European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse The Storsand Fries vol. 53, no. 17 500 wednesday May 4,1994 boo re a vows to put women on All ships Bys Sannem. 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 a and recruit More women into the Navy. A a the goal is All ships. The goal is everything and m. 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. The four Star Admiral said the Navy a image of treatment of women will appear a a lot better a. Once everybody is recognized to be equal in the workplace. We re a profession that needs a lot of readiness and it does no to make sense to exclude half the population does 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. A i would like to go faster a Boorda said. 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. A 343 Gary Millar a a e re a profession that needs a lot of readiness and it does no to make sense to exclude half the. Population does it a a adm. Mike Boorda . Weighs plan to train Haiti m 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 in military trainers would come Only after Progress had been Oriade on restoring democracy. A previous attempt to Send in trainers failed last october when president Clinton ordered the vessel carry ing the military personnel to Retreat after a gang of armed pro military demonstrators protested on the Dock Inyart a Prince. On Board the vessel were More breaking it Downs amps Ken George spec. James Hall left and sgt. David Rickert of co a copter tuesday at Rhein main All Germany for 7th in 1st aviation regt prepare a Black Hawk Heli peacekeeping duty in Macedonia. See Story on Page 3. Looking to election officials May ease than 200 trainers and construction workers. Clinton keeping alive the threat of . Military action in Haiti said tuesday a in a not ruling out any he said Haiti a military rulers should gel the message that a a it a time for them to a a Clinton said the first step is to tighten economic sanctions on Haiti to bring pressure on the forces that ousted democratically elected president can Bertrand Aristide. A the military leaders of Haiti have abused their a see Haiti on Page 2 Washington apr the Clinton administration is considering delaying some military base closure decisions until after the 1996 election. A senior Pentagon official speaking on condition Quot of anonymity said a 1997 base closure round could be added softening confirmed tuesday that Pentagon offi the Impact of next years scheduled round. And rep. Dave Mccurdy d-oua., chairman of a House armed services subcommittee overseeing base closings vials have discussed the proposal privately a a a a. A a a a a on the political level it probably would be very popular to delay a Mccurdy said. Stillborn fetuses were used for . Atomic tests in the 1950s a seepage 12 vol 4iji Quot. A any time we can delay pain whether its going to the dentist or cutting the budget we will do the uniformed military hoping to free funds for new weapons programs of see pain on Page 2dazzling diamonds baseball a new Parks Are architectural hits seepage 1819
