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Show ma mi Published in the interest of the personnel of the Deserel Test Center" i Publislied by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, I' tab, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement bv the Department of the Army of the products or sen ices advertised. n Vol. 5 No. Ft. Douglas, Utah 84113 1 Dugway, Utah 84022 Friday, June 1, 1973 Reserve officers on active duty reduced by 4,900 - Former Secretary of the WASHINGTON (ANF) Army Robert F. Froehlke announced May 14 the Army will involuntarily release from active duty approximately 4,900 Reserve commissioned officers by Oct. 1, 1973. The termination of the Army's active role in Southeast Asia and subsequent troop redeployment, plus reductions in overall Army strength will no longer siipMrt the nuinler of officers now serving on active duty. These officers have served faithfully and well during a most difficult and demanding period in our nation's history. Their release has been dictated solely by manpower Freedom Tree planted requirements. Returned prisoner-of-wa- r Captain William S. Reeder watches as DPC Commander Colonel Arthur J. Kingdom throws the second shovel of dirt around the Freedom Tree in May 21 ceremonies in front of Post Headquarters. A plaque now located at the base of the tree was dedicated December 18 when Captain ReadCeremonies dedicating the tree to er's status was still that of Capt. Reeder and all POWs and MIAs were conducted by girls from Cadette Troop No. 367. missing-in-actio- Callaway confirmed as Sec. of Armv i Howard II. "Bo" Callaand the highest order of proway was sworn in May 15 as fessional competence. These the new Secretary of the Army qualities in our Army constireplacing Robert F. Froehlke. tute one of America's most The former Georgia con- priceless assets which we must continue to maintain. gressman and West Point gradThe Army's achievements uate released the following statement after assuming his aer well known to your coun duties. trymen who take confidence I begin my duties as your from tlie past that you will Secretary deeply conscious of meet all future challenges with my obligations to all members honor and skill. of the Army and your famil For my part, I am honored to return to an active role ies. Together we share a great with the Army, and I pledge responsibility to a nation which my best efforts on your behalf has grown accustomed to an as individuals and to the Army Army possessed of complete collectively as a member of loyalty, exemplary integrity, our national defense team. y 6.1 cost-of-li- pro-crea- ... over the lse figure, to re-sult in an annuity increase of 6.1 percent. The amount of an annuity increase, under a 1965 law, is based on the highest in- crease of at least 3 percent the liase CPI during a consecutive period, plus an additional 1 per cent authonzed by a 1989 law. Be-cause cast- - of- - living increases are granted automatically, the Commission noted tnat annuitants need not write to the Commission to obtain them. Current Federal employees who are eligible to retire and wish to qualify for the cost- - of-living increase must lie sepa- y status rated or in a Iwfore midnight June 30. IN PENDING disability cases, applicants to agencies may request leave without them on place pay from and including July 1, 1973, to qualify for the annuity increase. If the dis- ability retirement claim is sick or annual disallowed, leave with pay may le suit- stituted retroactively for the leave without pay. If the claim is allowed, the accumii- - se - usu- employee's final salary 30 after the 20 to days ally date of retirement. THE FIRST thing the Commission does when it re- ceives a retirement claim is to otify the applicant of its receipt and of the claim num- ber assigned to him. At the time, j the Commission notifies the health insurance Oil i old physical assistant 'assigned to the Chem Tech Branch at Dug- way has been named the Deseret Test Center Soldier of the Month for April. 24-ye- ar Paul A. Sturm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Sturm of Beech Grove, Inc., was select ed from candidates J?' from the thp 1 "!" lYXVIlHi He is a graduate Sp4 Sturm now becomes eli- rand High School and Marian gible for Soldier of the Quarter second College in Indianapolis, hold-- competition for the 1973. of in bachelor's the quarter degree ing Representatives from Head- is He chemistry. presently quarters Company have won ti- on master's a degree the Soldier of the Month working months. industrial in engineering tie for the past five st of University through Utah courses. While in college, Sp4 Sturm served as president of his school's chapter of the Amof Chart- - Harrison Brothers, chairman of the Military Affairs Committee for the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, presents Sp5 Garland West with a plaque in recognition of his selection as the Deseret Test Center Soldier of the Quarter. The award was presented at a luncheon with the Bonneville Kiwanis Club in Salt Lake Citv. HHC's West chosen Soldier of Quarter Deseret Test Center's first Soldier of the Quarter for 1973 was honored recently in a luncheon with the Salt Lake Citv Bonneville Kiwanis Club. SPECIALIST 5 Garland West, Jr., of the Dugway ProvOfing Ground Information fice received a plaque and $25 merchandise certificate from the area Chamber of Commerce. Dugway Proving Ground r.n.nr.rW rnlimM Arthur T. j. Kingdom, Command Sergeant vv McL5UEh un and Headquarters Comp- any Commander Captain James RMcMaias also attended the meeting, held in the Univer- sity club in downtown Salt Lake City. Sp5 West was selected Sol-dier of the Quarter by a five-- brothers of the Military Af-fairs Committee of the Cham- ber of Commerce. Col. Kmc- dorn addressed the meeting on the significance of the Soldier of the Quarter program, and the process by which the re-cipient is chosen. Sp5 West entered the Army July 1, 1971 and underwent basic training at Ft. Jackson, S.C., before attending the De-fense Information School at I Next, the Commission ob- - I tains all records of prior Fed- - el Missouri-Columbi- vereity a, lilt MJLDltK ot the Quarter Board is convened by CSM McLaughlin at Dugway. Nominees for the honor must be in the grade E-- 4 or below at the time of their selection as Soldier of the Month. old Winston, The Salem native resides at 325-West Third Avenue, Dugway, with his wife Nancy. 22-ye- ar D Up to 80 per cent of 4 in June could go to with from 12 to present 21 months of service, the Army has announced. IN A message to commanders, the Department of the Army said that for every 3 promoted from the primary zone, four from the secondary zone could be promotE-- hikes E-3- S Pla-sum- er Corn-abo- rolina-Chap- Sp5 on-po- the, HsPjtal, erican Chemical ASLeMft Society. the foth Mltary Police toon and Headquarters SP4 STURM took basic Ixwrd P87- A three-ma- n training at Ft. Campbell, Ky. e vened by DTC Command after entering the Army Nov. 8eant Major Herman W. Mc- - 18, 1971. He was named . . . r , Cl r .. ;ibu C4 irainee ot tne Liycie tor tne 011 the bds of ms military battalion upon graduation. His duty military occupational was granted to him specialty bearing, appearance, perform- as a civilian acquired specialty. 0f duty and knowledge of military and current events. Sp4 Sturm also works as jjP4 STURM works as a an chemist and Eagle Scout advisor for synthetic organic and is Pack No. 517 of the Bov chemist, analytical presently involved in environ-ove- r Scouts of America at Dugway, mental studies programs at and is active in post intramural sports. his duty section, ve - E-- 4 Ser-Th- 1 Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston- Salem. N.C., holding a bache- lor of arts degree in English d journalism. Upon comple- his Army commitment, tion Sp5 West plans to pursue an advanced degree in journalism the competition. University of North Ca- PRESENTING the awards at Hill or the Um- West was Harrison to man board at DPG on the basis of his military bearing. soldierly appearance, perform- ance of duty and knowledge of military and current events, Winners of the Soldier of the Month title for the first quar- ter of 1973 were eligible for hike 1 's E-- policy eased Dugway Proving Cround Commander Col. Arthur J. Kingdom presents Soldier of the Month Sp4 Paul A. Sturm with his certificate and $25 savings bond. Sp4 Sturm will also receive a three-dapass. ed. for June y 4 primary zone reof 21 months a minimum quires service; the secondary requires 12 to 21. In May, only one promotion from the secondary zone could occur for every two from the primary zone. The normal is one for three. ARMY officials have been quoted in citing an Army-wid- e for the lishortage of beralization in policy. In April were 8,500 promotions to acbut 4,500 authorized, only hiked. were tually The lilieralized policy will The E-- E-4- carrier that the employee has shifted to the retirement rolls and to maintain his coverage. 's E-- 4 O expire June 30. employment from its center. The claim is then ready for special payment which consists of issuing a check based on a close mate of the annuity due. The first special payment is made m the vast majority of cases within 10 days after receipt 0f the application from the employing agency. Additional special payments are made monthly until the exact amount of annuity has been computed, then any difference between special payments and the exact amount due on a regular eral records non-pa- ba-Lit- ed annual leave will lie payable in a lump sum. Sick leave will lie allowed in the of the annuity sis is adjusted, . Anticipating a "bulge" in the nimilxT of retirements by eligible employees taking ad- vantage of the cost- - of-- living increase, the Commission has A science directed agencies to review applications carefully at the point of origin and to insure that complete and accurate supporting information is vided. The Commission is signing extra employees to process claims. Even with the irurinsf in rlaim the new retirees should get retirement checks with in a few weeks after the necessary records are received in the Commission. Records of an employees rvi,., ' salarv and retirement . . deductions are maintained bv employing agencies. They are forwarded to the Commission, with the retirement applica- tion, after the agency pays the v- Readjustment pay is computed by doubling the ltase rate of the grade in which the individual is serving at the time of involuntary release, multiplied by the munler of active service years, with the total before tax adjustment not to exceed two years base pay or $15,(MK) whichever is less. Readjustment pay is subject to 20 per cent Federal Income Tax. OLUlIllUllUSCIl OU1U1C1 Ul annuity hike, announced by CSC A 6.1 percent ing annuity increase for some 1,200,000 retired Federal em- ployees and survivors will be- come effective July 1. The in- will be reflected in checks mailed Aug- list 1, the Civil Service Com- mission said. THE increase was gene- rated by a rise in the Con- Price Index (CPI) the base figure of 124.3 in April 1972. CPI reached 128.6 in . February, izy.8 in Marcn ana 130.7 in April 1973, for a net increase of 5.1 percent Reserve officers in the grade of major and lielow are leing selected for release from active duty by a Department of the Army board. All personnel affected by this action will be notified during the period June 1 to 30, 1973. Each officer selected for release from active duty will be provided a minimum of 90 days notification prior to his release date. Commanders at all echelons have been directed to make a maximum effort to assist affected personnel in their transition from military to civilian life. Those officers with severe personal problems, who are affected by this action, will receive individual and compassionate consideration. Officers with more than five years active duty will lie eligible for readjustment pay. Despite the unusually high workloads created by living retirements, the Corn-rat- e. mission expects to complete final adjudication of most of the extra claims within a few months, and to 1 operating on a current Isisis by late fall. Dugway High School seniors graduated Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. commencement ceremonies. Neil E. Harding presented the commencement address and Max Shirts, representing the Board of Education, awarded the diplomas. Sandra Brown was class valedictorian with Dee Shirts as salutatorian. Graduates are (1 to r, front row): Jan Whiting, Gloria Conzalcs, Vonita Probst, Sandy Brown, Evelyn Austin, Starla Rasmusscn, Debbie Lamorcaux, and I aura Lamorcaux. (Middle row): Dave Houle, Richard John Hays, Scott Palmer, Fred Solis, Dave Griffiths, Mark Hoffmeister, Bruce Ilouley and Allen Wallace. (Back row): Barry Crane, Stanley Smith, Gary Harris, Dee Slu'rts and Rex Palmer. Missing from tlie photograph are Dawn Carlson, Donna Phillips, Wallace Capel and Paul Singleton. Twenty-si- x Yer-bur- I I y, Sandra Brown Valedictorian Dee Shirts Salutatorian |