European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 16, 1993 a Quot a the stars and stripes Page 3friends doubt slain Soldier had affair by Mark Kinkade staff writer to those who knew him spec Gregory w. Glover a brutal death was shocking. But almost As hard to believe Are the reports that it was triggered by an alleged affair with a married woman they say. A Greg had very High morals said Ann Smith who met the 21-year-old Soldier about three years ago when rhe was stationed at fort Polk la. A the would never impose on someone who was married. Maybe he got close and he cared. Sometimes when you get close and care there s a lot of people out there that could Hurt you a Glover a headless body was found dec. 7 at Sickels army Airfield in Fulda Germany where he worked As a helicopter Mechanic for the 11th army Cav regt. A fellow Mechanic sgt. Stephen Schap is in custody at the army confinement facility in Mannheim Germany As a suspect in the slaying. Witnesses report that Schap 26, said he killed Glover because he was having an affair with Schaps wife Diane also 26. Schap was arrested after taking Glover a head to her room in a Fulda Hospital. In a phone interview from her Home in Virginia Smith described Glover As a an All american Type  she said she met the specialist who worked with her husband in 1991. The Young Soldier from Phoenix became one of her three a adopted sons Quot Junior enlisted soldiers who were particularly close to her family while at fort Polk. He was a a real Down to Carth Nice Guy one of the most wholesome people in be Ever met a Smith said. Sgt. James Capers a member of the regiment in Fulda offered a similar assessment. A the was an easy going Guy a Capers said. A the Nad lots of friends and was outgoing Glover but i can to see him involved in something like  Smith also said however that Glover was a naive a a Quality she said May have contributed to his death. �?o1 on to believe the accusations that he was having an affair with that woman at All a she said. A if anything Greg May have been a shoulder to cry on for her and that was what got him into  at fort Hood Texas spec. Ron Baber was startled by word that his former sidekick and close Friend was dead. He also was shocked that people believe Glover was involved with a married woman. A not Greg Baber said. A the just did no to have that kind of attitude a Baber who also was one of Smiths a adopted children Quot said that Glover had a Girlfriend while at fort Polk but never talked about his sexual activities and that Glover Wasny to seen often in bars or singles hangouts. A the was pretty much a homebody a Baber said. A we All Hung around together and went to  Ann from time to time. I think i saw him  in a bar for an official  if Glover had an affair that led to his death he had changed drastically since the Days he shared weekend meals with her family Smith said. Neither she nor Baber had much Contact with the Soldier after he arrived in Germany in 1992, they said but Glover sent Smith one Tetter when he first arrived in country. 1 a the said he was homesick and lonely a Smith said. A the said to say hello to brother Ron Baber and wondered if he would make any friends Over there. I told him he would be Fine and people would Start taking to him  contributing to bit report staff writer Chuck Vlinch in Washington o.c., and Wayna a Hal in Darm Hadt Germany in 1991 by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the number of . Service members claiming to be conscientious objectors More than doubled during the year of the persian Gulf War compared with the previous three years according to a government report. Applications for conscientious objector status jumped from 201 in fiscal 1990 to 447 in fiscal 1991, while the approval rate dropped from 80 percent to 61 percent Over the same time Span according to the general accounting office report. The Gao studied conscientious objector applications and approval rates for the four year period from i scr 1988 through 1991. The results show that the army received the most applications Over that time. The air Force had the fewest. The Navy approved the highest percentage of applications Over the four years while the Marine corps approved the lowest particularly in fiscal 1991. The report dated nov. 9 but made Public Only last week was prepared at the request of reps. John Conyers jr., d-mich., chairman of the House government operations committee and Ronald v. Dellums d-calif., chairman of the House armed services committee. A House government operations committee staffer said lawmakers often Felt a a besieged by Calls and letters from service members claiming conscientious objector status who Felt they were being treated unfairly by the military. A twp just wanted to get a picture of How Many cases there really were How the military handled them and if readiness was affected in any Way a the staffer said. The report said the number of conscientious objector applications a probably had no measurable Impact on military readiness during the persian Gulf  despite the jump in conscientious objector applications to fiscal 1991, the total was insignificant when compared with the number of people then in uniform a about 2.1 million a and the number of troops deployed to the Middle East More than 500,000, the report said. To establish conscientious objector status service members must show a Clear and convincing evidence that they Are opposed to participating in any form of War and that their opposition is based on sincerely held religious moral or ethical beliefs. The military does hot officially recognize opposition to a specific War or conflict. The report found that conscientious objector applicants tend to be White enlisted males in their Early 20s. Of the enlisted applicants Over the four years studied by the Gao Only about 18 percent conscientious objector applications 1888 1888 1080iv.t�?T Jwj  i 1881total. Army applications i  by s i.�?T? a i to processed approved percentage approved i 52 85% 53 50 94% 65 56 66% 229 14061% 408 286 73% Marine corps applications i a processed approved percentage approved 18 14 74% 24 15 a �3% 43 33 77% �?�92. A a 43 47% 178 106 89% v air Force applications of processed ,. Approved percentage approved -39 34 87% 44 37 84% 27 22 81% 46 31 65% 158 124 78% Navy applications -n.,. A. Processed approved percentage approved 58 50 86% 62 50 81% 66 50 76% 78 59 76% 284 209 78% 1 i total processed a a 177 183 1 101 a approved 150 151 181 percentage approved 85% 83% 80% a a Navy Agues do not include officer applications. The Navy approved eight officer App Catton Over the tour years. 447 273 91% 1,008 i 738 73% Sou re general accounting of ice. Were assigned to combat units such As infantry and Armor that Are the likeliest to see heavy fighting. Claiming objector status was not an automatic ticket to avoiding duty in the Middle East because defense department regulations allow applicants to be deployed while their requests Are being 8&s considered a a process that could take months or even years the report said. During the persian Gulf War 110 applicants were deployed though military policy Calls for service members claiming objector status to be assigned to jobs that Are consistent with their stated beliefs whenever possible draw Down Means less Triail faster service officials say by Wayne a Hall staff writer Heidelberg Germany a Here san apparent Benefit of the military draw Down in Europe better Holiday mail service. A the mail has been moving More quickly this year than last because the volume has been about 10 percent lower a said maj. James Moran executive officer of the . Army postal in Europe. Actually the army does not track delivery time for most mail so there is no Way to prove that mail delivery is quicker. However that is the sense of those moving the mail. Fewer pieces to sort handle and Load Means it is processed faster Moran said. At this Point in the Holiday season last year army Post offices in Europe handled 19 million pieces of mail. So far this year they have moved 17 million pieces. A in the United states army Europe that decrease in mail volume tracks with the reduction in population due to draw Down a Moran said. A there Are still some Long lines at the Post offices but that s to be expected when you have people mailing eight or nine boxes at .�?� mail handlers at Europe a six major mail terminals have processed More than 7 million pounds of mail according to the . Air forces in Europe Public affairs office. These terminals a Athens Greece Brussels Belgium Frankfurt Germany Istanbul Turkey Madrid Spain and London a handle inbound mail As Well As mail headed to the United states. No significant problems with mail flow have been reported said it. Col. Paul Kulick commander of the army postal battalion. Last week however mail bound for the United states was delayed for a couple of Days at the Frankfurt air mail terminal because no planes were available to transport it according to air Force officials. The Frankfurt terminal is the busiest in Europe. So far 5.5 million pounds of Holiday mail have passed through the terminal. Postal officials said that As of this week the Only Way to guarantee a package will reach its stateside destination before dec. 25 is by express mail. Packages sent by express mail before dec. 22 should arrive in time Moran said. The Only delivery times tracked by the army Are for deployed units such As those in Macedonia Kulick said. Currently the mail transit time Between Macedonia and the rest of Europe is about 3.2 Days. Transit time for mail being sent from the United states to Macedonia is 5.1 Days. Mail to Somalia is handled by the 9th air postal so at Shaw fab . A it takes Between eight and 11 Days for letter class mail to arrive in Mogadishu from the ., and about 7.8 Days to come from there to the .,�?� said master sgt. Bob Franz the Squadron chief of mail transportation. Last year s transit times for military mail were not available