European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 13, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 3junior leaders top dogs in Macedonia by Ron Jensen Niernberg Bureau observation Post 51 Echo Macedonia a at this Hilltop outpost within spitting distance of Serbia the Man in charge is a 25-year-old sergeant with a no nonsense manner. ,.a a in be been in the army Avi years a said sgt. Michael Carr. A this is by far the most responsibility that a Ever. Been put on  three Miles to the Southeast across a Valley Check cred by hand tended farm Fields and nondescript villages another 25-year-old sergeant is the top dog at observation Post 52. A a in a Overall in charge of the of a things that go Good things that go bad a said sgt. Curt Matthews. Along the Border that separates Macedonia from Serbia Are nine observation posts manned by soldiers from the 1st in 6th inf regt of Vil seek Germany. The soldiers who Are part of a . Mission in the for Mer yugoslav Republic have been Here since january. The Mission is to observe activity along the Border a smuggling efforts serbian patrols traffic patterns and the like. / and at each observation Post the person in command is a sergeant gaining experience in leadership that otherwise would be hard to achieve. A i done to run the of a said 1st it. Robert Bennett at of 51 Echo. A i live Here. Sergeant Carr runs the of. I run the sector. A a in Vilseck sergeant Carr would be responsible for four Guys. That a it. Here he a responsible for All  a a a fall this includes the  huts that Are sleeping quarters Kitchen and operations Center for the observation Post. Carr Matthews and the other sergeants a. A amps Ron Jenson sgt. Curt Matthews right is among the sergeants in charge of posts along the macedonian serbian Border. Carr Are responsible for the resupply of food and fuel. They see to it that the communications equipment is maintained and that the vehicles Are operable. They ensure that the Mission is accomplished by the 10 or so soldiers under their watch. They file reports and debrief patrols. A very Seldom would .1 be in charge of this much equipment a Matthews said. A i knew i would have a lot of responsibility placed on me. I did no to know to what  a a a a. A a a a a a a. A. A a a he said the soldiers have responded Well to his command. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a / a a they have always had someone Over them a he said. A a in a just a different  v capt. Perry Caskey the commander of cob which includes six of the observation posts knows that this Mission will provide him with More experienced and mature noncommissioned officers. A this is an excellent Opportunity for them to take charge and run with the Ball a he said. Caskey said he has lost valuable time with the Bradley fighting vehicles his company normally operates in Germany. But he said that a a inc Junior leadership is gaining experience and using their Heads a a of this is not lost on it. Col. Carter Ham commander of the . Contingent of the Macedonia  that is what i believe will be the Long term Benefit of this Mission to our unit and to the army a he said. Matthews and Carr believe the added responsibility has helped them. A i think its enhanced me a lot a said Carr. A a it a a very unique tour. I know ill never forget  Matthews admitted to a Little apprehension but dismissed that As Normal. A sometimes i have mixed feelings As anyone would who could be on the chopping Block a he said. A i know now i am capable of being an e-6 staff sergeant. I fee confident now that when i become an e-6,1 can do the Job of an e-6.�?�usareur s top doctor faces heart bypass in Washington by Kevin Dougherty Kaiserslautern Bureau army maj. Gen. Michael j. Scotti jr., commander of the 7th medical come in Heidelberg Germany is scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery wednesday a 7th medical come spokeswoman Saia Scotti 55, left Germany for Walter Reed army medical Center in Washington ., on May 3, said Barbara Slifer a medical command spokeswoman. While at Walter Reed Scotti underwent medical tests. A was a result of the tests it was determined that bypass surgery was needed a Slifer said. Scotti who is also chief surgeon for . Army Europe is a cigarette smoker according to people who know him. Slifer would. Not confirm that Scotti is a smoker citing his privacy. Doctors sent Scotti to Walter Reed because Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center Germany where he would have gone for medical treatment does no to perform heart Scotti bypass surgery. A we can identify the problem a said Marie Shaw a Lan Stuhl Hospital spokeswoman. A we can identify the location of the problem. But we cannot do the bypass the open heart surgery. The Only exception to sending a patient to the United states for such a procedure would be an emergency Shaw said. If that were the Case with Scotti he would have been taken to a German Hospital for example in Kaiserslautern or Hamburg Shaw said. Patients in need of bypass surgery Are routinely sent to the United states regardless of their rank Slifer said. The Walter Reed doctor who will operate on Scotti performs an average of 10 heart bypass surgeries a week she added. Scotti became commander of 7th medical come in 1990. / Dodds chief expected to head troops to teachers program by Jim Jones education writer the director of the department of defense dependents schools is moving to another educational assignment in the defense department a Dodds spokeswoman confirmed wednesday. John l. Stremple the school systems director for nearly seven years is expected to head the new troops to teachers program beginning in August spokeswoman Marilyn Witcher said. The program encourages military members who Are leaving the service to consider careers in teaching. Although the official announcement is not expected until this week Strum plea a new assignment was made Public late last month at a meeting of the advisory Council for dependents education in Washington  A there was no formal announcement at that time but Farewell remarks were made to or. Stremple a Witcher said. A a a replacement for Stremple has not been named Witcher said the vacancy announcement should hit the streets a in a couple of Days in conjunction with the formal resignation the defense department will advertise the position throughout the education Community said Carolyn Becraft Deputy assistant Secretary of defense for personnel support families and education who was quoted in a recent air Force times article. Applicants to Bead the school system that educates More than 100,000 children in 208 schools in 18 countries will be reviewed by a panel of parents school representatives and others. However it is expected that the final appointment will be made by Edwin Dorn the Pentagon Stop personnel chief. Rhein main a Germany a amps a refills on prescriptions at Rhem Mains base pharmacy in the clinic Are now just a phone Call away. A Telephone answering machine system has recently been installed for patients convenience. The answering machine can be reached by calling 069-699-6645 or Dan 330-6645. Information needed includes the patients name prescription number name of the medication and a Telephone number where the caller can be reached during the Day so the refill can be processed. The original prescription bottle must be brought to the pharmacy when picking up a refill. The pharmacy is open 7 30 . To 6 . Monday through Friday although prescriptions May be called in to the pharmacy 24 hours a Day Only ones called in before 4 . Will be ready for pickup the following duty Day. If a prescription needs to be refilled the same Day it must be brought to the pharmacy