European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the stars Friday december 21,1990. Tocu a getting Down to exact measurements l just Curie upon that wire Repert saying that two Drivers were disqualified because la Weir Mercedes Benz had received one tenth of a liter Niobe fuel than allowed a Quot about enough to fill a shot Glass 1�that last phrase is a grave error and i feel that i must warn your readers. Using my Webster s i calculated that the phrase should have read Quot about enough to fill 2 a shot 1 was having some schnapps at lha time up i decided to verify this figure rising a shot Glass and a pile her Eiliv graduated Decilier markings. I found that one Lenth of a liter of schnapps equals exit ally 2.254537 shot glasses. Fearing i might spill a drop or two. I men sure with water instead of schnapps but this does not affect the Validity of my Experiment. You May say a a what a this All got to do with me a Well the next time you re pulled Over to the Side of die Road alter having three drinks at a party try telling the cop a Why sir i be Only had three tenths of a liter of three tenths of a liter is the equivalent of 6.763611 shots and such an answer will Cost you a tidy Siim and probably the loss of your Drivers License. The Correct reply which will save you a lot of grief should be a sir i have had but three shots of schnapps that is to say 41/ fluid bunco or 36 fluid drams just slightly in excess of one Gill if you prefer a which according to the . Bureau of standards docs not exceed 13.4/100 of a a actually i would recommend the above reply Only for those freakish George Washington types of which we All know a. Few for the rest of us nerds i would suggest something More along the lines of a drunk who me sir i never touch the a Ray Brown Netherlands Veteran sends support read in our local newspaper that a a Wal Veteran in the Seal tie area sent a idler addressed simply to Quot a Soldier. Quot to the . Forces in saudi Arabia. Apparently other people have done the same thing. 1 liked the idea so in a writing a loiter too making a few copies and sending them off in the Hopes that it May help Send a message to those of you stationed in saudi Arabia and the persian Gulf 1 want you to know that there arc Many Many americans Here at Home who support you who care about your welfare and who Hope to see you Back Home with our families and friends As soon As possible. I sincerely believe that this is a widely held feeling at Home among people regardless of their political religious or personal views on the persian Gulf situation. We just want to see you safely Back. And a Etc Here to say we support you Over there. Me i spent my first year in the army at fort Bliss. Texas and my second in Vietnam just South of Danang in 196070. It s hard for me to. Think of myself As a a a veterans and its really difficult us think that i be been out of the army for 20 years. 1 sometimes i still feel like a a kid a or at most maybe in my Laic 20s, but early40s? nah. Just a personal note that might help a bit where you Are now. When i went to Vietnam i looked at the War a one Way. A a. A a a a. When 1 was there i saw it differently. And in the past 20 years after coming Home in be had a gradually perspective on both my experience and Why we were there. A. A a a a i know one thing. I wish wed had More Public support then. It if not for the War itself then at least for us when we were there and when we came Worfie. Tha to a what i want All of you to have that support. And i believe you now have and will continue to have the support of people Back Home. In the meantime you re really not missing that much Quot Here a a a a a not Many nil football teams Are doing that Well. I Haven to seen any Good movies lately. The television fare a is mostly reruns. A 1 a a the newspapers Are All about you Guys Over there arid the weather has been Lousy. A. It will All be Here for you when you get Back. A. So take care of yourselves and look out for each a other of a a a. A Scott Mariele Olympia Wash. Support training 1 find that after serving 16 years in the army i must write about something near and dear. Soldiers in tile maintenance Field Are poorly trained a in common tasks us Well As in skill qualification tasks arid yes in a going to Point lingers. Leadership a its just not there. Right Down to the lowest level the leadership is just not there for the Soldier every Day i see organizational As Well As direct support mechanics and Supply personnel who do not know How to do Many of the Basic tasks of their military occupational specially mos. And its not because they Are incapable of learning. Its because there is no one teaching them How. The first line supervisor has an enormous effect on the morale and performance of each of his her soldiers. And so we get to the Root of my heartburn. Where Are the cos cos Are required to train their soldiers every week for a five hour period. This training is geared toward the units Metal arid Battle support task. But what is All too often overlooked is the most ii nor tank Rulett raining is every thing and everything is training. A a a. Quot every task a Soldier is Given is training. Soldiers learn by watching and listening to everything around them and All too often what they see is wrong. Soldiers learn by example and the first line supervisor is the example they see every Day. If their Fly is late for formation unprepared for scheduled training Lazy or displays the w rung attitude the Soldier is cannot be leaders and he a one of the boys a pen pals soldiers want and need someone who will teach them what they need to know a someone they know will be there when they need them a someone who is honest and fair with them. I / to All cos i say use sergeants time wisely but done to wait for sergeants time to train your soldiers. Every minute is valuable training time know your units Metal and Battle support task. Waste your soldiers time and you waste them. When you Are on the plane its too late to question whether your soldiers arc trained Well enough. A. Finally a word to my fellow maintenance officers it is your responsibility to ensure that your cos Are properly training your soldiers. Counsel your cos both verbally and written. Let them know what you expect from them and never let this Standard drop. A chief warrant officer 2 arthurd Dixon Ules Heini Germany editors note Ufa eur command sgt. Maj. George a Horvath i replies. You have some pretty Good observations. I would like to say however that my opinion is quite different. First White some combat support and combat service sup port units May not be a up to snuff in All their combat survival skills i have found most to be pretty Damn Good. ,. As you have pointed out sergeants time is one reason that combat support combat sen ice support so Diers Are doing As Well As they Are. Leaders do play a very important role in preparing their soldiers to fight win and survive. Combat support combat sen ice support soldiers in their work Sites Are primary targets of the enemy. He the enemy knows that if he can disrupt or Stop the recovery repair replacement refuelling and rearming Effort that would significantly affect the ability of the combat arms to accomplish its Mission mechanics Cooks medics Supply personnel indeed All combat support combat sender support soldiers must be Able to dig a fighting position deeper than ankle depth cover camouflage and conceal their Loca Tion. They need to be Able to Lay tactical barbed wire use of los Etc. If is ass soldiers Are unable to de fend and fight for their maintenance areas brigade Bat tation support areas then they will be unable to accomplish their Mission. Its the sergeants staff sergeants and sergeants first class of combat support combat service support who must train their soldiers in these skills. 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