European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. January 27. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 reduction concerns downplayed Saint expects cuts to be spread out by David Tarrant staff writer c rail sheim. West Germany the commander of the is army in Europe said Friday that budget cuts could mean sending Home the equivalent of a division s Worth of troops and equipment. Bul Gen. Crostic e. Saint Cau honed that he thought it unlikely that a specific division would he dealt naked. There is a Subtle Dif  he said. Speaking at a news conference marking he end of the cd Lunon shield to exercise in Southern Wisl Germany. Saml said Hal potential troop cuts always cause concern among soldiers. Bul he rejected the idea thai the situation was similar to Job losses in the Civ Ihan work Force. The Soldier s Job is different from a factory worker s Job. In the relationship to the company so to speak. I know of no one who has the feeling that what we re going to do is hand out Pink slips to  Saint s remarks came after news reports thursday that the army intended to deactivate an unspecified division in Europe and Mothball the 2nd army div at fort Hood. Texas. Details of the proposed cuts Are expected monday when defense Secretary Dick Cheney releases the in defense budget. Saint said be did not believe the talk of troop cuts is hurting morale bul any time you have things that Are changing you have a degree of  if the army is going to get smaller then soldiers have to make a career decision about staying in As an occupation he said. So there s probably a lot of appraisals going  Saint also said that military threats while diminishing in Europe still exist elsewhere. If Europe is not the threat then where is it there s still a lot of countries around the world that do nol agree with our Way of  Bolh i a. Corps commanders involved in the exercise said c Centurion shield had been successful in meeting its objectives of training the High level staff. It. Gen. George a. Joulwan. The v c urps commander said the exercise was As realistic to commanders As if we would have been full  by using computer simulation and Banning tanks the exercise was conducted with about half the Man Euver damage caused in a similar exercise in i my. He said in a related Mailer exercise officials said 1.1 soldiers were injured thursday night in a windstorm that ripped through Western Europe. Eleven soldiers sleeping under lest tents at Cooke Barracks in gripping in were injured when the Lents collapsed during the storm. Three of the soldiers were Hospital cd overnight although none was seriously injured a spokesman said. Two 10th Mountain div soldiers also were Hurt when a tree fell on their tent. Should servicewomen fight yes no maybe from Page 1 and female soldiers involved in this year s return of forces to Germany and Centurion shield training exercises in West Cie Many show that opinions Are in idea Over whether the prohibition should be lifted. Some say it will take More Lime before women can be accepted in combat units. Others cite fundamental physical differences Between men and women that would make it difficult for them to enter combat infantry units for example. Bul some women say they Are ready now women have been in Battlefield situations since Lime  Mcelroy said. If you read the Bible in the Book of judges. Deborah led 100.00 1 israelite against .100.000 Ca Naa macs and kicked their Butts. Lot of people Don l want women coming Home in body bags but women die everyday on the streets of our cities Mcelroy went through Basic train ing Ai fort Jackson . Where she Learned the same Basic infantry tactics thai a cry american Soldier is taught. In my  she said wherever you re being shot at is a front  spec. Tricis seines said she would bean infantry woman if she could. Bul she does t think it s Likely to happen soon. It s so political right now. And there Are so Many men up in the big chairs thai Aren t going to let u Hap pen the 20-year-old clerk said she d join a combat unit for the same Rea sons men join the army they want to be soldiers they want to fight for their  bul i pc. Nicole Wynn. 22. A truck Driver said women Aren t physically suited Force meal too Many things Are different in our  spec Donna Spade another truck Driver disagreed you can t Lake a Guy off the Street and say. You re infantry. Take a 72 Pound Ruck  throw it on your Back and go " the 20-year-old from Hico. . Said. You be got to train them for it first with the right train ing hell yes. I d be  first i. Kimberley Kadlec said that if War broke out in Europe women would face combat no Mailer where they worked. I Don l think we re in a secondary Sas a Etc Crawley spec. Lisa us Kulviski. 21 left does t think Onmi n lie Lonu in combat. Hut 20-year-old sue. In Gnu Spade Center says women like men simply need the Rich training in fight. Sgt. I Cuiry Lewis. 27, takes the Middle round Savin in depends my the Persia. All three of the Venice Vromen Are truck Drivers.  she said. I think anyone who is in Germany anybody any where in Cie Many is in a possible line of fire i Don l know that what we Call the rear area is actually a Safe  still the 25-year-old Kadlec is nol sure whether women should be Able to Lake the next step and join combat units it s hard to Pul a reason on  she said. In just an in Sunol that right now  nol Lime  spec ,i blackmail. 20. A . Based Laboratory technician is Cady to take her chances. Yes. I would definitely want to be  she said. I think it s the Righi Lime now. We Don t want to wait for another War to get women  Many women said they did l join the Arm just for office work. I figure i trained to come Oul Here nol just Sil behind a desk and do  said spec. Laticia Dia. 20. Nobody twisted my Arm to come Inlo the  i pc. Rila menses. In. Said i would t stand Hack and just watch some Guy i know go into combat and know that just because i m a female i have a Choice. I be got my m-16. And i know How to use  men also seemed divided on the ques Linn. Due member of an elite Light infantry unit when asked if he thought women would be accepted in combat urls. Said simply that a negative  a platoon sergeant in a cymbal sup port unil said that although half his soldiers were women it would be a disgrace to our nation if they had to enter combat. The staff sergeant who asked nol to be identified also doubted a lot of the talk about infantry women. Half of them Are Loo damned scared of getting their hands  he said. How can they Lalk about being in combat when All they re worried about is their nails bul spec. Eddie i Ope said the Issue did t trouble him at All. Ii they Waul to do in Lei pm do  the 21-year-old Mechanic said. "1 have no Kupcs about it at All. If they want to fight beside in infantry Man let