European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 21, 1994 the stars and stripes Page 5warns about babies on Board need for planned parenthood seen by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau the stationing of More women on ships could mean that More babies will be born on ships unless Navy officials begin planned parenthood and education programs according to a top Navy medical officer. In the last six months two sailors have Given birth on ships despite regulations that Call for women to be transferred off ships by their 20th week of pregnancy. A taking women to sea is not a women to aking women to sea is not a women Issue a its a pregnancy Issue. We done to have to have an Experiment with pregnant women at sea to know wed be risking . . Patel Bureau of Medicine and surgery Washington Issue a its a pregnancy Issue a said capt. . Patel director of surface Medicine at the Bureau of Medicine and surgery in Washington. A we. Done to have to have an Experiment with pregnant women at sea to know wed be risking lives.�?�. The decision by Congress to repeal the combat exclusion Law opened dozens More ships to female sailors. The ships open to women in the past generally spent less time at sea than All male ships. Clubs female sailors will now spend just As much time at sea As their male counterparts. Patel foresees the Navy treating pregnancy and parenthood As it does other issues such As sexual harassment. He said some training tapes and books already Are available and More will be soon. Training materials will urge women to plan their pregnancies so that they done to conflict with sea duty. The training will urge prospective mothers to come Forward As soon As possible to avoid endangering themselves or their unborn children. Both sailors who gave birth on Board ships initially claimed they were not aware they were pregnant. The first Sailor gave birth to a 5-Pound boy on Board the destroyer tender Yellowstone while the ship was berthed in Gaeta Italy. After a minor complication for the Mother she and her baby were transferred to a Navy Hospital and later released. In the second instance which took Elace in june the Sailor had been on Oard the submarine tender Simon Lake for a week according to 6th Fleet. She gave birth in the female berthing compartment while the ship was off the italian Island of Sardinia. The baby who was several weeks premature died an hour later. Women who Are slated for assignment to ships already Are required to attend pregnancy screenings before reporting for sea duty Pate said pregnant women who Are scheduled to go shipboard either Are sent to a temporary duty station until after the baby is bom or Are assigned to a Shore station with the understanding that they will Complete their sea duty Tours at a later time. A. But that solves Only part of the prob from Page 1 trouble according to col. John Fulmer usage urn a chief of morale,-.welfare and recreation. Based on recent quarterly financial reports from local commanders Usa eur identified 38 of the commands 85 clubs that could be closed if things done to change. A we know the ones that Are troubling us a Fulmer told the stars and stripes. A some clubs have perennially been  and the command can to have losers anymore. In a time of tight budgets shovelling Money into clubs that lose Money Isnit feasible Fulmer said. The Days of supporting Money losers with the profits fro Mother operations Are Over. A when you buy a Beer at a losing club you re really buying it from some other moneymaking activity a Fulmer said. A we can to afford to subsidize clubs  in 1993, a Susa eur clubs lost $359,000, Fulmer said but closing clubs in draw Down communities has helped the Bottom line. So far this year the clubs Are turning a $504,000 profit and they Are expected to reach $1 million by years end. A there Are some clubs today that Are losing Money that will never make Money a Fulmer said. A those Are mostly in draw Down communities and the Bottom line improves when we finally close  but the profits wont go Back into losing clubs Fulmer said. Instead they Are earmarked for supporting no appropriated fund activities needed for Mission readiness such As child care centers and gyms. In stable communities such As Hanau however closing clubs makes life  Page 1 Patel said. A safety is our first concern. We want them to know when to refer the patient to another facility and when it is an emergency that requires the patient be medevac cd  Navy surgeons also will be provided with a new manual on obstetrical gynaecological health issues to help them a a u. Treat emergencies such As ovarian cysts Patel said. Women a health care is a. High priority throughout the department of defense which recently approved $20 million in research on women a health and another $5 million on breast cancer research at the naval Hospital in Bethesda md., according to a Navy fact Sheet on women a health issues. A making the training mandatory is a big Deal a Patel said. A but so far we be actually had very few female health problems on  Lem. Unless a woman tells medical personnel she is pregnant she will leave with the ship. Patel acknowledged that there has been talk of requiring ships to per form mandatory pregnancy testing each time they pull out for an extended cruise but he doubts that will come to pass. A the majority of women Are planning their pregnancies already Quot Patel said. A you can to make everyone suffer through something just because of a few people. The answer is education education education. Education for men and  but not All women Are created equal a including pregnant ones according to Wilma d. Powell head of the defense advisory committee on women in the services the government watchdog Agency for women a issues in the military. Powell believes that counselling and education Are needed and that commands should make their own decisions. She also believes there Are some pregnant women who can continue to fulfil their duties on Board ship. A pregnancy is not an illness a Powell said in an interview monday in Naples Italy. A it is a temporary condition. You can to say All pregnant women  go out on a ship. It depends on the  Patel believes there has been Only one other instance of a woman giving birth on a ship about 10 years ago. The Navy first began assigning women to ships in the late 1970s. He said he was familiar with the two latest cases but said he has a hard time believing either woman was unaware of her condition. A both of these women had other children a Patel said. A in the one Case on the Yellowstone the Story was that she did no to want to get off the ship so she hid her pregnancy by saying she was cold and wearing a jacket. When she finally did go to the clinic she told them she had a period two months  based on the patients information and a positive pregnancy test the ships medical personnel diagnosed the woman As approximately 10 to 12 weeks pregnant. She gave birth to a full term baby just Days  making provisions to feed profits by Mark Kinkade staff writer the . Army Europe a latest weapon is ready for use in one of the toughest Battles the command has faced Usa eur is joining the franchise res Tauran Twar. In the face of fast falling profits at some Community clubs the army is preparing to launch a command a a owned family dining franchise called provisions with initial deployment set for 1995 in the Mannheim Germany military Community said col. John Fulmer chief of the commands mor ale welfare and recreation division. A the command faces a Tough Battle. Although Usa eur clubs respect to show a $1 million profit this year customers Are telling officials that they want something different from the Typ ical Community club. After neatly two years and meetings with local Community sensing groups command business managers and club experts realized that More and More families Are joining the army a ranks and they want a place to cat with a Nice atmosphere Fulmer said. The result is a Souther style restaurant with a limited menu. Also under the provisions umbrella will be a sports bar called roadhouse said Mark Cauther management assistance and training manager. A provisions is a Market driven restaurant entertainment concept a Cauther sold. A a we la give most folks what they  Cauther said the clubs will feature an a a exhibition Kitchen where customers can see Cooks preparing meals trained servers who also provide entertainment and Hearty american food that shies away from deep Fried fare. The franchises Are designed to move into existing structures he said. So far at least five communities have expressed interest in the franchise restaurant concept a that was the result of our focus group meetings a Cauther said during a break in menu training in Heidi Berg Germany. A they wanted High Quality consistent service atmosphere and  the sensing groups made up of a Cross segment of people from various military communities met earlier this year to discuss what they wanted to see in lieu of traditional military Community clubs. The chief complaints of the sensing groups Fulmer said were inconsistent menus poor Quality food and poor service. Now Usa eur is ready to put the lessons of the sensing sessions into action Cauther said. If successful the program could create a Chain of restaurants in most military communities a people want this a Cauther said. A if what a going on in the United states is any indication this is the wave of the future for army  on soldiers Patton said. In a Community that has dropped from 13,000 soldiers to just More than 4,000 in five years local clubs on the Economy and hot spots also Are hurting. The entire area is depressed. A we have to find something to bring As Many people into the club As possible a Patton said. A a that a not easy but we re tinkering with new ideas and formats. We be discarded what we know does no to work and we want to Appeal to the new customer  for the Pioneer club that Means a new attention to families with specialized menus and a wider variety of events for partying soldiers Patton said. His plans fit Well into usage urn a guideline. For the past two years the command has emphasized a More civilian Way of doing club business Fulmer said. For example the command trains managers and workers on the latest business food service and management techniques in use in the United states. A Congress has been after us since 1977 to change the Way we do the club business a Fulmer said. A they really turned the heat up in 1987. Today we re setting an army Standard for innovation and business  but while Usa eur is ready to help business managers and local commanders find ways to turn profits Fulmer said the ultimate responsibility for a clubs future rests on local commanders. A keeping clubs open is solely a local commanders decision a Fulmer said. A we prescribe policy. If a club is losing Money general David a Maddox Usa eur commander has to justify to the mar Board of directors Why his clubs Are losing