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Ranks Plagued by Alcohol Abuse MILITARY NATION FACES New Air Force chief Convention will look Country singer Ell shakes Brown prepared for to change narrative off guilt, shame on new ‘immense expectations’ of Trump presidency album ‘heart theory’ Page 3 Page 10 Page 14 Stanford’s athletic cuts could be blow to US Olympic teams » Back page stripes.com Volume 79, No. 91 ©SS 2020 MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2020 50¢/Free to Deployed Areas Commitment to service extended for Army pilots BY JENNIFER H. SVAN Stars and Stripes Soldiers who want to fly Army helicopters and fixed-wing air- craft will be required to serve at least a decade, the same active- duty service commitment expect- ed of Air Force fighter pilots and four more years than the current policy. The 10-year service obligation kicks in after graduation from flight train- ing and does not apply to personnel GROUNDED currently in training, The Army’s pilot Army of- attrition rate grew ficials said to a record 10% of last week. its force in 2019, The policy largely due to takes effect aging aviators and in October commercial airline and also ap- competition. plies to part- time Army Reserve and National Guard personnel, Chief Warrant Officer 5 William S. Ke- arns, aviation and officer policy integrator for the Army’s person- nel office, said in a statement. Army Secretary Ryan McCar- Ranks plagued by alcohol abuse thy announced the new policy in June and the Army issued guid- ance this month, saying the longer Study: Soldiers had most hospital trips among services for problems related to drinking service obligation will give pilots the time they need to “become a technical and tactical expert.” BY NANCY MONTGOMERY Health Agency’s monthly publication. By the numbers The increase “will also allow Stars and Stripes Broken down by service, soldiers had the high- the Army to benefit from the ex- est rate of alcohol-related trips to the hospital, pertise and retain the talent re- ore than 101,000 active-duty followed by Marines and sailors. Airmen had the quired for the operational force,” troops ended up in the hospital lowest rate — about half that of soldiers. a service memo published Aug. between 2009 and 2018 because Soldiers also comprised more than half of of a problem related to excessive 12 said. those who went to the hospital more than once for 30% The new policy comes amid a drinking, a new study has found. M a drinking-related problem, the study said. pilot shortage among all branches About half of them had potentially deadly al- The high rate among soldiers for repeat visits Percentage of service in the military. Last year, the Ar- cohol poisoning — caused by drinking too much to the hospital is “likely related to the higher rate in a short period of time — 35% sought care for members who said they my’s pilot attrition rate grew to a of alcohol-related encounters attributable to the record 10% of its force, due large- alcohol dependence disorders, 17% for alcohol- Army in general,” the study said. binged on alcohol the related injuries and over 10% for alcohol-induced previous year, compared to ly to aging aviators and competi- psychosis, according to the study in the Defense SEE ABUSE ON PAGE 4 tion from commercial airlines. 24.7% of Americans over The Army in January said it A new Defense Health Agency study warns that excessive drinking “contributes to significant 18 not in the military. would pay up to $1,000 a month harms among military service members and substantial costs to the U.S. Armed Forces.” in aviation incentives, the first increases it had offered in two Photo il l ustration by U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, Katarzyna Bial asiewicz/Getty Images SOURCE: 2015 Health Related Behaviors Survey SEE SERVICE ON PAGE 4 PAGE 2 F3HIJKLM •STARS AND STRIPES• Monday, August 24, 2020 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES US home sales surge on low rates, heavy demand Military rates Switzerland (Franc)............................ 0.9124 Euro costs (Aug. 24) .............................$1.15 Thailand (Baht) .....................................31.58 Dollar buys (Aug. 24) ........................€0.8248 Turkey (Lira) .........................................7.3407 British pound (Aug. 24) ....................... $1.28 BY MATT OTT stabilize the home buying mar- ago, it was 3.55%. (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Aug. 24) .....................103.00 available to customers at military banking Associated Press ket, which all but froze early this The figures also point to a per- South Korean won (Aug. 24) .........1,155.00 facilities in the country of issuance Commercial rates spring when the viral pandemic sistently unequal recovery: Many for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the SILVER SPRING, Md. — Bahrain (Dinar) ....................................0.3770 Netherlands and the United Kingdom. For erupted across the United States. higher-paid white-collar workers, British pound .....................................$1.3095 nonlocal currency exchange rates (i.e., Spurred by ultra-low mortgage With July’s increase to an an- who have disproportionately kept Canada (Dollar) ...................................1.3190 purchasing British pounds in Germany), rates, home buyers rushed last China (Yuan) ........................................6.9195 check with your local military banking nual rate of 5.86 million, purchas- their jobs and can work remotely, Denmark (Krone) ................................6.3165 month to snap up a limited supply facility. Commercial rates are interbank es of existing homes are up 8.7% are able to buy homes, in some Egypt (Pound) ....................................15.9305 rates provided for reference when buying of existing houses, causing the Euro ........................................$1.1788/0.8483 compared to a year ago. Near cases far from their employers’ currency. All figures are foreign currencies pace of purchases to jump by a Hong Kong (Dollar) .............................7.7504 to one dollar, except for the British pound, Hungary (Forint) ................................. 297.71 record-high 24.7%. record-low mortgage rates have headquarters. By contrast, rent- which is represented in dollars-to-pound, Israel (Shekel) .....................................3.4008 and the euro, which is dollars-to-euro.) The July surge in sales re- made homes more affordable ers are more likely to work in Japan (Yen) ...........................................105.82 for buyers, and many are acting lower-paying service jobs at res- Kuwait (Dinar) .....................................0.3059 INTEREST RATES ported Friday by the National As- Norway (Krone) ...................................9.0175 sociation of Realtors marked the to capitalize on them. The aver- taurants, hotels, gyms and hair Philippines (Peso).................................48.66 Prime rate ................................................3.25 second straight month of acceler- age rate on a 30-year fixed rate salons, where layoffs have been Poland (Zloty) ...........................................3.74 Discount rate ..........................................0.25 Saudi Arabia (Riyal) ...........................3.7508 Federal funds market rate ...................0.09 ating home purchases. The back- mortgage is now 2.99%, mortgage rampant and their ability to pay Singapore (Dollar) ..............................1.3722 3-month bill .............................................0.09 to-back increases have helped buyer Freddie Mac said . A year rent is declining. South Korea (Won) ..........................1,192.03 30-year bond ...........................................1.35 WEATHER OUTLOOK MONDAY IN THE MIDDLE EAST MONDAY IN EUROPE TUESDAY IN THE PACIFIC Misawa 78/72 Kabul 97/66 Seoul 87/73 Baghdad 104/72 Kandahar Osan 104/73 Tokyo Mildenhall/ Drawsko 92/76 84/72 Lakenheath Pomorskie Busan 67/53 67/57 85/75 Iwakuni 84/80 Kuwait Bahrain Zagan Sasebo City 92/89 Brussels 69/59 Guam 107/87 63/57 Ramstein 89/81 84/81 Lajes, 73/49 Riyadh Doha Azores Stuttgart Pápa 109/79 100/82 73/70 68/57 76/56 Aviano/ Vicenza 75/66 Naples 86/75 Okinawa Morón 85/82 99/69 Sigonella Rota 91/70 The weather is provided by the Djibouti Souda Bay American Forces Network Weather Center, 102/87 81/64 81/75 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. T O D A Y IN STRIPES American Roundup ..... 11 Classified .................. 13 Comics ...................... 15 Crossword ................. 15 Faces ........................ 14 Opinion ..................... 16 Sports ...................17-24 Monday, August 24, 2020 •STARS AND STRIPES• F3HIJKLM PAGE 3 MILITARY Air Force chief aims to ‘accelerate’ change BY DAN LAMOTHE July 2016, he was serving as the The Washington Post deputy commander at CENT- COM, under Votel. As protests erupted across the country after the police killing of Taking charge George Floyd, the man who would soon become the first Black of- The week he took responsibil- ficer to lead a branch of the U.S. ity of the Air Force felt “like a military took a call from his son. blur,” Brown said, and it included Air Force Gen. Charles Q. a surprise. Brown Jr. and his wife, Sharene, Two days earlier, Brown vis- listened as Ross, 24, poured out ited the White House complex his frustrations. with expectations of meeting “He was having a really hard Vice President Mike Pence, he time,” the general said during said. Ten minutes ahead of time, an interview at the Pentagon, his however, the event was shifted to voice catching. “We had a pretty the Oval Office, where President emotional conversation.” Donald Trump greeted Brown, “I just remember feeling so his wife and their sons. emotional over the shared experi- “There’s only one Oval Of- ences that we’ve had,” said Ross, fice,” Trump said. “I said, ‘This who was a college student in St. the big leagues, and we have to Louis in 2014 when the police have you and your family over to killing of Michael Brown Jr. in celebrate.’ ” nearby Ferguson, Mo., triggered Pence swore in Brown as weeks of unrest. Trump, Goldfein, Defense Sec- The general, then commander retary Mark Esper and a handful of Pacific Air Forces, said he of other administration officials wasn’t sure how he should re- watched. The move was sym- spond to the killing of another bolic: The Pentagon left Goldfein Black man by police.
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