European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 a the stars and stripes sunday february 23, 1992 thes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zov1stoski editor Btl Walker european editor Deborah Kabahar news editor Bob Wichar sports editor Bryan Nolan City editor George Marta special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Post Tach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237, 255, 282, 226, 326. Sports ext. 225, 269, 263, 332, 321, 221. Features ext. 230, 245, 341. Letters to editor ext. 208. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Bremerhaven Germany Kan Clausen building 103, Carl Schun Cavern Apo a 09069 Telephone ets 3420659 or civilian 0471-68762. 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Arm As i listen to the uproar experience All my feelings and try to run my shops Day to Day operations in the midst of the great scare tactic the air Force has come up with a take the Money and run or take your chances and get the Boot a a number of questions have come up that nobody is Able to answer. If All the e-4s and e-5s Are Cut who a going to do the everyday work Are the senior cos going to be expected to drop their management duties and return to the flight line As wrench Turners is my supervisor a master sergeant going to return to the Darkroom and get his hands in the chemistry again Why on a proportional basis Are More enlisted service members being forced out than commissioned officers How can i keep my Faith in the air Force when the air Force Hasni to kept Faith in me will i Ever be capable of totally trusting and believing in a profession again How can anybody Wnok a eligible for retirement look me or my Peers straight in the Eye and say a i understand How you feel How can i honestly guide and help my Young troops in their careers when some of the people in be turned to for guidance shrug their shoulders and say a i done to know. It does no to affect me 1 feel marked diseased. After All the sleepless nights separations from my family 60 to 70-hour workweeks enduring vain egotistical Empire building superiors Why now when in Mable to effect a change for the betterment of my people when in be Learned How to Lead train and manage my troops is the air Force in All its infinite Wisdom arbitrarily cutting me off at the Knees regardless of what May happen to me be assured of one thing. I am a professional at what i do. I cannot in Good conscience adopt the Roadie attitude. If i leave it la be with my head held High. I Hope those who remain can say the same thing. A staff sgt. Mark e. Bucher Oesterberg a Netherlands Send a Hope to . The headline a a a Hope in the air really makes my blood boil. Hope a for a past or maybe even present enemy who knows for sure from one Day to the next. What about Hope for those who Are cold and hungry in our Homeland the ones who live in the streets and Are homeless. Many Are on the streets because of the Oil crunch in Texas airline shutdowns automaker shutdowns military draw Downs and various other Job closures. Also Many Are banners who just  make it because of Bank foreclosures Etc. Where is or was their Hope since America is supposed to be a land of Freedom and free Choice i wonder where my free Choice has gone so that i May choose where my hard earned tax dollars Are going a Jean d. Howell Rhein main a Germany press doing its Job in response to a politicians not saints a done to Knock the press for uncovering politicians Shady histories and Don t equate sex before marriage with sex outside of marriage. No one is blaming gov. Bill Clinton for having sexual experiences before marriage. The affair with is. Flowers took place while he was married. And it is pertinent to the elections a How can you put any Trust in a Many a sworn oath when he has already proved himself unable to keep a vow the National press is doing its Job allowing people to make informed decisions on the suitability of candidates for does to a lot of people. If All politicians were Able to keep past infidelities and indiscretions hidden Clinton and David Duke would both Benefit. Thank god for a free press. A Teresa Cleghorn Baum older Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. All tetters must be signed. We Reserve the right to edit letters for clarity length and taste. Preference is Given to Shorter letters so that More can be published in a timely manner. Letters should be addressed to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. O a o letters requesting information or assistance Are answered in a feature called readers action line which appears on Page 16 every Day except thursday and sunday. Such letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211. Games done to cause suicide. Society would like us to believe that suicide is still being a a caused by something other than personal imbalances and other stresses. Music is quickly blamed As was the Case when some of the songs by the group Judas priest were said to cause the suicides of two teen age boys. The music was found not guilty. Fantasy role playing games serve As a useful non destructive method for relieving stress. They also encourage social interaction. Dungeons and dragons tournaments worldwide make significant monetary contributions to National charities and health organizations. Please also note that All of these games Are played solely with Pencil paper Dice and imagination. I cannot and will not include any sort of a a live role playing even if it is like the society for creative anachronism sea or the various paintball warriors in my assertions that fantasy role playing games Are harmless nor am i saying that these other activities Are dangerous themselves. Boxing and football will still be sanctioned on the Cavern and djs or bands will be allowed to perform at the local club. Men and women on Lucius d. Clay Cavern will still fire weapons at silhouettes and they will still learn and train in numerous ways to a defeat enemy  i understand that this is their Job and commend them for doing it Well. But their commander should realize that if they Are adult enough to be Given weapons with live ammunition they can certainly Tell the difference Between a Cocker Spaniel and a fire breathing dragon. A staff sgt. Dennis e. Jones Spang Dahlum a Germany set should test everyone i am a tac fire fire control no. I have served in positions from Section chief through first sergeant and have 15vi years experience in the army. I would like to talk about the army a new set self development test. I agree with the army a idea that soldiers should be tested on their mos military occupational specially proficiency As Well As the additions of both the leadership and training subject areas on the new set. What is difficult for me to believe is that skill level 1 soldiers Are no longer required to test for their specific mos. Letters to the editor these Are the soldiers who actually do the hands on work with All of they a weapons systems and supporting equipment. With today a standards a skill level 1 Soldier needs Only to qualify with his her individual weapon pass the it test and do what he or she is told in order to make e-5 what then. An no will have no idea of the level of training of his skill level 1 soldiers upon arriving to a new unit unless he is prepared to test them himself because he does no to have results to go by. I Hope the reasoning behind skill level 1 soldiers no longer testing Isnit a financial one if so its wrong. Soldiers Are taught the basics in Basic training. They should be required to meet the standards As skill Levels 2, 3, 4 Are after their first year in the army As with the set. Self development is one thing knowing the Job you Are paid to do is another or have we stopped caring for our skill level 1 soldiers a sgt. 1st class George a. Lewis Karlstedt Germany a rethink draw Down wait a minute. Something does no to connect. We won the cold War and can now afford to delete hundreds of thousands of military slots and Send people Back to the civilian world. And yet i recently read that army Cooks and sign Alers Are seriously undermanned must work 14 to 16-hour Days and can to take weekends off. Apparently some units can to afford to let soldiers take All their annual leave and reportedly the military police Are so thinly stretched controlling the american population in Frankfurt that their operational Mission suffers one Benefit of winning the cold War is that military people ought to be Able to relax just a bit and think about Quality of life issues things we neglected and that people could accept when War seemed imminent. We should expect whatever units remain after the draw Down to be manned to 100 percent and filled with enough competent people that the Good ones done to continually have to overwork themselves taking up the Slack for the others. If that does no to happen we will find As the Economy improves that the Quality people will throw up their hands punch out and seek their Fame and Fortune outside. Someone had better rethink this entire draw Down business before the a hollow Force Quot so Many Are afraid of becomes inevitable. A Gary l. Dikkers Otterbach Germany pen pals 1 am 26 years old and my main interest is listening to soul music. I would love to write to american soldiers who Are stationed anywhere in Europe who have similar interests. A Elizabeth Sadler co 72 Bishops Way Widnes wa8 0lw Cheshire England i am a 20-year-old american Soldier stationed in Germany. Some of my hobbies Are visiting night clubs travelling. Skiing and surfing. ,2 Brian Mills 17th Sig in det 1 unit no. 25736 Apo a 09242 i am 3s-year-old Divorcee looking for a special pen pal and i enjoy music from Tam la to Pavarotti photography and history. If you re of a similar age and think you might have something in common Why not take the time to write a Angela Nicolson 10 Ascot Bouse Epsom close sen acre Maidstone Kent me 15 8xf England i am 22 years old and i would like to have pen pals. Fortan Dap. Caballero no. 910 mayor St. Villamonte Bacolod City Negros Occidental Philippines 6100 i am a 32-year-old Man and i would like to have pen Pala from England Germany Finland Thailand Egypt and the Philippines. My hobbies Are Reading music collecting Stamps photos and Post cards playing Cricket soccer and writing letters. A Agnel Francis Pereira . Box 5113 Doma Qatar i am 23 years old and i would like to have pen pals. My hobbles Are Reading writing swimming and singing. A Lourdes b. Cayabo College of business administration Silliman University 6200 Dumaguet City Philippines