I TaxTROUBLED BYTime. illy The post tax center opens Monday to help . Fort 4h t t _ [ 4 J. Leonard Wood taxpay- T F "ers get ready to meet S the April 15 deadline. For the story and a list of unit tax advisors, Volume 10 Number 3 Published in the interest of the personnel at Fort Leonard Wood, Mis souri Thursday, January 23, 1997 See page lB. I EBRIEFS Program offers jobs for family members Tickets available for More than 100 positions offering many services, these include classes FMEAP keeps this information on file, if a machines, along with a library, ad(ded prayer breakfast I and job search information, added Shafer job suiting their skills becomes available the Velazquez. The National Prayer listed at FMEAP office The classes offered will cover a variety FMEAP notifies them. The application and This spring the FMEAP will be hosting people more mar- interview is then up Breakfast will be held Tuesday of topics aimed at making to the applicant, added a Youth Employment program. The "Hire a at 6:30 a.m. at the Engineer By Elaine Jubar ketable for the jobs available. One of the first Shafer Teen" job fair is scheduled for early May. The FMEAP Club. Tickets are available by ESSAYONS Staff classes will be on interviewing skills, said follows-up on all calls made Employers from surrounding communities calling Chap. (Capt.) Jonathan Shafer. to see if people applied and received the job, are being invited to attend. The FMEAP is Shafer explained. McGraw at 563-4120, Sgt. Maj. More than 100 jobs are now waiting to The FMEAP works closely with Mis- trying to open up possibilities to area youth, Roger Russo at 563-4094, or be filled at the Family Member Employment souri Job Services. There is also a job search To establish a resume family members to give teens with skills a chance to use them, computer in the office that lists local, na- are referred to the Job the post chaplain's office at Assistance Program, at the Soldier Service Assistance Center, said Shafer. tional and international jobs, added Shafer. where they meet with a counselor and begin The "Hire 596-0309. A $4 donation is Center, here. a Teen" job fair will give search computer allows people who their requested for each ticket. The FMEAP provides employment in- The job resume, said Vivian Velazquez, teens a chance to see what type of informa- formation and referral services to family are leaving Fort Leonard Wood to search for counselor's assistant, Job Service Center. tion is available at job fairs. it will give them CIF closed Feb. 11-13 members of active duty soldiers, retirees and jobs at their new duty station. The counselors attend a 3 day workshop a chance to what types of jobs are available "We want people to get the upper edge," designed The Central Issue Facility Federal employees, said David Shafer, edu- to help them prepare peoples re- for teens in the area, Shafer added. will close Feb. 11-13 for its cation coordinator FMEAP. on the available job market, said Shafer. sumes. The workshop is open to military As part of FMEAP a volunteer program Companies sometimes semi-annual inventory. Norou- The FMEAPs goal is to help family will not hire military members preparing to leave the Army, added open to both youth and adult family mem- family members because they are transient. Velazquez. tine issue, turn-in or exchanges members achieve employment in the local bers is available. This volunteer program We are trying to show the community that can be processed at that time. community. By doing this it also hopes to It normally takes two weeks to do a will be stressed to teens who do not get a job these people offer unique skills, added Shafer. resume start to This inventory includes spur economic growth in the local commu- finish, with much rewriting this summer, it is a good chance for them to To participate in the program the family and the lines for CIF, drill sergeant, nity. Employment opportunities outside the changing, said Velazquez. get some experience, explained Shafer. This member needs to interview at the FMEAP Along Sapper Leader, medical white, Fort Leonard Wood area are also aggres- with the free resume service the experience will hopefully gives them more office and then establish a database with Job bivouac pool, Clothing Recov- sively pursued, Shafer added. Assistance Center offers the use of tele- opportunities for the future, Shafer added. ery Facility and board of To help make this happen the FMEAP is their work skills and information. The phones, computers, typewriters, fax and copy officers issue. The only non-inventory transactions processed on those dates will be taskings from the Taking care of its own Emergency Operations Center. Advocacy Program education co- Personnel clearing post should J AER depends on ordinator. schedule turn-in appointments contributions to help Interest-free loans and grants before or after inventory. or a combination of both are avail- soldiers in need able for necessities such as food, EO seminar in Feb. rent, utilities, emergency transpor- Commanders and senior By Betty Thompson tation, vehicle repairs, medical and NCOs from Fort Leonard ESSAYONS Staff dental expenses, and personal need Wood's major activities will when pay is delayed or stolen. The attend a seminar focusing on Army Emergency Relief is service has been a boon to Fort sexual harassment issues Feb. "helping the Army take care of its Leonard Wood soldiers in need. 10. own" by providing emergency fi- "A soldier on active duty came The Commanding Gen- nancial assistance to soldiers here. because he had not been paid yet. eral's Equal Opportunity Semi- AER is a private nonprofit organi- He was behind on his mortgage and nar will be held from 7:30 to zation that receives its funds from car insurance. So, we gave him a 11:30 a.m. at Lincoln Hall. voluntary contributions, repayment loan to get the mortgage payments Instructors from the Dc- of loans, income from investments up to-date and help pay the instur- f e;. Lia6 O ppor unit and unsolicited contributions. ance," said Helen Riley, post AER Management Institute at AER provides assistance to officer for 13 years. Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., active duty soldiers (single or mar- In another case, a spouse will present topics aimed at ried), Army National Guard and brought a soldier back from Exo- preparing trainees and drill Army Reserve soldiers on active dus. On the way, the car broke sergeants for their future envi- duty for more than 30 days and down. An AER loan was provided ronment. The session will also family members, retirees from ac- for the spouse to return home by deal with feedback and report- tive duty for longevity or physical bus and for the soldier's car re- ing procedures. disability and family members, pairs, according to Riley. Army National Guard and U.S. "It happens quite a bit espe- TRICARE briefings Army Reserve soldiers who retired cially during this time of the year," TRICARE, the Army's at 60 and family members, and she added. managed health care program, surviving spouses and orphans of Anyone seeking assistance will be the topic of presenta- soldiers who died while on active should first call AER to make an tions at several area meetings. duty or after retirement. appointment. Then, a DA Form Theyare: Tonight at 7p.m. Air Force, Navy, and Marine 1103 (available at the unit or AER at the Rolla Sgt. Maj. of the Army Gene McKinney presents memento to Defense Secretary William Perry. City Hall council Corps personnel may also receive office) must be completed and chambers, 102 West 9th Street; assistance through the post AER signed by the unit commander and Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at the National office. the Red Cross. On the day of the Guard Armory at 301 West Financial assistance is granted appointment, identification card, Departing Secdef honored by NCOs Fremont in Lebanon; and Feb. to help pay for essentials to include leave of earnings statement, and 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln Hall undergraduate-level education substantiating papers for the loan bellowed, "Hooah!" who was in charge of a tank, al- auditorium, Building 3201, at Perry praised for scholarships for dependent chil- are required. "They didn't have 'hooahs' lowed Perry to fire a gun which was Fort Leonard Wood. dren based on need. However, AER Loans are normally approved his when I was in the Army," Perry mounted to it. Perry said he was The speaker at these meet- 'sincere concern' cannot assist soldiers with bills that by Riley within the appointment said in remarks after the laughter firing away when the weapon ings will beJohn Abshier, chief were due before entering active for soldiers' welfare died down. jammed. Without hesitation, the of the Managed Care Division duty, said Rosalie Benefiel, Family See AER, page 7A He said his certificates for sergeant quickly remedied the prob- at General Leonard Wood By C. Tyler Jones membership in the Audie Murphy lem. Perry said he was impressed Army Community Hospital. I Army News Service and Sergeant Morales clubs will by the soldier's intelligence and The briefings will address join the one in his office proclaim- poise in dealing with the situation. TRICARE Prime enrollment Sgt. Maj. of the Army Gene ing him an honorary sergeant As an example of the skill of and coverage, contractor in- McKinney expressed deep personal major, which is one of his proudest soldiers, Perry told the audience formation and other issues.