European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 25, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 11 letters inspection costs questioned explained one is Sud Dosedlo a re Tiam in tic a cd t a Money is supposedly very tight in Safe everyone is being told to Cut Back on expenditures. I agree Money than to Sho u id.10 do the miliary spends More informed that the usafek3 team would becoming the Izmir for an inspection in february. That is hard to believe because the last Uei of the 7241 air base group occurred less than two years ago. Isnit there a three year inspection Cycle of the Powers to be have determined that for in y they know it we need another Uei. What i Don t understand is Why 52 people have to spend 10 Days performing the inspection that is More incredible if that a possible than the fact that we got another Uei so soon. I Don t know exactly How Many military personnel Are in the 7241 air base group but its probably not Many More than 100. We have no flying Mission and yet 52 people Are sent Here for 10 Days i think the per diem rate for Izmir is $ 75/day. Simple mathematics says the per diem costs alone will be Only $39 000 Are you kidding that a cutting Back on spending a let s be serious about cutting Back and have everybody including the in take an Active part in reducing spending. We work overtime Here in Izmir. Let the in Send less people and Well put in some overtime together a name withheld Izmir Turkey editors note a col. Charles m. Pannage jr., Deputy inspector general he Safe replies your writer is Correct. Money in Safe is tight and every indication is that it is going to be even scarcer in the future. And no one should know that better than the Safe inspector general for he not Only directs the inspection Effort for Safe but is the Deputy chief of staff for productivity where he assists in shaping the Safe of the future under the constraints of less manpower and less funding. As you know the inspection process provides senior leadership with an assessment of the capability of air Force units to perform assigned missions. The decision on when to visit a Given location is not tied to any Concrete monthly interval but rather to a number of factors including recent unit performance Mission priority leadership stability Cost and Burden on both the inspected unit and inspection resources. The interval Between inspections actually runs anywhere from 12 to 40 months and the size of the inspection team is dictated by the size and Mission of the units inspected. At some Large units we require about 110 inspectors to fulfil the inspection requirement. At Izmir we had 35 Safe inspectors and a second team representing he acc in who not Only looked at Izmir but Ankara Balik Esir and Mur cd during the same swing through Turkey. And that brings me to the second Point on Why and How we schedule inspections As we do. Double teaming is designed in consideration to unit commanders Long standing wishes to limit the preparation Burden on their organizations a two teams at one time is better than two separate visits. The Cost of transporting our teams is substantial. As the writer is probably aware Turkey is the extremity of the Airlift system and As such is the most expensive area to visit. So to save on Airlift costs we schedule As Many inspections on one trip As practical. Each inspection is carefully reviewed to ensure that we have minimized the costs. Under the Ign a other hat As the pcs for product Vity he is aggressively pursuing ways to both reduce the Safe budget and spend available dollars More effectively. Innovative ideas have been generated through and hoc groups functional reviews and individuals. Over 300 ideas have been offered Many of which have been approved for implementation. To Date these efforts in concert with the command s defense management review program account for approximately $1.3 billion in savings or Cost avoidance Over the next seven years. I Hope this answers your letter. I appreciate your concern and solicit yours and others continued ideas and suggestions on Mission performance without needless  pals i am 28 years old. My interests and hobbies Are Reading walking dancing driving and going to the gym. A Mandy Talbot 886 Corringa re. Brixton London sw2 5rh, England i am 23 years old and a teacher at a Christian school. A Connie Cabahug 318 Sawmill ill Bata sub. Bacolod City Negros Occidental Philippines i am 18 years old and my hobbies Are writing pen pals cooking and Reading magazines. A Lorrita Brona Barangay Tabique . 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A Holly Blanchard Box 113, hic 2nd Sig be Apo . 09086 i am 17 years old. A Maria Flordelle u. Duran Bur Tao City limit Dumaguet City 6200 Negros Oriental Philippines i am 15 years old and would like to have pen pals. A Daisy u. Duran Bur Tao City limit Dumaguet City 6200 Negros Oriental Philippines i am a 17-year-old Guy who likes pop music. I like Madonna new kids on the Block and Paula Abdul. I m in Germany Lor one year on an Exchange program. A Glenn Turner Rome wog 17 8900 Augsburg 22, West Germany Ann Landers dear Ann Landers after 15 years of marriage i be finally come to terms with my inlays dropping in. In a not saying that i done to think it s rude or that i done to mind. I have just come to the conclusion that i can twin this Battle. Here is the problem my parents do mind. They Are from out of town and done to come to visit us very often. Whenever they arc. Here along come the in Laws unexpected and uninvited. Its not As if we never Sec them. They live nearby and we talk or visit almost every Day my parents know this. They Are resentful and Feci that my husband s folks Are being inconsiderate and spiteful. I recently decided to Tell my in Laws in a Loving Way How my parents feel about having no time alone with us. I hoped they would understand. I was mistaken. The next time my parents came to visit the in Laws dropped in twice and stayed and stayed. The tension was so thick you could Cut it with a knife. I now Feci differently about my in Laws. What was once a Good relationship is now a poor one. Unfortunately the problem has also caused trouble in our marriage i should Tell you Ann when we be refused to go along with his parents in the past on some minor issues we be regretted it financially and emotionally. They rolled right Over us and we were sorry that we opened our Mouths. Any advice a hurting in Indiana dear hurting it is High time that you and your husband took charge of your lives and Cut Loose from your controlling overbearing in Laws. If you Are Beholden to them because they arc helping you out financially Stop accepting their help even if it Means doing without things you be become used to. The next time your parents plan to visit you and your husband should Tell the in Laws that they Are coming and the four of you will drop by their Home for some iced Tea at a specific time. You can then leave whenever you please let them know that the rest of the time is being set aside for your folks because you Don t see them very often. If after this Little speech the in Laws drop in on you anyway Tell them you cannot ask them in because you have other plans then turn them away at the door. This will be your declaration of Independence it is imperative that your husband support you totally. If he says he can to accept the fact that he is a wimp and both of you need to enrol in an assertiveness training course at once. Dear Ann Landers i am so keyed up that i know i will spell several words wrong and my grammar wont be Correct. Please fix it. I just returned from a dinner party in Honor of a relative where an overzealous Mother chose the occasion to bring a Carton of Candy bars to sell for her child s school fund Raiser. She went from person to person hawking her wares and did quite Well. Was it of for this woman to help her child in this Way a grand rapids dear grand i he behaviour you described was inappropriate and personifies chutzpah at its worst. In addition to the taste Les Ness it is not a Good idea for parents to do fund raising for their children. It deprives he youngsters of the experience As Well As the pleasure of achieving something on their own. Cd creators Syndicate the a mad stripes european edition col. Gene a Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. 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