European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Rims from Page 1 apply. That move allowed the air Force to reach its goal of 24,000 enlisted applications. As of May 27, 24,075 enlisted members had signed up. But the service is still far Short of its goal of getting 7,500 officers to apply. To Date Only 4,331 have done so. Air Force officials have used every Means at their disposal to make vulnerable officers aware of the situation they face Quot so no one can come Back and say t did no to understand a Robertson said. But obviously Many officers have decided to Roll the Dice. Quot there s a population out there playing Chicken Quot Robertson said. Quot i guess they re going to play the game to the riffed officers with less than six years of service get no separation Money. Those with More than six years get regular involuntary separation pay but that is still Worth far less than either of the two voluntary incentives. Those most vulnerable to a if Are captains and lieutenants who hold Reserve commissions and who were commissioned from 1980 through 1989. Officers in those ranks who were commissioned from 1980 through 1984 have a 95 percent Quot vulnerability risk Quot meaning 19 of every 20 officers in those year groups who Are considered by the Board will lose their positions those commissioned in 1985 have a 75 percent vulnerability risk. Those commissioned from 1986 through 1989 have a 30 percent vulnerability risk. Robertson said the air Force has structured its draw Down in fiscal 1992 and 1993 so that the bulk of the reductions for those years Are achieved by dec. 31,1993, Only three months through that fiscal year. The air Force chose to front Load its personnel cutbacks in fiscal 1993 to give personnel managers a nine month window to Quot Settle the Force Quot before resuming the draw Down for its final two years Robertson said. Quot the 92 and 93 bite promised to be and has been very traumatic Quot Robertson said. In comparison the service s current draw Down blueprints for 1994 and 1995 a while equally challenging from a management perspective a look to be not As bad Quot for individual air Force members Robertson said. At a glance Chris Judd left and Jeremy Malta Twu studs ats at Wlas Balsa High school la far May threw a Little fight Lata the eighth annual technology fair who a Tesla Coll. For details see Story on Page 9.donors got favors president 8ush hat granted numerous government favors to business leaders who contributed $100,000 or More to his last presidential Campaign a study says. A Page 4drop in pollution reported the nation s factories released 4.8 billion pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment in 1990, about 11 percent less than the year before the government said wednesday. A Page 5 genetic work questioned new genetically engineered foods might turn out to be a mixed Blessing critics say. A Page 6 guard role pushed the leaner army will have to do More than pay lip service to the notion of using its National guard ground combat units Early in a contingency a lawmaker says. A Page 9 russian officials warned . Deputy Secretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger has warned russian authorities that american investment in the former soviet Union is still Quot severely if not fatally hampered Quot by bureaucratic restrictions Page 17 Index j Abby Ann Landers 19 action line. 16 comics.19 21 commentary u crossword 19 faces if places id letters 12 Money Mattei 1 j \ sports2 2d j j in listing s. I i e it in targets from Page 1 bold Reserve commissions Are not pilots and have a commission Date Between Jan. 1,1981, and dec. 31,1989. A Reserve commission line officers in the same ranks who were commissioned in 1980 and who were not selected for promotion by the 1991 major Board. This group May include pilots. Line officers Are All those who Are not serving in the judge advocate corps the chaplains corps or any of the medical related from Page 1 shipments last week after several of their trucks were hijacked. For the first time Serbia a orthodox Church on thursday denounced the ruling socialist party of Yugoslavia s president Slobodan Milosevic. Quot the serbian Church is openly distancing itself from this government it said in a statement. It said the people should not be punished by the european Community for the the actions of the regime. Sarajevo radio said Quot All hell broke Loose Quot in Sarajevo overnight and bosnian government Media said Many people Haa been killed in overnight attacks by serbs on Muslim positions. Serbian news Media said however that muslims fired first on yugoslav army Barracks in Sarajevo where about 1,500 Federal soldiers have been trapped by forces Loyal to the bosnian from Page 1 fact than to involve their forces alongside those of nato in important peacekeeping missions a Cheney said. The defense ministers discussed the peacekeeping in conjunction with the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe Quot without specific reference to the Stu upon in Yugoslavia because this officers who will not be considered include those a with More than 15 years of service As of dec. 31,1992. A who already have an approved voluntary separation Date of dec. 31 or earlier. A who Are pilots in year groups 1981 through 1989 and Are not medically or otherwise disqualified from flying duties. A who have been selected for promotion to major. J a serving in statutory Tours. By Law certain military personnel slots must be filled for a set amount of time. E in deserter status. Hie Board will make its selections there also was fighting in the area of Sarajevo a Airport which is under Seri it control. Sarajevo radio reporter Zoran Prolic interviewed by Telephone said a school near the army s marshal Tilo Barracks was hit and several apartment buildings were set ablaze. He said hundreds of people were trying to flee the City which Nas been besieged for weeks by serb fighters. The shops in the town Are completely empty a Prolic said. Quot i think very soon there will be starvation in the City. In some parts of the town there is no running water at the Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency said that the fighting eased at Dawn and that the trapped soldiers would be evacuated later in the Day. Col. Komnen Zarkovic a commander of yugoslav troops in Sarajevo told Belgrade television that 50 of his soldiers were attacked and captured by muslims while trying to evacuate one of the Barracks wednesday. Is a general decision to be taken and then it will depend on the Csc on its request and on a decision by our own Alliance Quot nato Secretary general Manfred Worner said. The Alliance is in no Way considering becoming subordinate to the 52-Membtr Csc serving As its defense Arm As some have suggested Worner said. Quot what we Are discussing is to make our assets and capabilities available if the Csc wishes so and if our member nations decide to do so a Warner said. Based solely on Quality and will not consider the particular skill Fields of those who Are eligible officials said. Officers eligible for if consideration can Call attention to any matter they feel the Board should consider by writing to the president of the Board. Such letters must be received prior to Juty 20 end should be sent to president fv93 if Board afmpc/dpmajb1, Randolph apr xxx 78150-6001. All officers selected by the Board must separate no later than dec. 31. Vulnerable officers who wish to apply for voluntary separation must do so before the Board convenes. Bosnian health officials say More than 5,000 people have been killed or Are missing since late february when Bosnia s majority muslims and croats voted to secede from Yugoslavia. The health officials quoted by Yugoslavia s Tan Jug news Agency said 18,400 people have been injured and More than 1 million have been forced from their Homes. Since the fighting began serb led forces have seized about two thirds of bosnian territory. Ejup game Bosnia s Deputy Premier said thursday that at least 20 people were lolled and More than 100 injured in wednesday morning s attack on the bread line in Sarajevo cars Center. Although it was not certain who fired the shells bosnian and croatian Media said they were fired from positions held by serb irregulars in the Hills overlooking the capital. Milan Gvero Deputy commander of serb troops in Bosnia told Belgrade to his soldiers did not fire the mortars. Firner said he still believed a consensus had been reached on the Issue but acknowledged that the move would require a vote from France which has said it was not sold on the idea. He also said he expected the foreign ministers to decide next week to allow nato or National troops to be used in peacekeeping. A i think if there is the Basic prepared Ness of nato to help and assist that could and would include in some cases also troops a Why not Quot Worner said near Capitol a not i Blunt object. 1 be us Jil dul then went gluon. I1-Loiigieyniian s pockets and made nit a a 1 vhf Nichols said the to Bact nut the Wallet Back it Lia Ilet a it Pituc fleeing he added 1 i id i fat a i i caved Lili lie at t a. I to i in Sci and a id i. In congressman beaten robbed Vav i a k r is. Of a. A a a a i i id i i it id my i. A i 1 Lily m i l s. F. M a 11 weeding limit the a Iii i. 1 i i i ,. 1 j. A 1 a in cd 111.i at Sikou to u>u1 when i. ,. Do. It it i it hed him but he i gamed a i. It a -. 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