European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Friday August 23, 1991 thes ipes european edition circulation 100,000 col Renee. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. 20v1stoski editor it. Col. Thomas e. Conrad Usa Deputy commander Marta Kohl Nickl production manager Bill Walker european editor William healer circulation manager switchboard 06155-6010. Ets 348-5741 or 5823. Telex 419-332. News Tel fax 06155-601416 mailing address Apo 09211-4211 or Post Fach 11 14 37, d-6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany. 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 ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business Randy Mcclain ext. 326 bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103. Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-8b7b2. Kaiseh8lautern, Germany Peggy Davidson Lynda Davidson building 2b9b, Pulaski Barracks Apo 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631 -52104 Tel fax 0631 -50690-Munich, Germany Call news extensions at Darmstadt. Nurnberg Germany Vince Crawley. Elite Bathen building 21, William o. Party Cavern Aik 09696 Telephone ets 460-7256 or civilian 0911 -712563. Stuttgart Germany Joseph Owen building 4303, room 201, Wallace Barracks. Mailing address co Vii corps Fin. Group of a to Wallace Barracks Apo 09154 Telephone ets 420-7179 or civilian 0711-542571. Wurzburg Germany John Millar. Room 110, River building Apo 06036 Telephone ets 350-4704 or civilian 093171569. Brussels Belgium Call news extensions at Darmstadt. Mediterranean j. King Cruger and Gary Miller Naples Italy Asa Box 56. Fpo 09521 Telephone Auto on 6251110 ext. 4880 or civilian 0039-81-7624049. Middle East stars and stripes Middle East Bureau general delivery Apo 09616. Telephone in Dhahran saudi Arabia 00966-3-b955016 Tel fax 00966-3-8646716. Send letters to the editor to Apo 09211-4211 in Germany. New York City room 401, 252 seventh ave. New York 10001 Telephone 212-620-3333. United kingdom Muriel the Winder. Amy gels Ter Jonek building 436 Cess us Raf Mildenhall Apo 09127 Telephone Dow 238-2226 or civilian 0638-512226. Washington . Chuck Vonch Janet Howells Niemey Oast a the Panagon room 2e756 . Box 46095, Washington . 20050-6095 Telephone 703-697-6695 Tel fax 703-693-6366. Business offices circulation for Home delivery service and inquiries Call the office nearest you listed below Germany Berlin civilian 8331846. Ets 332-4412. Bremerhaven civilian 0471 -85168. Ets 342-8119. Rhein main a civilian 069-692050 or 692565. Ets 3306025 or 7103, telex 412712, Cen Reg Tel tax 069694087, Kaiserslautern civilian 0631-57070 or 57079, ets 4897100, Tel fax 0631-50696. Munich civilian 089-6901503 or 6901504, ets 440-6556, let tax 089-699-1606. Nurnberg civilian 0911 -71255b, ets 460-7001. Stuttgart civilian 0711 -546743, ets 420-7175. Greece Athens civilian 9923390. Italy Vicenza civilian 0444-515358, ets 634-7545, Lelota 0444-300-641. Spain Madrid. Ets 665-6807r�?oct\/ifiait"sna�?lelefax�?o0034 r 6561465. Turkey Istanbul civilian 664372, Tel fax 0090-1-1664372 United kingdom Newbury civilian 0635-44768, Dan 266-3209. Circulation Tel fax 06155-601417 advertising display ext. 247, 309. Classified ext. 349. Advertising Tel fax 06155-601412 this newspaper is an authorized unofficial publication Lor members of the military services overseas. Contents of the stars and stripes a not necessarily Rel decl the official views of or endorsement by the u s government the department of do Gonseor the u a. European command the appearance of advertising in this publication including inserts or supplements does not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the stars and stripes of the products or services advertised. Everything advertised in his publication shall be made available for Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex National origin age marital status physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non ment Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Matter of standards in the letter a women can do the Job a the writers final paragraph clearly illustrates that she does no to know what she stalking about. Military women readily accept the Tower physical standards set for them. At aviation officer candidate school no woman is required to go Over the 12-foot Wall on the obstacle course never mind what you saw in the movie an officer and a gentleman. Females Only have to Clear a 6-foot Wall not the 8-foot Wall men do and women a times Are a full minute slower. Women Are not required to do the minimum five pull ups and have reduced numbers of sit ups and push ups. Yet if the department of defense and the president go along with Congress women will be allowed to Fly in combat like men. The Issue Here is readiness. Under the current standards allowing women to Fly High performance aircraft in combat will cause readiness to fall. The writer and other women even one quoted in the stars and stripes two weeks ago say men Are missing the Point and the real Issue is getting women promoted. Let me offer a solution. Since women cannot or will not meet the menus physical standards for combat lets Tower the menus physical standards to the level of women a. It seems that either men have been required to meet physical standards that were unnecessarily High or we Are telling women that this double Standard is of. Before anybody Calls me a male chauvinist my wife is a naval officer. I fully support her career in its support role. Yes she agrees. You see neither of of us wants our military readiness to fall. A it. William Burns Stuttgart Germany fat there a still Hope what is going on with us americans i found myself at 5 feet 9 inches weighing in at 250 pounds with a 45-Inch Waist. When i was getting ready for work one morning i  get my pants buttoned. That is what it took to Wake me up. How Many times in the past three years have you found yourself buying new pants with a larger Waist size there is Hope for you. I now weigh 165 pounds and have a 32-Inch Waist. It took me 18 grueling months of weightlifting aerobic exercise and running to shed it.  feel Gre and everyone agrees 1 look a lot better too. Some of my friends Are saddened that i wont be Able to perform the fat Man Boogie at parties anymore but i now do the thin Man shuffle for them. Seriously folks get the Lead out and Start doing something positive for yourselves put Down those oreos and Start up that motor your heart. A Thomas h. Greer Mannheim Germany guide the summer hires granted some summer hires Are not quite ready to assume responsibility in the work Force. Keep in mind that these Young adults have elected to experience the challenges of a full time Job. It is our responsibility As supervisors to Lay Down the rules from the beginning.  stated that summer fails you can always fill out a Standard form 52-b to terminate the summer hire. And for that summer hire who complains about doing physical labor Why not find out if that employee would be Best suited in a clerical position the writer also posed two interesting questions what kind of parents do these children have and will these children grow up to be responsible adults or will they be like their parents Here a my Challenge to this writer and All summer hire supervisors counsel them. Train them. Be patient with them. Guide them on a path that will Lead them to a successful and responsible position in the work Force. Then change the word a a parents to the word a a supervisors in the two questions raised and then answer. Think about it a 1st it. Charles Pratt Iii Kaiserslautern Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters must be signed. 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. E hires a leave work Early done to show up on weekends and done to bother to Call to say they wont be  a Good initial written counselling that outlines what is expected from a summer hire can set the tone. Follow up counselling As necessary. Talk to the summer hire coordinator. If All else rewarding experience i would like to respond to the letter a tired of summer  1 am a 17-year-old High school graduate completing the summer hire program in Mannheim. I graduated third in my class and am heading for College. I worked hard at my Job and am extremely glad 1 got involved with the program. It was a rewarding and valuable experience and i did no to mind a bit being a saddled with the  As for a what kind of parents do these children have a my parents Are Well educated and respected members of both the Mannheim and Heidelberg communities. Their help and support contributed much to my Job performance this summer. A Olivia Buzard Mannheim Germany a Pat on the Back we would like to address the letter Quot tired of summer hires Quot we Are summer hires who work for the 29th area support group Public affairs office in Kaiserslautern Germany. At no time have we shown any irresponsible action at work. We Are constantly Busy and if there is no immediate work for us we find something constructive to do. Our office staff relies on us to Complete All daily administrative work in a timely and Correct manner. We do not think you should judge the entire summer hire program by a couple of people who Are not willing to cooperate. You will find this Type of employee in the regular work Force too. The summer hire program w As Ere letters to the editor ated to provide teen agers with their first exposure to the working world. This requires a lot of adjusting on your and our behalf but it still should be fun for both sides. Most summer hires Are not required to work on the weekends. Our hours Are from 7 30 . Until 4 30 . Or whatever our Boss specifies. We Are not just summer hires we Are employees and As such part of the work Force. A vet a Bracy and Natasha Williams Kaiserslautern Germany done to generalize the summer hire program is not a Good idea gone bad. There Are probably Young people who Are not Happy with the responsibility of jobs but there Are also Young people who Are glad to take on responsibility. This season our office employed one Young person for each summer hire term. These people both did outstanding jobs. They were eager to learn new skills and jumped at new responsibilities. They performed each task they were Given from the most mundane to the most interesting a willingly and Well. Then they asked for More work. They generated ideas got along famously with the office staff and helped make our jobs easier All around. Walk into our a a environment and of will see smart Young people with right futures. Thanks and Good Luck to our summer hires. Take a better look around before you make generalized statements about Young people. A a. Young Hanau Germany 4> just having some fun in response to col. Karl Farris response to Tom Sweeney a column on the Paris express trip i would just like to say where is your sense of humor Karl i found Toms column a bundle of laughs As i am sure Many other readers did also. It was obvious he was merely using his humorous and creative writing skills to express his own opinion which he is entitled to. Perhaps if people would relax and have a sense of humor about things they would not Embarrass themselves. A Barbara Jean Fox Hohenfels Germany jokes on the nazis in the photo accompanying your aug. 15 article a Swastika Mars Plymouth Rock but Only briefly a i noticed something i found amusing. The Symbol sprayed on the Rock Isnit a nazi Swastika. A swastikas spokes Bent the other Way. What you had there was an ancient Symbol known to several american Indian cultures among others. Spun clockwise the Symbol depicted the Sun a a walking its daily East to West course across the sky. It stood for the natural Good order of the universe. Hitlers Symbol had the Sun a a walking in the other direction intentionally affirming his nazi party As something unnatural and calamitous. If those who defaced the Rock thought they were promoting the nazi Ideal the jokes on them. They have instead advocated nazism a philosophical opposite. The irony give me something to snicker at which makes me feel better about the whole incident. I Hope it can do the same for others too. A tech sgt David a Webb Raf Chicksands England