European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes saturday february 1, 1992 some wait others apply for of Early out by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau Kaiserslautern Germany a air Force staff sgt. Marc Smith will take his chances and not opt for Early separation from the military. In Friday the first Day that airmen could apply for one of two incentive programs offered by the air Force the 11-year Veteran decided to sit tight and not take the bait. Smith 29, is an administrative specialist with the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Span Dahlem a. His years in service and Job classification make Smith a prime candidate for involuntary separation should the Early out incentives not entice enough airmen. A a in a going to Chance it a Smith said. A the Money is Nice but in All actuality its not going to last air Force officials decided earlier this week to set the Start up Date for Friday instead of monday to give service members an extra Day to apply. Those eligible can apply for separation under the voluntary separation incentive or the special separation Benefit programs. Some consolidated base personnel offices May alter their hours to handle the additional work Load said it. Col. Philip j. Crowley a Safe spokes Man. While Smith is willing to Gamble other airmen were not so daring or interested in staying. Personnel office staff members throughout Europe were Busy Friday processing the first wave of applicants. Within the first three hours of business Span Dah lems office had accepted 50 applications said base spokesman capt. Michael j. Rein. About 100 applicants signed up at Pitburg a Germany in the first few hours said capt. Michael Caldwell a Pitburg spokesman. Ramstein a Germany processed More than 200 applications by 11 30 a.m., said base spokesman staff sgt. Doyle Tillman. Not All capos in Germany were Busy. A they weren to banging Down the doors like they exacted a said staff sgt. Milan Christi a spokesman at Lembach a Germany who reported that 38 airmen had applied. At Raf upper Heyford 1,000 people were briefed on the voluntary separation programs. A personnel official estimated that about 20 percent of the dance applied for either Vii or sub. A lose in Atten a we Haven to had Long lines but its what we expected a said master sgt. Carol Griffin non commissioned officer in charge of Quality Force at the personnel office. A we do expect some to wait until the last minute before they Are being accepted on a first come first served basis service wide. The Vii is an annuity. The sub offers a one time payment. The application deadline is april 15. Separations Are being offered to airmen according to rank and Job specially. Air Force specially codes have been divided into tiers. First tier airmen hold the most critically manned jobs. Fifth tier airmen have specialities that Are Over manned and less critical. Besides the change in the application Date air Force officials also decided this week to preclude first tier airmen from the separation programs. Among the serv ice members in the first tier Are pilots and those in the medical Field. Smith the 11-year Veteran from Span Dahlem is in the fifth tier. He is banking that an upcoming promotion exam is his answer. If he is promoted it would remove him from the High risk category. Also contributing to this article Are Davidson in Kaiserslautern finder in England and Peggy boy with reattached worries about future by Karren Mills the associated press Robbinsdale Minn. A John Thompson spends his Days much As any 18-year-old might a watching movies such As Bac draft listening to guns no roses and worrying about his High school graduation. But he does it in a Hospital bed swathed in bandages under the Shadow of the Day that changed his life a the Day his were ripped off in an Accident on his family a farm in Hurdsfield . The High school senior remains in fair condition at North memorial medical Center recovering from operations that reattached his and wondering what his future holds. Thompsons doctors have said he faces years of physical therapy. They re not sure whether hell regain use of his below the elbows. A fall in All he a been pretty Good but he does have times of depression a said his sister Kim blotter of Fargo . A the wonders if hell Ever be Able to do the things he was Able to do. He knows it la be awhile before he can do a a in a trying to figure out what ill be Able to do with my hands How ill finish High school if i can drive again a Thompson said in the feb. 3 Issue of people Magazine. Nearly three weeks have passed since Thompsons were severed 3 to 4 John Thompson lies on his Back during the surgery to reattach his Jan. 11. Inches below the shoulders by a piece of farming equipment. To survive he staggered about 400 feet to his House and twisted doorknobs with his Mouth to enter. He clenched a Pencil in his Teeth to phone for help and remained clearheaded enough to remind ambulance workers to pack his severed in ice. Thompson looks Forward to leaving the Hospital but worries about his friends reactions blotter said. A the has Days when he wants to see people and he has Days when he does no to want people to see him a blotter said. Doctors have said Thompson probably will be released next month. He a really worried. He wants to graduate with his class this Spring a said blotter. A we talked to the principal and he said there be a problem with at the Hospital near Minneapolis Thompson passes time visiting with family listening to music and watching movies such As silence of the lambs and Bac draft Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Miller said. A the loves the Rock music group fire House and likes guns no roses a she said. A they weren table to come Over for a visit when they were in town for their concert but they sent Over to shirts and donations have poured in to help pay Thompsons medical Bills. Thirty volunteers on monday recorded several thousand cards and donations Miller said. At first state Bank in Goodrich ., a fund for Thompson totalled $247,000 As of thursday said Karen Konschak a Bank vice president. The Bank has received about 9,000 letters from throughout the United states and other countries including Switzerland England Hong Kong Norway and South Africa she said. A one Little girl wrote saying she had a serious illness and walk. She gave him a Dollar that she got from the tooth fairy a said Konschak. A these Are things that Are coming from the Heart.�?� recruiting come relocating to fort Knox Washington a amps the said thursday that it will move the Headquarters for its recruiting operations from fort Sheridan 111., to fort Knox ky., not fort Benjamin Harrison ind., As had been announced. Fort Sheridan is scheduled to be closed under recommendations that were approved by the 1988 base realignment and closure commission. The change in plans was brought about by a subsequent decision to close fort Harrison As Well officials said in a statement. About 660 officers enlisted personnel and civilians will be affected by the move to fort Knox which will occur some time this fiscal year officials said. The recruiting come manages recruiting operations throughout the United states puerto Rico the Virgin islands Guam american Samoa and at american military communities in Panama Europe and the Pacific. Sununu says he s 3-million-Dollar Man new York apr times May be Tough for Ordinary people but ousted White House chief of staff John Sununu expects a fat paycheck from his next Job. Spy Magazine publisher Gerald Taylor pretending to be a headhunter for a _ Large Energy company called Sununu last month to feel him out about a Job paying a flow seven Sununu fell for the ruse. A Well i can Tell you that it enters the Range. Most of what in be been putting together As packages Start at $3w million a Sununu replied according to spy. Sununu went on to answer questions about travel his a a people skills and John Sununu his organizational abilities during the 13-minute conversation with Taylor. The satirical Magazine released the conversation thursday and plans to publish it in full in its March Issue. Asked How he gets on with his underlings spy said Sununu replied a contrary to what the press has said this is a is the smoothest running White House they be Ever the former new Hampshire governor resigned As White House staff chief last year under fire for his use of government planes for personal business and Rocky relationships with other Washington officials. He is staying on As a Counselor to the president through March 1. Spy editor Kurt Anderson said the magazines brain Trust thought carefully about whether coaxing Sununu was justified. A we thought this was too cruel an idea to pull on 99.9 percent of the people in America a even the really bad ones a said Anderson. A but John Sununu is so hated such a bully that we decided a hey Here a a a Sununu later told the Washington Post a i did no to think i got hoaxes. I believe some More excerpts from the conversation according to spy q a How would you rate your interpersonal skills a Sununu a depends on How badly the other Guys screwing q a do you mind travelling a Sununu a no q a do you have aspirations for holding Public office again a Sununu a no. In a
