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Show c8 TIIE SAMPLER Mew Friday, April 17, 1981 Team Greg Stack - roach Chris Venable Chuck Venable Kim Gilmore Richard Gilmore Vicky Perkins Debbie Jadtpies Denny Towns Jeff Neil Michael Morgan Rich Houseknecht Kimberly Quigley Jennifer Quigley Trent Jorgensen Troy Jorgensen Kelleen Wold Danny fiarbero Sandy Witkowski Skipper Daniel Scott Bruce Philip Hale Corey Llewelyn Marcus Rice Jason Sykes Bobby Zietlow 1981 Little have rasters been league announced. At press time the names of the teams had not licen decided. The 1 Team Steve Wcidner - coach Dave Gregg - coach Danny Wcidner Tim Darling (3had Darling ' Brett Painter Painter Joel Patricia Cornelius lloliert Brouilhcad. lXmg Zylstra . (ten Jenkins Craig White Stephen Zaccardi lX'rek Andrus Mike Follis Team 2 Steve lI(Hvcr - coach Hal Ablxnhaus - coach . will be "Project Quality of lite proposals 90 to congress It's hard to break strong bonds. . . and the Army wants to make it even harder. Under a new approach called "Project Cohort," the Army hopes to strengthen the bonds between soldiers and their units. In stick-togeth- er The military quality of life proposals sent to congress recently by the Department of Defense (DOD) should contribute greatly to im- Army terms, "Cohort stands for cohesion, opera- -' tional readiness and training. FLANS call for soldiers in selected companies proved retention and morale among our service members," says Defense Secretary Casper W. Weinberger. The DOD package, if approved, would give service members a 5.3 percent pay raise on July 1. This hike would be in addition to the 9.1 percent raise already pegged for Oc- Several of the cohort" units will see duty over- seas when they finish their CONUS tour. . . , and batteries to take basic, advanced and unit training together and be assigned as a division based in the continental United States (CONUS). Troy Faircloth Brad Holland Darin Kroff Team 5 Joe Sacket - coach Howard Mealhouse Gene Mealhouse ' Samantha Malcolm John Malcolm Amy Reed Darren Wilde Scott Houle Tony Moe Robert Iverson Danny Jaster John Liddell Dean Guinn Marcus Thermos Dm Steelman Team 3 Carl Bames - coach Tommy Payne Carl Barnes David Payne Doug Kulac Matt Kulac Tonya Rucker Wanda Conrad Paul Glavin Robert Moore Craig Scow Rodney Hill Gary Berg Jeff Love Wayne Blair Tessa Kingery Cohort Jason Rawls . . C-R- EP ) In its formative stages, the project was called the accordCompany Replacement Package of officials. the to Army Department ing tober 1.. It would also mean major improvements in living, and working conditions for service members and. their families. These include: (C-RE-P), - THE first Cohort" unit becomes reality on March 25 at Fort Knox, KY., when 61 tankers begin three years of training and service together. The remaining 18 test companies will form between March 1981 and February 1982. Officials will be looking at the project to see if this new approach in forming units can and should be expanded. (ARNEWS) Quality of life improvements in family housing, barracks, commissaries and related military facilities. Army funds are earmarked for such projects as the construction of 19 new barracks, 406 new family housing units, roe new hospital and dhe . new clinic, renovation of two hospitals, design and construction of physical centers and child care centers. New construction of seven dependent schools located in Germany, Japan and Korea. This brings the total amount budgeted for dependent school construction for FY. 81 and FY 82 to over 3110 million, a sum slightly more than that funded for dependent school construction over the past five fiscal years. More money for service members to help pay costs incurred during PCS moves. New higher rates. for PCS moves would take effect July 1, 1981, as part of this program. They are now planned to Cost of living allowances for singleunaccompanied members stationed overseas. Full funding of aviation continu- ation bonuses for flight officers in critical specialties. Also, special pays to add to bonuses in critical Army skills. : : test offers school aid Re-u- p A reenlistment test program will offer quali- Red up to $8,100 in free education benefits within the next 60 days. The test program, which will last through the end of the fiscal year, will als6 allow soldiers to transfer these benefits to their family members, say Army Department (DA) first-terme- rs THRU SAT. APRIL 18th j c.z&. A' . iEVlilBENDjQS is Under the reenlistment test, the government will pay the soldiers entire $8,100 VEAP benefit, A soldier who doesnt want to use the benefit may transfer the funds into an educational account. for use by a spouse or dependent child, officials. The new reenlistment test is one of several Soldiers taking part in the test program will education tests now underway in the Army. They be required to drop out of the current VEAP. were authorized last year by congress to- measure Those prior service soldiers who are entitled to GI the effect of education benefits on recruitment and Bill benefits must waive those benefits to take The reenlistment program will help vantage of the VEAP coverage. determine the attractiveness of transferring education benefits to family members. - on. 'A , FLORSHEIM To be eligible, first term soldiers must have a -- SHOES - 20 $8.88 Group Reg. to $22 Off ..& LADIES PANTS AND SKIRTS te& LADIES LADIES '4 Reg. to $32 ACME BOOTS $1 9.99 $7.88 rnr Off Entire stock Mena and Boys. LADIES GIRLS DRESS SHOES FASHION JEANS Sizes 25 7to 14 INFANT SPRING ia. TOGS $4.88 JUNIO 1 Angel Right sQ Reg.to$ YOUNG MENS SEPARATES Coats Vests Pants ; 20 Off Everything 1 . M f . V, . up - --i Wn-rnwr-nfirn- r few.-- ' Im an. .v j. t to kl . 19 South Main Tooolo Open Your Own Personal Charge Account Today 1 VtSA asasm1 O O pei ESSlSl 20 Proctor-Sile- x wm sat TERRY DRESSES SANDALS ICE CREAM MAKER high .school diploma .or its equivalent and reenlist in one of 129 combat arms or technical skills. They Officials say the results of the reenlistment also must reenlist- for at least three years, and for a test and the various other education tests now unEuropean assignment. derway will be compiled at the. end of the fiscal year. The Department of Defense will use these results to recommend to the congress an education bill to replace the current assistance program. The test is based on the current Veterans Education Assistance Program (VEAP), which replaced the GI Bill for education in 1977. Normally, under VEAP, service members contribute voluntarily into VEAP is slated to run out Dec. unan education fund. For each dollar a member less the President recommends' to 31, 1981, before congress saves, up to a maximum of $2,700, the government June 30 that the be continued. Presently, program adds $2. The maximum allowable benefit is usually about 12 education bills designed to replace VEAP $8,100. (Several VEAP bonuses are available for are before congress ARNEWS) certain rombat arms and technical skills.) HWMrSWMMMt; , V-- . WH |