European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To by Marian Hamilton Mediterranean Bureau its Back to the Scales for. Sailors under new fitness standards that take effect in August and the standards Are getting mixed reviews. The changes outlined in a july 14 message from chief of naval operations . Mike Boorda include the return of height and weight charts for Navy person Nel and mandatory participation in aerobic exercise at least three times per week. Boorda Quot wanted a common sense approach to the part physical readiness test without lowering the standards of the Navy or punishing people a said it. Cmdr. Thomas Anderson of the health and physical readiness office at the Navy a Bureau of personnel in Washington . Quot he also ordered the Navy not to out process any More people for Lack of physical fitness until the new standards come into effect a Anderson said. Before 1986, sailors had to conform to certain height and weight standards or face dismissal from the Navy. In 1986, the Navy went to a system that measured body fat Levels to decide if sailors were in shape. Men had to maintain 22 percent or less body fat women could have up to 30 percent before being considered overweight. Now Only those who exceed the height and weight standards will be sent fora body fat calculation. Body fat standards will remain the same. Physic readiness test standards also will remain the same r Hose who fail the test or exceed the weight and Boay fat standards three times in four years can be kicked out of the Navy. Quot i personally done to have any problems with it because 1 i m tall 5 foot 9 inches a Petty officer 1st class Julie Kas new commander to take reins of cafes Europe by the stars and stripes Furth Germany a col. Ralph r. Tucci Lowill assume command of the army and air Force Exchange service in Europe during  at 2 . Friday at the services Headquarters in Birndorf. Tuccillo will take Over from Brig. Gen. Harold e. Burch who has commanded cafes Europe for two years. Tuccillo 47, a Boston native was most recently the chief of the Materiel support div for Headquarters of the . Forces Korea and 8th army. He served previously in Germany most recently As the commander of the 3rd inf dives Materiel management Center in 1983 and 1984. He and his wife Sandra have three  office to be closed Heidelberg Germany a the . Army Europe registry of motor vehicles will close at 11 . Friday for an organization Day. The office will resume Normal services monday. Medo said. Quot but some of the other women Are afraid they wont be Able to meet the new  master chief Petty officer Clyde Dixon feels the new standards could be a mixed Blessing for Many Navy  a. Quot some people were interpreting the height weight Standard As being Given a break. Its not. Its just As strict As the body fat measurement a said Dixon the command master chief at the Navy element at Naples nato base. Quot in fact in some cases it May be More so. A a in a 6 feet tall and 200 pounds so in a within the standards a Dixon said. A but i can go on a pasta Binge and gain five pounds very  Dixon also pointed out that Peoples weight tends to change with age. Quot you take some 20-year-old out there who weighs 190 pounds. By the time he a 40, he May weigh 215. He will not meet the height weight standards even though he is still within the Correct body fat standards. A i think they ought to consider age As Well As height and weight like the army does now Quot Dixon said. Quot i think its a farce. Doctors and scientists have even recently confirmed what everybody has known for quite a while that obesity is primarily related to genes a he said. Petty officer 2nd class Ron Vest has been under both systems of fitness measuring. Quot when i first came in a he said a i was pretty thin. I used to put titanium rods in my socks to make myself too heavy because i thought it was a joke even Back in the Middle �?T70s.�?�now he said he a fighting to stay within the standards. Quot people come in a wide variety of sizes shapes and. Colors a Vest said. A to try. To make them All fit into one Mold is  tips for the Scales Here Are the Navy Snow height weight standards that take effect in August. Men women height min. Max min. Max. 5�?T0 100 153 92 130 5r1 102 155 95 132 5�?T2 103 158 97 134 5 3 104 160 100 136 5 4 105 164 103 139 5 5 106 ,169 106 144. 5�?T6 107 174 1q8 148 57 111 179 111 152 58 115 184 114 156 5 9 119 189 117 161 5 10 123 194 119 164 511 127 199 122 169 6 0 131 205 125174 6 1 135 211 128 179 6 2 139 218 130 185 6�?T3 143 224 133 190 6 4. 147. 230 136 196 6 5 1st 236 139 201 6�?T6 m 153 242 141 206 67 157 248 144 211 68 161 .254 147 216 source . Navy a amps army reportedly plans to allow to me n i n to 32,000 m o re j o is Washington apr the army is opening to women 32,000 jobs previously reserved for men including assignments in attack helicopters flying cover for tanks and in air defense artillery battalions Pentagon sources say. But women still will be barred from operating a key Field artillery weapon known As the multiple launch rocket system or from flying helicopters on Stealthy special operations missions the sources said tuesday. The decision was expected to be announced soon. The move reflects a Compromise Between army Secretary Togo West and the army Stop general chief of staff Gordon r. Sullivan. West had pushed for the acceptance of women in As Many units As possible except those considered direct ground combat such As infantry Armor and artillery Sullivan had argued against such a major expansion the Issue has been hotly debated within the army. Some top generals had opposed giving any new jobs to women even As the Clinton administration pressured the army to follow other services in aggressively increasing opportunities for women. Still 27 percent of the army a jobs will remain off limits to women because they Are in infantry Armor and Field artillery combat units that Are expected to seek out and destroy the. Enemy said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Putting women in the air cavalry troops is regarded As significant because of the Battlefield responsibilities such a unit can have. West dropped his move to allow women into the multiple launch rocket system after Sullivan presented him with the views of some persian Gulf War commanders who had used the rocket system on the Battlefield directly behind some tank units the source said a v a the Mars is a Mobile system that carries a Battery of rockets that can be launched at targets up to 20 Miles away. The tank like vehicle carries a Crew of three and is designed to focus intense firepower on enemy air defences troops and other targets. In rejecting the move to put army women on Board special operations aircraft West is going along with a similar recommendation made by Gen. John m. Shalikashvil chairman of the joint chiefs of staff who expressed reservations about such deployment of women. Many of the new jobs however will include postings in Headquarters units for combat engineers special operations forces division air defense artillery battalions and Man Euver brigade  to get . Autopsy of wife Friend says by sue Palumbo Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy a a Sailor whose wife died unexpectedly july 16 at the . Naval Hospital in Naples has sought help from a private pathologist in the United states a source close to the family said. Petty officer 1st class Lorente Bunda Lian Felt the Hospital in Naples had left too Many questions unanswered about the circumstances surrounding the death of his wife Lilibeth the source said. The private pathologist will conduct a separate autopsy he said. Lorente Bundalian of Sampanga Philippines is assigned to the naval support activity la Maddalena on Sardinia. His 34-year-old wife died two Days after she was admitted to the Hospital with abdominal pains a Hospital spokesman said. According to the source a family Friend who asked not to be identified Lilibeth Bundalian was admitted to the Hospital for routine testing. The source said she began experiencing severe stomach pains after undergoing a laparoscopy a procedure used to examine internal organs with the least amount of surgical intervention. Doctors told her she would be released within 24 hours of the procedure the source said. Lorente Bundalian did not accompany his wife to the Hospital because the couple was told the procedure was routine. He now wants to warn people that they should accompany family members to hospitals no matter How routine the visit the source said. Hospital officials declined to say Why Lilibeth Bundalian was admitted nor would they say whether she received the laparoscopy. Quot we Are not allowed to release any information on Why a patient was admitted and what procedures he or she underwent without the patients permission or that of the family a said capt. Michael Benway acting commander of the Hospital. Officials released Lilibeth Bundalian a remains to her husband after he viewed the body for the first time Friday. The Hospital spokesman said it is Standard procedure for an autopsy to take place before the family views the deceased. The autopsy was conducted july is. An italian doctor was present and an italian pathologist reviewed the autopsy three Days later. The cause of death has not been released pending autopsy results. A Midi Cal investigation is being conducted by a medical service corps officer from the Hospital and a physician from Simonella the Hospital spokesman said. / Lorente Bundalian left for los Angeles on saturday the family source said. It was not Clear if he would return to la Maddalena. A we Are trying to do the Best thing we can for him and his family a said it. Jon Smith a spokesman for commander forces air Mediterranean. A your first interest in this is their  military officials confirmed that the remains have been sent to los Angeles and were expected to arrive july 26 or 27. Lorente Bundalian has hired a los Angeles pathologist to conduct an autopsy before he takes his wife a body to the Philippines for burial the source said