European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 letters to the editor Friday saturday december 25/26, 1992 thes european edition col. Gene e. Townsend Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Bill Walker european editor Deborah Absher news editor Bob Wicker sports editor Paul Cozby acting City editor George Manes 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 Dan 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. 200 education Jimi Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Kaiserslautern Germany Kevin Doughety John Bomor. 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The appearance of advertising in this publication including in sons or supplements does not constitute endorse Moni by the department of defense or the stars and str ipes of me products sex services advertised everything advertised in this publication shall be made available or Purchase use or Par Rona ,0 without regard to race color religion sox National origin age marital Slot us physical Handicap political affiliation or any other non mom Laylor of the purchaser user or Paton l6umr\de.r to two Oak package Kuja Surls to be employed in Europe its your obligation to give the government a Quality Days work. Loafing on the Job taking excessive smoke Breaks calling in sick when you re not avoiding work in favor of chitchat putting hold buttons on to avoid Calls and going to sick Call when you re not sick Are destructive to the Mission and unacceptable behaviour. The government is not Here to give you everything on a Silver Platter. Earn it. A capt. Michael d. Riha Heidelberg Germany to it lug off paper -tape., Fly data or it it Jub 7 e.a.r5 Franf a f Vert 6er ideas and a drawing from David of Hajj a to Vara. Re it like. Oil re Illa it on size., Tsveyer Belf unacceptable lifestyle. Lifting the ban on Gay behaviour in the military is tantamount to subordinating a the Good of the services a to the individual a a rights of a few. Despite recent initiatives toward that end the military profession does not indeed should not Mirror our society As a whole. While voluntarily subordinating Many of our individual rights and personal preferences to the a Good of the service a military personnel have similarly invoked a Trust that the rules and standards set for them will reflect a the highest standards of morality and  the recognition of the Gay alternative lifestyle As acceptable behaviour in modern civilian society does not equate even in that civilian society to its representing a the highest standards of moral behaviour. Being an acceptable lifestyle in the civilian world does not automatically make it an advisable or even acceptable lifestyle in the military when measured against the elevated standards we purport to live and work by. A col. Duane and Lisa Knight Vicenza Italy signal. Koto David Crews i am Only 7 years old i have an idea for you about christmastime at the Post office. Maybe my idea is a Good one and can help you to get mail and packages stateside much quicker. That is me in the school photo. See my drawing i Hope you like my idea. Do you think that it could really work my parents would be Happy if you would put my drawing in your newspaper. Me too thank you or. Editor. 1 Hope you have a very Nice Christmas. A David Crews Frankfurt Germany thankful for stripes dear Santa in a 50 years old and an inmate in the Mannheim civilian jail. In be been Here since february 1992. 1 used to work for the army in Mannheim before i was arrested. I want to especially thank the staff of the stars and stripes for a copy of the paper which is sent to me on a daily basis. It helps me get through the Day and keeps me informed of what is happening in the world. For Christmas i would like peace on Earth and Good will toward men peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Good will in Somalia. May god bless stars and stripes employees. A Lee c. Iio Tecker Mannheim Germany work whips Al Odd s Are these pure unadulterated truths or lies that were published in your recent article Quot soldiers civilians Tell a act panel of racial prejudice secondly arc these resolved cases with justified to complaints or characters lashing out publicly Al their employers unwillingness to put up with their unprofessional behaviour. I believe that when push comes to shove you will find a conflict of work ethics the cause not discrimination. The a act should investigate the american work ethics of civilians and servicemen Bers in Europe. A tour in Europe for most army personnel is considered a punishment tour while the air Force primarily sends those who want to serve overseas. The result is an unmotivated army work Force compared to a motivated working air Force. In the same breath i d like to say there Are a handful of hard working individuals who keep things running. My guess is the complaining members in your Story tried to milk the system. However they encountered hard working supervisors who made a stand and said no to incompetency and yes to productivity. A manager today knows that a reduced Force in Europe can to afford to keep dead weight if the Mission is to be accomplished. What does All this mean the taxpaying citizen deserves More than they Are getting Here in Europe. Within the Heidelberg and Mannheim communities my general impression is that most service anti civilian personnel working for the government focus significant amounts of Energy on getting out of work rather than productive output or improved customer service. If you re one of the Lucky i divid mail being returned when cafes Europe Headquarters moved from Munich to the Niernberg area Birndorf the Apo system moved our zip code of Apo a 09245 also so our Apo address never changed. Recently a number of us Are finding out that letters and packages sent to us with the Correct address have been returned to the sender with the written message that Apo a 09245 has been closed. We arc still getting some mail so it must just be a few uninformed souls in the system who Haven to got the message yet. Since Munich closed recently these errors Are becoming More frequent. A Steve Evans Birndorf Germany editor s note letters from readers expressing their viewpoints Are published daily in this space. 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