European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Surviving the draw Down a amps Paggy Dovidio Sharon hawn watches Robby Robinson of the state department Check her resume during a Job interview at the Vogel Weh officers and civilians club in Kaiserslautern  the cover 150,000 in Llic next four years. The army a presence in Europe will shrink from 210,000 to 92,000 by fiscal 1995. At least 52,000 soldiers and 69,000 family members will leave Germany in fiscal 1992 alone. The air Force in Europe dropped by 14,820 in fiscal 1991 and is projected to lose another 8,635 members in fiscal 1992. A a it a very hard for people right now a a Brans Ford said. A everything is just one big Circle of change. I done to think you could get More stress than  the lessened threat from soviet forces is the driving Force behind troop draw Downs in Europe. . Facilities Are disappearing in Germany England Italy Greece Turkey Spain and the Netherlands. When a Cavern closes and soldiers walk out the Gate for the last time a Ripple effect touches the lives of teachers civilians and local nationals whose careers revolve around the military. Portia Soggiu will be hit by the Ripple when Coleman Barracks closes in Gellhausen Germany next month. Boggia is Deputy sub Community commander in Gellhausen. Although the civilian personnel office is trying to find her another Job Boggia believes that people losing their jobs have to help themselves. A you can to sit Back and say a you owe me a Quot Boggia said. A my message to employees is a please help yourself. Nothing lasts  a a Boggia recommended checking a government Job listing such As Federal career opportunities. On the Day she spoke with the stars and stripes she applied for a Job As City manager with the local government of the Marshall islands. Quot if i Don t get a Job it s my own Damn fault Quot she said another Coleman casualty could be pfc Michael Vogl Mcyr. He a fighting a frustrating Battle to remain in Germany while the Gellhausen Barracks becomes a ghost town. Vog Lemeyer gave up an $8, xxx enlistment Bonus to have a guaranteed three years in Germany. Vollmeyer came to Germany to get to know his relatives and since then has met a German woman and would like to get married and remain in the country. He has a Job lined up with a German company but he also has orders to return to fort Hood Texas. It looks like hell have to go. Opportunity Isnit knocking at the doors of thousands of local National employees who have become misfits in their own country. Many germans have gone outside their system by working for the americans and the German government Isnit sure what to do with them said Fred Glaes or chairman of the German works Council in the Lanau Community. A a it Sall bad for us Quot Glaeser said. A what we feel is that we have no  Glaeser represents 1,234 German employees in the Hanyu area. About 135 of them Are losing their jobs at Coleman Barracks. Quot they Cut Cut Cut Cut Cut and then we have nothing a said Glaeser who said he docs not know what he will do when his Job ends. Quot this is not fair what they Are doing to  German Ruino Scharck said lie has been Loo Busy helping to close Coleman Barracks to think much about his future. Scharck a Kontak club coordinator is confident that another Job will open for him with the army. If that does no to happen he will pursue a Job on the local Economy. At the department of defense dependents schools system falling enrolment and closing schools arc affecting teachers who want to stay in Europe. When the school year began in August 78,300 students were enrolled in Dodds schools in Germany. That number has already fallen to 76,519, said Dodds Germany spokesman Frank of Gara. About 90,000 students were enrolled when the school year began last year and about 80,000 remained when school let out for the summer. A eight schools shut Down in Germany last year plus three in the Mediterranean Region and one in England. All were in locations hit by base closures. Set to close this year Are two schools in Germany and three others in the med. Dodds Germany has been Able to find new jobs for All its teachers who lost their jobs in the draw Down of Gara said. The school system did it by hiring fewer stateside teachers to replace those retiring or wanting to return to the states. Quot i was kind of sitting on Edge a said Anton an Dren who was the last teacher at the now closed Ulm High school to find a new Job. The former band director at Ulm teaches world regions at Vilseck High school 120 Miles to the Northeast. Because so Many people already had left ecu Ulm the defunct army Community an Dren said he had to do creative out processing to Clear his quarters this summer. A it was kind of nerve racking a a said Andren who has been a Dodds teacher for four years. A no one was willing to do anything for me without orders and i  gel my order to Check  although Andren said a draw Down was the farthest thing from his mind when he left his teaching Job in West Virginia he would have come to eur Quot rope even if he had known in Advance. The Uncertain future does t bother him. Quot in a prepared for anything a Andren said. Quot in a Happy. Its just Nice to have a Job for another  the worst thing Lor George Smith was not knowing when or if his Job As station manager would be eliminated at the american forces network radio station in Niernberg Germany. He was attending a career advancement class in South Carolina when his Boss called to say that his civilian Job was being replaced with a military Slot. Although he was surprised Smith said he was almost relieved because the uncertainty was gone and he could plan what he would do next. He was Lucky. He found a Job at a Public affairs office in Niernberg. But he realizes no Job is sacred. A i guess its a Good reminder that the army and civil service arc not the most secure jobs in the  Smith said. A the Trutwi that they re not is a new reality for us  the insecurity caused by the european draw Down is a concern to mental health and social workers. It s a threat a said col. Albert  psychiatry at the Heidelberg army Hospital. He noted that the four most stressful events in life Are losing a loved one moving changing jobs and losing ones usual network of friends. Some military people will have to Deal with three of those changes at the same time Kopp said. But the draw Down so far has not caused increased Levels of stress that require medical attention. He said. A but that s not to say there a not pain suffering worry and bewilderment out there a Kopp said. Quot it seems not to have reached Levels that require medical intervention at this  Bransford s workshop Points out that people react to pending change with this sequence deny resist explore commit. People usually can to jump it of denial and resistance to the commitment stage so Bransford tries to help them explore their possibilities. This allows people to Deal with their problems and remain a productive worker for the army she said. With Only bits and pieces of information about Hie Tui re of the military coming in its difficult to make important decisions. Bransford said. It some of the pieces Are missing it s scary a Bransford said. Main service members Aren t going to wait for continued on Png 5a sunday november 3. 1991