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Show 6 THE SAMPLER News Friday, Jan. 29, 1982 Army addresses BDU matters Dugway Outdoor Activities "The BDU is designed to be loose fitting, commented an official in DAs Troop Support Division. Sizing and proper fit count the most. If soldiers buy the uniform to fit properly and give good laundering care, they shouldnt have a shrinkage problem to the point where the uniform After almost two months of research and tests, a special task force examining the new camouflage battle dress uniform (BDU) has concluded the BDU shrinks but the problem is manageable. . Several family members were set for the trip to Hardware Ranch near Utah over the weekend of the 22nd of January. Unfortunately foul intervened. Since the ranch is located about 15 miles up into the mountains outside of the trip would have been next to impossible, Another trip is planned for February 14th. Hardware Ranch is operated by Utah State Wildlife Service as an area to feed a huge elk herd during. the winter months. As many as 500 to 600 elk can be seen from. horse drawn sleighs that are operated on week- There is no charge for the ride, Anyone, club member or not, is invit- ed to meet in the rear parking lot of Community Club at 0800 hours is rendered unserviceable. Several other recommendations were made by the task force. The Army is revising the care labels in the garments and providing care decals for placement on washers and dryers used by soldiers. The special Department of the Army (DA) task force appointed to study the shrinkage problem and related issues recently reported out its initial findings which include several recommended actions concerning . theBDU. product improvement program to produce jungle fatigues in the woodland patem for organizational issue in all tropical and selected temperate zones is being considered. In coming to its findings and recommended actions, the task force reA The study showed the excess shrinkage to be marginal, says an official, noting that all uniforms shrink to some degree. The BDU is expected to shrink up to two percent; however, the study identified shrinkage which was marginally more than the two percent anticipated. Task force officials report the problem is manageable because facts show less than one percent of the BDUs sold or issued (875 out of 273137) as being returned due to shrinkage. One of the task force's recommendations calls for increased emphasis on fabric care and uniform fit. Officials again stated soldiers should closely follow care and maintenance instructions originally published last November. Those laundering and care instructions include: During the washing, drying and finishing cycles, the lowest possible heat setting should be used. At no time should the garment be exposed to temperatures greater than 130 degrees (Fahrenheit). Officials stress that the BDU. Alteration, for soldiers should neither starch nor dry-cletailored-fi- t is also discouraged. long-rang- e searched testing, adoption and manufacturing techniques; interviewed soldiers and checked uniform ns; performed laundry tests at several installations; audited fabric and garments in warehouses; conducted Natick Laboratories-Defens- e Personnel Support Center joint laboratory tests; reviewed initial major Army command survey data on the extent of the shrinkage problem; and conferred with industry over problems, test methods, and causes and cures. Task force officials offered in their report to the Army Chief of Staff that early widespread caution in laundering instructions to soldiers significantly lessened the magnitude of the problem. In the final analysis, however. the new battle dress uniform is a great improvement over its predecessor, stated an official. And, based on its popularity, (the BDU) is viewed by the soldier the same way. the trip. Yel-Hyru- m, be-weat- her 12th. A skeet competition is to be sched-th- - e uled shortly on the Dugway Range, Look for an announcement of that in this column shortly. The Dugway Outdoor Activities s. Club is not a military-sponsore- d ganization. It is an organization of families and individuals who enjoy the outdoors, who have joined to-th-e gether to camp, shoot, tour, or what-fo- r ever their heart's delight. Member- ship is $15.00 the first year for a f ly, $10.00 the first year for a single membership. Primarily the reason for the organization is to allow Dugway-Parbased folks to enjoy activities that would normally not be open to them, and to save money by At the present time the club meets or-end- Approximately 40 Dugwayites are ready to leave West Yellow- stone, Montana for two days of snow- mobiling in Yellowstone National The trip, sponsored by the Dug- Outdoor Activities Club has been way sold out for several months, however, there have been several cancellations. At the present time there are two in the Community Club, Monday openings on the trip. For information night at 7:30 p.m. ami-pois- ed . an . contact the Public Affairs Office at 2116. Another trip is set to go to lowstone on 11 March. Still another sponsored activity raft trip ing planned is a one-da- y down the Green River near Dinosaur National Park. That is scheduled to take place on the weekend of June i i f k. car-poolin- a' g, Voting information and new form for 1982 on the way . . A number of soldiers and defense department (DOD) employees who vote by absentee ballot may be using a new, revised federal post card application (FPCA, Rev. T981) form for the 1982 general elections. The new PFCA (Rev. 1981) will be issued for use by more than five million U.S. citizens entitled to vote by absentee ballot, according to federal voting assistance program (FVAP) officials. Military voting assistance officers and counselors have been advised to use present stocks of the old FPCA (Rev. 1979) before issuing the new 1981 FPCA. Officials note that both applications forms are identical in purpose and look very similar. Tbe new FPA has been changed to include a small vertical post card that local election officials' will return to the voter explaining the status of their request. When voters request registration, if necessary, and an absentee ballot, they should place their etum mailing address on the small return mail post card. This will enable normally busy election officials simply to note the status of the request, remove the .post card from the FPCA, and drop the return post card in the mail. Help in preparing the FPCA can be found in the newest voting guide. The 1982 voting assistance guide is being sent to all military voting assistance officers and to other govemmentagencies having absentee voting responsibility. Voting assistance officers should be receiving copies of the guide in late January and February. Anyone having difficulty getting copies of the 1982 guide or other voting information material should contact their next higher voting official of the FVAP. Be Part of Americas Future, Vote is this years voting slogan. A poster carrying the slogan will be distributed during the election year. Voting officials have been encouraged to continue using posters sent out during the 1980 election year. The following posters were distributed: Take Time For America . . . Vote (DOD-P96- ); Stand Up and Be Counted . . . Vote (DOD-97- ); Youre a Voter Only If You Vote. . .. Be A Voter (DOD-P98- ); Youre Never Too Far Away To Vote (DOD-P100- ); Exercise Your Right To Vote (DOD-P101- ); Vote (DOD-P102- ); and (DOD-P103Is Your Time More Valuable Than Theirs? ). Any questions about the new FPCA or voting assistance guide that cannot be answerd at the local level may be answered by contacting the director. 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