European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 13, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3marines seek restructured corps by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington a 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 Are 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 Kulak 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 include two full divisions of 14,000 troops Down from current division strength of 18,000tyson won t get Royal treatment state official says Indianapolis a Mike Tyson May have Access to weights and punching bags if he enters Indiana a prison system but done to expect any professional bouts to take place behind 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 tight a said Kevin Moore an executive assistant to Indiana department of correction commissioner James Aiken. Moore said Tyson 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 Factor 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 and 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. The judge also could allow Tyson to remain free on bail pending Appeal. 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. Once there he would be classified for maid mum medium or minimum Security based on his crime the length of his sentence his criminal record and his history of violence Moore said. Then Tyson would be assigned to Ope of Indiana a seven corrections facilities. To 22,000, and a third division of 7,000 Active marines which depends 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 a we Are executing this  on the Way town to 159,000 even As we speak a Brig. Gen. Charles c. Krulak Marine corps personnel chief 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 restructuring 27,000 positions would be scratched from the Fleet Marine Force which makes up the corps fighting units. That would bring the Force to fewer than the number who participated in operation desert storm Kulak 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 175,0000, Tilak 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. A rather than throwing people out of the Marine corps we plan to reduce our accessions by 5,800 per year Quot Kulak said. His research indicated no promotion stagnation As a result of the draw Down he said. For individual 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. Kulak said the marines discarded the concept of reducing forces by taking layers away it fam current strength Levels. A you can Only Peel an onion so far before it starts to fall apart a 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 Quot Kulak 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 Kulak even if Congress decided that the entire Marine corps is unneeded Quot at least somebody a made a capabilities Bottom up concept based review a he said. Quot we can to afford to get  army s civil rights complaints caused by red tape panel says by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington a a team sent to Europe last fall to assess the army a equal Opportunity programs and policies has reported that Many soldiers Ana civilians complaints resulted from administrative problems and not racial prejudice or sexual harassment according to an army statement. But army officials offered few other specifics about the six pane lists findings in the statement released last week and do not plan to release the reports in their entirety an army spokeswoman said monday. A the six went As consultants to the Secretary of the army and there is no intention to release their reports a said maj. Barbara Goodno an army spokeswoman. Army Secretary Michael . Stone appointed the six to provide Independent objective assessments of . Army Europe a equal Opportunity and equal employment Opportunity programs in the Wake of an August visit by Arthur Fletcher chairman of the . Commission on civil rights. Fletcher received numerous complaints about instances of racism and unfair treatment of minorities in army units in Europe. Equal Opportunity is a program run by each of the military services. Equal employment Opportunity is a civilian program run by the Federal government. A the consultants determined that Many complaints derived from administrative problems rather than from racial prejudice or sexual harassment a the army release said. Other Points made by the consultants according to the release were a some minority soldiers expressed uncertainty regarding their treatment during the withdrawal of units from Europe and during the reshaping of the army in the coming years. A some minority soldiers and civilians also perceived that they had fewer advancement and promotion opportunities than whites., a some soldiers reported that they believe minority members receive stricter punishment than Whites As a result of disciplinary actions. A some minority soldiers and civilians said they did not have full Confidence in the army a system for redressing equal Opportunity and equal employment Opportunity grievances. While All of these topics were aired in detail during and after Fletcher a visit the release said the pane lists reports offered a valuable contributions to strengthening the army Seo and Leo programs giving the army a leadership insights into How the programs can be improved and  the statement also promised that the army will take Steps to further Analyse the a underlying cause of some of the specific  the consultants most of whom have experience with the military were a Arthur e. Thomas president of Central state University in Wilberforce Ohio. A h. Minton Francis special assistant to the president of Howard University in Washington. A Jerry Newman vice chairman and chief operating officer for slim fast foods in new York. A Julius Becton a retired lieutenant general and president of Prairie View a amp a University in Prairie View Texas. A Myrna h. Williamson of Alexandria va., a motivational speaker and retired brigadier general. A Ernest e. Garcia vice president of the Washington based source i co. And a former assistant Secretary of defense for legislative affairs. During their visit to Germany the consultants talked to soldiers civilian employees family members and commanders at All Levels the army statement said. Many soldiers in Europe however complained about a Lack of Access to the consultants who travelled with undisclosed itineraries. Panellist Garcia said monday in a Telephone interview that he found the programs to be Good but requiring continued attention. A the system that is in place has a lot of Merit Quot he said. A in some places it works quite Well and in some places not so  Garcia a Marine corps reservist who served in the persian Gulf said he found the army Secretary and usage urn a commander Gen. Crosbie e. Saint totally committed to equal treatment for everyone. A i Hope this trip sent a Clear signal to those who would otherwise choose to ignore what the army a senior leadership is saying on this Issue a he said. A but More training is needed. Some people never get the  Garcia went on to say a i did Sec some problems at the mid Levels a people who did no to really know what equal Opportunity was about and How to achieve  some specifics from the reports Are expected to appear in a defense department report on equal Opportunity programs due later this year. According to Pentagon officials the report will Combine assessments the individual Sci vices Nave made on their status in the civil rights Arena