European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and  won t bring big cuts in Diers stationed inj&5rope manpower and personnel subcommittee  which is holding hearings on the fiscal Hudson said Scricc members also Are High 1990 defense authorization Bill. ,. Paying user tech for various services. By Vium j.  Bur Washington do spite Cost of housing and living Allowan to Europe the Pentagon is choosing to move loss than a third of he soldiers whose jobs will be eliminated by the intermediate Range nuclear Force Accord. About 14,500 service slots Are expected to be freed up by the treaty but Ninny of the positions will be put Bac Kinto such areas As combat service sup port which the Pentagon says has Long standing shortages. In the final count about 4.000 slots personnel chiefs for each of to lip Terv ices who accompanied berm Iti were cd to describe the most common cd plaints heard from soldiers regarding que Ampf life issues it the Wislick nov Long As often As they do. They  to live in the . Rather than a toscas. And they Don t like family seat ions said it. Gen. Thomas Hickey hic air Force Deputy chief Kcf staff for personal. But he added lira  soft id continue to put up with those Short conf is As Longbe lost in Europe after the inf is Pui Wun Inoc Sno Corrm auctions arc Complete according .1 5" As there is a reasonable level David Bertrau. Deputy assistant Secre tary of defense. And i Host reductions win by covered through retirements Ralhf than sending any  Buck to the United Stales or other locations he said. La Erleau s comments on troop  tuesday during testimony before the House armed services Salon. Army it. Gen. Allen k. Ono Saui service needs to provide better Mcd icat care and we should do better in child  service members feel a pay erosion Marine it. Gen. John 1. Hudson said. They know the Gap Between their pay and comparable civilian pay is wid pay things they did t have to pay for be fore. All these things arc disincentive for our Good people to stay with  he said. During the hearing rep. Ike Skelton. D-mo., expressed his concern thai the military s Force Structure is taking More than its fair share of hits in budget Cut Ling. Under present projections the army will drop 7,700 soldiers and officers Over the next two years the bulk of the reduction occurring in 1990. The air Force will drop by 9,600 Over the same period while the Navy loses 600 and the Marine corps drops by 200, the Pentagon said. As the Active Force drops. National guard and military Reserve forces Are to be by 11,400. Luau said the reductions in Active duty ?