Officer Reduction Marine Corps Through the Officers Candidate Program and Earned His in a Recent ALMAR (003), Promotions Reduced Below Commission in September 1952
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offk-1:44. Air Station 7.9% Pay Increase SAR Team Receives Approval The $2.3 billion civilian and more than their Saves Boy military civilian pay raise bill has been counterparts. The vetoed bill approved also Aarona Fauolo, a 2-year-old ,by the President in the would have raised the pay of Kahuku boy who had wondered amount of six percent and 7.9 nonappropriated fund employees. percent away from his family was located respectively. In addition to these raises Everyone will get the raise included in the government-wide recently by the Marine Corps Air except for the Joint Chiefs of bill, defense is pushing ahead for Station's Sea, Air Rescue Staff. helicopter crew. the 20 percent pay hike for K-Bay's Disbursing Officer enlisted men with fewer He was found sitting in a than two LtCol M.C. Kramer stated that if years of service which mud puddle on a cane it sent to road five his office receives the necessary Congress miles from the Kahuku home last April. The 'measure administrative information was ignored in Congress. where he was staying. He is concerning the pay raise from reported in good condition except Defense Secretary Laird has Headquarters Marine Corps, the promised even more increases in for mosquito bites. pay raise, which is retroactive Marine Lieutenant pay and benefits in the fiscal 1971 Colonel from Jan. 1, could be in the Jan. budget. The Bobby R. Wilkinson was piloting budget document is 30 pay check. now in preparation. Details the SAR aircraft on a of the routine Shortly after the pay' raise Laird proposals training flight when he received may be included .bill went to the White House, in the budget document or in word to return to K-Bay. After a President Nixon vetoed another RESCUE TEAM. .Piloting the Rescue helicopter was Lieutenant separate messages from the White briefing he and his crew took off bill providing for a four-percent Colonel Bobby R. Wilkinson (L). Corporal T. R. Wagner (center) House. for Kahuku. Flying as observer was ($130,000,000) raise for the was Staff Sergeant S. E. Dodson. the chopper crew chief and Staff Sergeant S. E. Dodson was flying as an observer. government's blue collar workers. Corporal T. R. Wagner was the He said they were already getting (See Pay Raise Chart, Page 3)- crew chief. "When we arrived," said LtCol Wilkinson, "we were told CMC Visit WIMIrlIIN =III MN IIA A111- 71rIRWW 11.1 M11/ WM M- 1W-11 la that we were looking for a .........-mANNE 2-year-old boy last seen near ... .. V Kahuku High School." Scheduled nmuna The colonel continued that they were making a right turn when SSgt. Dodson said he Vol. 20, No. 2 Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii January 15, 1971 thought he had seen something. For K-Bay "We ,returned to re-search General Leonard L. the area and found the boy on a Chapman, Jr., Commandant of road cut out of the side a of hill," the Marine Corps, is scheduled to LtCol Cox Assumes Duties the colonel continued. "He was visit the Kaneohe Marine Corps sitting naked in a mud puddle Air Station on Wednesday. crying." In addition General They were unable to land Chapman, the official party will As Station Executive Officer the aircraft, however, because of include Lieutenant General Lieutenant Colonel John V. Colonel Mickle is due to report to at Chu Lai, Republic of South 10-20 so William K. Jones, commanding the foot cane stalks, they Cox is the new Executive Officer the Western Pacific Marine Air Vietnam. returned to where the horsemen general, Fleet Marine Forces of the Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Forces for duty. He was born in March 1930 were. Corporal Wagner jumped Pacific and Sergeant Major Joseph Station. Colonel Cox comes to the at Bevier, Missouri, and graduated out of the helicopter and told the W. Dailey, Sergeant Major of the He relieved Lieutenant Air Station after serving as from North East Missouri College men to follow them. Within Marine Corps. Colonel D.A. Mickle Wednesday. VMFA-115 commanding officer in 1952 with a Bachelors Degree minutes the boy was in safe Two meetings will be held in Business Administration. hands. with the commandant at the Colonel Cox entered the (See CMC on Page 8) Officer Reduction Marine Corps through the Officers Candidate Program and earned his In a recent ALMAR (003), promotions reduced below commission in September 1952. the Commandant outlined the normal, accessions reduced below Following a short tour of duty as initiation of a recent reduction in minimum estimated requirements, an infantry officer he reported for force (RIF) action designed to relaxation of retirement reduce the Marine active officer prerequisites, and stringent -Nal. strength by the end of FT72: quality control of officers selected -.4111 ...um, Approximately 285 reserve for retention beyond obligation. -1110.- ..46,. officers will be involuntarily Reduction in force boards -0110 40, will be convened at Headquarters '4°'" 406:11b. released from active duty as a ...0.... 4* result of the RIF action. Marine Corps in the immediate '4111 46. future to consider all reserve -40110b- -gn.' ' "sib- 'OM. .41111. 411110. -41011W Abb. According to the ALMAR, officers serving beyond their Aill Ailli 41111w .1111:41111W .46,. ' the reduction of Marine active initial obligation who have not -411.10.- Alb. 'lbw ' officer strength makes it accrued 20 years active duty regrettably necessary to undertake retirement eligibility prior to June a reduction in force (RIF) action. 30, 1972. Approximately 285 Prior to this decision significant reserve officers so considered will management actions have already be required to be involuntarily been taken to reduce RIF to a released from active duty by June minimum. These actions include 30, 1971 may be retained on reversion of temporary officers, active duty until retirement officer early releases which will be eligibility is attained. WHAT IS IT? . confused, page 6 a closer look. if you're turn to for continued, insignia change In addition, boards will consider all reserve officers on active duty who have accrued 20 years of active duty retirement LtCol. Cox The TAX Reform Means eligibility by January 31, 1972 What '69 Act and will select twenty percent for Naval Flight Training at Pensacola According to ALMAR (004) outlined in subparagraph 213; respect to the effects of the tax retention. The remainder will be in April 1953. of Jan. 9, concerning the tax subject to regulations to be issued reform act of 1969. While the law required to retire by Jan. 31, One year and two months reform act of 1969, military by the Internal Revenue Service may have a profound impact on 1972. Boards will also consider all later he was designated a Naval services will not withhold tax nor (IRS) in 1971. some military personnel, it is vital active duty reserve officers Aviator and ordered to his first reflect on W-2 forms amounts Military personnel will not that all Marines and attached accruing 20 years active duty squadron, VMFA-324 (AD-4B) at paid to members as be required to report Navy personnel be made aware of retirement eligibility between Miami, Fla. reimbursements for moving reimbursements f o r the salient points and counseled as Feb. 1, 1972 and June 30, 1972, Since then he has logged expenses during 1970 and 1971, government-ordered travel where it becomes available. select twenty percent for more than 4000 flight hours and except in the case of dislocation no change of residence is required; The tax reform act of 1969, retention and the remainder will made 160 carrier landings. allowance. i.e. TAD, etc. effective on and after Jan. 1, 1970 be required to retire by June 30, He has racked up some Members will be required to Under regulations to be would: 1972. impressive "education hours" in report in their own tax returns for issued by IRS in 1971 it may be (A) Require that military Convening of RIF boards addition to his flying time. 1971, those cash members report in their gross 1970 and possible for members to claim will be expedited in order to Since of moving taxable income, when filing their 1962 he has graduated reimbursements allowable moving expenses in inform individuals of release dates from the Communications expenses they receive. excess of those for which they individual income tax returns all or retention earliest. Officer It is School, Armed Forces Staff In general, members will be received reimbursement. amounts received for expenses of anticipated that RIF actions College and taught Naval Planning entitled to offsetting deductions Considerable information moving from one residence to indicated will not be repeated and Amphibious Doctrine at the for travel expenses actually paid has been promulgated via services another, whether by direct cash unless there is a significant future and the expenses incurred as journals and other media with (See TAX on Page 3) reduction required (See COX on Page 8) +4********************************************4 * * * 4t News In Brief 4t * * * reat * * * * 7"7r1 7/teeee#q * * Q. - "Why doesn't the * * Station Barber Shop employ There will be a PTA Meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. The vote * * the * idea of leaving at least one chair for acceptance of the revised By-Laws will be taken. In addition, there * .,41Inericans * * * open for personnel in uniform? will be a drug panel by Chaplain Turner and SSGT Jack H. Glossinger. * One Marine (in uniform) All parents are urged to attend. Support your children and their school. * went to * 4, the barber shop at the Seven-Day * Sylvanus Thayer -it * * Store complex recently and had * # to wait eight lax gzemote.