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Show ft Dugway, Utah Published in tho interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving CO declares war on Dugway liftlerbugs A ffew Uniform-while-traveli- The Post Commander, Col. George A. Car ruth, irritated over the seemingly increasing problem of littering, has announced that anyone found dumping trash on the post could suffer the same conse eased ng ' Soldiers no longer are required to wear the dress uniform when traveling in the public sector. complete Army personnel officials Say feedback from the field indicated the uniform policy which went into effect in has "not been well received and is unenforceable." July The Army policy on uniform wear when traveling will revert to that currently prescribed in AR 670-- 1 as effective prior to the July 1 change. While soldiers in uhiform may travel without having to wear their coats and ribbons, there is stil emphasis on looking military. "The Armys image in large measure depends on how our soldiers look to Americans," an official said. "This is the reason we need to develop greater pride iii how our soldiers look and to enforce high standards of appear- ance everywhere. In another uniform-wea- r decision, officials have rescinded plans for the wear of pocket patches on the battle dress uniform. That decision is based on cost analysis and on concerns voiced by field commanders in a recent review. Defensive driving course offered Defensive Driving, the driver improvement course, will be offered 7:30 p.m. till 4 p.m. Friday, October 14 in the Command Conference Room at Headquarters Building. This class is open to the public. Call the safety office at 5317 to sign up. New date for BDU field jacket The mandatory date for soldiers to have at least one new battle dress uniform field jacket is now March 1, 1984. These jackets, which will replace the OG-10- 7 field jacket, are available in most military clothing stores worldwide at $37.50. NAGE Deerhunters Ball Oct. 15 R-14- -9 Hoe-Dow- . 7. . Current voting information update The following states have announced their election schedule for this fall: Washington Special Election, Oct. 11 Georgia Special Election, Oct. 1 1 Louisiana Primary Election, Oct. 22 General Election, Nov. 19 Alabama General Election, Nov. 8 For details and information on voting procedures within your state, contact your unit voting officer. For further information contact the Federal Voting Assistance Program, Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301. You may also call (202) or Autovon 694-496- 0, 224-496- 0. Columbus Day closures planned Dont forget that Monday, October 10 is the national "irri.il r " ................ 11 p.m. - 66 a.iu. a.m. . Sunday - 'lTiursday - Midnight Friday - Saturday will be taken to curfew the Minors apprehended during the Military Police Desk and coordinationoreffected with the narents for their release. Minors entering leaving the post detained to verify that parental during the curfew willforbethe travel. If none has been grantnermission is granted ed. the minor will be escorted back to the Military Police Desk for release to the parents custody. I Publishing Company, a private PKUdiiKi by the Transcript-Bulleti- n Arm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions . o.i.i A ' . . .1 -- ' 1 v. .. v ; appearance of their homes and community by doing this, the Colonel said. "It appears to be a problem that, is getting progressively worse, and I feel it is time to do something about it, that is why I have informed the Military Police to ' ticket anyone caught littering. One of the worst areas for littering is the football field during a game. Even though there are numerous trash containers located at the field, it is still a major job to clear up the trash, and the soldiers are the only ones: that can be called upon. Not only are your tax dollars going to waste by having the troops pick up your trash around your quarters and in your kids playgrounds, such things as broken beer bottles, and fragments of old tin cans are real safety hazards that can cause blowouts in your car tires and stitches in your kids. Dugway has always been an installation that takes pride in excellence, there is no reason whatsoever why that spirit of pride should be marred by the slovenly appearance of the installation. Once again we remind you that if you or. your children are caught tossing litter, or failing, to clean up your quarters area, you will be facing a stiff fine, or possible removal from government quarters. Super suggestors honored by Commander In a brief ceremony in his office, Col. George A. Carruth, Dugway Post Commander, gave away $1,084 to two employees whose suggestions were right on the money. Maxine Clarke, a supply clerk at Equipment Management, dreamed up two ways that computers could make the awesome task of property accountability easier using the computer. As reported in the Sampler, Dugway is changing to the (BARCIS) system of accounting for government e property. Maxine devised a way to record, store and change data during the transition so that no item would be lost in transition, and valuable manhours of labor could be saved. With the implementation of the system she devised. Uncle Sam saves a whopping $29,120. For her suggestion Maxine received$491. ' Another suggestion that turned to cash for Maxine was one she devised to automate a system for scheduling annual and inventories and hand receipt chahgeovers. This one save the government an estimated $1,680 and netted' Maxine $493. When asked what she will do with the $713 she received after taxes for her efforts, Maxine replied, "Half will go toward paying off my car, the other half is going to Mexico this semi-annu- al weekend with me." Virginia Skinner of the Billeting Office also received a check for $100 for her suggestion to better utilize space at the VOQ. By changing the category of one room from a suite to a private room, the other was made a baggage room for visitors using the facility. These two ladies are just the latest in what we hope is a growing trend for Dugwayites to dust off the. ideas and put them onto paper so they can save tax dollars and earn some for themselves WHY ARE THESE LADIES SMILING? Theyre the latest at In the super suggestors Dugway. top photo, Maxine Clarke, a at clerk supply Equipment Management accepts the certificates for her two suggestions that! resulted in a savings of $30,800 of the taxpayers money, and a check for $984 for her efforts. In the bottom photo, Virginia Skinner of the Billeting Office accepts her $100 suggestion award from Post Commander Col. George A. Carruth as Maj. Earl Love, . director of Facilities Engineering and Services, looks on. DPG at program underway pilot Quality Circles set President Reagan has the goal for the nation as a whole to increase productivity, and the nation's industry seems heading in that direction. Through initiatives such as RESHAPE and Quality Circles, the Army, TECOM and Dugway Proving Ground are trying to follow suit. As a result four Quality Circles have been implemented on Dugway as part of a pilot program, according to Capt. Dave Stoddard, the Quality Circles Facili-- , tator for DPG. Quality .Circles was originally used in Japan shortly after World War II using workers to de-- . termine where problems occur, and what could be done "on-the-lin- e" travel about the installation unless accompanied by a parent or with the parents consent by another adult. The hours of the curfew are as follows: 9:30 p.m. - 6 a.m. Sunday - Thursday 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. Friday - Saturday A curfew for all unmarried minors who have not reached their 18th birthday, except for active duty military personnel, will be enforced at Dugway Proving Ground. During the hours of the curfew, minors will not be allowed to travel about the installation unless accompanied by a parent or with the parents consent by another adult. The hours of the curfew are as follows: - ITS NOT JUST MY JOB . . . PV2 Jeffrey Ridenhour and PFC Craig Ferrara pick up trash in the vicinity of Ware Barracks. It is Che responsiblity of every Dugway resident to keep their living and working areas clean, our soldiers are not the only ones. The Child Development Center (CDC) reminds patrons service requires a reservation. Please call 3345 drbp-i- n so that we may plan meals and activities for all a.m. 9:30 by our clients!! A curfew for minors who have not reached their 13th Dur-inbirthday will be enforced at Dugway Proving Ground. tog the hours of the curfew, minors will not be allowed - V- .4 that Curfew of minors is being enforced i O ' CDC requests your help . : A law recently enacted by the state legislature, calls for up to a $299 fine for those found guilty of littering. It all comes under the . servance of Columbus Day. Most government offices will be closed as well as the local bank, credit union and comissary. Planners of events of social nature are reminded that all activities must be cleared through the Community Calendar. Please check with Mrs. Beeler at 2116 when making plans for your groups activities. isnt fair," as soldiers from Headquarters Company are constantly called on to "police" areas in English Village, including the quarters area, after unthinking people throw anything from gum wrappers to dirty diapers. "It is hard for me to believe heading of "It state. that anyone would ruin the ob- Community Calendar filling up quences as anyone else in the - Bar-Cod- National Association of Government Employees (NAGE) invites everyone at Dugway to their Annual n to be held at the Oasis Saturday, Deer Hunters October 15 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Dress for the event, which features the music of the Variation band and some surprise entertainment is western. Tickets are. $2.50 per person and will be available at the door. Door prizes will also be made. hats and atSo grab your cowboys boots and.ten-g&llo-n tend the Hoop De Doo! I Jp Irr1 if Local Ground. MT puts M-- 1 to alleviate them. The program has since been used very, successfully by numer- ous industries around the world. According to Stoddard, the four circles on Dugway are made up of volunteers from the Comptrollers Office, Materiel Test Directorate and the Security Office. Two of them are located in the Comptrollers Office, one in the Review Branch and the' other in the Accounting Branch. Each member of a circle undergoes 20 hours of block instruction in the areas of problem identification, analysis, group dynamics and problem resolution. These courses were taught by Mr. Troy Parris, of the Whie OrSands Missile Range, the. ganizational Effectiveness Consultant for Dugway, and CaDt. Stoddard. These employees are trained in what is termed "brainstorming". Each is asked to identify problems, no matter how menial. The members then decide which problem they will work on first, and what solutions are available to them. The solutions and recommendations are then presented to management, who then decides whether to accept the circle to collect more the recommendation or ask data or modify their recommendations. At the present time the four circles operating on Dugway have been meeting for two months, one hour each week on organizational time to solve operational problems within their organ ization. Stoddard said that a review of the activities of each circle will be made, and a decision will be made whether to expand the program on Dugway. If so,, more circles will be set up, and volunteers trained. Stoddard emphasized that the Quality Circles Program on Dugway does not replace the Suggestion Program. Whenever a Circle member comes up with a cost saving ' idea that member can sub-- ' mit a suggestion and share in the rewards. In a. recent Memo, the Post Commander, Col. George A. Carruth asked for total support from all managers on Dugway. "Without your total backing, this program cannot be a success, he said. Abrams tank to the test Using a simulant, U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), Utah, personnel recently tested the ability of the Ml Abrams tank to protect its crew from chemiThe test was designed to determine how much agent would penetrate the tank, how long it would take to reach the crew compartment and how much time would be needed for the tanks ventilator to clegr the interior of cal attack. A ft)..- ff- - - XMSCi krh- -: chemical agent. Abrams crew members' carry protective masks as additional protection from chemical attack. . AN Ml ABRAMS tank undergoes test at Dugway. (U.S. Army Photo) appearance of advertisements inserts in this publication does not expressed by the writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army. -- . |