European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Y / a historic link nears. Completion jubilant workers celebrate the completion of the Channel stretch from the English coast to the terminal at Folkestone England. Tunnelling on the Section was finished in november 1990. Continued hum Page 15 a. A. Of this  of Channel sediment. A a. The Blue mail is perfect for a Tunnel because it s watertight Quot Coleman explains. A above it is a layer of a Chalk like a Dover that s much Mote  Marl looks neither Blue nor water tight. Is sludge a a Gray and anyone stepping off the steel catwalks into it t sinks up to and half in a wet Sticky ooze., a Quot. On an average Day a Tunnel Boring machine Chews. _ l through 130 feet of Marl. The machine then sets Cemen Tunnel lining and using Hydraulic pumps pushes off it to. Get pressure to dig the next few feet a. A 7 it. Quot _. Linings set the passage becomes too narrow to Ever haul the machines Back out in  will be Cut into scrap or dig their own Graves being left in Side passages to rust a. V a co Lermon says it  Miracle that machines drilling. From France and England can meet up underground they were lined up by Nav Star navigational satellites before taking the plunge March 28, 1988. Computers have calculated their Progress Ever since. Quot 1 with the tunnelling All but Over the project s British and French contractors known collectively As trans Manche link we now building a 1.700-acre terminal where cars buses and trucks will be loaded onto trains for the. Readers action Lin erotic can be taken at another College l have i question that i Hope you Cun Holp Quot got Quot a answered the question is How can i still get ,7 a. Quot a. To help you Botler answer that question aim he problems behind it Here is my background information in  who serve Dan operation dosed Storrs in  e. I m a College student. I was starting my   i was called up for Active duty i participated in Reserve officers train my Cor if Roth and was a member of the association of  army Ausa in my enlisted life i have worked my Way up to . Normally i would go Back to school Quot and receive my Quot a commission through Roth. But because of Federal cutbacks my Roth program has been phased out program Cut took effect in May so when i return it school there will be no program Lor me to return to a i m very proud to serve my country and i plan on this crossing. A. A v a it s almost finished Here Quot mourns Boulin 42, the Fossil collecting Workman he a referring to his Job not the project. For thousands of manual labourers the Channel Tunnel eased chronic unemployment that set in when Northern France s a shipping and textile industries died. A a they came mostly from Lille and Dunkirk setting up Camp in trailers Small hotels or beachfront a frames a which stand empty in the off season. Quot i used to be a plumber. I can be a plumber again or go on unemployment Quot he sighed a i m too old to go to the Middle East for the big . A ironically the Channel Tunnel project has injected now life into the ferry port of Calais soon to be one of its principal rivals a a Calais and its sister ports of Boulogne and Dunkirk for years enjoyed the monopoly on ferrying cars and heavy trucks across the Channel a trip that takes an hour and 20 minutes. The Tunnel which will allow the trains to make the crossing in just minutes threatens to take that business Quot a. Quot to be competitive Calais is finally investing millions of dollars to build a four Lane Road to the port to end notorious traffic jams ferry companies Are improving their staterooms and food in a bid to keep passengers staying in the reserves for at least 20 years Al had been told that 1 could receive a wartime commission Bui under current rules that would be taken away after the War is Over you have  a Bachelor s degree in order to receive a direct commission a so there is my problem. I would appreciate your help. _ sgt. Brian s. Bradshaw. Operation desert storm re col. Robert r. Thompson director marketing advertising and Public affairs directorate . Army Roth Cadet come fort Monroe va., replies since your school Wilt not have an Roth unit for the Tail term of 1991. You could continue in Roth and be w commissioned As a Quot Cross enrolled Quot Cadet the system works Tike this students attending colleges and universities that do not have army Roth on Campus May work for a commission by taking their army Roth classes on the Campus of one that does -. For example a student at american University m Washington. D c can enrol in army Roth at Georgetown diversity the academic degree Wouk  earned at american the Roth commission pm. Locals Hope the High Cost of building the Tunnel a an estimated $12 8 billion a will Force eur Tunnel to charge non competitive High fares. Eur Tunnel says it Hasni to decided How much to charge but predicts the Tunnel Vail take 45 percent of the annual 30 million air and sea Cross Channel travellers at present. Quot we re already taking the fight to the Tunnel Quot says Christophe Avo. Who runs a car rental Agency at the port Quot Well keep the tourists who have time to spend. The Tunnel is going to take those who Are pressed for . Meanwhile san Gatte is hoping that the end of the Boom won t derail the local Economy. At the hotel he owns optimistically called be weekend Claude Devos predicts that tourists and workers to run the trains will keep san Gatte prosperous. Quot i remember people saying How Are they going to build a tunnel7 it la never be possible Quot Devos says. Quot they said that around the world and now  a atop san Gatte s Sand dunes crumbling world War ii bunkers and pillboxes lace the White Cliffs of Dover testament to Hiller s failure to Stop an invasion from England. Quot now they re coming underneath Quot chuckles Devos. Quot we re going to be a new  Georgetown. The key question is Shis is there an army Roth unit at which you could Cross enrol near the school you will be Al tending m the fall7 in most cases the answer would be yes for a definite answer Contact commander  army Roth Cade command. Attn acc my Muhlenbeck to or Monroe a 23651 they can help you determine your possible Cross enrol men  write us readers Achon line its the readers court of last resorts to \ leg to answer some of the questions about Etc overseas m a military environment or ques,.on$ at in porcs and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you Haie a  Sion and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stages. Apo 09211-4211 All letters must be signed a a actor once will be Given to those seeking . Y r it Peywa ote Rost to our readers Page 16 the stars and stripes monday june 3, 1991