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Show Aug. 27, 1992 13 Hilltop Times Phone numbers Action Lime The, base agencies listed below can be contacted if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: Security Police Morale, Welfare and Recreation Base Restaurants RetirementCompensation (civilian) Social Actions Employee Relations Military Pay Civilian Pay Air Force Suggestion Program IG Complaints (for appointment) Fraud, Waste and Abuse (recording) U.S. Air Force Hospital, Hill Civil Engineering Public Affairs Military Housing Maintenance Safety Office..... 50 11 Action Line is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. on LOGDIS or When you call Ext. or send OfficeVision to ID "ACTION," your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible for action. I icdsc give yuiu sujci visui aiiu nuuii ji iimuiuuiu uit portunity to work with you in answering questions and solving problems before calling ACTION LINE. This will help me better serve your interests through ACTION LINE. Items interest to the Hill work force will be published of base-wid- e in the Hilltop Times. Maj. Gen. Dale W. Thompson Jr. Ogden AlC commander Why can't we apply? have a question about positions and reinstatement open on - Hill Field. formm extransfer candidates. Why do these ob$ clude current Hill AFB employees from applying? Present employees who want to change career fields and are willing to train, or may already qualify for these jobs, can't apply for I them. I In resDonse to vour inauirv 4 reeardiner posi- - tions advertised by Civilian Personnel Outside Hire, you did not address a particular position so I can only address your concerns in general terms. The Employment Office, Outside Hire, recruits from sources outside of Hill AFB, such as those new to government employment, former govern ment employees, and employees from other federal agencies. Current base employees are automatically considered for positions for which they qualify through the Merit Promotion System. This system screens the personnel records of all base employees for the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the positions being filled. Most positions are filled using internal merit promotion if there are qualified candidates. Sometimes, however, the selecting supervisor prefers to consider external candidates rather than promotion candidates. This preference is proper, provided the supervisor has given gaining unit employees first consideration and approval has been given to hire from outside resources. If you have questions concerning a specific position, please contact Kay Watanabe, Bldg. 555, Ext. 75559. Potential tragedy housing and I'd like to make vou aware of a possible tragedy I feel is in the making. I've seen small children no older than 2 years old walking or riding big wheels on the road without any supervision. Allowing small children to play in the road with no supervision could result in death or a severe injury. I'm sure if a child was hit I live in Area C I'm calling to identify exceptional service provided by the 1881st Communications-ComputSystems Group. recently had a request to have voice mail installed on my tele- 43 16 28 51 75 05 06 v: : 38 . 63 - : - I ,.,.. .v. .,, ,, Union... manager and she will assist you in getting the reby someone going 15 mph, the person who quested magazine. was driving probably wouldn't be legally back a wouldn't but that bring responsible, life, heal a severe body impairment or ease the conscience of the driver. Can something be done to make parents more responsible? I recently called the hospital appointment desk to make an appointment. I I agree that there is a potential for a held the line for approximately 20 minutes tragic situation if the parents of our with no reply. I kept getting a recording that young children do not provide the proper superthey were busy and please hold the line. vision. The potential is amplified in those areas, Twenty minutes is a long time to be on hold like Area C, where more of our younger families and so I finally hung up. If they were busy live. I urge not only parents to exercise diligent that's one thing, but if they're closed for the supervision of their children at all times, espeday after 4 p.m., shouldn't they have a call cially around streets, driveways and other situarecording saying they are closed and to tions where injury can easily occur, but also the next day? drivers and other adults to be cautious of chil- Left hanging dren playing in these areas. I've asked the housing office to publish another reminder, in the quarterly housing newsletter, to all military family housing residents to carefully control and monitor their children every moment, and that drivers be constantly aware of the children. eed more magazines I have been buying flying magazines at the ShoDoette and Base Exchange for the oast 20 vears. and I've noticed over the last couple of months they have only oricf flying magazine and yet they have eight adult magazines. I think it's really something that the Air Force promotes the sale of adult magazines more than they promote aviation. Why can't we get flying magazines anymore? The exchange general manager reviewed the magazine assortments at the main store and Shoppette.j The main store has five aviation magazines in its stock assortment and the Shoppette carries two. Sales and titles of adult material exceed those of aviation magazines in the industry as a whole; the same is true here at Hill AFB. If you cannot find an aviation magazine you want, the exchange general manager recommends you contact the main store It appears that what you experienced was a result of an error by the appointment desk. When the appointment desk closes they switch from the recording you heard to an after hours message. The day in question, the appointment desk clerk forgot to turn the proper recording on. Please be aware, however, that the appointment desk hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and not 4 p.m. We apologize for the inconvenience you experienced. problem All-night- er Why are civilian personnel allowed to at the participate in the an it have to be Would NCO Club? possible just for military personnel? faf -- all-night- ers all-nigh- ter The NCO Club is a membership club and not open to the eeneral public. However, one of the privileges you have as a member is the opportunity to sign-i-n up to four guests and enjoy some of the many programs at the club with friends that are not eligible to be a member. Also, the last Wednesday of every month is members' night and guests are not allowed. Please come out for your special night, a steak dinner for a dollar, and a special disco beginning at 9 p.m. Thanks' were sent to both workers, acknowledging this accomplishment. er 1 I first contacted Ccpt. Lynn HaSI asking phone. questions that were probably very routine to him, but he was very accommodating in answering all my questions. The next interaction I had was with a Sgt. Mark Davis who informed me of soma other options. He said he had some information I needed and within minutes Sergeant Davis was in my office to provide the information. Again, I think the ISO 1st deserves a lot of praise for the effort they put forth in providing a fine service for Hill AFB users. Thank you very much for taking time to recognize the efforts of our people. Your comments have been passed along to those involved. It is satisfying to hear the positive things our people are doing. , Although she was unable to reserve a mini-vabecause they were all rented, I believe she performed above and beyond the requirements of her job and should be commended, for a job well done. The second person that I feel deserves special recognition is Kaye Clark. I called SATO to try end book hotel reservations, but was told that without a specific hotel name it was impractical to pick one I did not know of any hotels at this TDY location. went to the SATO office and Kaye spent half an hour going through a listing of government rate hotels and booking one within the per diem rate. In light of the earlier comment I received on the phone, I think she performed beyond the requirements of her position. I would like to thank both women for their outstanding service. n, 1 . : would like to thank two people in the Scheduled Airline Ticket Office for their superior service. Janice Bjurstrom spent about half an hour with me on the phone trying to book for a government temporary duty a mini-va- n a confirassignment. She was unable toofget the rental mation of availability for any took she so companies on the computer other localmy renname and number and called tal companies that were not on the computer. I Thank you for taking the time to recognize Ms. Bjurstrom and Ms. Clark for their extra efforts in making arrangements for hotel accommo- dations and transportation during your recent TDY. The services provided by Ms. Bjurstrom and Ms: Clark exemplify the outstanding staff at the SATO office dedicated to making your TDY and vacation travel arrangements pleasurable and accommodate all your needs. "LO.U. Quite some time ago, two members of the Landing Gear Team needed assistance in locating assets which had been delivered from Bldg. 507 to a point unknown on the base. They had to be expedited for delivery to a contractor. The item manager and production manager contacted the gentleman who had delivered the assets. Steve Ames in the Technology and Industrial Support Directorate, traced his delivery from the original drop-o- ff point from building to building accompanied by the item manager and production manager. After much searching, the assets were located and marked for shipment. Without his diligent searching and his obvious depth of knowledge, these assets might still be awaiting shipment. His assistance was invaluable and his attitude was the can-d- o type that we count on for help. The Landing Gear Team wishes to express our thanks to Mr. Ames for his help. F-- 16 F-- 16 appreciate the 6 Landing Gear Team taking the time to recognize the performance of Mr. Ames. We agree that he demonstrates the attitude and initiative that we strive to develop in all of our employees. An "I.O.U. Thanks'" was sent to Mr. Ames acknowledging this accomplishment We F-1- |