European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                3llikm�h t ? a we. Ici a amp Shiji monday july 30, 1990 Pago 11 a army a selection procedures discussed puff Anitam Ltd j. _ a it a. A. ,. Retention and promotions Are positive actions so documents a Aratoli be Erm be usin8 the same two systems exist in most units to manage our sol s22r/n a Jle system leaders try to give a Soldier the Benefit of the doubt and concentrate on the potential of a Soldier. In the other system leaders note the shortcomings of a Soldier and use this information to try to Correct a Soldier or to substantiate a a a negative action such As elimination disciplinary action or one of the Many administrative a a hold Type of actions. I think reductions a Force Type separation decisions should follow the current a a negative action processing proce a department of the army Board cannot make Good elimination decisions from the same records used for positive Type actions. It disturbs me greatly to think an administrative screw up can cause me to miss a promotion Etc., but to think the same unreliable sys Tern could cause me to lose my Job is just too much to handle. The current record collection system is designed to collect positive information More than anything else. Leaders and individual soldiers try to maintain the Best possible record regardless of the Quality of support services from one assignment to the next. A a local Board can do a much better Job deciding on. Soldiers who just cannot adapt or perform at such a mediocre level they should be  in be seen too Many mediocre soldiers receive positive actions while outstanding soldiers got passed oven if the a Board system is used to trim the Force i done to want to be around to serve with these image minded has beens. I want to serve with today Stop performers those with True potential for making this army greater than it Ever has been. We have a procedure for eliminating soldiers let us use it. Task the Field to identify the number of soldiers they would eliminate if they had the Power Complete with justification documents from the Field. A Board could then review everything and pick the worst or Best justified cases for elimination or bar to re enlist rent As appropriate. Just please done to rely on the a a positive quota or target to help determine How Many to pick and process. You done to want to see All that is on file for each Soldier. Too Many medical problems indebtedness family support issues extra training alcohol and drug abuse poor Hygiene poor attitude Etc. A name and location withheld ,s note a a us Are or command sgt. Maj George a Horvath lit replies keeping positive and negative actions separate to answer your letter a i have sat on four sergeant major selection boards and i will Tell you that i cannot think of one Case where a person failed to be selected for promotion due to administrative error. I say that because of the level of experience of sergeants major and officers who sit on promotion boards. 1 think it u a very reliable system and i done to think you have to concern yourself with not being selected because of an administrative error. You stated in your letter that you be seen too Many mediocre soldiers receive positive actions White outstanding soldiers got passed Over. While that May be your perception i can Tell you that is not the fact i will be very candid with you and say there Are times when soldiers who Arentt the Best get selected. There Are All kinds of reasons for those few mediocre soldiers getting selected. I will Tell you its not the boards responsibility to Weed out those soldiers who Are mediocre. It is the units responsibility and it starts Down at command sgt. Maj. George Horvath has told leads to separate the Low performers but the quota is missing. Every squad and Section knows who is the Low performer but when Are we to begin the massive process How Many do we need to eliminate from service when do we Stop trying to turn this Soldier around negative actions that done to make it to the a positive files immediately Are my blotters certain counselling reports memorandums for record lateness reports apathy personal problems causing too much time lost from work Lack of initiative on the Job and elsewhere the company level. The companies Are the ones that need to initiate action to identify mediocre performers. If you take the appropriate Steps one of the following things can happen you can eliminate them from the service. Yon can cause things to be placed in their records so that when it comes to the selection Board we can Tell who the outstanding soldiers Are and who needs to be taken out of the army. The next thing you say in your letter is that i have told leaders to separate the Low performers but the quota is missing. I will never assign a quota. There is no Way Yon can say that i expect every company troop or Battery in the army to eliminate 15 soldiers or any number of soldiers. There is no need for a quota. What i am saying is that units companies troops batteries and sergeants of Crews sections and teams platoon sergeants and first sergeants know who the mediocre performers Are. What you need to do is to identify them and Start action on them either flags bars to reenlistment or other administrative procedures to either eliminate them or cause things to be placed in their records so that during amp boards we can pick those soldiers up. That show that has to be done. It s not the boards responsibility. Its your responsibility to make sure that happens. As far As negative actions not making it to the files such As my blotters and counselling reports i go Back again and say that is the unit s responsibility to May sure those Are done in a timely manner. Pen pals i am 23 year old and would Ilka pan pal. A Salome Alcala canday Ong. Calf Dagan Dumag Uata City 0200, philippine i am 14 Yawara old. I Uka to ride blk a watch video Fiah Camp and a outdoors. A Jeanae s a ton 302 8.12th Tecumseh okla. 74873 i am a 33-Ysar-cld Catholic. I Ilka a Adlung collecting Tampa cooking Bowling and Badminton. A Catalina m. 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Dittman Quezon atty philippine 11001 the stars and stripes dear Ann Landers that letter from the 16-year-old girl who was pregnant and  talk to the school nurse because she did no to want to Stop playing basketball reminded me of something that happened when i was in College. Every word of this is True so help me. A 23-year-old dorm resident a of been eating too Many sweets and was definitely going on a diet. Finally one of the pro Ujj Susor told her that she certainly looked pregnant and if she want she must have a tumor and ought to see a doctor about it at once. The girl promised to make an appointment the next Day. That very night she went to the bathroom locked the door went into labor and delivered a baby on the bathroom floor. Maintenance personnel had to remove the door so she and the baby could be taken to the Hospital. The Iii swore that she had no idea she was pregnant when her Boyfriend was notified of the birth he nearly went into Shock. Her parents who a seen her a few weeks before claimed that they did no to notice anything unusual about her except that shed gained a few pounds. Can anyone top that a a Springfield mass. Dear Springfield what a Story listen up students a a Here a another one Worth paying attention to dear Ann Landers the letter about the pregnant High school girl who would t talk to the school nurse hit Home. I was 15 when i got pregnant. I fainted at school and was taken to the school nurse. I had an idea that i might be pregnant but i did t want to face it so i blocked it out. The nurse called my Mother and i was so ashamed i nearly died. This happened in 1972 and you did no to hear much about teen age pregnancy in those Days. Had i been honest with the nurse from the beginning she probably would have helped me stay in school and graduate pregnant or not. I now have a 17-year-old son who was raised by my Mother. It was unfair of me to put the responsibility on her. She had already raised her own family but i was so immature and irresponsible i did no to know what else to do. All Young girls who Are sexually Active should go to their mothers or the school nurse and learn about birth control so they can stay in school and get a Good education. Then they  have two or three kids one after the other and end up on welfare which is a dead end Street. In a a waitress with no benefits no retirement no vacation pay and no future. I can to blame anyone but myself please girls listen to someone who a been around the Block a few times. Its stupid to mess up your life when there Are people out there who will help you ill pay forever for being so dumb. A California Story dear California if my arithmetic is right you Are now about 32, still a Young woman by today s standards. Its not too late to Otth Wah school diploma and go on from there. Call any High school and ask How to go about it. Once you get your diploma consider night classes at a Community College. You la learn something gain self Ahji my. N a 1a a a esteem and meet others in your age group who Are trying san be �omethin8 of their lives. Remember the Only difference Between a rut and a grave Are the dimensions. Get going and Good Luck Honey. C creator syndic the of and ripes european edition col. Oene e. Townsend Usan commander editor in chief it. Col. Suzanne l. Phillips Usan Deputy commander editor in chief Marie Kominicki Mert Proctor Deane b co Ermitt production manager managing editor circulation manager Thia newspaper la an authorized unofficial publication for member of the military services overseas. Contents or the Sta a and stripes Are not necessarily the official views of or endorsed by the u s. Government the department of defense or the u s. European command the appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by me  Artyem cd defense or the stars and stripes or the products or service advertised. 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