European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stirs vol. 50, no. 347 350 Friday March 27,1992 d 8693 guard reserves face Cut of 139,000 jobs by 1993 Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney on thursday targeted nearly 140,000 National guard and Reserve jobs to be eliminated this year and next. He said they should be Cut to achieve balance with the already shrinking Active duty Force a a that a the Only Way we can preserve a Quality Force a Cheney told a Pentagon news conference. Cheney estimated the initial cuts would affect 830 guard and Reserve units in All 50 states affecting a total of 139,488 slots. Over the next five years the Reserve and guard forces would be reduced by 234,000, at a savings of $20 billion. Currently there Are 1.15 million Reserve and National guard members Cheney applauded the a a indispensable role of tens of thousands of guardsmen and reservists who were ordered to Active duty during the persian Gulf War. A the guard and Reserve will continue to be an absolutely vital part of the Overall american military he said. He said 80 percent of the cuts announced thursday were specifically designed to supplement and support Active duty forces designated for War against the former soviet led Warsaw pact in Europe. Cheney also said the cumulative pro eos cd cuts in guard and Reserve forces tween 1992 and 1997 would be 234,000. He specified units to be Cut Only for 1992 and 1993. Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff appearing with Cheney said the proposed cuts were in line with changes in the global political environment. A we Are not out to decimate the Reserve component Quot Powell said. Even before the list was released opposition to the cuts mounted in Congress which must give its approval. A the National guard and Reserve Are invaluable National assets but we Are Cut Ting the size of the entire military Force both Active duty and Reserve a Cheney said in a statement accompanying the list. Service by service the cutbacks would look like this a 80,000 from the army National guard and 45,000 from the army Reserve. A 10,500 from the Navy Reserve. A 2,700 from the Marine corps Reserve. A 740 from the air i orce Reserve. States hardest hit by the cuts arc California with the loss of 12,775 people Massachusetts 8,473 Michigan 7,212 see guard on Page 2 Tyson Given 6-year term ordered directly to prison Indianapolis up a a judge sentenced former world heavyweight boxing Champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison thursday for raping a Beauty pageant contestant ordering him to report to prison immediately. Tyson 25, testified at the sentencing hearing that he had acted crassly at the miss Black America pageant but denied raping Desiree Washington then 18, in his hotel room july 19. His attorneys said he was a changed Man but Marion county Superior court judge Patricia Gifford was unmoved. A something needs to be done about the attitude you displayed Here a she told Tyson. Tyson a teen age mugger before he became the most dominant heavyweight since Muhammad Tyson a was convicted feb. 10 of one count of rape and two counts of sexual deviate conduct. Gifford sentenced Tyson to 10 years on each of three counts but suspended four years on each one. The sentences will run concurrently. Military separation Gifford also ordered Tyson to undergo psych Othra by at his Cost and fined him $30,000. She denied a prosecution request that to son pay the costs of the trial. Tyson will be eligible for parole in three years with Good behaviour. After release from prison Gifford said Tyson must spend four years on probation during which he must develop or participate in a Community based program for youth. That would include 100 hours of service in each of the four years. Although his attorneys were planning an Appeal Tyson was denied Bond and turned Over to the Indiana department of correction. A a in a denying bail because there is a risk of flight a Gifford Saia. Officials said Tyson would be taken to the departments reception and diagnostic Center at Plainfield. After evaluation officials at the Center will assign Tyson to a place in the Indiana prison system. In a Brief statement to the court before sentencing Tyson said of the possibility of prison a i expect the worst. I done to know if i can Deal with  Tyson told Gifford that he apologized for behaving crassly a but not criminally a when he visited the Indiana Black expo and the Beauty pageant. Witnesses at his trial testified that he made sexual overtures to several contestants. A i did no to rape anyone a he said. A i did no to attempt to see Tyson on Page 2cut in cola a $100 Shock to wallets by Vince Crawley and Ray Rowden Senft writers the european come was unable to persuade Pentagon officials to soften a Steep reduction in Cost of living allowances that saw $100 or More taken from most service members March paychecks. The cuts went into effect March 1 in every european country except Spain and were blamed on climbing Dollar Exchange rates. However the cola decrease a More dramatic than the Dollar s actual performance a was also an attempt to make up for overpayment to service members because Quot technically they got More cola than they should have Quot in january and february a Pentagon official said. European come officials had suggested the cuts be spread Over several pay periods. However members of the Pentagon a per diem travel and transportation allowance committee which determines the rates replied a that they could not favourably consider our see cola on Page 3 military personnel requesting separation either under Vii or sub broken Down by Branch of service Ana rank As of March 23,1992. Army Navy Marine corps air Force rank Vii sub officer 1,574 2,145 enlisted 1,184 14,297 total 2,756 17,042 Vii sub 0 0 146 562 146 562 Vii 3 21 24 sub 1 142 143 Vii sub 1,144 987 1,776 15,600 2,920 16,587 numbers indicate persons applying for separation under these programs. Individuals May not be accepted into the programs and or have the option of switching programs prior to actual separation. Source Gao and individual military services most leaving military selecting Lump sum by Chuck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington a service members leaving the military Are jumping at the Chance to get a sizable chunk of Money up front rather than wait for stretched out yearly payments the general accounting office told Congress wednesday. Paul Jones the Gao a director of defense Force management issues told the Senate armed services committee that More than 85 percent of the service members who have made the decision to leave have opted for the Lump sum special separation Benefit sub. Defense department officials had projected about 62 percent of the takers would go for the sub rather than choose annual payments offered under the voluntary separation incentive Vii even see military on Page 2