European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 13, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 3 marines seek restructured corps leaders propose cuffing troops of 175,000 by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington the Marine corps leadership troubled by mandated personnel reductions that will Cut the service from 186,000 to 159,100 troops Over the next five years is proposing instead a restructured Force of about 175,000. The marines want to sell Congress on the capabilities of a restructured Force that they contend is tailored to the future needs of the nation. A we Are executing this draw Down plan and we Are on the Way Down to 159,000 even As we speak a said the Marine corps personnel chief Brig. Gen. Charles c. Krulak. But Krulak contends that the corps will be unable to meet the requirements of the National military strategy after those cuts. He added that the deployment schedule needed to maintain readiness for 159,000 marines would threaten combat units with a a death spiral of Over commitment. Krulak who recently headed the Force Structure planning group that developed alternatives for coping with the lowered troop Levels said the corps would remain a lethal Force even if it must draw Down to the lower Levels. With the corps restructuring study completed Krulak suggested that each service could take a similar approach to determine troop strength needs. Congress could then Divide resources among the services based on capabilities is. Requirements. A and it  look like a pie in pieces of one third one third one third a Krulak said. During an eight week Effort the planners decided on a corps that would among other provisions include two full divisions of 14,000 troops which is Down from current division strength of 18,000 to 22,000, and a third division of 7,000 Active marines which would depend on Reserve augmentation to reach combat strength. The restructuring would reduce Marine corps artillery by 30 percent eliminate 26 percent of corps aviation assets and leave half of the current tanks in the inventory. The marines who have Long boasted a High ratio of warriors to support personnel found fewer than 6,000 combat service support positions to eliminate. A we can to make big cuts a Krulak said. A we squeezed this turnip Over the  under the proposed draw Down to a Marine Force of 159.000, 27,000 positions would be scratched from the Fleet Marine Force which currently stands at 116,000. The Fleet Marine Force makes up the corps fighting units. That cutback would bring that Force to fewer than the number who participated in operation desert storm Krulak said. The marines listed 107.000 participants in the persian Gulf War. To reach its 159,000 target the service would Cut the Fleet Marine Force to 89,000. With a strength limit of 175.000, Krulak indicated the marines could keep the Fleet Marine Force at a beefier 102,000. He said he anticipated no serious disruptions in reaching the projected downsizing target of 6,000 marines per year during the draw Down. A rather than throwing people out of the Marine corps we plan to reduce our accessions by 5,800 per year a Krulak said. His research indicated no promotion stagnation As a result of the draw Down he said. For marines in combat units the major difference serving in a corps of 159,000 or 175,000 would be in frequency and length of deployments. The smaller Force would require marines to deploy for More than six months each year or 54 percent of their time. The larger Force would reduce deployments to 43 percent of the year Krulak said. Krulak said the marines discarded the concept of reducing forces by taking layers away from current strength Levels. A you can Only Peel an onion so far before it starts to fall apart Quot he said. Instead the corps threw out All its previous planning documents and started from scratch with requirements from the National military strategy recently presented by Gen. Colin l. Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. A a we be put our cards on the table a Krulak said. A even at 159,000, this is a Tough Marine corps and Here Are its capabilities. If Congress wants the capabilities there Are plenty of places in the defense department to get the  according to Krulak even if Congress decided that the entire Marine corps is unneeded a at least somebody a made a capabilities Bottom up concept based review a he said. A we can to afford to get  Mike Tyson who reportedly has two Homes in Ohio talks to a fan Debra Schafer alter flying to Cleveland from Indianapolis on tuesday. No Royal carpet for Tyson Indiana prison official says Indianapolis a Mike Tyson May have Access to weights and punching bags if he enters Indiana a Rison system but done to expect any professional bouts to take place be Lind prison Walls. A at this Point there a nothing to allow him to do that either in prison or to allow him to leave prison to go to a fight a said Kevin Moore an executive assistant to Indiana department of correction commissioner James Aiken. Moore said Tyson who remains free on $30,000 Bond would receive no special treatment from the state just because he is a celebrity. A we Are gearing up to handle or. Tyson just like any other Felon coming into the system. We have not made any other arrangements to treat him differently or alter our policies a he said. The department will consider the possible reactions of other inmates to Tyson but that wont be a deciding fac Tor in where he is assigned Moore said. A like we do with every offender coming through we want to make sure we can assure that offenders safety As Well As the safety of other offenders around him a Moore said. A those factors play a part in where he gets assigned is he going to be in a cell is he going to be in a dorm in a facility a when he is sentenced March 6, Tyson could face six to 60 years in prison after being found guilty on one count of rape Ana two counts of criminal deviate conduct. Marion Superior court judge Patricia j. Gifford could suspend All or part of his sentence because he has no prior convictions. If Tyson is eventually ordered behind bars he May spend time in the Marion county jail before being transferred to the department of corrections reception diagnostic Center at Plainfield. Soggy senator prompts probe of secret service Washington apr Treasury Secretary Nicholas f. Brady has ordered the head of the secret service to look into an irate senators complaint about being forced by a a arrogant presidential guards to stand in the rain for almost an hour after a Bill signing ceremony in Texas. Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., said president Bush a heavily armed guards refused to let lawmakers and other prominent people Board their buses while Bush went off to lunch dec. 18 after signing a major transportation Bill at a Muddy Highway construction site outside fort Worth. Moynihan said the secret service which guards the president under the direction of the Treasury department is coming to resemble the a praetorian guard of Imperial Rome and has a a fantastically bloated budget. A a there a something unfriendly about an armed Force telling a member of the Congress of the United states that they can to move a Moynihan said in an interview. Claire Buchen a Treasury spokeswoman said the situation was a unfortunate a but said Brady a believes the secret service does a Good Job. But sometimes problems  during the wait Moynihan complained that his group was forced Quot to stand in the rain and the mud when a the secret service froze the site a and posted agents with rifles a in Case we got  a their behaviour was insufferable but also routine. 1 done to know if the organization itself is aware of How arrogant and presumptuous it has become a he wrote. A this armed intrusion into the simple ceremonies of the Republic is a disgrace and a  Moynihan sent his letter to Brady on dec. 30. After no response he made a speech in the Senate on Jan. 30 and published the letter in the congressional record. He said the secret service budget has grown from $5.8 million in 1963 a the year of president Kennedy a assassination a to a proposed $463 million in 1993. Moynihan said he fears Quot we Are creating a praetorian guard. The president of the United states is treated As a person under constant threat and All others As possible  Valentines could carry kiss of death in Northern Ireland Belfast Northern Ireland a police in Northern Ireland have warned lovers to be on their guard Friday for potentially deadly Valentines Day cards. Last feb. 14, the Irish Republican army sent at least two semtex plastic bombs through the mail disguised As boxed cards. One blew up at the Home of an Ulster defense regiment Soldier who thought it was from his sweetheart. The Soldier from Killen county Tyrone was seriously injured. Another was delivered to a Young Man in Castlederg county Tyrone who had no Security forces connection. He escaped injury. A we want to warn the Public to be on the Alert in Case the terrorists try the same devious tactic again a said a spokesman for the Royal Ulster constabulary which polices Northern Ireland speaking on condition of anonymity