VOLAR Poster Contest winners named See Page 4 FORT ORD PANORAMA Vol.31 FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA, FRIDAY, JULY 30,1971 No. 42 1940-1971 Col. Hones, LtCol. Starr receive Legions of Merit A First Oak Leaf Cluster to 1971, Col. Hanes expanded the LtCol. Starr, while serving as the Legion of Merit was pre- unit size and mission to imple- chief for the Office of the sented recently to Colonel Lloyd ment a completely different con- Deputy Chief of Staff for Op- L. Hanes, and the Legion of cept of training to support the erations, Headquarters, United Merit was presented to Lieu- Experimental Volunteer Train- States Army Pacific, eliminated tenant Colonel Merle D. Starr. ing Program (EVATP). duplicate reporting require- The awards were presented Superior results and excel- ments, streamlined branch oper- to the two officers by Major lence of training achieved under ations and automated the unit General H. G. Moore for ex- this program assured the sue- readiness report. ceptionalty meritorious service, cess of the EVATP. LtCol. Starr is currently as- While serving as command- Col. Hanes is presently as- signed as commanding officer ing officer of Instructor Group signed as a special assistant to of the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Basic here from June 1970 to July the Commanding General. Combat Training Brigade. Volunteer Army firsts As a direct or indirect result of the Modern Volunteer Army concept, the following changes have come about: | MAY LOOK SLOW, BUT TWO 2ND BRIGADE NCOs re-enlisting under the new Combat I I'M ON SCHEDULE Arms MOS VOLAR program, received $10,000 bonuses. Sergeant Kenneth C, Bittman, (left) re-upped for six years in his present duty • The JUMPS system, effective in August 1971, provides for twice a month military pay assignment in PMOS 11D4P. Sgt. Bittman is the reenlistment NCO on an optional basis. ,for A-4-2. Staff Sergeant Roland P. Baker of C-3-2, re-upped for • Check cashing privileges are permitted and are based on trust and not on rank. 5 years in PMOS 11B40 and an assignment to Alaska. The pro­ • Soldiers undergoing basic training are permitted to wear civilian clothes to the evening gram went into effect in July of this year and gives soldiers in meal, as well as breakfast, trips to the gym, barber, etc. MOSs 11-B-C-D-F-H and 13-A-B-E a Variable Reenlistment Bonus • "How .to do it" pamphlets such as "How to Get Promoted" and "How to Improve My designator of four. Both men were administered the oath by Col­ Education", have been provided so that men n ot aware of the appropriate regulations and local onel Richard L. Prillaman, 2nd Brigade CO. facilities will be made aware of them. (US Army photo by Sp4 Ed McFerren) • It has been assured that commanders do not discriminate agairlst individuals that visit the IG. • A sponsor system for all incoming permanent party enlisted personnel has been establ­ Ft. Ord Drill Sergeant ished, which includes letters by the section NCO (when known) or the unit Sergeant Major, giv­ ing instructions and welcoming them to the post.. « Short order menus have been implemented to the fullest possible extent. This includes picked 6th Army best the noon meal seven days a week. Breakfast service hours have been extended on Saturday, Sun­ day and holidays and a brunch type has been implemented. Ft. Ord's Drill Sergeant of officer at the Ft. Ord Leader- | • The post exchange and commissary operate on a seven-day-a-week basis. Night shopping the Year, Platoon Sergeant Ger- ship Academy, where he in- hours are in effect on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. not Klingeberger, was named spects and supervises drill serge- • The use of carbonated beverage dispensers in mess halls is now in effect. Drill Sergeant of the Year for ant candidates to insure that the • The housing referral service has been improved by keeping up-to-date listings of adequate Sixth Army at the Presidio of highest degree of discipline, ap- low-cost rental housing available. San Francisco last week. pearance and military bearing is • Trainees are authorized to wear civilian clothes during off duty hours. He will now compete at De- maintained. • Fund drives have been reduced to a minimum and quotas or push for participation have partment of the Army level for Nominees for Drill Sergeant been eliminated. the Stephen Ailes Outstanding of the Years awards are judged • A placement service has been provided for part-time employment. , Drill Sergeant of the Army on the basis of appearance, job • The Post Shuttle Bus Service has been improved with daily runs to selected stops on post. award. knowledge, general military • Administration has been scheduled to reduce waiting time and stepped up processing per­ Sergeant Klingeberger, a na- knowledge, knowledge of cur- sonnel actions. tive of Berlin, Germany, is. a rent events, leadership traits senior tactical non-commissioned and motivation. Two soldiers rescue boy atop tree By Sp5 Bob Conary Reaching the boy first, Pvt. Fortinos saw the A 10 year-old boy lay limp atop a pine tree, boy laying in what appeared to him acute shock inches from a power line, as two soldiers climbed inches below a power line. The private used a to his rescue. branch to move the line and grabbed the boy, First Lieutenant Melvyn S. Klein and Private placing him over his shoulder. „, f ^^mf••»<<« jsm» Bradley R. Fotinos climbed a tree in Joseph W. "I squeezed him around the chest," says Pvt. || * I Stilwell Park July 21 to rescue Ronald D. Wash- Fotinos, as he tried to give the boy some sort of lift I ington, the son of Staff Sergeant and Mrs. Alvin respiration bringing him down the trunk. The tn D¥ 1 | W. Washington of 132 Monterey Road. private passed the boy to IstLt. Klein, who in turn Young Washington apparently brushed against passed him to personnel of the Ft. Ord Fire or grabbed hold of the power line that ran through Department, who had arrived on the scene. the over 40 foot pine tree he had been climbing. The boy was rushed to the post hospital where The boy badly burned his hands and part of his he was admitted with severe burns on the hands right leg on the line. and leg. The boy's father, a drill instructor at According to the two soldiers, they were visit- C-l-3, says the boy is better, but he doesn't know ing a friend when they looked out a window and when he will be released from the hospital, saw people running. As they went outside, the Pvt. Fotinos of C-5-1 is the son of Mrs. Arvell lieutenant says, a woman ran up hysterically Hall of 2477 Meloland Road, El Centra, Calif. screaming, "my son is caught in the tree." IstLt. Klein, 23, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry NEARLY ELECTROCUTED after climbing a pine free and touching IstLt.'Klein says he looked up and saw the boy Klein of 995 NE 160th Street, North Miami high tension wires, Ronald D. Washington talks with his rescuers laying limp on the branches. Both men ran and Beach, FL, is assigned to the Training Command Private Bradley R. Fotinos and First Lieutenant Melvyn S. Klein. began climbing the tree. here as a range QIC, (US Army photo by Sp4 Larry Mercer) Page Two, Panorama, Friday, July 30, 1971 PRIVATE WALKER ——-———————'—————————;—————'——————— wi+K CPT COSTELLO | KNOLJ -j-HESF FATl G-wsS UJILU Editorial ^t~«dr&o~t j'- __w *y*'^gj «f ,FIT M tte' N «HE-RE. «„« I'vr ,„,/HADTHen ,u A very important document You may be wishing right now that you were somewhere else, somewhere other than in the US Army. It doesn't matter whether you rushed down to your Army recruiter with suitcase in hand,-of were influenced in some other way by members of your local draft board, the fact is that you are committed to a specified period of service. You have been or are being trained to perform military tasks that are needed by the Army and the e R country. You -may feel that your Army job doesn't make use of your experience and civilian skills, but WELL, the Army needs the job done. And the Army takes it for granted that you will perform to the best of TH | S O R TH RoO your ability on the job assigned. Some are serving three-year enlistments, some are two-year Selectees—but everyone, when they reach the conclusion of their service, will want to be given a very important piece of paper, eight by ten and one-half inches in size, with some of the most important words on it that anyone will ever see anywhere. It's called the Honorable Discharge Certificate. Here's why it is so important. It makes you eligible for: • Veterans medical care. • Gl educational opportunities. • Veterans Administration home loans. • Civil Service preference in government employment. ••••• • National Guard and Reserve status that can lead to retirement benefits. Ffl lYllll AC • Active recruitment by local government agencies (such as police or fire departments). I U I I I IIICO • Civilian employment (almost all employers require or prefer employees whose military service has been honorable—and who can prove it by presenting an Honorable Discharge). Remember, none of these benefits will be available to you if you leave the Army without earning an Honorable Discharge. Don't be one of those who take the attitude— "So what if 1 don't get an Honorable Discharge? A husband walks into a closed garage ,and lights a cigarette; "My old man can pay for my college and then take me into the firm." Q mother fl'Ps a "9™ swltch ln a kitchen closet'' a chlld fosses an Or, "I know all the angles.