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Show .'S'i.f-- s ! 2 '.rt s .v fte-- THE SAMPLER 'A O fr.i . - it - ! J t - H . " - ..,. f. f r w Hf - & , . JDUAtJAVJ?tsll last CWOOf. 5SM MWtlNWMWlSV MWIWlStJU tvinnw cating not only what services are available, but what kind. Another plus for them, they. have rest stops about every 20 miles, and at many of them By Doug Whey Our thanks to Doug Jr. for of writing the last couple out I was whilst Sandscripts "That "flitting around took me to 20 states, Mexico and Canada. For your file of worthless information, here are some observations I noted while driving. My wheels require unleaded gas so these figures reflect that. We paid on an average of $1.36 per gallon of gas. The lowest was in Pennsylvania at about $1.25 a gallon. Funny thing, right in the middle of the largest oil Held you ever saw, with pumps thumping., 24 hours a day, we paid $1.46 for a gallon of gas. That was right outside of Dallas, What really irritated me were the stations that would not accept credit cards from their own companies, and many stations that have two prices. One for cash and another for credit cards, usually about 4 or 5 cents many cases, there is no no hook-upof charge course. Remember a couple of years ago you could park almost anywhere for 5 bucks. By the way, want to go into business for yourself? There ... s, is only one campground within a radius of Casper, 50-mi-le Wyoming, and that one is right downtown. It is pic- turesque. On one side is on another is the Union Pacific Railroad, on another is a storage area for a power company and on the fourth is an open sewer. It was the bad-deof all. We did quite a bit of interstate highway driving. By far the best was Virginia. Their roadways were smooth, well groomed. At each interchange there are signs indi 5, st by RayiUnd Lee Pryor 7,000 miles and McNair's talks NCO development, service ; Sv V: The Sampler u i L Publishing Company of Tooele, Utah as a y - r 'i. v ' . .s . ; . r' s - civilian enterprise in the Interest of V -- ' '' 'v , screening boards throughout the command for first term not readied promotion list status soldiers who have for E-- 5 or above." : The screening board is con- ' , .. ' . M v i.4 Valley of Virginia. Least interesting state had to be the southern, part of Wyoming. Most interesting city . ; . by far Santa Fe, New Mexico. We went through many cities that I was glad to get past, but I guess I was happiest when l saw the end of Buffalo, New . v ; v . r ' f , 'Jf. N ' - t ,K ; - ' ' ... sc f I v. York. Still, after all the miles, all the eyeballing, and the good and bad .times, the best feel- . v',. News Items .for publication s ' . r ''t ' ; 'j .s "i s - ' .y. . v . . x , s ' t , k y. v s ; i y ' ' ' . , ? ' r ... s. ' i f 1 - , . i I . Tv. .. ' . V C' , - 4 S . ' M " -- -- 622-211- 6. from Wyoming into Utah on the way home. It's good to be The Sampler Is published twice monthly fay offset method. . & EDITORS NOTE: Its unusual that a paper devote space to a contributor personally but we felt we must share with you a photo of Monica Moe shooting a photo of Dugway Firefighter Ron Taylor that appears on Page 6 of this issue. Realizing that the rest of the normal ohoto-graphewould probably be busy fighting the fire, Monica kept her camera andfllm and in jumped to get most of the photo coverage that appears in this issue of the ef- : bade ' t . '" ' . : : x ' . ; v ' " . s ' ' ' . s 4 r . . .v ' - ." ' " i'.j" m' ' C-- . should be sent to the Public Affairs Officer, Dugway Proving Ground, Dugway, Utah 84022r call (801) ing came when we crossed s 1 "'" SX, v. "t ' . ' ' 1 'L ' . . ' 9 ' - 'r ' ' ..d"';. s. ' . . 1 Eight TECOM installations and activities have command sergeants major making up the TECOM command sergeant major team. Their mission is the same but their areas of operations range from Alaska to Panama. ' V- ' . 't . n, geants major. y s ser- . ' - ; H'. ; - ' , V V-- :'V' .... s .V s ,v .'.AV ';'v ' - without regard to race, creed; color or national origin of the purchaser, user or patron. A confirmed violation or rejection of this policy, of equal opportunity by the advertiser will result In the reftisal to print advertising from that source. Business and advertising matters concerning the paper should be addressed to die Tooele Transcript-Bulleti68 N. Main St, Tooele, Utah 14074 or call (801) 8824050. : ' j V"', publication must be made available pleasantly surprised with :for northern Nebraska, northern purchase, use or patronage Alabama and the Shenandoah the TECOM command ducted by the installation or activity command sergeant major or the troop command ' equivalent. The command sergeant major receives assistance from senior NCOs in the unit. "The screening boards are used to select and retain the . ' reenlistment established ' ' personnel at ' Dugway Proving, Utah. Everything advertised .In this I,'- - s ,1 Transcript-Bulleti- . higher headquarters. "The command sergeants major have a special interest in reenlistment programs, McNair said. "Recently we .,'V A-V-' Hw Sampler is published by the n ' tition at TECOM represent the command and compete for higher awards at the next A1 -" A,Y "The command sergeants major work at their installations to accomplish the mission, they work as a team on matters pertaining to NCOs and soldiers," McNair said. A biannual TECOM com-- ' mand sergeant major conference allows them to get tomatters gether and discuss pertaining to the command. "There's also a higher headquarters command sergeant major conference that I attend twice annually," said McNair. The information obtained there is then put out to Winners in each Soldier and NCO of the Year compe- Reenlistment and personal recognition for the soldier are also concerns of the command sergeants major. "We have Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year on each installation and activity, McNair said. Each sends a candidate in each category to compete for the TECOM Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year, he explained. skill qualification training, families and recreation. The soldier is the main concern of TECOM command sergeants major. "His primary interests are board. ing. company and field grade officers and unit commanders on matters pertaining to unit mission and training. with "Substandard soldiers would have difficulty in passing the ' major communicates with . TECOM enlisted soldiers in-- , dude such subjects as training, promotions, unit morale, army trends, service schools, dents, we saw were in Canada. They whip out in front of you, they wait till you are almost . all (TECOM) installations and activities on a daily basis, and visit each one at least four times a year. On each visit my primary interest is to talk to as many soldiers and NCOs as possible, McNair .said. the only acci- at the intersection and then pull out. They drive right on your rear bumper, they drive too fast, and are terribly inconsiderate. If you thought Utah driver's were bad, wait till you cross the border. Funny thing. We found their businessmen, and the folks we talked to were exceptionally friendly and helpful. We spent two days at Nia-gr- a Falls and were treated well. But when they get ' very on the road, look out! Some revelations I was - . sergeant major I telephone ac- McNair said. tive duty, ties, with the TECOM command sergeant major presid- "The command sergeant major is the principle advisor to his commanding officer on all matters pertaining to sol- diers and NCOs, McNair said. "He also serves as a supporter and support channel in the chain of command." The command sergeant - best qualified soldiers on . competitions are the com-mand sergeants major from the installations and activi- dier," McNair said. , . Board members for these schools, the SQT program, "weapons qualification, height and weight standards, and the overall appearance and education of the enlisted sol- "He's a person with lots of experience and soldier knowledge that has been proven to be very useful, said TECOM Command Sgt. Major James A. McNair about each of the TECOM command sergeants major, "As the TECOM command story. The roads are super rough, but most of them are being repaired. Their system of detouring traffic is beyond belief. I understand from natives there have been some bad accidents As a result. What about drivers? Well, with all apologies to our friends to the north, Canadian drivers win the demolition derby hands down. (I think that is the way they drive). We drove more than Texas. . Who is a TECOM Command Sergeant Pennsylvania is another . more for the cards. Also, have you ever noticed the difference in the service at the "full service" tanks, and the "self service"? At one station, an attendant washed the windshield. At another I was asked if I wanted the oil checked. I had stopped at 38 gas stations. If you haven't. gon& camping, on the road, within the last couple of years, you have a jolt in store. Most campgrounds are charging about $15.00 for hookups. We paid $17.00 at one place. But there are still plenty of state parks . and national forests where, in . are tourist information stations. We visited several sites as a result of finding out about them at these stops. As far as the worst high- : ways, well it would be a race between Pennsylvania (remember those low gas prices?) and the state where most of our cars are built, Michigan. Michigan roads were horribly rough, poor signs and no information. 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