European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 21, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 a amps Effie Bathen Gen. John r. Galvin right joins 3rd army div soldiers for lunch monday at Grafe Wohr West Germany and listens to their concerns about the  is Cloudy right now Colvin tells soldiers by Vince Crawley Niernberg Bureau Grafe Wohr West Germany a staff sgt. Carl Pearson is worried. A a in a 35 years old a the 3rd army div Tanker told nato s top military commander in Europe. A i joined the army right after High school. I have a wife and two children and we Haven to planned on troop reductions. I came in to do 20 years. You asked me what in a most concerned about. Well sir my  Gen. John r. Galvins response a i wish i had an  although he a a four Star general Galvin does no to have All the answers for soldiers like Pearson. Not yet. These Are Tough times for military leaders trying to figure out How to gracefully streamline their forces rather than just Cut them apart. And before they can give answers to the sgt. Pearsons of the world they have to wait for the outcome of the conventional arms talks in Vienna which Galvin predicts wont of made Public until late this year. And it will probably be the Middle of next year before treaties Are ratified by the 16 countries that make up nato and whatever is left of the Warsaw pact. The future right now is very difficult to comp Petely outline although we know definitely that the i itary forces will be significantly smaller a Galvin a in an interview monday at Grafen Wohr a Range m to amp off nicely and distinctly possible that some piers wed forced out of the military ear an they expected. And that a Why i want to sure that those people Are taken care of. Sim Dunk we need to look hard at this question of when acc a Jfe a Galvin said a we need to. Look at a we. La a that person who had planned a full vol Quot i military and who came in As a tech and who is absolutely committed to us. A what do we do to show that we Are committed to him what do we do to show loyalty Down As Well As we accept loyalty up a Galvin also has to answer to Congress. He testified to four different congressional committees this month lobbying for the interests of troops in Europe. A when i talk to the . Military leadership a Galvin said a there is absolute commitment there a the future right now is very difficult to completely outline although we know definitely that the military forces will be significantly smaller. I think we need to look hard at this question of Severance  a Gen. John r. Galvin that we re going to get this one  he was referring to troop cuts after world War i and Vietnam that left so called hollow armies. Leaders think they can avoid such problems this time around. Galvin said military leaders intend to keep the troops informed. A was soon As we know things we re going to pass it Down the line such As what kinds of units will be going Back and from what  but those looking for a Quick a peace dividend will probably be disappointed. Cutting forces docs Cut the payroll he said. But de mobilizing an army Means shipping troops Home closing installations or turning them Over to Host nations hauling away equipment and As the result of some treaties destroying certain weapons. Treaties will probably also include a verification program to keep an Eye on the other Guys weapons stockpiles. However cutting dollars by sending Home family members a is really bad news a Galvin said. A a there a always been a question of whether the troops should have their dependents Over Here with them. And i am very Adamant in answering a yes. Absolutely yes. Yes  a apart from morale concerns studies have proven a beyond a doubt that it is much More costly to leave dependents in the United states than it is to bring them Over with the Forward deployed forces in Europe a he said. Money Isnit the Only thing on his mind. A in the end a Galvin told an army Captain on Range 301, a it Isnit Money that keeps people in the service. Otherwise wed be crazy. They done to pay us enough. The budget is not what keeps troops in the service. Leadership docs. That sense of accomplishment of a Job Well  and Galvin thinks gis have done a pretty Good Job. A i feel that at last we be achieved what we aimed at All these years a he said. A when world War ii was Over and the american forces went Home. Then we realized that the soviets did no to go Home. And we had to turn around and come  looking to the future Galvin still urges a wait and see policy. A the soviet Union is still the biggest armed Force in the world. And its still an unpredictable entity for us a he said. A we certainly applaud the Way things Are going. Moving toward perestroika and glasnost and democracy. We have to agree with the soviets that that a the right Way. We ought to congratulate them. We ought to Praise them for what they re doing. And we ought to count them at the same time. A and when you count them a he said a they come to quite a