European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 13, 1993 the stars and stripes Page 3 s up promotion to Captain  Washington Bureau Washington Good personnel news has Benin Short Supply during the draw Down but the army soon will dispense a bit of cheer to one segment of it officer corps by lowering the time in service Gate Post for promotion to Captain. Now an officer can expect to spend four years an four months on Active duty before being promoted to Captain said col Chuck Henning chief of the officer ranch for the army Deputy chief of staff for person Nel. We will begin to reduce that to four years 1 the immediate beneficiaries of the move Are the of h " in Ciurlik Hospital out below ground by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau in Ciurlik a Turkey when it opens in 1994,the Hospital Here will have the look of a stateside mall. Its spacious lobby features easy Access to clinics offices a pharmacy and a dental clinic giving the facility s ground floor the look of a modern office building or shopping Center. But there s More to the new medical facility than contemporary styling. It s like an iceberg said . Army capt. Stephen Zeltner. What you see on top is alot smaller than the entire building. The subsurface portion houses areas for surgery and variety of equipment such As a Ray machines said air Force capt. Tom Moore Hospital project Liaison office for in Ciurlik s 39th medical group. The basement area will be reserved for treating seriously injured or ill patients. The basement area can be sealed off by closing a heavy Metal door. Such a device was installed to make the area airtight and impervious to chemical weapons and conventional bomb blasts. The self contained world includes electrical Genera tors water Supply and storage areas for food and medi Cine. Those working below will breathe filtered air. The building will be Able to function if a bomb goes of across the Street said Zeltner the army corps of Engi neers project officer for the Hospital s construction. Once sealed the basement which can accommodate unto 200 patients and about an equal number of staff Mem Bers would operate independently from the rest of the base. Patients would enter the lower compound through series of decontamination stations that prevent unfiltered air from entering Moore said. Such precautions will enable the Hospital staff to work in filers due to be considered by the annual captains pro motion Board scheduled for next week Henning said. We will begin to promote people from that list on feb. 1," he said. And we will promote that entire co Hort within eight  that time the end of fiscal 1994 the promoted process will have produced about 1,100 new captains he said. For the moment the new policy applies Only to offi cers in the army competitive category which consists of All officers except those in the Legal chaplain an medical specialities. The army plans to review the policy to see whether it can also be applied to certain skills in the specially branches Henning said. The change will help Shore up a shortage in the number of captains on Active duty by giving first lieutenants the Opportunity to Advance earlier in their careers Henning said. The change also will bring the army into line with  and the air Force which already have a time in serv ice requirement of four years for promotion to the Grade ofo-3. A related result of the new policy will Sec Junior officer going to the officer advanced course earlier in their Ca Reers Henning said. The army ended fiscal 1993 with about 28,000 captains on Active duty. " Sas by Milt Roguz Kaya installs an a Ray system at in Ciurlik s new Hospital. Many of the Hospital areas Are underground and can be sealed off from the surface in the event of chemical weapons attack. The underground environment in shirt sleeves even if the base undergoes a chemical weapons attack Moore said. The building Cost . Taxpayers about $17 million andean additional $4 million was spent on equipment Moore said. Construction standards differ greatly from clinic to Hospital. It saved Money making the top a clinic and Busi Ness area and the Bottom a Hospital Moore said allow ing architects to include a bomb proof basement As part of the project. Distinguishing Between medical and business areas Hasan aesthetic Benefit As Well Zeltner said. Floors counters and other surfaces in the nonmedical areas Are made of locally produced Marble which Cost less than the seamless Vinyl found on most Hospital flooring he said. In Ciurlik s current Hospital which Zeltner described Asa Rabbit s nest is a Hodgepodge of additions attached to a permanent Structure. The new Hospital is nearly Complete and plans Call for medical group personnel to move in next month. Patients Are expected to use the new facility beginning some time in March. The opening s getting closer Zeltner said but no body should Start waiting  clinic area to memorialize Elora by Craig Marti staff writer Darmstadt Germany the soldiers and families of the 4th in 27th Field arty regt will dedicate a children s Corner at the Babenhausen Cavern clinic to Honor Elora Mckemy the toddler who was slain sept. It was a Way to show our support and sympathy for the Mckemy family said Suzanne Wynarsky the unit s family support group  whole Community suffered in their loss. It s a Way of remembering the girl in a positive  i think it s a Nice idea and that they care enough said sgt. Brent Mckemy Elora s father. Brent Mckemy was assigned to the 1st in 27th Field arty regt at the time of his daughter Ideath. He is now assigned to fort Bragg . Elora disappeared Early sept. 15 from the apartment on Babenhausen Cavern where she lived with her parents Brent and  2-year-Oid s body was found hours later next to a Rock Quarry. German and army detectives Are looking for her killer. The dedication will be held at 4 30 . Nov. 23. The idea for the children s Corner has been in the making for about a month. The idea formed in one of our family support groups about a month ago Wynarsky said tuesday. We were brainstorming at a meeting about a Way to show support and sym Pathy for the family. And someone came up with this idea. Currently our clinic does t have an area set aside for  the children s Corner in the waiting area will in clude a child size table and. Chairs children s books colouring books and crayons and a play cot Tage. There also will be a plaque about the dedication Wynarsky said. The family support group is soliciting donations of Reading and colouring books and crayons. People who want to donate items can take them to their family sup port group representative. Carpeting with pudding the table and chairs and the plastic cottage were ordered from the Post Exchange on Babenhausen Wynarsky said. Elora at to clarifies method to obtain 800 directory Brookfield wis. Is confusion Over the Correct number to Call for ordering a free . Directory of 800 numbers has prompted at to to clarify the phone numbers for both . Service members and civilians Over seas a spokeswoman said. Apparently some callers have been substituting the four number Extension for the last four numbers of the initial Telephone number when ordering the directories said Mary Mistrioty a spokeswoman for at to in Brookfield wis. The Correct procedure for ordering the directories is overseas service members should dial their us direct Access country code and ask the operator to place a collect Call to 816 654-6688, Extension 9661. 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