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Show ii the SAMPLER DESERET maun NONCIRCULATINS VWVEKSITY Vol. 1 Friday, December 6, 1968 Number 10 DESERET TEST CENTER : s t .1 Published by the Transcript-Bulleti-n Publishing Com-pray, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions ex-- Dugway, herein are their own pressed by publisher and writers and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of adyer- - in' 84022 tisements in this publication does not consitute m. dorsement by the Uepartme.it of the Army of the pro-ducts or services advertised. GED Program Offered At Dugways Education Center The United States Armed Forces Institute ASAFI) provides opportunities for military personnel to continue their education while they are in active duty with the Army. FOR THOSE trying to obtain a high school diploma, they are offering a program called the High School GED Program, which consists of five tests: English, Science, Social Science, Mathematics, and Literature. h For those who feel that they cannot pass these tests a school program is offered. This program lasts three months, 20 hours a week with classes held in the morning. At the end of the course they will be able to take the test with better results. With the help of this pro- - get "edit for the other four, which amount to 24 hours credit, h gram, the amount of I" the GED Program he would school graduates has gone onethird down in the last six months, have to take that particular sub-heject fur 3 months before he can at Dugway. A PROGRAM similar to this fie a high stho1 diploma, EDUCATION in our day is one is also offered for those in- importance, those using terested in the college level edu- hours constructively, their cation, and its called the College advance their Test. Comprehension e personal ambition. As The College Comprehension Test has a certain advantage over individuals they will render more the High School GED Program, efficient service in his present in that if a student should fail assignment, they will increase cme of the tests he still gets ere- - their capabilities for assuming dit for the ones he passes. grefter responsibility and satisfy For example: after taking the their intellectual desire, Be happier and a better five different tests, his score in hours Mn use yur is not high enough the one required, he still would constructively. pre-hig- non-hig- re g1 off-du- ty long-rang- LEGION OF MERIT Former Post Chaplain LTC Glenn D. Lauby is congratulated by COL Charles M. Shadle on the occasion of Chaplain Lauby being awarded the Legion of Merit. Chaplain Lauby retired November 30 with more than 20 years of military service and is now residing in California. BUY US SAVINGS BONDS VA Bill Extends Education Benefits to Wives, Widows bill giving education and training benefits to widows and wives of veterans who are totally and permanently disabled was signed into law by President Johnson Oct. 23. The President said of the legislation, A veterans bill, yes, but most important an education bill that will not only recognize the veterans service but enrich the nation that he fought and gave his blood to protect." Payments for the wives and THE LAW goes into effect widows will range from $130 a Dec. 1, 1968, and will give these month for e training to wives and widows the same Vet- - $95 for time train-eraAdministration educational ing and $60 for half-tim-e now available to the ing. sons and daughters of veterans UNDER another provision of who died or are permanently and the law, veterans with 18 months totally disabled as a result of or more of service after the 1955 military service. date, and, who have satisfied This marks the first time in their military obligation, will the history of veterans benefits be entitled to the full 36 months in the United States that widows of entitlement. The VA estimated that during the first full year the new program is in effect the number of widows and wives in training will average nearly 9,000 of the largest education bills monthly. The first full year cost ever passed, said President John-- of the new law would be $71 son. We are opening the doors of million. all our universities to almost a Other provision of the new quarter of a million women. We law include: are providing a full education for INCREASING from 36 to hundreds of thousands of return- - 48 months the aggregate period for which a veteran may receive ing servicemen. IN ADDITION to the wives educational assistance under two and widows aspect, the law gives or more Federal veteran benefit veterans separated from service programs. one and one half months of Authorizing the payment of education and training entitle- - the VA allowance for flight train-menfor each month of military ing mi a monthly rather than service after Jan. 31, 1955. The quarterly old entitlements was one month and Permitting for each month of service. half-tim-e farm cooperative train- The VA said the maximum of ing with proportionate reductions 36 months of entitlement remain- - in the VA allowance paid for ed unchanged. such training. A full-tim- three-quarte- rs train-assistan- three-quarte- rs International Program Presented at the DCWC In Pilot Training - ; vate Russoms last duty assignment was Fort Dix, N.J. January Draft B, Call Set E 3-l- ie IN SOME cases draftees have lieen returned for a second tour in Vietnam when going back to the war zone as a part of an tire unit's movement. en- st However, men who are drafted are normally not returned for a second tour except under ex- treme circumstances. Although there have been high voIunteen in nHBIjm nt tours in Vietnam in all services. the men in this category are not enough to fill all normal require-challenments, necessitating involuntaiy' returns for some. THE FREQUENCY of second tours, or whether an individual must ever return for a second tour in Vietnam, ultimately depends upon the total manpower resources available to each military service to fulfill its commitments in Vietnam, as well as upon the par- hos-tecti- The Department of Defense requested the Selective Service System to provide the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Stations with 26,800 inductees in January. This is the largest total since May and will assure a timely flow of replacements for men completing their terms of serhas 4, cs The Department of Defense has clarified its policy concerning second tours in Southeast Asia. chemi-makiu- Program. The Department of Defense will go to Congress when it convenes next January to renew its efforts to prevent inequities in the payment of a $30 monthly allowance to certain married servicemen serving unaccompanied tours abroad or at sea. IN CONNECTION with the requirements for terminating this allowance for certain members of the armed forces, Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford said: I regret exceedingly that this action is necessary. When the new Congress returns in January, we shall renew our efforts to amend the law in order to restore the $30 monthly allowance in the case covered by the ruling. Unless the present legislation section, a memlier of a uniformed is amended, peihaps as many as service with dependents, other 25,000 service families face the than a memlier in pay grade E--l, E-- 3 loss of this payment, the Defease E-or E-(4 years' or less Department said. A brief history service) who is entitled to a ha-of the case follows: sic allowance for quartets is en- The Congress in 1963 authori- - titled to a monthly allowance equal to $30 if movement of his de- pendents to his permanent duty station or a, place near that sta- tion is not authorized at the ex- pense of the United States under section 406 of this title and his dependents do not reside at or near that station; IS ON duty almard a ship away from the home port of the ship for a continuous peri- od of more than 30 duys; or is on temporary duty away from his permanent station for a continuous period of more In an area when the future Prying Ground and assist our communities in fire protec-datakes a new, exciting turn each when half the commodities Him. TO PROMDE and operate in everyday use were unheard of 15 years ago; when the use of a CBR Proving Ground for the electric power is doubling every US Army, plan and conduct or ten years; when the birth of elec- - participate in tests of CBR helped launch the space Hons; conduct field, laboratory g frontier, the fire service is not i tests and investigations in radiological, biological, comparable rapid ad- - cal, vances. meteorological, ecology and epi- THE NEW commodities, the demiology areas to insure the re- new sciences, the population ex- - sponsive technological and safety for efficient field test- plosion, all present an ever-in- capacity weapons systems, creasing concern to the fire ser- vice. Tins concern deepens as the dcftwsyste.nsandrnator.al as annual fire statistics creep to directed by USATELOM. of the Fire Responsibilities astronomical figures. Although the principles of fire Prevention and Protection Branch remain constant, there remains a d Dugway Proving Ground en- for the engineers to compasses approximately one build in more fire protection and million acres of land and is divided into the main areas locatfor the researchers ed approximately 10 miles apart. of fire the science Ibe testing area consists of There remains too, a challenge for the everyday work of the 195 buildings, with cme airfield fire inspector and the firefighters. designed especially for high perThe challenge offered this formance aircraft. The adminislatter group, is met at Dugway trative and residential area con- of--a Proving Ground as evidenced by ists f 542 family units, 93 zero fire loss sustained for the shop buildings, and ware-pathree years. Dugway Proving houses, 77 mobile homes, 1 1 Ground Fire Prevention and Pro- - dormitories, with one Army Program in 1968, were, pital. high school, elementary d as in previous years, developed school, two chapels and one designed for low perform-- p administered around the d fires ante aircraft. A fire station remise that all are preventable. When one does s provided for each area, ire Prevention and Prooccur it usually represents failure in the guise oif an unsafe cundi- - lection Branch meets all these tion or an unsafe human act, or responsibilities both. The objective of this pro- - homes and guarding the lives of 1 hxiie ivili iilsiffxiila tifif . iiuif inii muni-troni- Washington, D.C., and was commissioned there upon completion of the Air Force ReOfficers Training Corps ceive - On Second Duly Tours In Southeast Asia y; Second LAREDO, TEX. Lieutenant Lee J. Muldrow, son of Colonel and Mrs. Robert Mul-drhas entered U.S. Air Force pile, training at Laredo AFB, Texas. Lieutenant Muldrow will fly the newest Air Force jet trainers and receive special academic and versity, 2, - Col Muldrows Son received his BA. degree in economics from Georgetown Uni- NEW MAJOR Colonel Charles M. Shadle, Post Commander of DPG is pinning new gold oak leaves on newiy promoted Major Paul IL Johnson, Provost Marshal. Assisting in the pinning is Mrs. Johnson. 1)01) Garifies Policy Mission of Dugways Fire Department ty Club (DCWC) Members were fascinated by an interesting international program presented at their Nov. 14 meeting held by Mrs. Paul Sheffler and Mrs. George Eastland. Mrs. Sheffler, who has lived in Iran, described the life of the typical Iranian woman, and showed some of her beautiful handwoven rugs and brass amovars acquired during her stay in that country. Mrs. Eastland, a former Aus- military training during the year- unique Australian long coursei He will be awarded tralian citizen, explained some 10everd diver pilot wing? upon comple- of the Australian customs, and of the Dugway College Womens DOD Will Seek to Prevent Inequities In Family Separation Allowances COMMENDATION MEDAL LTC William M. Moran, Test Director in Test Operations Directorate receives congratulations from BC John C. Appel following the presentation of the Air Force Commendation Medal. LTC Moran was awarded the Commendation Medal while assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. (L-R- re off-du- ts lt Shown receiving cash awards ranging from seven dollars and SUGGESTION AWARDS and fifteen dollars are ) Robert Addams, Rodney Lyman, Charles hundred cents to a fifty Hope, Robert McCullough, SP4 William Murray and Ronald Hell. BG John G. Appel left, accompanied by COL Charles M. Shadle made the presentation of awards. air-an- man-cause- ',e ticular military skills possessed by the individual serviceman. Obviously, personnel possessing critical military skills may have to return to Vietnam for a second tour earlier or more quently than those personnel in the less critical skill areas. Vi vice. April and May had the larcalling for 48,000 The lowest was in November when 10,000 gest quotas, and 45,900. requested. than 30 days and his dependents do not reside at or near his temporaiy duty station. On Feb. 9, 1968, the Comp-tnillCeneral ruled that: A memlier maintains a residence or household for his dependents, subject to his management and control, which he will likely share with them as a common household len his duty assignment per- mi. he is not entitled to family separation allowance, lt is not sufficient for fam- lv separation allowance purposes for the dependent to merely re- ('e the household of friends or relatives during the enforced er 2-- separation, On Oct. 17, 1968 instructions were sent to the military de- - partments to comply with the Comptroller General's ruling ef-foctive Dec. 1, 1968. THE SERVICES also were ssked to notify those inemliers sffected as soon as possible, Defense Secretary Clifford said on Oct. 21, We have no choice but to comply with the mling effective Dec. 1, 1968." o Brigadier Ceneral John G. Appel consoles Mr. and Mrs. POSTHUMOUS AWARDS Service of the the Nevada Distinguished of following presentation McGill, Garcia, Cross awarded posthumously to their son SP4 Joseph A. Garcia who was killed in combat in Vietnam while a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Shown to Mr. Garcias right is the Governor of Nevada, the Honorable Paul Laxalt. In addition to the DSC the Bronze Star Medal 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster, The Purple Heart Medal, Natiunal Defense Service Medal. Vietnam Service Medal, Combat Infantry Badge and Army Good Conduct Medal were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Garcia. |