European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a n. The stars and stripes tuesday november 12, 1991 european edition circulation 100,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor Bill Walker european editor Deborah Aba her Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manes sports editor special sections editor to write us Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows 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 ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Ken Clauson building 103, Carl Schurz Cavern Apo 09069 Telephone ets 342-8659 or civilian 0471-88782." Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson. 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A Genny Marnell Raf upper Heyford England just single not immoral i have been labelled an undisciplined Rule breaker alcoholic Heathen adulterer and rapist a get on the right path letter. What is the basis of the authors prejudgment i am a single Soldier living in the Barracks. The Issue is the new Quality of life in the Barracks standards and the resulting changes to Barracks policies. Basically someone finally realized that Barracks residents have been treated unfairly and hence came the changes just As off Post soldiers pay rent for their apartments single soldiers pay for the a a privilege of living in the Barracks. The Cost of rent is automatically deducted from my paycheck each month. I never see it. Within the confines of the Law off Post soldiers can do anything they want in the privacy of their own Homes so Long As they done to bother their neighbors. Does no to that sound like the ultimate goal of the improved Quality of life in the Barracks changes a sgt. Willian Mccollum Fulda Germany earning their promotions i take exception to the recent headline �?o2,657 soldiers to win stripes for master sergeant next  soldiers do not a a win stripes. They earn them through hard work and perseverance. A sgt. Maj. Annette Hornsby Kaiserslautern Germany extra line necessary this is a letter in response to a drop me a 4-line." the writer seems to think the organization line is there just to annoy him. As a Post office Volunteer i can assure him that that is not the Case. Every Day we receive mail sent to the wrong Apo. We even receive mail for Mexico California and Nevada it is easy for a relative or a computer to transpose numbers so Apo 09450 becomes 09405 or 09045. These Are completely different places. The Only Way to make sure that your mail eventually gets to you is to know your organization. We can then find out where your organization is and Send your letter to the Correct Apo. Another reason for the organization line is to help make sure that the mail is delivered to the right person. For example a letter is addressed John Smith Box abcs Apo a xxxix. The All his letters were marked a return to sender because the Post office  find him. The fourth line is really for your convenience. A Cathy Ross Raf Alconbury England a editor s note a 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 a 09211. 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 a 09211.no mail improvement Apo mail a our lifeline to relatives loved ones friends creditors publications stateside Drivers License renewals mail order houses Etc. A vital link paid for by the taxpayers provided by the department of defense for those serving their country overseas. For decades a functional dependable if occasionally not perfect system. Why then one might ask would the amorphous a they a ensconced safely in the ratified atmosphere of the Ivory Tower opt to change the system so that it is no longer in line with the Standard . Postal service Why take a relatively straightforward working system and add a  variables to the equation for the Sake of a a efficiency is the hollow bureaucratic answer echoing from on High. Efficiency now Means that a letter correctly addressed in legible handwriting is delivered a month after posting is. Two weeks previously having experienced a tour of Apo stops. Magazines mailed a month apart arrive on the same Day. These recent examples fact not fiction Are commonplace not the exception. The fault lies not with the postal workers but with the Force fed changes. The local Apo tells people it is the responsibility of patrons to instruct their creditors i.e., mortgage companies credit card firms Etc., in the a new and improved address disarray. Right. You Tell Sears the Bank of America or the state of Virginia they need to revamp reprogram their multimillion Dol Lar computer software to make sure that the Small percentage of their customers the Apo represents gets their mail. Reality is that its cheaper for the companies to Send collection notices to resort to collection companies or simply stuff the new four line address format onto three lines. Sorry about that. The real question is Why if a service is to be provided do it. If budget cuts dictate a degradation of service i.e., the new address system forced by More mechanization although the . Postal service has been successfully using optical scanners for years on three address lines for 250 million people that a understandable but present it As such. Done to try smoke and mirrors to make it seem like its really an improvement. A Charles a. Ehrenfried Berlin you should take off your uniforms put on civilian clothes and become a de  in my experience a a dependents Are to be seen and not heard. I know that Many spouses have some of these same feelings but do not speak out because they Are told they could damage their husbands careers. I take that As a direct threat that takes away my rights As an american and no one i mean no one has that right. I commend Tami Moore for speaking out. She is new to this organization and i totally understand How she feels. I wish i could give her some words of encouragement but the reality is that it never gets better unless you Are willing to be seen and not heard. There was an article in the stars and stripes a while Back about letting the system work. I had to laugh. In be been through your system. I find it works to Benefit and protect those who make and enforce the rules and to justify their decisions whether they Are right wrong or indifferent. Interpretation is always in the eyes of the beholder. I agree that More spouses need to speak out but the real problem is who is going to truly listen passing the Buck As i see it is of vital importance to the smooth running of this system. Done to kid yourself. They have heard All of this before. The problem is that they hear but they Arentt listening. Instead people like you and i get labelled As troublemakers or just another complaining wife. These Are the same people who have the Gall to talk about Quality of life. Ironic Isnit it a Marilyn Zorger Pitburg Germany cartoonists got bad rap our mom has been Reading letters to the editor and has told us about the inventors of the bebop and Rock steady figures accused of being racist. We just wanted to Tell people that bebop and Rock steady were mutated from White gangsters so How can they be racist a Tom Ponce 12 a James. Ponce 8 Kaiserslautern Germany we would i id Haw pen pal a Purita Gen sole 22 Daes Mico Talisay Negros Occidental Philippines a Pinky Gen sole 19 West Negros College Bacolod City Philippines a Dolores Gen sole 24 Euc Laro Bina Lagau Negros Occidental Philippines i am a 24 year old Farmer and i would like to have pen pals. Mazouza Ahmed Rue Onex Ain Delia 44000 Algeria i am 21 years old and i love to have friends from All Over the world. I also enjoy listening to music and Reading novels. A thania Tang . Box 6-6862 i Dorado Panama i would like to have pen pals. I am a roman Catholic and my hobbies Are playing softball Lawn Tennis and Reading magazines. Cathy Pagente 1754 Antonio m. Maceda St. Samp Adoc Manila Philippines i am 20 years old and i like to dance and have friends. A Tamarac. Tang . Box 6-6862 Al Dorado Panama rep. De Panama i am 21 years old and i like Bike Riding Badminton basketball Reading pocket books and collecting Post cards. A Vivian Fuentes 41-a 1st floor Thouson Hill Road Hong Kong i am a 34-year-old modern language teacher. I enjoy theater Cinema Reading dancing music travelling and the Countryside. I am also a divorced Christian single Parent. A Leslie Clarke 27 fir tree Rise Leeds ls17 7ez England i would like to have pen pals i am 18 years old. A Loundes Contino 350 Hiraga St. Phase ii Sitio Ste. Nino of Livosz comp. Scat Paranaque Philippines Post office gets the letter but there is no John Smith in Box abcs. There May be three or four John Smiths assigned to that Apo. Without the organization line the Only Way to find the right John Smith is trial and error. That delays the delivery of your mail. 1 bet that the writer would be the first to complain if his Bills All came late or if Bias against dependents for All the Black soldiers out there who feel discriminated against by the military you re not alone in this matter