European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 letters to the editor Friday november 25,1994 thes european edition col Steven s. Hoffman Usan commander publisher Bernard a. Zovistoski editor news and editorial Newt editor Chi Walker european editor Bow Trefcer sport editor George Mene City editor to write us unit 29480 apoae09211 Orost Facell 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany news Tel fax 06155-601416 to Call us dial 06155-601 plus Extension or Dan 348-8 plus Extension As follows news ext. 237,255,282,228,326. Sports ext. 225,269,263,332,321, 221. Features ext 230,245,341. Letters to editor ext. 208,400. Education Jim Jones ext. 226. Business news ext. 326. News bureaus Heidelberg Germany eff to Bathe room 117, mme str. 104, 68115 Heidelberg Telephone Dan 370 7010 or Civ an 06221-23421 Tel fax 0622m0554. 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Give clinic a Chance i d like to say Good Story on your re cent front Page article planned teen clinic Sparks heated debate nov. 3. Although i m not stationed in Ger Many i d like to say Baum older High school has come up with a great idea a teen  now that May spark up heated thoughts by those parents who attended the nov. 1st meeting but i d like to add my two Pence Worth to the article and say to those parents in opposition you parents need to live up to your responsibilities and get in touch wit kids today. If my kids who Are under 15, wanted to discuss a problem be it acne piles or even sex of faint heaven forbid with someone other than me that s of. Let s give Pur kids some credit for being responsible enough for wanting to seek information or help. Don t get me wrong i d like if my child could come to me but if he or she chose to go to a teen clinic that s of too. Master sgt. Sharon Hallock May Well be right about the clinic not being Able to change Core values and i agree they teen clinics can make a difference in a child working out a problem which jus maybe they kids did t feel Comfort Able talking to their parents about Don t Bob boo the idea of a tee clinic before it has an Opportunity to work and Don t be so narrow minded to think the clinic is just there to heighten sexual promiscuity. Master sgt. Wayne d. Johnson Raf Mildenhall England to our readers let us know what you think a encourage our readers especially those who have never submitted a letter to write to us. Letters expressing readers View Points or opinions Are published Dally on this Page. All letters must be signed and Ine Fude address and Telephone number. Send to letters to the editor the stars and stripes unit 29460, Apoate 09211. Or fax country code 49 06155-601 -395, Dan 348-8395. We Reserve the right to edit Fetters for clarity length and taste. Military update join Ness to m Tom Philpott on March 1,1995, the Pentagon will release its last and longest hit list of stateside military bases urging that thebe closed or realigned to save de sense dollars. The Impact on infrastructure is expected at minimum to equal the combined effect of three previous base closing actions 1988,1991 and 1993. But this round of base closings will be extraordinary for another Rea son. A. ,.  will Tattoo join Ness on service infrastructure in the same Way the 1986 Goldwater Nichols act burned joint Ness into military operations. In time joint forces in theater will be supported by joint forces at stateside facilities. Thousands More members from Ever service will be assigned to the same bases perhaps even to work Side by Side repairing equipment training pilots testing weapons conducting experiments treating patients. The emphasis will be on Cross serv ice utilization of common support As sets said defense Secretary William Perry in sending base realignment and closure Brac guidelines to the serv ices last january. Tinker air Force base near Oklahoma City okla., provides a glimpse of the future for much of the military s support Structure said a senior defense department official involved in the base closing process. In 1992 the Navy moved its Squadron of e-6a communications aircraft to  e-6 Airframe is similar to that of the air Force s e-3 Azacs airborne warning and control system aircraft. Both services now use the same run ways repair depots training programs labs technical experts even Security services. There Are several other examples be sides tinker. But getting the services to agree to consolidate Many More support facilities and installations is no easy  s very counter cultural no doubt about it said the Dod  services frankly Are a whole lot More comfortable providing support to their own service than relying on another  93 base closing commission had criticized the Pentagon for failing to consolidate support across services. Instead during the first three rounds services decided individually what they could give up and focused mostly on operational bases. Defense officials embraced what the services recommended and passed the lists on. This time pod officials Are shaping recommendations and serving As referees when needed to Compromise on facilities. It s pretty Tough flogging Attis Point said a senior service official. I Don t know How it s going to com out. We re coming up against forces that say " hmm if i m service b and can get service a s work than i will not have to close any of my depots " the air Force for example would like to save its under used air logistics Center at Mcclellan fab near Sacra mento Calif. One option would be to close the naval aviation depot at North Island in san Diego and move that work to Mcclellan. But Navy officials lost three of six aviation depots in Brac 93 and believe it s time air Force depots take som hits. Such arguments Are being aired i five joint Cross service groups Perry established to look at consolidating de pots test centers laboratories Hospi tals and training  groups Are developing alternatives for service secretaries to include i final recommendations to Perry on Jan x e Perry and his staff will have two months to review the list before for warding to 1995 defense base closure and realignment commission. The eight member commission will be chaired by Alan Dixon a former democratic senator from Illinois. After consulting with congressional leaders president Clinton will Nomi Nate the other commissioners by Jan. 3. The commission will hold Public hearings from March through june and Send a final list to Clinton by july 1. The president will have two weeks to review and approve it or Send the list Back to the commission for further work. If approved by Clinton Congress will have 45 Days to reject the entire list. Otherwise the recommendations be come Law. Both Perry and his Deputy Joh Deutch have told the services to eliminate As much excess capacity As feasible said a service official. At a minimum the package will equate in size to 70 major bases apr eds for closure since 1988. Tiv but because depots Are larger than the typical base the actual number of installations on the 95 list could be fewer than that a Dod official explained. Defense and service officials weren sounding particularly confident about the process by mid november. And the Tough decisions the real horse trading was still to come. Until we get Down to cases we re not going to know if in fact this will work said the official. But there is enough pressure of a financial crunch ahead that cultural considerations won t prevail. We re going to be doing a lot  reader1 comments and suggestions Are  to military update co editor the stars and Stripe unit 29480, Apo a 09211.  Inhat wuhavp5v&vo aft a the 5am& thw6-Mfvr Mufti on  mu$70patno7hjf46 to get it inese people we Wex. They my6op.i Don t or.