European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes wednesday March 27, 1991 european edition circulation 200.000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher. Bernard a. Zovistoski a 1 editor a a a it. Col. Gayle a fix Usa Deputy commander. Marie Kominicki a production manager Bob Wicker managing editor a Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 340-5741 or 6823. Telex 419-332. Tel fax 06155-601376. Mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Postrach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. A. A a news 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension. News ext 237, 255,282, 226,326 ,. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263,332,321,221. Features Eki. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext 208 education Jimi Jones ext 226. A. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326 a a a a a a a Quot a a bureaus a  Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson budding 103. 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We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. A a a letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211.pica to help puppies -. I am writing with an urgent plea to your readers. I am a platoon Leader with the 115th postal co that deployed from Germany to saudi Arabia last de Cembor. Our unit has adopted two adorable puppies that now need Homes. A it seems we cannot have them vaccinated because there Are no serums in country. The puppies Are domesticated now and i am afraid they would perish in the desert alone. I am writing in Hopes that a read or out there May be Able to ship the required scrums to our unit or that a family or families living in saudi Arabia would be willing to take the puppies in. Many units have adopted puppies and Are in the same situation. There Are three in our Batalion alone. Please can anyone help our address is 115th postal co Apo new York 09857, operation desert storm. Time is of the essence As we do not know when our unit will be selected to return to Germany. A 1 St it. Carrie of Ricci operation desert storm unsigned Citer writer this is directed to those of you who wish to cause heartache and pain to. Soldiers deployed to saudi Arabia. One of my friends Here in saudi Arabia got an unsigned letter from an inconsiderate idiot. This letter in formed my Friend that his wife has been out having an affair with an. Other Man since he a been gone. If this person was out to get this Man s wife the person missed and hit a Soldier. Even if this garbage were to be True did the person think they were doing my Friend a favor by sending that letter these Are very emotional times for soldiers deployed Here. None of us need this kind of stuff from anyone. If anyone Reading this is guilty of this kind of under handedness or knows of i Stop it. Find something else to do. Mind your own business. You Hurt a Soldier today. A Mary Garriott operation desert storm a doonesbury a in bad taste i have not written a letter to this newspaper for the past 15 years but now in a very angry about a cartoon  what is supposed to be so funny about seeing somebody in the military being blown away that was very bad taste. I think we owe More respect to our troops. 1 Hope that any future cartoon be checked More closely before being printed. A sgt. 1st class Freddy class operation desert storm Quot 1 a a a. Promote the Best too after hearing the names of those eligible staff sergeants within our command making the 1991 promotion list to sergeant 1st class we were delighted for those who were deserving and amazed How others could even be considered. A it is to our understanding that the soldiers in today Sall Volunteer army Are supposed to be better educated. In better shape a top of the line Soldier the Best. If this is the Case then Why Are non commissioned officers being selected for promotion especially to the senior ranks if they cannot even achieve an 80, or better yet above 70, on their skill qualification test set ? although the set has its faults As will the projected self development test setae believe it still is an important indicator to measure the proficiency of the no in his her military occupational specially Mosand should be Given More consideration when selecting someone for promotion. Do not let those truly deserving cos eligible for promotion get overlooked by mediocrity. If we Are going to be the Best then promote the Best. A sgt. 1st class Randy k. Siders a sgt. James a. Healy Iii Al Hohenfels German letters to the editor tons during the year and a Shorter summer vacation. This would certainly. Help to prevent student and teacher burnout but would cause problems for those who work at summer jobs or attend summer school. I strongly feel that making students go to school longer hours or More Days a year is not the answer to americans education problems. We need to rearrange the time already spent at school to use it More efficiently. A Kathlyn Hofmann. Ram Stein a Germany no need to pity women supports a old stripes i just have one Small Gripe. Please Stop printing letters and articles pitying women. We despite what you May believe Are not helpless and do not deserve such condescending attitudes. There Are women in saudi Arabia whose husbands remain behind. They made the Choice to join therefore they made the Choice to go. There Are also women left behind. They made the Choice to marry a Man in the military. They knew what might happen. But everyone has a support group a shoulder to cry on a Chain of command for any help. So you Tell me. What is the pity for 1 done to see a need for it and i certainly done to think there a a place for it in an a a unbiased newspaper. A Al Thea i. Smock Sembach a Germany Cubital of Kilpatrick in a recent column James Kilpatrick addressed the problems of education in the United states. He stated that . Students attend school 180 Days a year and that germans go 226-240 Days implying this to be one of the factors contributing to a higher Quality of education in Germany. I have taught in the Dodds department of defense dependent schools system in Germany for the past 10 years and also know the German system Well. Not believing these numbers could be Correct 1 counted the Days that German students go to school in the various states and came up with around 190. This was confirmed1 by an acquaintance of mine who is the principal of a German school. Some states in Germany still Haye classes on saturdays but the trend is toward a 5-Day week German students in Rheinland Pflanz where there is school every other saturday attend 30 to 32 45-minute class periods a week. In our Dodds school we have 30 55-minute classes. Thus the . Students Are in class 200300 minutes a week More than the germans. If extracurricular activities so popular in the . And almost nonexistent in the German system Are added to this we find that most German students Are in school four to five hours a Day 8 a.m.-1 . With afternoons free to do Homework whereas the . Students Are at school at least seven hours 8 a.m.-3 . And often 10 or More and then must go Home and do Homework. Many american teens also have after school jobs. This is Seldom the Case for German teens. Perhaps . Students need to be Given More time during the Day to get Homework done More Vaca three cheers for maj. Manbeck. We too want our Good old stars and stripes Back. The new a Mediterranean edition is nothing but editorial ego that turned a morning cup of Coffee and our paper into the afternoon delivery of some civilians concept of what is Good for the troops. \ read the Masthead mister editor a authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces Means that we As members of the armed forces Are not Only the customers Blit the Only reason for your exis. Tence. President Bush listened to his military advisers with excellent results and that example Best illustrates our Point that when it comes to military matters it is Wise to seek the advice of the military. Keeping the troops informed is a two Way Street and to communicate it takes a transmitter and a receiver. And both must be turned on to the same frequency. Please pay heed to maj. 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