European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The and tripe Sili Sab Fex vol.53, no. 120 500monday August 15,1994 d 8693 a recruiting policy assailed by John f. Harris Washington Post Washington the military services Are wasting millions annually keeping open unneeded recruiting stations some of which Are so unproductive they sign up an average of just one recruit a year according to a congressional study. The Bottom half of the military s 6,000 recruiting stations produces Only 10 percent of the people entering the services each year. The findings Are part of a draft report by the Gener Al accounting office that broadly criticizes the Penta gon s recruiting efforts As bogged Down in inefficient and outdated business practices. In particular the study dismisses recent claims by senior commanders that they need More Money for recruit ing budgets because of a shortage of Young people willing to enter the services. Instead the Gao said the military could do More with less by making recruiters More productive and stripping away its own bureaucracy. They continue to ask for More Money to recruit fewer people said sen. David Pryor d-ark., who requested the study. He noted that in Many Small towns each service has its own recruiting office none of which seems to get much  s Good for people who own shopping centers Pryor said but other than that it s a waste of re see policy on Page 2 of 47, no adds a of a seasoning to Mission by Kevin Dougherty staff writer Camp Able sentry Macedonia army staff sgt Leon Wysong is one of those seasoned soldiers younger gis look up to and never forget. For Many his name and face forever will be associated with Macedonia and operation Able sentry at 47, Wysong is one of the oldest soldiers serving his country in the . Peacekeeping Mission in Macedonia. He also is in the Twilight of a circuitous military career that includes three separate stints two services and one hellish War. He has been through a lot and the Young soldiers he works with at capable sentry Aren t oblivious to it Tiey know that As Gruff As Wysong can be he s More often upbeat and Jovial. He s been in Nam. He s been in Panama. He s been Arouri the world. He s got a lot of experience said spec. Tim Bradley 22, who works As a fuel Hauler. I think he s the most respected Man in this  the 29-member unit is part of a larger contingent from Schweinfurt Germany that deployed in june to Macedonia. Task Force 2-15, part of thei . Peacekeeping Force sent to this fledgling Balkan nation i expected to remain in Macedonia for As Long As six months. Wysong s unit is responsible for transporting supplies such As food water and fuel to the 11 Forward operating posts North of Camp. All but two of the locations Are observation posts situated on or near the Border see Mission on Page 4 dignitaries vets gather to recapture 2nd a Day by de Reavis staff writer a Raguinan France the Cele bration of the 50th anniversary of the Al lied Landing in Southern France began with an impressive naval display sunday of 34 ships including seven . And two British warships. Leading the naval Armada sunday along the sunny Riv Thiera coast was French president Francois Mitterrand aboard the 869-foot French aircraft Carrier Foch paying special tribute to the african troops who fought under French colors. On Board the Foch with memorials cemeteries Honor Dragoon s invaders pages 15-17 is Joh Bohmer staff sgt. Leon Wysong 47, right shares a Light moment with spec. Tim Bradley. They Are part of the . Peacekeeping Force serving in Macedonia. Mitterrand was . Navy Secretary John Dalton. The flotilla opened two  celebrations marking operation Dragoon known As the Champagne Campaign or the other  Dragoon brought the Allied troops to the shores of Provence 10 weeks after the better remembered landings in Normandy and was the second Spear in the Underbelly of the third Reich. Nearly half a million men 2,000 ships and 2,000 air Craft came into Adolf Hitler s so called european fortress before the Landing in Southern France was Complete. Surrounding the flotilla sunday As it cruised past fre jus were 2,000 pleasure Craft. Fre jus is the Hometown of defense minister Francois Leotard who is also its mayor. Scantily dressed women including one aboard a  flying a German Flag blew air horns and waved Allied flags. Dignitaries and sailors watched aircraft see vets on Page 4 tenants voice concerns about the fire safety of military family housing units seepage some tips on driving on the left Side of the Road see Page 9 Rains turn the 25th anniversary Rock festival into mud Stock ii see pages