European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 a the stars and stripes Friday december 13,1991 2nd army Cav regt May be deactivated historic unit awaits word from Dod by Vince Crawley staff writer. The army is deactivating its historic 2nd army Cav regt As troop cuts continue in Europe members of the unit said privately. The 5,000 All male soldiers of the regiment based in Niernberg Germany Are scheduled to leave by Early summer with most families moving out in april and May officials have privately confirmed. Military officials said they were told to await a Pentagon announcement before discussing this latest troop pullout. Cavalry members have prided themselves on their regiment s longevity. The unit has been on continuous Active duty since 1836, when it was formed by president Andrew Jackson to fight Seminole indians. Its soldiers have been involved in nearly every major . Conflict including the persian Gulf War. Soldiers and their families Learned of their departure in closed meetings and military formations a month ago but were told not to discuss the troop movements. Quot at this Point in time we re not at Liberty to discuss that information Quot one cavalry sergeant responded this week when asked about his units draw Down plans. Millie Waters a spokeswoman for the army a european Headquarters in Heidelberg said she could not comment on the regiments departure. Quot draw Downs and base closures Are based on Secretary of defense announcements Quot Waters said. The Pentagon a wants initial announcements to come from the highest  Pentagon spokesman said thursday that the defense department had no comment on the pending move. A we have nothing to say on that and the 2nd car  have anything to say about it either a the spokesman said. A spokesman for the european come in Stuttgart also had no comment. More than 2,000 gis Are assigned to the regiment in Nurnberg including a helicopter Squadron at Feucht army Airfield on the City a South Side. Another 3,000 soldiers Are divided among the German communities of am Berg Bamberg and Bundlach near Bayreuth. Helmut Bartelt the mayor of Amberg said . Authorities have Given him a no Concrete information about local troop withdrawals. However departing american officers told him that their troops will be gone by the end of april Bartelt said Sweet treat for a Sweet tyke a bundled up toddler looks curiously at the bearded fellow offering him a piece of Candy sunday at the Christmas Market in Wiesbaden Germany. Saint Nicholas took time out from his Busy schedule to stroll through the crowd of shoppers at the Market and offer Holiday greetings and Sweet treats to All. And that no replacements will move into Pond Barracks the Only american facility in Amberg. The Cavern sports Field and gym will be returned to the City the mayor said he was told. But the americans plan to keep the elementary school dental clinic and housing area to help relieve overcrowding in nearby Hohenfels Bartelt said. The City is already making plans for How it will use the Cavern the mayor said. In Bundlach the future of Christensen Barracks is a up in the air once the troops leave one american resident said. Another american in Bundlach said the soldiers and families a Are Happy because they re going Home a but that the civilian workers staying behind Are a a Little bit worried about not being told the  Neithard Prell a German City official in Bundlach said town officials have heard a nothing but  however Many Young German women in the area a fall of a sudden want to get married to their i fiands Prell said. When parents asked Why the hurry the daughters Tell them that their boyfriends will be leaving before May Prell said. The exodus of 1,000 cavalry soldiers from Bamberg would leave Only three battalions remaining at Warner Barracks where a brigade from the 1st army div a amps map completes deactivation this month. However a source said that at least two Field artillery battalions Are scheduled to move into Warner Barracks from other locations in Germany. A Field artillery battalion usually numbers about 500. A Numberg a Merrell Barracks a former nazi is Barracks where the regiment is now headquartered was named on a previous base closure list. City officials Are trying to interest businesses in the Cavern which includes warehouses garages and offices just South of downtown Nalmberg. Regina str Kamiah in Daima Tadt contributed to this to port civil rights group May hold july hearings in Germany by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a representatives from the . Commission on civil rights May travel to Germany next july to hold hearings on racial Ana sexual discrimination complaints an official said tuesday. The commission will make a special request to Congress to pay for the trip if a review under Way Finas that the military a system of handling Bias complaints is inadequate said Frederick d. Isler director of the commissions Federal civil rights evaluation office. Isler said he did not know How much the panel would need to conduct the hearings but we Klong hearings in Washington by the panel typically Cost More than $200,000. Isler sent letters to Pentagon personnel chief Christopher Jehn and to the three service secretaries on nov. 4 requesting information from their military and civilian equal Opportunity offices. The requests included dozens of questions about local hiring practices to Leo office policies and area analysis reports. The requested information should be easy for the offices to provide if they have been complying with regulations Isler said. Since 1987, civilian Leo offices have been required to track hiring and firing trends under a program called the affirmative employment program plan. However there is no method of enforcing the regulations or the plan he said. The letters ask the Pentagon chiefs to provide the information to the commission by feb. 28,1992. Isler expects Pentagon officials to ask for an Extension on the deadline but even then they will not be Able to provide much of the requested statistics. A i expect to find the system is broken a Isler said. A a lot of people Are just not doing the required  the Pentagon has not released any information about the findings of a special task Force which surveyed the overseas to Leo programs in september. The commission will review the information the Pentagon provides and prepare a report first for the commission members who will make recommend the civil rights commission can a hold hearings a make recommendations a research discrimination Laws a subpoena witnesses a review procedures a refer individuals to private attorneys the civil rights commission cannot a overturn military courts martial a rewrite military Law a represent individuals involved in litigation a file class action suits a amps source stars and stripes nations to president Bush and Congress. The review will determine if people in military communities have incurred civil rights violations or if the management of the to Leo offices is the problem. The Bottom line might be a combination of the two Isler said. If the hearings in Europe Are approved and funded the commission May need to subpoena the six civilians whom the army sent to Germany in october to assess the situation Isler said. Also included with the letters to Jehns office were documents supporting More than 200 allegations from service Mem ers and Federal civilians that they experienced racial and sexual discrimination. Nearly All those complaints were from Europe and were prompted by commission chairman Arthur Fletcher a visit to Germany in August Isler said. The commission stopped singling out the complaints related to Fletcher a visit on oct. 26, when they totalled More than 260. The office continues to receive three or four new complaints each Day