European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday january 24, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3 army incentives and benefits eligibility a served More than 6 but less than 20 years. A completed 6 years of Active Federal service prior to Date of enactment. A served 5 years continuous Active  separation incentive computation. $1oo top troops have Bright future in smaller Force general says of a a paid for twice the number of years served special separation Benefit computation 100, a amps by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington most of the attention Given to the army draw Down in recent months has focused on those soldiers who Are being forced to leave or choosing to get out. But what about those who make it through the draw Down to stay in the army past 1995? what kind of career opportunities can they expect in the smaller Force the services personnel chief says the Outlook for High Quality soldiers who meet the army a enhanced standards will by brighter than Ever. A those who stay in will gain enormously a it. Gen. William Reno said in an interview. Officers for example will find that promotion rates will improve and opportunities for leadership schools  As the command and general staff College at fort Leavenworth kan., and the army War College at Carlisle Barracks pa., will be enhanced. A a we re removing roughly 25 percent of our officer corps but the number of scats at those schools will remain the same a Reno said. A by the same Token the chances of getting a command assignment will increase because we re reducing those positions by Only about 14  a i can say the same things to the enlisted Force with one general exception a promotions in some skills will slow Down temporarily because the voluntary nature of our current enlisted reduction plans do not allow me to step in and take out a sizable number of cos from a Branch that a being Cut a he said. That Means that in branches where a lot of Force Structure is being Cut  As artillery and Armor personnel planners Are faced with a Large number of cos who were promoted quickly because they were in combat arms skills and thus Are not caught up in any of the recent rank tenure changes he said. A the Only Way those people Are going to leave the service is if they Volunteer to leave a he said. A so promotions in those kinds of skills will slow until that Bubble works its Way through the  soldiers with this problem have a Way out however. They can opt to re enlist and retrain in a skill that has critical army separation computation based on 1992  Chart officer separation Cut with 9 Zimis of Sonvico maj with 13 Yean of service maj with 14yeais of service transition benefits Var $7,704 18 Yoars $13,001 26 Yoars $14,640 28 Yoars no sub $46,220 $78,005 $87,843 yes sep  $30,813 $52,004 $58,561 yes. Enlisted separation specialist with q years of service sgt with 11 years of service staff sgt with 13 5 years of service transition benefits Var $2,919 16 years $4,291 2? years $5,925 27 years no sub $17,515 $25,743 $35,550 yes sep  $11,677 $18,878 $26,663 yes amount paid per year for years shown shortages Reno said. A but you May do that Only if you arc a High Quality Soldier and that is predicated upon the rate at which you Are promoted which demonstrates performance or High test scores coupled with a commanders recommendation which demonstrates  As far As new recruits Are concerned Reno said fewer slots will obviously make the Competition tougher but the army is not lacking for volunteers. Through the first Quarter of fiscal 1992, the army has already locked up 76 percent of its recruiting goal for the entire year and 100 percent of those recruits have High school diplomas Reno said. A with a lowered accession rate Well Sis be placing More of a Premium on High school graduates a he said. A will it always be 100 percent not necessarily but i think it will always be above 95  More than 80 percent of current recruits also scored in the top three mental categories. A it will be hard to maintain that level but its Clear that by recruiting smaller numbers of people we will be Able to bring in not Only Many More High school graduates but also More people with High test scores a he said. A so the Young men or women who present themselves for army service in the future will be of a higher Quality As measured by those two  fewer moves predicted for gis after draw Down by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a successive assignments at the same location and less frequent overseas Tours will be the Standard in the smaller Post draw Down army the services personnel chief said. With the removal of More than half the army a combat Power from Europe and general retrenchment across the Board the nature of assignments throughout a soldiers career will change in several ways it. Gen. William Reno said in an interview. More army units will be based in the Continental United states rather than overseas and stability at army posts for individuals will significantly increase which is Good news for army soldiers whose lives Are routinely disrupted by reassignment turbulence. In i he pattern of career development will not change a it. Gen. William Reno a the pattern of career development will not change and the number of assignments a Soldier might expect to have in a career will not change a Reno said. A officers and enlisted soldiers will still have a sequence of assignments that when coupled with leadership schools will develop them As professionals. A but it will not be uncommon for a Soldier to spend an appreciably longer period at a particular base assuming that base has a Range of assignments for their development a he said. The sprawling Post of fort Hood Texas for example would be one with a wide Range of assignments in which soldiers a could grow without leaving a Reno said. Some single Mission posts would be ill suited for successive assignments  As fort Jackson s.c., which is exclusively devoted to Basic training he  1991 army officer inventory excludes anyone in medical chaplain s and judge advocate corps. 5500 effective fiscal year 91 objective As of sept. 30, 1991 a 535,000 officers and enlisted personnel at end of draw Down o c it c year 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 is 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Servlia Cut Chi maj Ltd Cut 4 yr6mo maj 11 Yah 11 to Ltd 1 / or 6 to col 22 or 6 Moses