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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Star Handisf ripes.t3�. Vol. 53, no. 17 500 wednesday May 4,1994 boor act vows to women on All ships by Susanne m. Schafer a military writer Washington a the Navy a new chief attempting to erase the bitterness of the Tail Hook sex abuse scandal said tuesday that he wants to place women on All ships a including submarines and recruit More women into the Navy. A the goal is All ships. The goal is everything a adm. Mike Boorda said. The new chief of naval operations announced his plans just 10 Days after taking command of a service battered by allegations of lacklustre leadership a cheating scandal at the . Naval Academy at Annapolis my and the Tail Hook incident in which women were assaulted by Drunken naval aviators attending a convention in Las vegas. Speaking with reporters Boorda said the Issue amounts to one of proving that the Navy is committed to equal Opportunity in the workplace. A i. Want to do it As quickly As we can do it correctly a the Admiral said. V the four Star Admiral said the Navy a image of treatment of women will appear a a lot better once everybody is recognized to be equal in the workplace. Were a profession mat needs a lot of readiness and it does t make sense to exclude half the population docs it a. Boorda said that current plans Call for putting women on three aircraft carriers and about 27 to 30 ships Over the next three years but that he has asked his staff to look into ways to integrate women into the service More quickly �?�1 would like to go faster a Boorda a said., a Quot a a a a a. At present there Are 55,600 women among the Navy a 482,800 total Force. The aircraft Carrier Dwight d. Eisenhower is the first Navy warship to integrate women since Congress last fall lifted a ban against their serving on combat vessels. Women have served on Supply and fuel ships since 1978. Is own mkt we to a profession that needs a Tot of readiness and it does t make sense to exclude half the population does it adm. Mika Boord weighs to train breaking it Down $45 Ken George spec. James Hall left and sgt. David Riekert of co a copter tuesday at Rhein main a Germany. For 7th in 1st aviation regt prepare a Black Hawk hell peacekeeping duty in Macedonia. See Story on Page 3. Washington apr the Clinton administration is reviving the idea of dispatching military trainers to Haiti As part of a plan to professionalize the haitian military . Officials said tuesday ,. But the officials stressed that sending Iri military trainers would come Only after Progress had been made on restoring democracy. A previous attempt to Send in trainers failed last october when president Clinton ordered the vessel carrying the military personnel to Retreat after a gang of armed pro military demonstrators protested on the Dock in port a Prince. On Board the vessel were More than 200 trainers and construction workers. Clinton keeping alive the threat of . Military action in Haiti said tuesday a a in a not ruling out any option a he said Haiti a military rulers should get the message that a a it a time for them to go a Clinton said the first step is to tighten economic sanctions on Haiti to bring pressure on the forces that ousted democratically elected president Jean-13ertrand. Aristide. A. A the military leaders of Haiti have abused their a see Haiti on Page 2 vets get All Clear from wire reports Paris a French authorities said tuesday that they have agreed to allow 38 american veterans to relive a world War ii Parachute jump into Northern France of 50 years ago. The governor of France s Manche Region approved the plan by the veterans of the return to Normandy association to Parachute into the same Field where they landed during a . Airborne assault late june 5, 1944, a Day before the Allied d Day invasion of nazi occupied France. The Pentagon had approved the plan but French authorities had previously expressed reservations a fall Security measures have been taken for the jump Antoine fiction an official at the governors office in Manche said tuesday. A the american army will bring logistic  the 38 veterans aged from their late 60s to 80s, have been training in san Diego making repeated practice jumps to show they Stilt know How. F s  
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