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Show NEWS 12 0 n )flVS 0011 1 Alcohol restrictions beneficial to troops "And therefore, when we're in countries abroad we're expected to abide by their laws. There's no alcohol permitted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and we had to abide by that law." by SSgt. David P. Masko "tongue in cheek," he said. Air A lot of the troops joked about it, and a lot of them complained about it, but a great deal of it was Force News Service General Schwarzkopf, who led the biggest military buildup since World War II, said the men and women of Desert Storm understood why there were alcohol restrictions, and they adhered to them are most people don't think of an "ideal" military person as a teetotaler, someone who refrains from the use of alcoholic beverages. But teetotalism is taking a lot of bows voluntarily. "I would also tell you that our sick call rate went for its contributions to troop safety and health in our went Operation Desert Storm, and military leaders are down, our accident and injury rateand thedown, of health incidents in discipline went down, recognizing it. said. Although there is no historical comparison yet, the forces went up," the general "So there were some very therapeutic outcomes the military services had fewer incidents of discipliwhatnary problems and accidents than at any other time, from the fact that no alcohol was available "bar none," said Defense Secretary Dick Cheney in soever in the Kingdom." a speech on Capitol Hill in May. The Air Force has long maintained that alcohol Secretary Cheney and others have concluded that abuse is incompatible with the maintenance of high the commendable performance of the more than standards of performance, discipline and readiness, 540,000 troops deployed to the Middle East was an Air Force spokesman for social actions policy said. The safety of all people in any organization due in part to the alcohol restriction. in said Gulf the the that War, may depend on the alertness of one individual, he Pentagon During added. deference to the Arab hosts, alcohol will be prohibited. The Moslem religion restricts the use of alcohol, Commanders and supervisors cannot afford to and it was not allowed by many host countries in trust the fate of their operations to a person who the Middle East theater. may be under the influence of alcohol. "What we said to them was, look, we're in a forAlthough there is no change of policy right now, eign country, and when foreigners come to the Unit- alcohol and its consequence on military operations ed States they're expected to abide by the laws in has become a major topic of discussion in light of the United States," Army Gen. H. Norman Desert Storm, the spokesman said. He also said the restriction seemed to work out Schwarzkopf told the Senate Armed Services Comwell during the deployment, but it's hard to make mittee June 12. WASHINGTOX-Chanc- es observation just because a detailed there was little incidence of alcohol abuse. Now that the war is over, General Schwarzkopf said he hopes those people who came back to the United States have recognized that there was a benefit from "limiting their consumption to a reasonable level." cause-and-effe- ct Announcing a new idea in legal service and a new face in town. 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