t Ictoria Locan traffic Nina gement specialist. Office of Lite Deputy chief of staff Logis i the information provided to of about the increase to your admin mini it Light allowance was not Correct. Increase on shipments from administrative Sci it Resler acted areas due loan extended Lour of one Vur or More May be turn need for Bath foreign service tour extensions and Nimse ulivo overseas ours. The consecutive overseas tour must be served in the same overseas the Ater. For Euch year served Over the a Ciempa Niimi tour i Knuth .16 month sup to 1,000 pounds May he granted. The1,000 pounds cannot be prorated for extensions of less than one year. Increases grunted due to extended Tours Are not automatic. A request must be made by the Soldier to his her local installation transportation office Ito we recommend that Yon visit the transportation office again. Please explain our specific status and if there Are still any question about our entitle ment ask the Ito to cull the responsible major command Macom for fur ther clarification. The third reply is from cart Ingle chief management actions Branch. 1st personnel come Liq l Sarteur the writer is partially Correct in that one of our foreign sen ice tour Exten Sion Ste incentive programs the in place consecutive overseas tour Epcot is terminated last Jear this was necessary because we could nol obtain funds to continue the program at the present time we Are offering incentives under to different programs these Are Transfer consecutive overseas tour itt cot this pro Gram applies to soldiers who Complete a prescribed overseas Lour at one duty location and incur another prescribed Over scan tour at a different location. These soldiers arc authorized free round trip Ravel for themselves and command Pongori d dependents to a locution no further Distant than their Hyime of re Cord. Time spent in a travel status is no charged to the member s leave account. Overseas Extension incentive pro Gram Zeip this program in available to Sot dim in certain Mizilar occupational specialities and at varying skill Levels based on special needs in overseas listing of applicable m of and skill Levels is updated periodically based on changing requirements. Soldiers who extend their Ste for 12 or More months under the o Ell Are entitled to receive one of three incentives 1. A Bonus of.$80 per month for the period lit the Extension or 7,30 Days free leave or 3.15 Days free leave plus free round trip air transportation for the Soldier Only from the nearest Aerial port of embarkation in Usa eur to the near est Aerial port of debarkation in the United Stales. Time spent in a travel status does not count towards the period of free leave. Hopefully the above nil clarify cur rent Ste incan the programs in Usah eur for a readers and encourage them to take advantage of the incentives Avail Able. Soldiers desiring More information on these programs and application procedures should Contact their personnel administration Center or servicing personnel service company. All letters to the editor must contain the full printed name and address of the i Elmr and Mast be signed. We do not read unsigned letters but vie will withhold your name on request and protect Jour privacy. All letters Are subject to editing
