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Show August 12, 1999 fiDM Kudo would like to give a "Kudo" to Paula Speth the Information, Tickets and Tours manager. Recently, I made hotel reservations at one of the hotels that contracts with Tickets and Tours. They quoted me a price much higher than what the Services voucher allows. When I went to pay for the vouchers, I talked to Paula about their problem and she immediately got on the phone and spent quite a while trying to get this straightened out for me. She is very friendly, polite and helpful. This is not the first time that I have received such friendly and professional treatment from her, and I am sure it won't be the last. I want to thank her for her help in this matter, and for the service that she and others there provide for us. I Loin) ACTION LINE is your opportunity to make Hill AFB a better place to live, work and play. on or send When you call Ext. LOGDIS to "Action" or on GroupWise to ID "ACTION " your comments will be recorded and staffed through the agency responsible 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 ONE, This will help me better V serve your interests. Items of basewide interest to the Hill workforce will be published in the Col. Ken Pagu Hilltop Times. e-m- ail 00 Thank you for your comments with regards to the f Zaoutstanding service you received from Ms. Paula Speth, of Information, Tickets and Tours. It is always a pleasure to receive and to pass along such positive feedback to one of our outstanding services' stars. We are very proud of Ms. Speth and of the Service she provides her customers. Once again thank you for your comments and we look forward to serving you again in Communications Squadron, the Youth Center lines are government lines and can be interrupted in the event of an emergency. Also, they will inform all base operators of this capability. A project for additional phone lines at the Youth Center wUl begin this fall with the construction of the new addition. If you have further concerns with the youth center, please contact the Family Member Support Flight Chief, Jim Dicus at 777-359- 9. Softball safety concern is that was struck with a softbaM pMy two games were going on k1 Monday night while over the bubble. I I hapthe small softball fields by Little son's to be League watching my pened game while another softball game was going on so my back was to the other team. Somebody hit a homerun on the other field and it hit me in the back leaving a big bruise. I'm concerned that somebody could really get hurt. If a small child had been sitting where I was, they probably would have been knocked out, and there are a lot of small children around that area. I was wondering why there is there is no type of netting or anything between the ball fields since they are so close together? f 75th ABW Commander r the future. Kudo would just like to give a Kudo to Ken, Doug, Mike and Brian of the Hill AFB Bowling Alley. We bowl every Sunday and we are treated with respect and dignity. I just wanted to let you know what a great job they're doing. They need a pat on the back for making people feel welcome and wanting to come back every week. I Thank you for taking the time in recognizing the f Zabowling center staff for the exceptional job they Phono numbers The base agencies listed below can be contacted directly if you have a complaint or a problem with their services: , Security Forces, 73053 Crisis Information. Services. Ease Restaurants RetirementCom pensatkm (civilian), . , 50 24-h- r, .......,,..... Social Actions Employe Relations . . . Military Pay Civilian Pay Air Force Suggestion Program. IG Complaints (tor appointment) 1G Complaints (after hours) Fraud, Waste or Abuse (recording 75th fedical Group. . .. Civil Engineering, , .. Hill Pride Hotline t Public Affairs. Military Housing Maintenance Safety Office , are doing in making your bowling experiences enjoyable. Great customer service is our goal and it is nice to know that our customers appreciate it Your thanks has been expressed to the bowling center staff. promotion Step My question is about the step promotion pro-vjgra- read recently where a MSgt and SSgt got promoted and I was reading the regulation about promotions and was wondering if you could provide some feedback in light of the draw down of Air Force MSgt's and TSgt's, especially TSgt's who are getting close to high tenure. I would think that TSgt's would be promoted before you would promote SSgt's because SSgt is the easiest rank to make and TSgt is the hardest rank to make. I'm confused about why a SSgt was picked before a TSgt. Please explain. I r Thank you for the call. The Stripes for Exceptional 1980 and was designed to meet unique circumstances in which, in the commander's judgement, clearly warrant promotion. The promotion is limited by Air Force guidance to E-- E-- and E-- each going to the next higher grade. Just as the name of the program implies, it is designed to promote only the most "exceptional performers." On Hill AFB each commander was given an opportunity to submit one nominee for each eligible grade. Unfortunately, the stripes are extremely limited and only a few can be chosen. We believe we selected the best and most deserving nominees. All commanders are directed not to tell nominees that they have been put in for this prestigious program so there will be no hard feelings if they are not chosen. So you should not know that you are a possible STEP candidate unless you are chosen. STEP is not intended to balance an AFSC or give pref4, i 5, 6, erence to a particular grade because of the perception that grade may be harder to make than others. I believe you will find that as you progress in your enlisted career ladder each grade will get harder and harder to obtain. Again, thank you for the call. 777-937- 34 R 7712$ 46 01 05 75361 ........ 74918 61 56 33 ....,.... , - -- , 53 .7-33- I.,... Family Assistance Center (when activated), , AFOSI Narcotics Hotline. 33 52 00 Hilltop Times f Published by MorMedia, Inc., a private firm in no way connected with the U.S. Air Force, under exclusive written contract with Hill AFB. This commercial enterprise Air Force newspaper is an authorized publication for members of the U.S. military services. Contents of the Hilltop Times are I accessed at www.co.davis.ut.usanimalcontrol Under the ordinance it is an offense when "leaves any animal confined in a vehicle unatanyone tended in excessively hot or cold veather." On the date you saw the working dog in the car the temperature was 70 degrees and the windows were cracked to allow air to flow through the white patrol car while the handler was gone for 20 minutes to get a takeout meal. Air Force Instruction Military Working Dog leave a working dog in to handler allows the Program, no more than six lowered windows are if the a vehicle inches and the doors are locked. The cracked window window) has a twofold pur(as opposed to a wide-ope-n is pose. The first reason obviously to provide circulation throughout the vehicle. The second reason is to prevent people from sticking their hands into the vehicle and sustaining serious injury from a dog bite. The handler in question believed his dog was safe and comfortable. He was briefed that if he is going inside the dining facility for any lengthy period of time he should put the dog up or have another SF member watch the dog while he is inside. The installation Kennel Master has briefed our dog handlers to be very careful to avoid heat stress or injuries to the animals. Thanks again for your concern. ordi-nanc.ht- m. Busy signals? moved to mil trom 7landrecently called the Youth Center to inquire about m-- u Keny ai-- b summer programs. On that particular day I called several times and each time I got a busy signal. I decided to call the operator and inquire if I had the wrong number. She informed me that I had the right number. I told the operator that I had called 10 times within that hour and each time received a busy signal. I subsequently asked "what would happen in an emergency situation and I need to contact the Youth Center? The operator responded that she would not be able to breakin on the line because it's not a government line. I want to voice my concern about the phones at the Youth 31-20- 2, Center. f We apologize for the inconvenience you experi-Zaence- d with the busy phone line at the Youth Center. Unfortunately, on the afternoon you called, all Youth Center phone lines were down due to technical difficulties; subsequently, the problem was identified and corrected. In addition to you may also reach the youth center at According to the 777-241- 9, 777-561- 8. Global Power and Reach for America. " "Air Force people building the world's most respected Air and Space Force Quality Systems for America's Air Force. Recently K-- 51 ,...... car saw an incident in the parking lot viljnear the chow hall that offended me. I noticed a parked security police cruiser with a 9 in it. There was no driver or passengers, aside from the dog, present. The dog did not appear to be comfortable. He was panting real hard and the windows of the cruiser were barley cracked. I understand that as of recently it's against the law to leave any living creature in a vehicle, especially in the summer. I would think that we would all be more aware after the incident involving the children who died last year in the back of a car trunk. It doesn't take long for a parked vehicle to get hot, no matter what the temperature outside. What steps can be taken to avoid this from happening again? f Thanks for your call. The Davis County ZlOrdinance that covers cruelty to animal can be 18 ...m in K-- 9 42 ,............. m. ZAPerformers (STEP) program was established in We agree, this is a safety problem. The Fitness staff has hung netting between the light poles directly behind the bleachers where you were sitting. This netting should prevent anyone else from being hit This is only a temporary fix and a work order to place permanent fencing in this area has been resubmitted. We apologize for this mishap. If you have any other concerns please call the Fitness Center Director, Margie 7 and she will be happy to help you. 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