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Show Hilltop Times Aug. 3, 1995 Phone numbers ACTION LINE is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. on LOGDIS to or send When you call Ext. "IG ACTION" or on GroupWise to ID "MURRAYM," your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsi- The base agencies listed below can be contacted directly 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) 649th Medical Group Civil Engineering Public Affairs Military Housing Maintenance Safety Office Union AFOSI Narcotics Hotline ble for action. Please give your supervisor and chain of command the opportunity 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 of basewide interest to the Hill workforce will be published in the Hilltop Times. Maj. Gen. Pat Condon ALC Ogden commander Housing request talked to the Housing Office recently Ql and they said they have designated some three bedroom houses as two bedrooms and opened them up for those on housing g individual such as lists. Will a a staff sergeant and above, who is on the waiting list, be allowed to move into these units? I think rank should have higher-rankin- two-bedroo- m this and besides, some of some privilege the two bedrooms are adequate for someone who has no children. Then the staff sergeant or technical sergeant could have access to the three bedrooms that have been classified as two bedrooms. Maj. Gen. Pat Condon in high-ranki- ng I approved the temporary redistribution of the three bedrooms to two bedrooms to balance the waiting time between the junior enlisted two- - and waiting lists, as become available, regardless of rank. they In accordance with Air Force instruction, s and above are placed on the senior NCO waiting lists and those below E-- 7 are placed on the junior NCO lists. The number of children the member has determines whether he or she is list. placed on the two-- , three- - or The member's position, on the appropriate waiting list, is determined further by the date of application. For more information, contact the Base Housing Office. Ext. J k three-bedroo- m E-7- four-bedroo- for bikes? Whyhavesobeenmuch told that the 75th Ql Security Police Squadron paid about $1,500 each for the mountain bikes they use on their bike patrol. Having the bike patrol is a very good idea; however, I am familiar with mountain bikes and know a good one only costs about $700. I would like to know how the Security Police can justify spending so much money for bikes? In 1994, when we implemented our bike patrol, the bikes we used were donated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and were valued at about $300 each. If the same bikes were purchased on the civilian economy, the cost would vary from $100 to $200 more, depending on where we purchased them. After one bike patrol season, only one bike was operational with the others cannibalized to keep it running. That was a free "lesson learned" and the security police realized that since the bike patrol was going to be a long-terproject, it would be wise to invest in good equipment. Hence, they purchased the five bikes they are currently operating. The basic cost for each mountain bike was $875 instead of the $1,500 that was reported. Special accessories to make the bikes more functional brought the total cost per bike to $1,080. Additionally, the purchase price included a five-yea- r maintenance warranty which includes: one complete tune-u- p per year for each bike and all regular flat tire repairs, a condition which plagued the AAFES bikes. The Security Police believe they made the right investment because y r m they are already three months into the bike patrol season and all five bikes are fully operational with not even a flat tire. Furthermore, with the additional three bikes Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Security Police is purchasing for the squadron, and continued reliability of the current bikes. Security Police will not need to replace these bikes for a few years. They will just need to forecast in their budget for spare parts. over the phone would like to know what the policy is Tell me Ql the emergency room in regards to providing information over the phone? I called to ask if it would be safe for my pregnant wife to take an drug. I was informed that she would have to come in and see a doctor. I do not feel it was right to have us come in and wait two hours to ask a simple in over-the-count- er 01 00 18 33 57 84 military service has increased dramatically in the last two decades. Many individuals who are entitled to veteran's preference for hiring purposes may also have veteran's preference for reduction in force. Some spouses, widows, widowers and mothers of disabled veterans may get preference known as a derivative preference. Derivative veteran's on the preference is awarded to a basis of a spouse's or child's service. This can occur if the veteran is no longer living or is totally disabled for federal service. For more information call Joann Osborne. Civilian Personnel. Ext. non-vetera- n question. You're right, you shouldn't have to come into the emergency room and wait two hours to ask a simple question, but our "litigious" and "I'm a victim" society mandates an overly cautious response to even simple questions such as yours. This event could have been r yi handled better. If your pregnant wife plans to take an medication, first, read the directions. It will indicate potential problems. If you are still concerned, please call us. Our policy is that medical technicians cannot give medical advice over the phone. If the ER nurse or physician is available (remember, they are generally busy seeing patients), they may give medical advice if they feel comfortable with the information provided by the patient. If not. you will be asked to come in so safe and reliable information can be provided. This policy is for your safety and our protection. over-the-count- er Vets include men, women Q There are some women on base who feel that veteran's preference dis- criminates against them. Most veterans here are men, many from the Vietnam era, and these women are angry that they may lose their jobs during the reduction in force, while the men are protected. Could something be put in the Hilltop Times about veteran's preference and that not all veterans are men there have been women who have served their country too. J The legal basis for veteran's preference is the Veteran's Preference Act of 1944, as amended, now codified in various provisions of Title 5, United States Code. To receive preference, a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces must be a United States citizen. "Veteran" means a person who was separated with an honorable discharge or under honorable conditions from active duty in the armed forces. Veteran's preference is not gender biased. Anyone who serves in the armed forces, regardless of gender, can be awarded veteran's preference if all eligibility requirements are met. Many of our current veterans were called to active duty during the Vietnam era as a result of the Department of Defense military draft process. As a result, because only males are required to register for the draft, a large portion of military members serving during the Vietnam era were males. However, females were not then and are' not now excluded from volunteering for military service. The number of females participating in f 5 I just wanted to say that it is a wonderful idea that the gate guards here have signs listing who they are and where they're from. It makes them seem more like a person and less like a little "robot" standing out there. I just wanted whoever thought of this to get credit for a great idea. I : - ; ". " Thanks for taking the time to recognize an instance when we took steps to enhance the Hilt AFB operation. The person who started this program is our former installation commander, LL Gen. Lester L. Lyles. We are sure heU appreciate the kudos. With the dark cloud of base closure actions hanging over our heads for the last several years, I feel compelled to thank the people whom I feel have kept us on the map. Dave Chase, Dick Walter, Ken Andersen, Richard Snow and Phil Paskett thanks and recognition deserve base-wid- e these guys took volumes and volumes of information from the directorates and compiled it into a comprehensive portfolio of what Hill is alt about; and then fit that same information into the Cost of Base Realignment Action (COBRA) for analysis. These individuals also steered us in the right direction when answering questions from headquarters. Office of the Secretary of Defense, various joint logistks groups and the Base Closure and Realignment Commission itself. They used this information to put together a fabulous mission video and a concise brochure that any American business would be proud of. The whole process involved a lot of people, but these few kept the whole thing on track and on time. Hill is the best and thank goodness we had Phil, Dick, Dave, Richard and Ken to put in the words and work the COBRA model! It is a pleasure to pass your comments on to these gentlemen, as well as all the other people who dedicated themselves to uxrking base closure issues. They are truly profes-sional- s who are deserving of your praise. I am proud of the work done by all the individuals who met the challenge by showing the Air Force, the Department of Defense, ihe BRAC commissioners, and our customers that we art A'o. Thank you for taking the time to recognize these individuals for their special efforts. |