European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 9 peace corps moves East interest in volunteering follows Over Here Chuck Roberts staff writer As the military prepares to move its forces out of Western Europe the peace corps is working to move its volunteers Oke into Eastern Europe. And the sudden changes in Europe Are leading soldiers and military employees to consider joining the corps said butt Hynen Volunteer peace corps representative in Daric Jestadt West Germany. A a they re hearing about volunteers going to Eastern Europe and they re interested in learning More about it said Hinnen who has recently heard from about 25 callers. The peace corps which has focused on developing nations during its 29-year history sent its first wave of volunteers to Eastern Europe in june. Chhe 121 volunteers headed to Hungary and Poland after being honoured in a Rose Garden ceremony at the wifi icehouse. They will undergo three months of intensive study of the nost nations language and culture before they Start teaching English As a second language. Hinnen and his wife Patricia served As Pecce corps volunteers in the african countries of Liberia and Lesotho from 1979 to 1981. Hinnen now works. As an Energy conservation coordinator in the Darm \ Stadt military Community and Patricia works with the general accounting office in Frankfurt. Hinnen said he first noticed that the military com Videan untapped resource for volunteers and sent applications and brochures to distribute. A a a those applications have been distributed and Hinnen is waiting for More. Currently the peace corps is sending Only English teachers to Eastern Europe for two year Tours. Inese instructors need a degree in English and at least one years teaching experience said Rebecca idler a Public affairs specialist in the new York office. Idler said volunteers with experience in business development and management Are scheduled to be sent to Poland later this year and individuals skilled in environmental projects could be sent later in the year. The peace corps is enjoying a new vitality because of a High profile it has recently acquired in the Media idler said. In addition the organization has added More sophisticated programs relating to business and environmental projects allowing it to draw on an older and More experienced Pool of potential volunteers. But the increased interest has increased Competition. There Are about seven applications for each opening and the chances of being accepted Are even smaller for unskilled positions idler said. Each country tells the peace corps what programs it wants As Well As the pcs Rcd experience and education level of volunteers. But Hinnen stressed that the peace corps needs a variety of people and that real life experiences can be just As important As a College degree. Applicants can list where they would like to be stationed but the needs of the peace corps come first. Being flexible and willing to take chances Are key ingredients to having a successful tenure with the peace corps Hinnen said. In his Case being flexible meant relocating from Liberia to Lesotho during a military revolution. Wanting to help others is a common reason for volunteering out he stressed that it also helps to have a few selfish reasons too. He and his wife wanted to exper ence a new culture and learn a new language. A a a a just wanting to help has its limitations Quot Hinnen said a because when you re sitting there without water trabout electricity and you be got diarrhoea helping someone Isnit going to keep you but staying there hanged the Way Hinnen said he seethe world. A wet Felt like it was definitely a life experience that change amp his forever. I think i Learned More from them thai hey Learned from me up Fitch is also part of the pea amp corps experience a Tje said. A a there saw More to life tha Ajust chasing material goods like we Gek caught up with fog in the peace cops pays its volunteers a salary comparable to what the Avet fac worker is paid in the Host country. Hinge was paid about $200 a month. Volunteers Are provide housing that must include a Cement floor a solid i of without leaks and a nearby water source. %. The peace clip also deposits about $200 each month into a Bai of account thai can be withdrawn at the itt Finnen Enol that changed us forever their two year stint the to travel a peace corps by and boat and plane for six months from it uth Africa to Asia and through Japan and Alaska. More information about the peace corps is available by calling Hinnen at 069-560-2720 or by Catling collect to new York at 212 264-6981.navy�?Ts by Patrick e. Tyler Washington Post Washington a one Many a tradition is another Many a tyranny and in the . Navy a since the end of world War ii a naval officers have complained to one another and to outsiders that a the aviators a the sailors who flew off the Carrier decks to glory Werp getting All of the key promotions that guaranteed they would be running the service in perpetuity. / with the recent installation of adm. Frank b. Idso ii the third nuclear submariner in a Row to ascend to the office of chief of naval operations the a a tyranny of the aviators has come to an end. But the Navy is nothing if not tradition bound and its traditions die hard. R sen. John Mccain r-ariz., a former naval aviator and Vietnam Era prisoner of War is waging a personal Campaign to Rescue what he perceives As the declining fortunes of the aviator a career path in the has lobbied defense Secretary Dick Cheney Navy Secretary h. Lawrence Garrett Iii and adm. Carlisle . Trost the former chief of naval operations to investigate Navy practices on promotions to Flag rank from the Navy a three major factions aviation surface warfare Ana submariners. As a key Navy supporter on the Senate armed services committee a senior Navy official said that me Caine a concerns will be taken seriously. A Little background in 20th-Century Navy culture battleship commanders were the first to dominate the sen. Ice. World War ii showed a at Pearl Harbor and elsewhere a that their great Batlle wagons were too vulnerable to air attack and would not be the Best platform to a a project Power overseas in the future. Caincr air Power which was decisive in defeating Japan in the Pacific created a new class of admirals who dominated the Navy after the War. Then during the Early 1960s, a new naval faction v. As born under the Aegis of then capt. Hyman g. Rynko ver the father of the nuclear Navy. A More than Ujj \ ears ago Rickover began taking the Best and the pm test Tor his program a said one Navy official. Kelso added another a it was almost inevitable that in the late 1970s and Early 1980s nuclear submariners would Rise to the leadership Mccain says he has no quarrel with Kelso a qualifications but he feels too Many qualified aviators have been passed Over for promotion. A fall i am seeking is that every discipline in the Navy gets an equal Opportunity and 1 say that freely admitting that aviators had the advantage certainly during the Post world War ii years a Mccain said in an interview. He said he has won a personal Assurance from Garrett Quot that the whole system of officer advancement in the Navy a will be looked at very carefully to determine whether any built in biases Are Tilting promotions in favor of the services submarine Branch. Garrett declined to be interviewed on the subject and two other senior Navy officials who commented on Garrett a position insisted that they not be identified. At least one former no who later became chairman of the joint chiefs of staff retired adm. Thomas h. Moorer also an aviator agrees with Mccain that the influence of naval aviation has been diminished. Moorer pointed out that none of the three cons who came from the submarine service have Vietnam Battle ribbons because nuclear submarines did not play a significant role in the Southeast asian conflict. He also criticized a Navy decision to remove the requirement that the commander of any aircraft Carrier Battle group be an aviator. A the reason is very simple a said Moorer. Quot pilots Iare simply uncomfortable when being told to launch a aircraft in bad weather conditions by someone who never has done Moorer also worried that submariners who operate As Quot Ftp Erst detached from the Fleet As they prowl the silent Depths face More formidable challenges in coordinating a fully integrated naval task Force built around carriers their surface escorts and air wings Mccain also criticized the change in Navy regulations. A a Quot the reason Why my Grandfather adm. John s. Quot slew Quot Mccain and adm. William of Quot Bull Halsey or and several other senior officers attended Pilot training in the i9$� so explained Mccain Quot was due to the requirement that if you wanted to command a a it an aircraft Carrier Baldt group or a Carrier you had to be an aria tar a 1. Service in such key assignments such As the Mand of the Navy a 14jurcraft Carrier Battle i com groups Vracr _ be the aviators an a drayage Over officers from the Avyss other two career communities the a a nukes and the Black % said a former no a Fig. Elmo Zumwalt jr., a number one 1 applaud the Section of Kelso number two 1 Hope his successor is a destroyer Zumwalt pointed out that he and adm. Arreigh Burke were the Only two a Black shoes surface ship commanders who reached the no s office during the Long Captivity by the aviators. He said the reason that diversity in the selection process is essential is simple a each unit must have the feeling that one of their boys someday can make of the current succession of submariners he added �?o1 think three is ample a
