European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 b the stars and stripes monday april 13,1992 european edition col Senf e. Townsend u9af commander up blather Bernard a. 20vist08ki editor news and editorial Bill wether european editor Deborah Kabahar news editor sob Wicker sports editor Bryan Nolen City editor George mens special sections editor to write us unit 29460 Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 14 37 6100 Darmstadt 11, Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or ets 348-0 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 Ken Clemson building 103, Carl Schurz Chaam Apo a 09069 Tala Phona ets 3428659 or civilian 0471-88782. 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Including insert or supplement Doe not constitute endorsement by the department of defense or the Star and Stripe of the product or sender advertised. Everything advertised in thit publication Chan be made Ava Hawe tar Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion tax National origin age marital status physical Handicap to Edcel Aru Atlon or any other non Merit Factor of the purchaser user or Patron. Fat Schroeder a fair proposal sometimes we inadvertently Hurt those we try to help. That happened when rep. Pat Schroeder pushed through the former spouses Protection act to protect women from a bad actor military sex husbands. But the Law affects any military member who is divorced a female As Well As male. The Law makes the military member female or male forfeit up to one half of his or her retirement pay to a former spouse a even when the a a exp is sometimes ancient history. Unlike Alimony that stops upon the exp a remarriage your retirement continues to to to the former spouse. The . Military is the Only sector of american society governed by this Law a no one else suffers it. Many feel the present Law unfairly discriminates against the military member affected by a divorce. As a result there is a Bill before the House of representatives to erase the unfairness. The proposal is called the fairness amendments to the spa. Its numerical designation is or 2200. If this Bill passes one change would be that a former spouse male or female could no longer a a share your retirement if they remarry. That sounds fair to me. A col. John r. Stephenson Lan Stuhl Germany 9 a across the Board cuts i recently read in the stars and stripes and heard on an that the Pentagon was planning on cutting Dod civilian jobs and also cutting the National guard and Reserve forces throughout the United states. I have also heard that our elected congressmen and women and others have continued to Gripe and complain that these cuts Are unfair and will Hurt the Economy. Well now they know exactly How Active duty members feel. We Are being forced to Cut Down across the Board and Are being told to become members of the civilian work Force. Most of the people targeted were planning on a military career but Are now being Given their a Pink  at the very least we should have Only one set of standards. If the military is going to scale Down because of the reduced threat then there should be equal cuts for All involved. All areas a Active duty reserves National guard and Dod civilian jobs a should be Cut or do not make the cuts at All. Lets not have any double standards like the House Bank. Congressmen and women have enough worries with All the scandals and problems on Capitol Hill without showing favouritism toward any one part ing politician or official trying to justify the . Military presence overseas. Come on lets Stop making excuses. A its time. To face reality. The Only Force that even has any Type of Mission Over Here is the air Force and even that is  Back in the states Are eating raw potatoes but we ignore the states and Fly All our a a scrumptious extras to the a big hungry  a a a deck wait a minute Fiat Quot Means the republicans would be forced to focus More attention on. Yes. The states. A Craig Hettel Ansbach Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All Etters 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. A a a 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 Fetters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apoate 09211. E that makes up the military team. Done Titcher just the Active duty f a staff sgt. Micah Burns taif saudi Arabia face reality letters to the editor we As military members Are told that we must set the example of honesty and integrity. We have taken oaths. We make solemn covenants to Quot obey and or  if members of the service violate their oath by actions unbecoming a uniformed service member they Are subject to the rules and Laws As made and passed by legislative bodies and the uniform code of military Justice it is criminal that the leaders of our country who have also taken oaths can continue to maintain their office and not be held As accountable As a Young sergeant. If As a Felon for writing a wherever 1 turn i see an article or a comment being made from a High rank All should share Burden during these times of troop draw Downs and reorganization in the military Why done to we take a look at our leaders Ana ask what will they do to help our National debt maybe they could Cut Back on their Large incomes How about cutting their expense accounts let us not forget the Brave men and women who defended their country and the world last year during the persian Gulf War Only to be told now that their services Are no longer needed those with dreams of careers in the military Are now a a assigned to join the unemployed in the United states. Dedicated people with families to support Are now told to Start Over again. They Hope that they can find other employment during this time when a Large number of people Are also looking for work in the United states. We need to write to our representatives and inform them of our plight and Start asking them questions what efforts Are they making to help our great country get out of debt if everyone does their part instead of just a few just possibly there May not be so much heartache among those who have dedicated their lives to serving god and their country. A staff sgt. . Longer Span Dahlem a Germany bad examples in . The Day before thanksgiving i was selected As the senior member of a court martial Board. The accused was a Young sergeant who had written bad checks. Shortly after writing the checks he changed his behaviour received financial counselling and eventually paid Back All Money he owed. On thanksgiving Day those of us on the Board found him guilty and sentenced him to reduction to Al three months confinement and a bad conduct discharge. This Young Man now a Felon cannot vote in any election. He is denied Many of the rights most of us enjoy i understand some states wont let felons even have a Drivers License dozen bad Check she cannot even vote Why can those who Are surely As guilty Asne he also paid Back the Money be allowed to continue in office each year the Federal appropriations Bill is not passed on its clue Date a a direct violation of Federal Law. Who is held accountable no one. Apparently those who make the Law Are not subject to it. Stories run rampant of illegal drugs being used by Washington staff members. They Are not required to submit to urine tests but military members Are subject to no notice tests on a daily basis. Are those who work for those who make the Laws not subject to the Law i foresee a great Challenge facing military officers and cos who try to maintain Quot Good order and discipline with political masters setting such Good examples. I foresee personal dilemmas for those who sit on courts martial boards judging offenders who commit the same offences As those who go unpunished for their crimes. If i were to sit As a member of that same thanksgiving court martial Board today a All other things being equal a i wonder what conclusion i would come to. Ill col. Ruel m. Dunn Izmir Turkey put Money in . Why does our government spend so much on foreign Aid when we have needy causes in our own country we  spend our Money on those who can fend for themselves. Yes we should help some but not As much As we do now last year our government spent More than $8.5 billion on foreign Aid. If a we reduced our foreign Aid we could control our National debt increase medical research combat crime fight pollution and even reduce taxes. If we did All this we would improve the Overall morale of our country instill Pride in our country and at the same time stimulate the Economy. Lets put More Money in our country. 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