European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 22, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago the stars and stripes i wednesday december 22,1993 marriage ban rejected Dod divorces itself from controversial plan by the Washington Post Washington a four months after the Marine corps tried to ban married recruits the defense department on monday buried the plan for Good under 600 pages of dense policy analysis. A a comprehensive study a by two assistant secretaries of defense and about 100 civilian and uniformed analysts Quot found no statistical link Between marital status and readiness a defense Secretary Les Aspin Sard in a statement. But the study found serious problems in housing and Quot social and support programs for married troops some of which would require serious expenditures to Correct. In a year full of unwanted social controversy from Tail Hook to women in combat and homosexuals in uniform there was no Chance that mondays report would endorse the marriage ban. The study teams imperative was to explain Why and make suggestions for easing the Strain Between marriage and Milt any service a two institutions that As Pentagon personnel chief Edwin Dorn said in an interview Quot both Are fairly greedy in terms of time and emotional  in August Marine it. Gen. Robert a Johnston backed by the commandant Gen. Carl e. Mundy jr., directed recruiters to accept progressively lower quotas of married enlistees and Stop accepting them altogether after sept. 30, 1995. He also ordered a program of an radio plans by Jon Connor staff writer the american forces network radio will provide listeners with locally produced Holiday programming Christmas eve and Christmas. Starting at 6 05 a.m., an la Maddalena Italy kicks off the program. It will be followed by shows from Frankfurt Germany Livorno Italy Kaiserslautern Germany Simonella Italy shape Belgium Naples Italy Heidelberg Germany Vicenza Italy Nurnberg Germany r san Vito Sci Normanna Italy Oslo Norway Berlin and Wurzburg Germany. All programs will be aired on the Power network which can be am or pm depending on local radio frequencies. The Content of the shows will reflect local customs and traditions along with Christmas music familiar to americans. There will be no local news broadcasts Christmas eve and Christmas Day although the network will air the hourly a news said  capt. John r. Stauter the networks programming director. Stauter said this is the first time an radio will broadcast a Christmas theme linkup. The network s first joint locally produced. Endeavor entered on the closing of the network s Munich a outlet on Valentine s Day last year stauter said. Pc produced shows involve the use of automated systems that will allow some Headquarters personnel in Frankfurt to take the Day off stauter said. The two Day program will be evaluated Quot based on our audience needs Quot stauter said declining to predict if such Holiday programming will be offered again. Network officials estimate their radio listening audience at 500,000 people. Counselling Quot on the trials arts disadvantages of Early marriage for marines already in service. Though shunning to Hotston and Mundyk a most con Trover a proposal mondays study validates several of their concerns. Ithe report described Quot a Paradox Quot in which a Strong marriage Quot is vital to a stable and successful Long term career in the military Quot but getting married at the Start of a military career Quot May impose particularly Hemy burdens on the Scricc member the family and the military service which seeks to maintain its readiness a even the reports Central conclusion that marriage has no Quot Clear statistically valid a effect on readiness depends somewhat on semantics. The report concluded that Quot problems of married members tend to be More Complex and much More time consuming for commanders distracting those commanders from Mission oriented  a a the problems Are most acute for the Marine corps because Young marines deploy at much higher rates than their counterparts in other services and because the marines have less room in their budget to reprogram funds to improve the Quality of family life. About. 65 percent of the Marine budget already goes to personnel a much higher proportion than in other services. Eagle scout honors earned by 4 youths Darmstadt Germany a amps a four boy scouts. In Europe recently joined the Eagle ranks for completing projects that included constructing shelves for second Grade classrooms and fingerprinting children for police records. Eagle scout is the highest earned achievement in boy scouting. The award signifies excellence and dedication in leadership outdoor activities and Community service. A Community service project is required to become an Eagle scout and must involve at least four months work. The four youths Are. A Jeremy e. Martin 18, is the son of Jack and Pamela Martin. He is a senior at Gen. . Arnold High school in Wiesbaden. For his project Jeremy organized and conducted an Organ donor awareness program within his Community. More than 300 people were informed about the . European come Organ donor program. Jeremy has been in scouting for nine years and has earned 22 badges. A Stephen Rodriguez 14, is the son of Russel and Maria Vick. Stephen is in the ninth Grade at Gen. . Arnold High. For his project Stephen constructed and painted shelves for two second Grade classrooms. Stephen has been a scout for eight years and has earned 23 badges. A Matthew Robert Wright 17, is the son of Robert and Suzanne Wright. Matthew is in the 11th Grade at Ramstein High Saiolo. Matthew created a information Booklet for patients at the Lan Stuhl  regional medical Center and their families. It contains a list of area facilities and services along with hours of operation locations and phone numbers. The Booklet is designed for those outside the Lan Stuhl area. Matthew has been a scout for six years and has earned 21 badges. A Joseph Christian Gizinski 16, is the son of Dereck Woodward and m. Sue Taylor Woodward. Joseph is in the 1 Ith Grade at Lakenheath High school in England. For his project Joseph fingerprinted More than 850 children in the Lakenheath and Mildenhall communities. This provides parents and police with a permanent record m Case a child is lost or kidnapped Joseph has been a scout for nine years and has earned 24 badges. Repairs on c-141 wings clipping along Scott fab 111. A the air Force says the repair of Wing cracks in its Fleet of 244 c-141s will be completed nearly 10 months ahead of schedule. Inspection of All the aircraft has already been completed and More than 100 Star lifters have been repaired. The remainder should be repaired by december 1994, according to the air mobility come. The cracks being repaired occur along weep holes which Are Small apertures through which fuel flows inside the Wing. Each c-141 contains about 1,500 weep holes that must be inspected and if necessary repaired. The Pentagon Hopes to replace the 1960s-Era cargo planes with the c-17 Globe master Iii letters a to in n to ii a to Santa there s some Good deals Down at the by dear Cool Santa Claus. What in masking for amp a Miami dolphins jacket that a 50% off 40 or 43 dollars i can to remember. They sell it at the tent Sale Here in Vogel Weh. The other thing is a Pear of i Tec boots that they sell at the by. You la know what they look like Airoy boots. Yours truly Eddie Bojorquez dear Santa at night will leave you some play eggs and a r pc a toys. I Hope you fall Down the Chimney and leave after you play with them i want 1 play eggs i 00,0000,1 ,000 me some computers cars real that is a Sega Gen Tsesis and some games a Boombox a stereo legos ninja tuttles trucks some plane tickets for the air plane trip to America and a Limo waiting for me when i get off a big House. 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June a Cindy Gillespie Steffi Walsh Keven Holey Alex halt Bryan Goetzke Shawn Doherty Kristen Goodin Justin w. Packer Andrew Brence corinthian s. Kelly Eri Hobb. Ryan Barker Andy Crawford cad Loueen Justin Hilton. Julie Floyd. Oanna or no Jessica Champlain Maurice sweat Mika Sheridan Lily a. Perez Christopher shorts Joann Menk Christopher Gates. Justine Hudzinski Alex Morley j Jessica Willis Jasmin Provo Danielle sen finer Demi Grubb 1st Grade class Emen tary school Melissa Bassett Daniel Beale Stephanie Cain Shannon Crabb Errick Kay Amanda Gifford. Joey Walsh Vanessa Nii Era Beth had Gina none David Flanders Unsay Goodin Aaron Packer Christina Taylor Stephanie Moor sea Hobba Craig Richards Guy Crawford Sadaba Navta Shaun Huton Andraw Mazur Tiffany Brooka Gina atari Leut Taryan Nome Martinez Herlth a Hart Joyce Menk a Bartko Martinez Sara Cooper Andy Milton Joe Morley Renee Jessup. Marco Edwards Ben Seifner at Ramstein Al Matthew Bee Man Sera Chereskin Christina foosness Courtney Marusco Jessica Newton Michael trumpet Mark Wynn _ is. Maggie Lina s kindergarten 1st and 2nd Grade class from no Venich elementary school in Kerpen Germany Christopher Murphy Corey Smith Usa Warren Raymond Cortes . Helse Dale Moor Brandon Porter Amber Turner Ben Alega Evan d. Robert d. Jordan Rallison m. Kenk. Andre of Hannah m. Michael g. Tequila o. Brads. Bob k. Jordan m. Casey r. Joel c. Ryan p. From Huntingdon Cambridge Aya group Shire England Sasha seams Maria f. Keenan Veronica Marko Stephen to Rowek Michael Stefanie Sayko Christina Bailey is. Christine Temple amp Vernessa Russell s Salk children from Mannheim elementary school. Amanda Sexton j Abon Lynne Marie sharper Desiree Porter Matthew l a Dixon Jason Amanda j. Hooka Aquilah King Bryan c. 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