European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday january 12, 1991 the stars and Stripe crisis in the Gulf Page. 3 saudi briefs soldiers Short tour credit available after 9 months from staff and wire reports Washington a amps a soldiers can get credit for an unaccompanied Short tour after they have served nine continuous months supporting operation desert shield. The Short tour credit also will be awarded to those who Complete at least 11 total months of temporary duty time Over 36 months in an area where they could not take their families. Time served by soldiers deployed to Panama in support of operation just cause or to any other overseas area will count toward the Short tour credit eligibility but must be within the 36-month period. A a. A a a a a. A a a a. A a a a a a a a soldiers who meet the requirements will be awarded credit for the country in which the majority of the overseas deployment duty was served. A a a a a a a a normally soldiers Are not required to serve Back to Back unaccompanied Short Tours although the army message warns that award of the special credit for desert shield and just cause soldiers does not guarantee that would not happen. . Unit not deployed for Lack of readiness Washington the deployment of a District of Columbia National guard medical unit to saudi Arabia has been delayed because of Readi Ness and training deficiencies reported the Washington  115th Mobile army surgical Hospital unit has been augmented with army Reserve personnel in an Effort to bring it up to combat readiness standards the paper said. The units two senior officers were relieved of duty and 71 of its roughly 180 members dismissed because they lacked training or readiness the newspaper said. It quoted unidentified sources at fort Belvoir va., where the unit is preparing for its deployment. One source quoted by the newspaper said the unit has been a a fraudulent in submitting readiness reports. A spokesman at the army a Atlanta based forces come which matches units with the needs of ground commanders in the persian Gulf played Down the readiness troubles. A no unit is expected to be 100 percent ready when its sent to a mobilization station a spokesman Joe Carter  fighter unit arrives in saudi Arabia in Eastern saudi Arabia the first . Air Force Reserve fighter unit Ever called to Active duty has arrived in Eastern saudi Arabia with a-10 tank killer jets flown by veterinarians businessmen and a to news  the past two Days the Squadron of civilians full time reservists and Vietnam veterans has been assembling at an air base within striking distance of Iraq. A a they be got us expecting to go to War a said it. Col. Craig Mays 44, operations officer for the 706th tac fighter so based at the new Orleans naval air station. The unit is the sixth aj0 Squadron deployed to the , marines Call up additional reservists Washington a the army has ordered to Active duty 3,609 More reservists and the Marine corps has summoned an additional 802, the Pentagon  weeks Call up raises the total of Reserve personnel activated As part of operation desert shield to 151,711. All have been activated in support of the operation but not All have been sent to the persian Gulf said maj. Doug Hart a Pentagon spokesman. A the army Call up involves 18 medical units. F Wash Days amps Joseph Owen pvt. 1 Tracy l. Brandt left and 2nd it. Marty m. Lenors Wash their clothes at a port in Eastern saudi Arabia. Both Are assigned to co. A 4th in 34th Armor which was stationed in Mainz Germany before joining operation desert shield. Brandt is front los Angeles Leners from Clay Center Kan. War fears depression haunt iraqis peace emissary says by de Reavis Staft writer depression and fear dominate iraqi life As the Specter of War approaches said a Catholic priest recently Back from Baghdad Iraq. Father Wegor Bockerman 50, said television coverage of fanatic War hungry mobs of iraqis burning flags and shaking fists is misleading. A a in a sure that All exists but i heard nothing but worry and  a a a Bockerman was part of a private five person european delegation that  Iraq to plead for peace i be celebrated a Christmas eve mass in the International peace Camp near iraqis Border with saudi Arabia. A we were deeply moved to hear 13 and 14-year-Olds in a school ask their teachers Why they even bothered going to school when they Dall soon be dead a Backer Mann said. Quot. Bockerman who lived in Algeria Tor 18 years said he found iraqi behaviour unusual for arabs. A without getting into cliches Here i found the Arab personality always to be polite and outgoing. There a none of that in Baghdad a he attributed the difference to the country a eight year War with Iran the prospects of an even worse War with the United states and its allies and the Rule of Saddam Hussein. Anneliese Gehring 59, a Darmstadt Germany housewife said she saw sights that reminded her of her youth under Adolf Hitler. A Saddam lies to his people like Hitler did to the germans and everyone wants to believe him. But Many find it difficult to believe they can win a War against the . But i also heard Young people claim i Here a be no Israel in three months a Gehring said. A we talked to University students pupils and people in the streets. There Are organizations out doing the singing and Flag waving but the majority does no to feel that Way. Just under the surface there Are tears and fears a Gehring said. The economic Boycott is Felt in Baghdad Gehring said. A most Staples Are rationed and the prices Are climbing but its not bad enough to make the people want to topple  Gisela Smozik a 69-year-old housewife said she joined the peace movement in 1983 because she wanted to be part of the solution to world peace and not part of the problem As she said most germans were under Hitler. She said the fanatic youth organizations in Iraq also reminded her of her youth under the nazi regime. A it has All the elements promises by the great dictator the Flag waving the slogans and. The jews and americans As the enemy.�?�. The majority of iraqis she spoke to were sad and worried about the near future Smozik said. And she was not optimistic about the chances of avoiding War. A a we be got to put a human Wall of hundreds of thou Sands of non violent demonstrators at the Border. That a the Only Way we re going to Stop the War a and that a a  phone rates Cut for Washington a amps a the Cost of a 10-minute Call from saudi Arabia to Germany dropped by More than $11 on thursday at amp to has announced. The new Price of $16.04 is the same charged for us direct Calls to the United states said at amp to spokeswoman Lynn Newman. Previously a 10-minute Call Cost $27.12, the new Price is based on a $2.50 service charge $3.19 for the first minute and $1.15 for each additional minute she said. Callers in saudi Arabia must use an at amp to calling card and a us direct designated Telephone to reach Germany she said. Other phones can be used Only to place Calls to the United states. A when callers lift the receivers on the 1,000 Usa direct telephones installed recently near front line troops they will automatically be connected to an operator. The new prices will be in effect until at least March 10, when at amp to will review the program before deciding if the service will continue Newman said. At amp to calling card applications Are available at military Exchange facilities and Uso centers in Germany. Express at amp to calling card centers have been set up in 13 Exchange facilities in Germany. The calling cards can be sent by at amp to directly to the service member in the persian Gulf or to their families who can then pass on the card numbers for use by the service members. Military personnel and their families overseas can Call collect 816-654-6004, ext. 30, for general information or to request an application. In the United states families can Call 1-800-8x2-2273, ext. 30, for the same services