European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 5, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 11 Hie pay is not All that great. He works on commis a 17.5 cents per House. The risk of getting Hurt is  riders dear Ann Landers i did t care for the comments of the police officer who wrote your garbage collector probably makes More Money than i do and he does t have to work nights weekends and holidays. Try calling your garbage collector when you need More service and ask him to come Over. Sec what he  i m fed up with people using the garbage collector As an exam ple of an easy Job for morons. I m married to a garbage Man and this is what his life is like he leaves for work at 4 30 a.m., six Days a week. His route consists of 2,500 Homes the Only 40-hour week he Ever put in was during his paid vacation. If he spent just a few extra minutes at each Stop he would be out there an additional two or three hours a Day. He works rain or Shine. We recently had a cold spell. One Day it was 50 below Zero. My husband was out in that miserable weather for 10 hours. The Sion High. The company has had As Many As 10 men out with injuries at a time. Tell your readers that the next time they have extra garbage to let the garbage Man know they appreciate the extra service whether it s a few homemade Coo Kies a can of pop or just a thank you note he would sure like it. The wife of a hard working Man in Minnesota dear Minnesota every garbage collector and his wife will bless you. I la admit that i had very Little understanding of what their lives were like. You educated a lot of people today including me. Dear Ann Landers please Alert your readers to a new form of child abuse. I was shocked to learn of it. The podiatric dentist told my 4-year-old grandchild that if he did t Stop crying he would Tell his Mother to bring his pyjamas Down because he would have to spend the night in the office. When my daughter told him that she did t approve of scaring children that Way he said it sure makes them behave and that s what i m interested  this same dentist told a thumb sucker that he would install an electric Shock Box in his Mouth if he did keep his thumb Down. He put his hand Over another child s nose and Mouth and said he would t let him breath if he cried. This dentist is still practising. His office is full of preschoolers and their unsuspecting parents. They have no idea of what goes on because they arc not allowed in the treatment room. Please warn parents to be suspicious if they arc not allowed to watch a simple dental procedure. Angr Grandmain Kentucky dear grandma i can t imagine Why the children who Are treated so badly do not Tell their parents. It seems they would refuse to to Back to this awful Man. Any dentist who uses this approach to keep children in line should be reported to the state dental society. Dear Ann Landers some hip friends told us that they have moved into a great new building with Many yuppies and dinks. We know what yuppies arc but what arc dinks we d ask but we Don t want to appear Square. Palo Alto dear pal dinks Are couples with double income no kids. I ii us i a Aib my of i item my my to a need for counselling sessions reviewed All soldiers arc entitled to effective counselling and honest evaluations. Non commissioned officers arc required to receive counselling monthly. These counsel ing sessions arc important in developing cos setting standards and establishing communications Between cos and supervisors. The same needs arc True of officers in their counsel ing sessions. According to a 623-105, the officer evaluation reporting system stresses the importance of setting standards and giving direction to the performance of subordinate officers. The key to development is effective two Way communication. Ideally subordinate and supervisor work through this process together. In my Case this did not occur. In 2v years with one unit i Nave been counselled four limes three when i was Given the Oer and one other time. Counselling at the time the Oer is Given is useless for that rating period since the actions have been completed. A 623-105 docs not require that officers receive regular counselling. The regulation docs state commanders till ensure that. Rating officials give timely counsel ing to subordinates on professionalism and Job performance encouraging self improvement when  at the beginning of the rating period a a form 67-8-1 is to be used As a worksheet to record the initial counselling. Throughout the rating period the Rater and the rated officer continue to update objectives set Forth in a form 67-8-1. Were mine an isolated Case the system would be sound. It is not. Most officers i know have never been counselled at any time other than when the Oer is Given and none receive counsel ing on a regular basis. Corrections can be made to the system. I suggest All officers be Given formal written counselling on a quarterly basis. This counselling should be performance oriented commenting on the abilities of the officer and needed improvements. The oers be revised to eliminate inflation of numerical evaluation scores similar to the on going revision of the enlisted efficiency report system. Until the oers is revised each officer should be Given two oers one an honest evaluation for the officer s and Rater s personal files and one to be sent to depart ment of the  files. An officer needs to know his strengths and weaknesses. Few officers arc Good enough to be rated As perfect but even fewer would be promoted if rated honestly. Until the system is re worked a Middle ground is necessary. The complaints of one Soldier who feels he has been wronged May be passed off but i feel that i have noted serious problems with the system. Every Soldier is entitled to honest reasoned evaluations and it is time that the  s leaders be retained and promoted on the basis of a realistic system. Douglas j. James Augsburg West Germany editor s note capt. Barry c. Montgomery personnel officer Augsburg personnel service Center 569th personnel service co replies the writer is Correct in that there is no requirement to counsel officers on a monthly or quarterly basis As there is Tor cos the writer is also partially Correct in stat ing the commander is responsible for ensuring that rat ing officials give timely counselling to subordinates on professionalism and Job performance. The writer has failed to address the requirements of the regulation which state throughout the rating period both Rater and rated officer should continually As sess whether the Doty description and performance objectives Are adequate. The regulation further states that during these discussions the Rater should coach the rated officer on his or her personal and professional development and that this should be accomplished Dur ing periodic coaching and counselling. It appears the rated officer was placed in a unique position and since he was not specific about the Type of unit it is very difficult to be More specific. Any suggestion or improvements to the Oer system must be addressed to the office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel. Users Are invited to Send comments and suggested improvements on a form 2028 direct to Aqda Dap use Alexandria a. 22332-0442. Story on South korean  brings letter i just read the Story South korean  has reputation of routine  first of All let me say i m biased in favor of the korean armed forces. I spent a year with elements of korean marines in Vietnam in 1970-71.1 also spent four years in Korea from 1975 to 1979. Yes they train and fight for keeps. Because we were civilized we fought As if our hands were tied excuse me if i sound a Little envious. My main problem with this article is what is the writer trying to Tell us eight years of statistics boiled into less than half a Page of print. Let s Bash another one of our staunch allies. During my five year association with the korean forces i saw things similar to what has been printed. Marine Basic training was no picnic but it made me a better Soldier and i m sure it s making the koreans better soldiers. In August 1976, North korean soldiers attacked a group of korean and american soldiers with a handles. To the Best of my recollection two american officers were killed and probably a few koreans. But ingrained in my memory is of one korean Soldier being beaten by a half dozen North koreans. This Soldier survived because he kept his feet. Had he gone through training in any civilized  would he have lived yes the suicide rate is High but so is ours. The living conditions and atmosphere Between the two armed forces arc completely different comparing them is a mockery. To finish his article with one person s memory of one instance Over 20 years ago is a bit sad. Could t he have done a Little better than that we american find it hard to imagine an antagonistic enemy 50 Miles or five air minutes from our capital. We Don t have to watch the shores or Drill holes in search of enemy tunnels being dug. Yes. I m sure there Are abuses which i Don t condone but War is hell and i d be proud to stand next to a South korean Soldier any Day. Senior master sgt. David w. 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