European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes saturday March 14, 1992 Izmir s 2-person office eases by Jimi Jones staff writer Izmir Turkey sgt. Timothy Hiatt does no to want to leave the army but he has no Choice. Hiatt is one of thousands of service members affected by a revised army personnel policy one of several moves aimed at reducing the enlisted Force by about 150,000 by the end of fiscal 1995. The policy involves what the army Calls retention control Points. These determine How Long those in certain ranks can remain in the service without being promoted. Because of the revision a i would have to get out after 15 years Quot said Hiatt an electronics technician. Quot if i had a Choice i would rather finish my career in the  because the army has shortened the number of years that Hiatt can remain on Active duty at his present rank he has decided to apply for the special separation Benefit one of the army a voluntary separation pay plans. If approved the sub will net him Quot about $27,000 after taxes Quot he said. Hiatt and his family plan to been route to Harvard neb., by july where he plans to invest the $27,000. Meanwhile he is taking advantage of a everything they offer Quot under the transition assistance program an employment assistance program aimed at easing the shift from military to civilian life. Sgt. Maj. De Mckeon transition assistance officer for the . Army element at Izmir and Evie Damewood a civilian who holds a similar position in the air Force recently pooled their efforts. Their office has evolved into the local focal Point for Job and transition assistance. Damewood said interest is growing in what the two person office provides. A we have quite a bit of interest Mckeon since the army is doing a draw Down and if reduction in forces boards Are coming she said. A get any group of personnel together and they Are talking about the draw Down. Its very frighten _ if my. As part of the program Damewood said one and Mckeon Are conducting classes and providing counselling. The classes dealing with making the transition to civilian life were Well received Damewood said. The sessions included help with r�sum6 writing Job interviewing skills and Job applications. Mckeon said that As their program grows Quot we Are trying to get a handle on All the different things that will be helpful to All the soldiers airmen and  in late february Mckeon said about 30 Izmir soldiers a officer and enlisted a had applied for one of the voluntary separation programs. A about half of those have already received approval for separation sometime Between now and the end of the fiscal year a Mckeon said. Army members had until feb. 29 to apply. Air Force members have until april 15 to apply. About a third of the army a 300-person contingent at Izmir were eligible for voluntary separation Mckeon said. He said about 60 had enough time in service to a look Forward to retiring but a were still eligible to take the Money and run. I anticipate very  of those would take the Money because compared to retirement benefits they re transition not As valuable a Mckeon said. Cpl. Michael Artis a telecommunications and Small electronic devices repairman from Chicago said he is utilizing the program. The seven year army Veteran applied for the annuity called voluntary separation incentive a instead of waiting to see if they put me  Izmir a program is Young compared to stateside programs some of which started 18 months ago said Mckeon. The army career and alumni program now includes �?o50 to 60 installations around the United states and Germany where transition assistance officers and Job assistance centers Are common Mckeon said. That program includes Job fairs Damewood that sometimes include visits from state employment officials he said. He said the absence of some of those programs at Izmir puts some of those seeking assistance at his office a at a real  Force plans to Cut 700 majors captains by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a More than 700 air Force majors and captains with More than 20 years on Active duty could be forced out of the service under two selective Early retirement boards set to Convene this june officials said. About 1,200 majors and 1,200 captains Are eligible to be considered by their respective boards which can select up to 30 percent of each group for Early retirement officials said. The air Force like the army is using the boards to thin the ranks of officers who Are already eligible for retirement with full benefits. Senior officials will conduct an analysis of Force Structure requirements and Secretary of the air Force Donald b. Rice will then determine the number of captains and majors to be retired under the boards. By Law no More than 30 percent of the eligible population considered by any one Board can be selected for Early retirement. Those eligible Are captains with a Date of rank of May 31,1989, or earlier and majors with a Date of rank of oct. 1, 1991, or earlier. They must have at least 19 years of total Active service and at least seven of those years As commissioned officers As of june 1. Officers who already have approved retirement dates any time in fiscal 1992 or fiscal 1993 will not be considered officials said. Others who Are Safe from the boards Are majors already selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel captains selected by the 1991 major promotion Board and All non line officers. A a line officers generally include All officers except those in medical or Legal Fields and the chaplains corps. About two months before the boards Convene eligible officers will receive a records packet for their review. At that time they will have the Chance to submit information to the Board that May not be included in their records. Those selected by the boards can choose their own retirement dates although it cannot be later than the first Day of the seventh month after the Board results Are approved by air Force officials. All officers selected by the two boards will leave the air Force by feb. 1, and All will retire As commissioned officers in their current rank officials  by England former hostages from left John Mccarthy Terry Waite and Brian Keenan show the awards presented them thursday by Queen Elizabeth ii in recognition of the courage shown during their Long imprisonment in Lebanon. The Queen awarded the commander of the order of the British Empire the be to the men during a Short ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. Jackie Mann another former British hostage was presented with a be last month in Cyprus where he lives. South african violence claims lives of 23 Blacks a lactic Johannesburg South Africa a eighteen Blacks died Friday in a factional fight and five More were killed in train attacks As the country suffered its worst outburst of violence this year. Eighteen people were killed and 22 injured when rival groups clashed Early Friday with guns Spears and knives in the Umla i township outside the Indian Ocean City of Durban police col. Moses Kha Nyile said. Many of the dead were women and children residents told the Independent South african press association. Violence in Black townships has escalated sharply this month with about 100 deaths in the past 10 Days according to the human rights commission. Some Black opposition groups claim the violence has been orchestrated to undermine White support for a tuesday referendum on ending apartheid. Black Leader Nelson Mandela who has accused police of instigating fighting previously said he did not believe president . De Klerks government was behind the new violence because it would Hurt its chances of winning the referendum. In addition Mandela said any attempt to reimpose apartheid would mean civil War Ana a massive new International Boycott of South Africa. If the right Wing a comes to Power and carries out its policies civil War is unavoidable a the african National Congress Leader told a news conference. Full dead sea scrolls to be printed the Hague Netherlands a a dutch publisher plans to have the first Complete edition of the dead sea scrolls on the Market this year. The . Brill company a announcement of the authorized edition on microfilm follows a Long controversy Over Access to the More than 2000-year-old scrolls of jewish scriptural writings. A for the first time in 44 years All of the dead sea scrolls will be available i each and everyone a company presided Frans pruyt said thursday. Pruyt said his company had been give permission to publish the 300 most fragmented manuscripts making Urti scrolls. The planned version will contain 5,0< photos on 80 microfilm Rolls. It is e petted to Cost $285, pruyt said