European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Military career concerns stories by Ron Mckinney staff writer first it Craig Dickinson is learning lha budget cuts can be 33 deadly to a career Ashey can be to a Community for the dust Lime we be started to look at getting our Mailer s degrees quicker to prepare for any Type of contingency that might come  said Dickinson of his wife and himself. Dickinson is stationed at the Rhembert. West Germany military Community 10 Miles West of Dasberg near the dutch Borde which is set to Coce by of 1 when you see All the changes in Europe and the base closures  the defense budget  Cut it seems like every week we have to is Don and re evaluate what our goals Are " his Wile Julie agreed we re still in that phase of determining if we like the military As a career and we want to leave our options open it s going to take some t tie she said Dickinson a maintenance officer in the 7th theater army area come is not the or Soldier at Rhembert whose career path 15 no longer As Stra get As it was during the last decade when the military was constantly expanding sgt 1st class Gretchen Mcgraw. A 7th theater army area come administrative assistant with 14 years of service also finds herself wondering about the future i m not sure How secure my Job is with All the  of Cgraw said i used to be real confident i d stay 20 years and retire each time you re enlist you have to overcome More hurdles i think we re going to have a real reduction in Force they re going to Weed out those who Are ust taking the army Lor a ride this is kind of i be welfare once you re on it it s hard to get out spec. Eldon Creer. A menage clerk with the 7tli theater army area come said the Fate of his military career  up to him what they re doing 13 reducing a c  of people who Den t Rea care about the a or car said the 418 soldiers assigned to the Vang Jard bin  at Rheinb Crry Wil be mostly Rea  to 2151 theatre army area come and Usa Reuh . S. And some soldiers  receive Stater clo assignments despite the pot it Al prob Ems. Dickinson sad he s willing to make the sacrifice that the reduced tens on bring for the once of Freedom and peace in the world where we Don t have to worry  nuclear  he said. I d gladly give up my career or any ambitions i have in the military sol. 1st class Gretchen Mcgraw is wondering about her future. Civilians hot commodities civilian workers  Danny lies Are losing their jobs at the Sheinberg. West Germany military Community but May be winning a promotion in the process i m All smiles said , the army Community service officer at Rhenberg the reason for Miles smiles is that the Community s civilian employees Are exempt from the Pentagon s hiring freeze because the base closure is ending their employment Sheinberg will close by ocl 1 As part of Usa eur budget cuts the soon to be Laid off workers Are Iree to fill Frozen vacancies at other bases and Are hot commodities with civilian personnel offices said Jeannie a Davis. Rhembert s co the phone has been ringing off the Hook from pos who have been dying to get up Here and get our  she said about 75 department of army civilians and 180 local nationals irom Sheinberg May be recruited by the pos the 130 family members employed at Sheinberg can take letters of exemption to the co wherever their sponsor is assigned relatively few civilians May be eligible Lor promotions but the possibilities exist. Davis said however some like  who has been offered a Job with shape could Well end up in positions that they like better to the South the news that we Brucken a will close in 1993 is presenting its workers with Lew problems their real difficulties come rpm a hiring freeze since most of the base s work Force Are Camuy members they will routinely Leavo the base of u now assignment before the base closes but by ill Teel the elects of the freeze if it continues past this fiscal year career civil service workers can exercise their right to return to their former 0bs in the United states they generally retain those rights for up to live years and most of them intend to return Home before that time elapses one person who May lose his base of is Michael Zarnick. A retired sergeant major he holds a temporary position at the education Center but the position May not be renewed alter May i think we re going to have a flood of people searching Lor jobs in  Zarnick said there s going to be a lot of Competition Lor every Job in the civil system let s lace it i m getting retirement pay but it s still a Cut in pay. You get used to a certain Standard of living Druary 28.1990 after a while and i ust Don t want to lose my  Dwana Broussard. An education Counselor at the we Brucken education Center is disappointed that the hiring freeze May not allow her to continue her civil service when she transfers with her husband to another base not years to has did rated More than 10 years to the fic d of education counselling if i Only had two or three years in. I would t feel like i had so much  Broussard said but i know there Are other things i can do being a dependent spouse i m really familiar with Job Hunting " at Sheinberg however it s still very much a workers Market to take advantage of the ready Pool of labor civilian personnel officers Are journeying from throughout West Germany to hold a Job fair at the base thursday rather than have Frankfurt trying to beat Wiesbaden up Here and having  in the parking lot As pos try to get in Hare and get the people first Davis said. We decided the Best thing to do would be to have a Job fair at least 20 civilian personnel offices Are expected and Davis said that Many Are also banging managers and German labor representatives so of commitments May be made on the spot telephones will be provided at Job fair Booths so that officials May Call supervisors for references hopefully it s going to be like a one Stop shopping Center for employees Davis said although the exempt on also applies to local nationals they Are not expected to fare As Well in the Job Market As the army civilians and family members in a Survey conducted three months ago a the Sheinberg civilian personnel office Only 40 percent of the local nationals said that they would move for a Job that figure however was much higher than was expected. We be had a lot of Calls Foi local National Blue Collar workers but we Don t have Many of those Davis said Dwana Broussard is disappointed about losing her jobs  but knows there Are other things she can do. 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