European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. June 13, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 5sailors learn to spot sexual harassment Newport . Apr fifty one men and a woman who train the Navy a sailors underwent sensitivity training thursday discussing dirty jokes flirting and taking advantage of women. The seminar was the first by the Pentagon in a new push to halt sexual harassment. A a it a such a delicate area a senior chief Petty officer Dennis Simpson said during a break in the course at the Navy senior enlisted Academy. A they can write it in the Book one Way but it can be interpreted 14 different  the Daylong session followed a directive earlier this month from adm. Frank b. Kelso ii chief of naval operations that made such training mandatory for All sailors and officers. In a seven minute videotape that accompanied training packets sent to every . Naval command Kelso said sexual harassment a demeans its victims and tarnishes our reputation As fair hard working  the initiative emerged after 70 Navy and Marine officers were accused of molesting 25 women including female Navy officers at a pilots convention in a Las vegas hotel in september. The annual gathering sponsored by current and retired naval fliers in the Tail Hook association is billed As a symposium where pilots can catch up on technological developments. In contrast Junior officers regarded it As a three Day party Complete with prostitutes and a rated videos. Kelso ordered All Navy personnel to Complete the training by years end. A 28-Page guide includes a Section to help officers and sailors understand their rights and responsibilities concerning harassment. The course examines 16 Case studies based on actual Navy incidents along with techniques to halt sexual harassment and How to report it. Kelso said the program is similar to others in the 1970s and 1980s to rid the Navy of race baiting and drug abuse. Last month Marine corps clubs were put on notice that entertainment should not include scantily Clad dancers. Thursday s seminar was for chief Petty officers. 1 he 52 students who average la years of experience and six years of sea duty heard that sexual harassment is a Power game that has Little to do with sexual attraction. They traded advice on what to do w Hen things get Dicey. A a it a like putting tools in your Toolbox Quot said senior chief Petty officer Pat Halton 33. A what in be heard Here will be valuable in ambiguous  Simpson a fire control officer on a submarine shared a Story about several women sailors who removed their bras after male sailors shed their shirts while working on a hot Day. He said the women were told they were improperly dressed and ordered to put their bras Back on under their to shirts. The chief Petty officers form the Backbone of the Navy. They train and direct sailors and provide the link to senior officers. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago june 13,1982 a British troops unleashed a Long awaited attack on the Falkland islands capital of Stanley surprising sleeping Argentine forces with a pre Dawn assault. 20years ago june 13,1972 a Yale University which formed the nations first Reserve officer training corps unit in 1916, officially ended the military program on Campus. The army and Navy phased out their Yale programs after student protests pressed the University to strip the classes of academic credit. 30years ago june 13,1962 a officials at Alcatraz Federal prison in san Francisco Bay said three convicts escaped during the night. Acting Warden Arthur m. Dollison said the three convicts apparently left the Island on an improvised raft of driftwood.40 years ago june 13,1952 a More than 400 North korean prisoners on Kobe Island ran toward . Guards for safety fleeing fellow prisoners who had killed More than 130 comrades.50 years ago june 13,1942 a the first edition of the official army newspaper yank was scheduled to be published. The editor said correspondents would carry pencils papers and guns As they scoured Foxholes and trenches for stories. Wohl l War ii 50 years ago Toi june 131 9 4 2 Britain a 6th army accepts defeat in the Battle Over the Al Gaza a line in Libya pulling Back the guards brigade trom knights Ridge and British and South african infantry from the ridges leading to Al Adem Axis warplanes find a British Supply Convoy heading to Malta from Egypt and begin a series of attacks on the 11 merchant ships and 34 escorting warships 4 Navy aviators reprimanded Virginia Beach a. Up the Navy reprimanded four aviators accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Bachelor party and cleared a fifth of charges he engaged in conduct unbecoming to an officer. The decision made at wednesdays admirals Mast could affect future promotions and eventually Lead to their dismissal from the service officials said. A i am simply unwilling to allow the concept of an a officer and a gentlemen to erode a adm. Paul w. Parcells said in a statement following the hearing. While the Navy stopped Short of ordering a court martial the april incident has marred the services reputation and raised questions about the Way the military is dealing with relations Between the sexes. Parcells commander of the . Atlantic fleets tactical wings at Oceana naval air station va., ordered the punishments. A we will not tolerate sexual harassment or misconduct a he said. The aviators were assigned to fighter so 101 at Oceana. The woman who was hired to dance at the party has described the men As animals who engaged in a gang rape. Some witnesses questioned her veracity and suggested she attempted to seek Money from the men after the incident. Three of the officers received letters of admonition including Ensign Mark Gan Nucci 25 it. . Scott Ludmer 27 and it. . David Powell 26. The fourth officer it. . Walter Pristou 26, received a letter of reprimand which is a More severe form of censure because he was senior in rank. Charges were dismissed against it. . James Sullivan 25. Evidence indicated he had consensual sex with a second dancer in another room and not in View of another person which the Navy characterizes As an a indecent  the Navy held the admirals Mast last week. It. Cmdr. David Wagner the hearing officer forwarded the recommendations to Parcells. At the hearing the officers could have declined the Mast and demanded a court martial. A court martial is not warranted a Wagner said. A there is ample evidence the accused did not seek out a prostitute but rather asked for a dancer. The actions for which they Are under investigation were not premeditated and were  Marine corps orders clubs to Stop hiring scantily Clad performers los Angeles apr stripped of exotic dancers by a new policy directive the marines Are looking for a few Good bands. A statement issued last month to bases nationwide gave Marine corps clubs notice that entertainment should not include scantily Clad dancers a male or female. A entertainment must never be offensive or cause embarrassment to any Patron or to the command a said the directive from it. Gen. Matthew t. Cooper Deputy chief of staff for manpower and Reserve affairs. Capt. John Manley spokesman at Twenty nine Palms Marine corps base said the directive indicated a a growing sensitivity in society and in the military to the role of  Twenty nine Palms Home to More than 10,800 Navy and Marine men and women in californians Mojave desert immediately discontinued shows featuring exotic dancers. A was far As griping we Haven to heard any a Manley said. Such shows were a never a major part of the entertainment on base. It was almost a historical  the three base clubs for enlisted serv ice members officers and non commissioned officers now Are seeking Tamer acts club manager James Anderson said. Master sgt. Paul Earle a Marine corps spokesman in Arlington va., said he personally Wasny to familiar with the directive. But he noted that attention has focused recently on sexual harassment of women in the military. Allegations of sexual abuse at a 1991 naval aviators convention in Las vegas and reports of sex harassment at Navy schools prompted the Navy to order sensitivity training for All sailors and officers. Training began thursday in Newport .2 women vets sue to attend Citadel source 2194 Days of War. W h Smith put Visners inc a Charleston . A two women Navy veterans sued the Citadel on thursday saying they want to attend the All male veterans program at the state supported military College. A it is a Public College and we re veterans. Male veterans go to this school and we should be allowed to go too a said Elizabeth Anne Lacey who served four years in the Navy. The Federal class action lawsuit seeks an injunction allowing lace and Patricia Marlene Johnson to attend the program this fall. The women Are not seeking admission to the All male corps of cadets but want to attend the Day program now limited to male veterans the complaint said. Male veterans May attend Day classes with the colleges 1,800-member Cadet corps but they done to live in Barracks or take part in the military routine. A this is not a Barracks Case. This is a classroom Case a said attorney Robert Black who along with the american civil liberties Union represents the women. The complaint charges that barring women veterans violates the equal Protection clause of the 14th amen Clment. Watts would not discuss the particulars of the complaint but said a the single gender environment offered through the Day program has proved to be successful for 150  the College offers summer school and evening classes for women. Watts estimated that 2,700 women have graduated from the Citadel. The Day and Veteran programs offer baccalaureate degrees in 17 majors while the evening program offers three the complaint says. Johnson a nine year Veteran applied earlier this year but was denied admission. Lacey wanted to apply but was told in 1989 when attending the evening program that she would not be eligible the complaint said. The Citadel and Virginia military Institute in Lexington va., Are the Only Al male state supported military colleges in the nation. The All male policy at Vii was upheld by a Federal judge last year who held that its method of turning out cilia in soldiers including Little privacy for cadets would be hampered by the presence of women. The 4tn . Circuit court of appeals in Richmond va., heard arguments on an Appeal in april but has not yet issued a ruling