European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Shrinking forces below is a comparison of army troop reductions taking place Between 1987 and 1995 in various types of units. Amedd combat arms combat support combat service support other than amed drop in total troop level 1987 780,000 l 1995535.000 i source total army analysis 99 Wes Booher troop draw Down May Cut waiting for health care Frankfurt Germany a the army a surgeon general said troop reductions should equate with less time spent in Hospital and clinic waiting rooms. It. Gen. Or Frank f. Ledfordjr. Made the prediction during a speech to army medical people at the Frankfurt army regional medical Center according to the monthly journal published in november by the 7th medical come in Heidelberg. Ledford based his prediction on a change in the ratio Between the army medical department Amedd staff and those they serve. The change reflects the army a decision to retain a higher percentage of medical people in its ranks As the service draws Down. He told the Hospital staff that their jobs were More secure than those held by other soldiers. His Assurance was based on a congressional decision to set a base number of medical personnel that cannot be Cut. The decision Means better service for patients because army medical people will spend More time dealing with fewer patients Ledford said. Ledford said that the army plans to reduce from 780,000 soldiers to 535,000 soldiers by 1995, Ledford said top army officials have recognized that the service could not reduce its medical staff in the same proportion As other soldiers and continue to provide the necessary patient care. The surgeon general was on a two week tour of army medical facilities in Germany in september when he made his comments. Tuesday november 26, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page labor department working to help find jobs for vets by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau. Washington a military officials have worked overtime this year to build transition programs for departing service members but the defense department is not the Only Agency looking out for gis who Are making the often difficult transition to civilian life. A department of labor initiative called simply the transition assistance program or tap features a burgeoning series of wide ranging workshops to help veterans find Post military jobs. Army maj. Bill Crews on loan to the department of labor As a special assistant in the office of veterans employment and training said tap workshops will be offered at 168 stateside military bases in 44 states by Early next year. The three Day workshops which May be conducted up to four times a month at any one base touch on every aspect of looking for a Job a preparing re sums and effective want ads negotiating salary and benefits even what Job Hunters should Wear on interviews. A the workshops Are designed to be very participatory with lots of student involvement a Crews said. A a it a important to identify what kinds of jobs people want and to take them through the process of analysing their finances and determining what kind of Job they need a he said. Civilian personnel managers Are also brought in to offer pointers on what Job Hunters have to do to catch their Eye. The ultimate goal of tap is to get service members to think of their transition to civilian life As a process rather than an event Crews said. A we have to get the Point across that you have to Start laying the groundwork for separation at least 180 Days out a he said. A you can to Start your planning when you get off the plane at the separation  although the workshops have been offered Only in the states since the program began in Early 1990, the services intend to expand them to overseas locations Crews said. The air Force is furthest along in that Effort with plans to soon introduce tap workshops in Europe and the Pacific he said. In addition to the workshops the department of labor has Lonj had a network of service centers a 1,800 local offices 50 state offices and 10 regional offices a to help veterans. Counselor at the veterans centers constantly Mon Tor the employment scene in their areas and help to a a sell former service members looking for employment Crews said. For example if a service member is getting out and thinking about relocating to Palm Springs calif., Counselor can find out whether the Job Market there is Strong or weak what kinds of jobs Are available and who is hiring Crews said. More information on the tap workshops should be available from base family service centers Crews said. Service members who would like More information about assistance through the 1,800 veterans employ we have to get the Point across that you have to Start laying the groundwork Tor separation at least 180 Days out a maj. Bill Crews ment service centers can Contact the regional office closest to the area to which they Are relocating. Following Are the contacts for the 10 regional offices Region i Norman Angulat. Veterans employment and train no service 1 617?565-2082 re or 02114 Telephone 617 565-2080. Tel tax he i s.is80<1 a a a and a employment and training service 201 766, new Portt 10014 Telephone 212 337-2211. Tel fax cd 3j7<634. Region 111 Elmer Sima veterans employment and training service  room 240, second and Chestnut streets Philadelphia 19160. Telephone 215 597-1664. 00,11 of i veterans employment and training service. 3261 a1lanta> 30387 Telephone 404 347-3673. Ivlo Tui 404 3470190. _ a Richard mock Veteran s employment and training service 230 soum Dearborn st., room 1064, Chicago 60604. Telephone 312 353-0970 Tel fax 312 666-1184. A a a -8l�r Williams Veteran s employment and training service 525 m 204,0allaa 75202 Telephone 214 767-4987. Tel fax 214 f or 34 a a Quot a a Quot pm Jach Titus Veteran s employment and training service. Fedora 603. 911 Walnut st., Kansas City to. 64106. Telephone 816 426-7151. Tel fax 616 426-7259. Vim Ronald Bachman. Veteran s employment and training service teleli.3m 84467775, de Quot ver 00202 2516 to Oloph be 303 844-4456, Region in John Al Annelli or. Veteran s employment and training service 7�?z,?on 81 she 705, san Francisco 94105. Of phone 415 7441 6677. Tel fax 415 744-7063. Jo85ph Mollnar Veteran s employment and training service t i l third ave., suite 600, Seattle 98101-3212. Telephone 206 553-4831. To fond 206 563-6953. Belgium s government resigns after election blow by right Wing Brussels Belgium apr King Baudouin accepted the governments resignation monday a Day after the Center left coalition suffered a stunning electoral setback notably at the hands of the Radical right. A statement from the Royal Palace said the Monarch asked prime minister Wilfried Martens Christian Democrat socialist Alliance to remain in a caretaker capacity. The governments resignation paves the Way for talks about forming a new government. Near final results of sunday s vote showed the ruling Christian democrats and socialists split into dutch and French speaking Camps combined for 120 of the 212 seats in parliament a loss of 14. In dutch speaking Flanders the anti immigrant Vla ams Blok scored major gains winning 12 seats up two from the last elections in 198,7. And the like minded extreme right National front won its first seat in bilingual Brussels. Both parties advocate sending Home North african and turkish immigrants calling them the source of crime and Belgium a 11 percent jobless rate. The vote was seen As a major political upheaval reminiscent of the Rise of right wingers in the 1930s, and a rejection of mainstream politicians. Reflecting the latter trend was the Rise in Flanders of Rosset the libertarian party of Jean Pierre Van Ros Sam. His eccentric year old party a whose acronym roughly stands for Radical reformers fighters and troublemakers for a just society a has no platform yet is expected to get three parliamentary seats. A White House would t mind Saddam s ouster aboard air Force one apr the White House said monday that president Bush wants to see Saddam Hussein out of Power but denied that a special panel is reviewing proposals for the iraqi leaders overthrow. A the president has often said we can to have Normal relations with Iraq until Saddam is gone a presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said aboard air Force one. A obviously our interests lie in that  however he disputed a published report that a special inter Agency committee was studying ways to oust Saddam As a Means to Stem criticism about the end of the persian Gulf War. Mondays Washington Post quoted unnamed Republican sources As saying Bush is worried democrats will use Saddam a continued hold on Power to minimize the Gulf Victory. The newspaper said an inter Agency committee under White House direction is reviewing proposals that include providing iraqi rebels with such overt or Covert assistance As military training and spare parts or helping to protect a provisional alternative government. Fitzwater denied that a special inter Agency group is reviewing options although he said an existing a deputies committee made up of officials from the state department the Pentagon the Cia the National Security Council and other agencies continues to study the matter. The Post said there Are differing views among officials and participating departments about whether any plan to oust Saddam is Worth the Effort. The main problem the newspaper said is that the . Plan would depend on some degree of . Leverage Over internal iraqi politics and cooperation among iraqi rebel groups