European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 18, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 13 letters to the edit Orth. Sec a amp ipes european edition col Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah aether Bryan Nolan news editor City editor Bob Wicker George Manes sports editor special sections editor to write us unit 29480 Apo a 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 348-8 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 Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Peggy Davidson Kevin Dougherty building 2899, Pulaski Barracks Apo a 09227-3717 Telephone civilian 0631-52104 Tel fax 063150696. 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Everything advertised in this publication shall be made available Lor Purchase use or patronage without regard to race color religion sex Nar onal origin age marital status physical Handicap political Art  or any other non Mem Factor of the purchaser user or  Faith in arty after 11 years of service in the army in be decided it would be beneficial to accept the inevitable and depart the service. In a not doing this to Benefit the Arney. I m doing it for my sanity and peace of mind. I have for the most part determined that no matter How hard charging and dedicated to your Job you Are you get it in the end. Taking initiative and doing things without being told Are qualities needed in today a no corps. In fact most senior cos tend not to promote their subordinates unless they show these qualities. Yet there Are non commissioned officers in the service today who show no initiative and no sense of urgency. They Lack total knowledge in their mos military occupational specially and yet these very same people Are neing Given preferential treatment. I have always had respect for those senior to me. But when they knowingly allow someone lacking any kind of leadership abilities to slide through the system and they constantly punish the hard working cos i lose Faith in the system and those who run it. It just seems like those in charge done to want to hold their subordinate leaders responsible. They consistently give positive ratings to the slackers obviously forgetting they have not Given All they can. And even at the end of a tour they Reward them for slacking off. Its bad enough that we made a mockery of the award system after the persian Gulf War. But now we cheapen it further by giving the slackers the same award As the hardworking cos. I have no respect for a system or a command that condones this Type of favouritism. I asked for my end of tour award to be pulled for these reasons. Yet it was still pushed through. I have up until now enjoyed my service with the army but Day by Day i grow More and More disgusted with what i see. I try to bring it to the attention of my superiors but i done to get any answers. Its a shame that the army will lose a hard working no. But a Man has to do what a Man has to do. As was once stated in an automobile commercial a you asked for it you got  a sgt. Christopher l. Cullen Niernberg Germany different interpretation As the former chief controller at Tor Rejon control Tower during operations desert shield storm i take exception to your interpretation of Brig. Gen. James a Hooson a two Beer cans and a string remarks May 6. I understand the general commented on communications problems affecting Airlift operations during the persian Gulf War. The article would have had More credibility had this been pointed out. You describe military air traffic control at at Torrejon Abas primitive a my interpretation. My teams performance during history a most challenging Airlift was nothing but professional. The Effort had its problems a communication problems. Military at equipment is limited to Standard systems supported by department of defense Supply lines. Equipment is designed to operate in the remotest of areas a stand alone. Overseas systems require a myriad of interface schemes for Host communications compatibility a not to be left standing alone. This w As the Case at Torrejon. Live . And Spanish agencies maintained at communications our maintenance for . Air Force facility internal hardware and lines two Spanish air Force units for line segments Between facilities and the base Boundary the National Telephone company from there to the civil at Center and a contractor for Center lines and hardware. Line problem trouble shooting was a logistical Nightmare. At times my professional acers would have resorted to a two Beer cans and a Spring Quot to move 60 percent of the persian Gulf Airlift Effort. A master sgt. Robert g. Abbot Rhein main a Germany editor s note a letters from readers expressing their viewpoints or opinions Are published daily in this space. All letters 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 letters should be addressed to readers action line the stars and stripes unit 29480, Apo a 09211.tell your lawmakers once again we Are finding that Congress is trying to take some of the benefits away from the military. House Resolution or 1300, introduced by rep. Marty Russo d-ill., would eliminate champs civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services and the a health care system. It s time for All Active military members and retirees to take part in a letter writing Campaign to let Congress know what we care about. The association of retired members of the armed forces in Darmstadt will be conducting a workshop this saturday to help All that Are interested to write a letter to their Home state representatives. This workshop will be held in the Taurus room of the recreation Center Cambrai Fritsch Cavern in Darmstadt at 2 . Names and addresses of members of Congress will be available. A Lawrence Ford Darmstadt Germany a a a Perot took a stand the recent article concerning Ross Perot a disillusionment and dissatisfaction with morals in the Navy during the 1950s prompts an Earnest evaluation today of not Only our body politic but the defense department. Check kiting by our congressperson was ugly enough but a cancer of subterfuge and misrepresentation by members of certain elements of the Dod is an abhorrent act that continues. After a career in the military 1 can identify with Perot a concern and also recall similar events. At that time there was no concern for harassment but today there a a lot of rhetoric concerning racial and sexual harassment. However in practice Little is really done about such matters. In the recent past i was employed As a teacher in the Dod. Some school administrators ignored the ethical and moral standards established by the teaching profession. No teacher for example should be directed to treat of i Cersy children differently than those of the enlisted or told that a these children Are not Worth the Effort that vulgarity by sixth graders is the Norm and should be ignored that terrifying acts against teachers is a part of a How you get along with me and that whenever such acts arc reported to responsible officials they Are ignored. Accept the status quo or get out. The Choice for me was easy because Niv mentors had impressed on me the differences and the consequences. Ross Perot is a Bravo Man and it did not come late. It was a great pleasure to have had a conference with rep. Wright Patman of Texas while stationed in Texarkana Texas in 1962. He enlightened me on the ethics of rules regulations and conscience especially those related to the Dod. Sometimes one must stand up to the pervasive muck that tends to deny us our integrity. Because of the family standards we set we were fortunate to guide our two sons to air Force Academy appoint rents. I Pray they can survive a military career. After the draw Down maybe there will be some attention focused on acceptable standards of behaviour among our leaders a both civilian and military. Perot May get the vote but he will have difficulty surviving the  Good Guys do not always win nor do their programs survive. We have la nov of examples of such. Nevertheless he deserved a Salute for the stand he took Over 35 years ago. A David King Silaoc England a a Well trained surgeon 1 was privileged to be involved in the care of Chelsea Cook the tiny premature infant you described june 10 at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center. Lest anyone be alarmed by the line that states her surgeon was not trained in paediatric surgery i would reassure them by pointing out that in 8 to years of formal surgical training after medical school i was involved in the care of both children and adults including six months solely devoted to the surgical care of infants and children at Seattle a childrens Hospital. But although we frequently work on vessels of her size even in the hearts of adults i have never encountered one in a Container so Small my hat goes off to the neonatologist neonatal intensive care unit nurses and corpsmen who enabled Chelsea to survive on a ventilator for Over a month starting and keeping open ivs in the tiny veins of an infant l/100lh the size of an adult. I came to Sec her Many times in the Early morning Only to find the doctors unshaven and red eyed from standing up yet another night with her or another of their Little people. And on the broader scale please be assured that All of us in the medical Field will continue to do our Best to provide Quality medical care for our troops and families Here in Europe and in our extended Community a or. Col . Stun by Lan Stuhl Germany a a a fraud must be proved recently the philippine presidential election was held. Candidate Miriam defensor Santiago was Given much attention and publicity by the International print and broadest Media when she was leading in the initial vote counting in Manila. The Media projected her As the Winner. The favorite of the Media mrs. Santiago lost the election but gave the losers favorite excuse cheated. Mrs. Santiago is a Good lawyer. She should gather her evidence and prove fraud in court instead of voicing her opinion to the Media. A Roger Lii pin Frankfurt Germany