European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Observation show to handle Gist strange mood swings Piggy Marchand Gucci columnist Why would in  Normal Hus hand he obnoxious right before he leaves for Llie Field it should be such a special time for the Lins ban wife relationship. Instead i Eany a Wail for him to leave. I have even let him in without speaking to him. No fond farewells their is a syndrome that strikes soldiers mainly at battalion and division Levels that causes this obnoxious behaviour. The symptoms vary from Soldier to Soldier Iron chinese impatience or Cocci k l in n. Tension mood swings and Jekyll i Lydd personality changes. Something changes their personality before leaving for i he Field. What could cause such a change i think they spend Loo much time thinking about a impending changes in diet. We serve them their  foods arid they will Stem be eating or is. A impending changes in sexual activity. A impending changes in Check Book master card and visa balances. A intense desire for sympathy which spouses done to give because they have to sleep in cold draft tents after Days without sleep. A they know their spouses Are looking Forward to their absence. A they get nervous. All these thoughts trigger irregular brain activity known As pre Man Euver syndrome. Its abbreviation is pms when soldiers Start acting Peculiar they Are not intentionally acting this Way they can to help it. They arc suffering from pms. So off they go to the Field. Spouses Cope As Best they can serving Cereal or to dinners to the kids at night Reading in bed until past Midnight and making minor changes around the House. Then the soldiers come Home. They can control their behaviour for up to 24 hours and then it strikes pms a Post Man Euver syndrome. They say something insulting slanderous or malicious. The spouses blurt out a Why done to you just go Back to the  they retort a i wish i could in a a lot happier there  doors slam. Kids run and hide. Yes it is the happily reunited military family. The causes of Post Man Cuvir syndrome a overload of favorite foods. A return of sexual activity a authority withdrawal a 110 salutes no a yes sir a no one paid to obey their direct command. A observed changes in Check Book balance the master card visa Bill have not arrived. A observing that their families can get along Well without them. A i he pms outbreak lets everyone know that the Boss is Home. I am not recommending that the . Govern ment spend millions of dollars on research to treat pms. However there arc some Home remedies sufferers could try. A counselling sessions before returning from the Field. A Halfway Homes for those who have serious outbreaks of pms. A hermetically sealed environments a like pulling them in a giant Mason Jar where they can be seen but not heard. A slow introduction of those things denied them in the Field a favorite foods to sexual activity Check books. Knowing that pms is a real syndrome can help families Cope with their soldiers leaving for deployments and Field training and be More sympathetic to their suffering spouses when the soldiers return. Peggy Marchand is a military family member living in Lehrberg  our guest the s Inda y Magazine is setting aside space for guest columnists if you have encountered anything amusing confusing frustrating or fascinating Sinni lift in  do a a _. A about life in Europe in the military or in general we d like to hear about it. This is not a space for gripes or tetters to the editor a done to expect an official answer just loads of response from your friends. So sum up your thoughts in 500 words or less and Send them to be our guest sunday Magazine the stars and stripes Apo 09211, be sure to include a Telephone number where you can be reached during the  do you ask for in a care package from Home sgt. A my i Pratt 1 in co Central army group i Leidy Lberg West Germany 1 ask my mom to Send me videotapes of he Quot the Cosby show Quot and any new shows hat come on stateside television. Sgt. Frank lome administrative no military traffic management cd Felixstowe England i ask for pictures postcards White Castle hamburgers and letters every now and then. Master sgt. John Ellsworth Headquarters 4lh Allied tac air Force Heidelberg West Germany it would be a tossup Between my favorite chocolate Chip cookies and videos of the movie channels Back Home. Staff sgt. Richard Krohn logistics support no for the 6931st electronic Security so Iraklion air station Crete id ask for automobile parts and health foods neither of which i can readily find Here. Seaman Rebecca Gonzalez maintenance worker at naval support activity Soud Abay Crete pictures of my family and music tapes. We can to get american music out Here. Compiled by stars and stripes staff sunday september 30, 1990