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Show o Oj a n Officer Personnel Defense The been has Act passed by the Management Armed Services of House Representatives Committee. The committee version of the bill- - is a compromise between the Department of Defense version previously passed by the House in 1976 and 1978 and the Senate version passed in November 1979. The compromise was worked out in extensive discussions between the house, Senate and Office of the Secretary of Defense. The new version of DOPMA provides . attractive and predictable career opportunities for present and future Air Force officers. Major features of the House Committee ' version are: Permanent grade relief replacing the restrictive 195 percent Officer Grade e limitation Act for limits. DOPMA field-grad- grade tables authorize about three percent fewer field grade officers than the current Grade Limitation Act with relief, but will permit the continuation of current promotion opportunities and promotion timing. A eeiirir pim single permanent promotion system will replace the existing dual temporary-permane- nt system. Permanent active-dut-y promotions will replace the current temporary system with promotion opportunity and promotion timing remaining the same as under the current system. A uniform tenure and retirement provision for all services. The bill provides that twice-faile- d MS retirement for lieutenant colonels and at 28 and 30 years' service, respectively. The Secretary of thefAir Force colonels would have authority to convene selection boards to defer mandatory retirement for five years or age 62, whichever occurs first. And officers in the grades of lieutenant colonel through major general would be required to serve a minimum of three years in that grade to be eligible for voluntary retirement. Severance pay for officers involuntarily separated after five years of service and prior (Continued on page 2) regular captains and majors may be continued on active duty to the 20 and 24 year service dates, respectively. It also provides mandatory SPECIAL CGLLECIIONS, Vol. 34 No. 40 J exhibit OGDEN, UTAH October 10, 1980 M issile system shows neecf , operation : The Hill AFB population had the opportunity to stroll through the first stage of a Titan I missile last Thursday and Friday to see and hear current information on the MX frn tSSSSmmmm 'iv T: y v missile system. After a short wait in line, visitors to the MX exhibit were shown model cases depicting the current and proposed ICBM program for the United States and compared it with the Soviet's program. The exhibit addressed the need for the MX system and how it operates. The visitors read how the MX "stands out as the only concept which fully maintains the national security advantages" of a triad of strategic forces," and the purpose of the system "is to restore our ICBM survivability." The exhibit here, one of 40 such exhibits touring the country, was built at Wright-Patterso- n AFB, Ohio by the Air Force Orientation Group. Exhibitor SSgt. Mike Cundiff said the exhibit was designed to show "how the MX i:V-i:'--- r MX ; fc-- - I Exhbf will be deployed and the and social economic environmental, impact the system will have on the area." Portions of the exhibit explained that the Air Force is proposing a basing area in the Great Basin region of Nevada and Utah; however, other regions are also being system considered. The exhibit showed how the Air Force is . . concerned with preserving the environment and the MX system is being designed to be compatible with wildlife, mining, ranching and recreation. Water needed for the system would be conserved in strict accordance with state laws. MSgt. Ray Petrusch, USAF Exhibitor, said the Air Force is gathering data, some of which is available water sources not yet being utilized, as part of its environmental impact study. Sergeant Petrusch said that a large number of the people visiting the exhibit were not aware of the current proposals by the Air Force about the MX system. For example, one of the questions asked map frequently by the visitors about the ' method the showing proposed deployment was "Is that where the underground railroad will go?" Sergeant Petrusch responded that "The 200 missiles would be moved by transporters on dirt roads to the 4,600 shelters built for the MX system." He said the public would also have access to the dirt roads and only about 25 nautical square miles of land would be fenced off and closed to the public. The sergeant said the purpose of the exhibit is to acquaint the public with the need, proposed operation and purpose of the MX system. After leaving here, the exhibit left for Salt Lake City and then on to Nevada. Program changes announced Health information slated Help is on the way for this year's Health Benefits Program Open Season from Nov: 10 to Dec. 5. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will begin using a new system that will provide more relevant information to benefits material. The new system includes distribution of benefits summaries to employees and comparison charts to agency installations. Together, they make it possible to compare available health insurance plans with greater ease, thus helping employees make on page 2) A crowd wafs outside to enter and see current missile system Information. (U.S. Air Force Photo) employees about available plans and will change distribution procedures for health The Hill Top Times is an unofficial newspaper published every Friday in the interest of personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, of Air Force Logistics Command. It is published by MorMedia Sales, Inc., 1152 West Iliverdale Road, Ogden, Utah 84403, a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Air Force. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Air Force. The appearance of advertisements, including supplements and inserts, in this publication, does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Air Force of products or services advertised. well-(Continu- ed |