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Show HILLTOP TIMES TIMES November 19, 2009 ^Traffic safety checkpoints ahead DoD challenges service members • 75th Security Forces Squadron iWi "hile driving on base Nov. 28, visitors, military and civilian workers can expect to (encounter a Safety and Driving Under the Influence Prevention Checkpoint. ; Though the gates already serve as such, Security Assistant Sam Ingram, of the 75th Security Forces Squadron, hopes the checkpoint will help educate andJ i prevent even more security hazards on | base. L Personnel at the checkpoint will go l over everything from child safety seats •and seat belts to the general safety of the car, Ingram said. One of the focal points of the checkpoint is to make sure no one is driving on base while intoxicated. The checkpoint itself is more of a preventative •measure, though, Ingram said, as the ! number of DUIs on base are down from last year, with the exception of April. However, certain units seem to have more DUIs than others so far this year, Ingram added, which is information that is reported to the wing commander each week. : While laws outside the base may only I call for those charged with a DUI to atitend court, pay a fine and perhaps lose | their license for a few months, laws on base can be much harsher, which is why Ingram believes education is key to prevention. A first offense for enlisted personnel results in the offender losing their license on base for one full year, Ingram said. This applies to all ranks, from the rank of an Airman basic up the rank of general, he added. Offenders can also look forward to receiving punishment from their squadron commander or higher, which can range simply from a letter of reprimand, a less-than-honorable discharge from the Air Force and possibly even a courts-martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice in extreme cases. As for civilians, they also face harsher consequences. As with an offbase DUI charge, they will have to go to court, pay a fine and lose their license for a few months. Additionally, punishment handed down by their base supervisor can include a loss in pay or even suspension. "Most importantly, while the legal consequences of DUIs can affect an individual for years to come, the real consequence of driving under the influence of alcohol is the potential to take "Most importantly, while the legal consequences of DUIs can affect an individual for years to come, the real consequence of driving under the influence of alcohol is the potential to take an innocent person's life with your own irresponsible actions. The grief and guilt associated with killing another person lasts long after a prison sentence has been served or a license has been reinstated." SENIOR AIRMAN TCHAIKOVSKY CROSLEY, 75th SFS Police Services Assistant an innocent person's life with your own irresponsible actions. The grief and guilt associated with killing another person lasts long after a prison sentence has been served or a license has been reinstated,11 adds Senior Airman Tchaikovsky Crosley, 75th SFS Police Services Assistant. By teaching these consequences, security forces personnel hope to prevent drunken driving incidents from occurring. "Education is important to let people know what happens," Ingram said. In order to prepare for the checkpoints, the section worked together with local security forces such as the Utah Highway Patrol to learn how to check the safety of the cars, what to look for inside a vehicle, and more. Volunteers from each section of the 75th SFS will team up to man the checkpoints, Crosley said. Both he and Ingram say security forces personnel look forward to making the checkpoints work and have high hopes for the new initiative. The checkpoints will be implemented at various times and locations near installation entry points, Ingram said. Special emphasis will be added during holiday periods and other times when DUIs traditionally peak. Those who do need a designated driver to give them a ride home from base can always call the Airman Against Drunk Driving dispatch phone and arrange for a free ride at any time. Their number is (801) 777-1111. you're tougher than tobacco enables service members to publicly \ announce that they can —and will— ALLS CHURCH, Va. —The U.S. stop smoking on Nov. 19. In doing so, • Department of Defense is urgthey connect to others on their installa-; ing young enlisted personnel to tion, across the country and around the put themselves to the test today. Nov. globe in this annual worldwide event. 19 is the day smokers worldwide are Health professionals can register joining the Great American Smokeout, their installation's GASO event to pubor GASO, stomping out their butts and licize it locally and across the country. \ Free GASO materials are available ' taking on one of the biggest internal challenges they may face. for them to order or download to help ; "Our service members are famous stage events, including customizable for being the toughest bunch of men fact sheets. Visitors will find specially and women out there, which means designed e-cards to send to encourage • they are tough enough to quit tobacco friends and family to give, up tobacco. if they commit to it. Nov. 19 is an excel- Military personnel can send e-cards lent quit date. There's no better time to to announce their intention to join the get the support and jumpstart needed Smoke Out, submit Tobacco Tales testito succeed," said Capt. David Arday; a monials or start quit blogs to both give and seek support. j physician and U.S. Public Health SerThe award-winning Web site offers vice officer and chairman of the DoD resources, peer support, games and Alcohol and Tbbacco Advisory Comlive help with trained tobacco cessamittee. tion coaches, as well as personalized, The initiative is part of the DoD's downloadable quit tools. Users can also tobacco cessation campaign, "Quit find social networking links to TwitTobacco—Make Everyone Proud" or QTMEP. "When you quit smoking, you ter (http^/www.twitter.com/ucanquit2),; show that you are tough enough to con- Facebook and YouTube. ; quer what some claim is merely a bad For those who want their own pri- *5 habit, but what science and research vate area to concentrate on tobacco tell us is a strong addiction. 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