Guantanamo Gazette Vol. 44 -- No. 29 -- U.S. Navy's only shore-based daily newspaper -- Tuesday, February 16, 1988 N DACOWITS members arrive today for three-day visit E Bay News holds a M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate established in 1951, is to assist Defense Advisory Committee School of Business Adminstration. and advise the Secretary of Defense She is currently Vice President of on policies and matters relating to s- on Women in the Services J.A. Gibson, Inc. Additionally she women in the military services. November Company held the post of Deputy Assistant Their recommendations are valuable By JOC Gary W. Smith Secretary of Commerce and she was a and they enjoy a record of success November Company will have director at Prudential Insurance at instituting needed policy changes training Friday, Feb. 19. Members The Chairman and Vice Chairman of Company. She is a member of a and laws. Some areas that are items need to bring helmets, flak the Defense Advisory Committee on variety of civic and professional of interest to DACOWITS members are jackets, 782 gear and hearing Women in the Services (DACOWITS) organizations. expansion of thr role of women in protection, and muster at the will be visiting the naval base for uniform, combat exclusion laws, Naval Station Ordnance Department three days beginning today. Davis is from Boston and received health care, child care and physical her M.A. and Ph.D. from the fitness. at 5 a.m. Dr. Jacquelyn K. Davis, chairman,. University of Pennsylvania. Besides meeting with base and Mrs. Judith S. Gibson, vice Currently she is the Executive Vice residents, the DACOWITS members will Power outages set chairman, will be accompanied by President of the Institute For tour NAS, Gold Hill Barracks, the Capt. Noel Ruppert. Power outages have been Foreign Policy Analysis. She is the Hospital, Child Development Center, scheduled for the following days. During their stay here, the former foreign affairs editor for Family Services Center, Marine Site Wednesday, Feb. 17 DACOWITS members will be given a "Strategic Review." Davis is the and other base facilities. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. base orientation and will visit many chairman of DACOWITS and Mrs. Gibson Each DACOWITS member generally NEX Beauty Salon and Barber of our work places. is the Vice Chairman for Public visits at least one military Shop, *Radio Point lA, *Old Hook Relations and is also on the Forces installation annually so they can uilding, *NEX Vending Warehouse, Members of DACOWITS are civilian Utilization subcommittee. get a better understanding of the *PWD Transportation Operations men and women who are selected on military and military women's Office, PWD Duty Shack, *Military the basis of outstanding reputations There are three subcommittees with issues. The visit also allows Gas Station and Admin Hill sewage in business, the professions, public 10 members each. The other commanders and service members in lift station service and records of civic subcommittes deal with Career the field an opportunity to discuss Locations marked with astericks leadership. Development and Quality of Life. their concerns on general policies will be provided with emergency Gibson resides in New Jersey and The purpose of DACOWITS, which was with a DACOWITS member. portable generators. Friday, Feb. 19 8 to 10 a.m. Morale, Welfare and Recreation program effective in April Caravella Point housing, By JOSN J.D. Parks efficient under the new system. This the Public Works Department (PWD) Hospital Enlisted Barracks will make it easier to give the according to Wulf. recreation room, East Bargo, Under a new Morale, Welfare and customers a better quality of life." The MWR transformation must be Center Bargo and West Bargo Recreation (MWR) program, the With the current organization, the approved before the changes are housing Consolidated Clubs and Recreation Consolidated Clubs operate made, but Wulf is optimistic. 8 to 11:30 a.m. Services will become one department. independently, and have a club "There are many advantages to the Mobile Point housing and the According to Mike Wulf, acting MWR coordinator. Recreation Services is MWR system, since we can pool Yacht Club director, the program will go into also a separate entity. knowledge and have a better product. effect in April if approved. It will be much easier to plan AIDS test for transfer "The MWR program will mean that Under the new system, there would events for the clubs, and we can now all the money for the clubs and be a new organization. The MWR make improvements that couldn't be All military personnel Recreation Services will be from one transferring overseas or to any department would be supervised by an made under the old system." 'bank account,"' he explained. director, and have as many as deployable unit are required to RdR "This will allow us some six divisions supervising the the He said, "Our entire purpose is to have an HIV (AIDS) test within flexibility in the use of personnel, total operations. Wulf would be the provide the military member and six months of transfer. Results materials and funds. It will make it acting director during the merger. dependents with a better quality of of the test must be received easier to promote better quality in One of the initial organizational life. There are many anxieties prior to transfer, and take our overall MWR program." changes would be the establishment generated by the possibility of a approximately six to eight weeks. He added, "Money management will For more information, contact of a facility supervisor to major change, but it is all for the be easier and much more accurate and coordinate improvement efforts with best." medical at 7235. Management turnover Post Office notice The Naval Station and Naval Air Diaz takes over as new manager of Officer's Club Station Post Offices will soon be By JOSN Michael Riess ities such as 'Kiddy Bingo,' said building a good team, a nucleus of out of wrapping paper until Diaz. people who really care," she restocks with kraft ervemart "A knowledge of people, and a good According to Diaz, the club is explained. paper rolls. Patrons should find strong sense of humor are probably also going to be offering a new menu Diaz added that with the help of alternative ways of wrapping the two most important qualities a soon. "A new lunch menu will be com- the patrons, the club's advisory parcels such as grocery bags or club manager can possess," said pleted in March. I'll be going to board, and the help of every command wrapping paper sold at the NEX Barbara Diaz, manager of the Deer Norfolk for a week to purchase some on base, the club's staff is working and MCX. As a reminder, when Point Officers' Club. new equipment and supplies and I'll to make the club the best it can be. sealing parcels for mailing, Diaz recently made an unexpected also be going to a few of the finer "Key staff members like Calve Mil- scotch and masking tapes are move from manager of the Leeward restaraunts there to see what's ligan, assistant manager, Dolleta prohibited. Clipper Club to manager of the Off- new," said Diaz. Campbell, the club's manager intern, icers' Club when previous manager Al Right now though, Diaz says that Frank Ludwig, the club's operations Advancement worksheets Sparling accepted another job manag- most of her time is being spent with officer and Malari Smylie, the ing a club in Corpus Christie, the rest of the club's crew, build- club's secretary, make it work," All E-4, E-5 and E-6 candidates Texas. in the ing their culinary skills. "We're added Diaz. who will be participating "I started as an intern in the March 1988 Navy-wide exams must Club Management program in August, verify and sign advancement in 1986," said Diaz. "Over the past two rate worksheets. The worksheets years I've worked in each club in will be available for signature Guantanamo," she explained Diaz. at the PSD ESO through Friday, "It's really a great program! It Feb. 19. allows a student manager to learn every aspect of the job." Gray water kits suspended As current manager of the Officers' The installation of gray water Club, Diaz says the job is a "real recovery kits has been suspended challenge." "There are so many until future notice. For more things to do. But you'll never real- information, contact the Energy ly run into a bind," said Diaz. Action Team at 2210. "People are a real asset. I've found that the customers, the people who Vet Clinic note patronize the club, have the best ideas and are really a lot of help," The Veterinary Clinic will she added. close at 2 p.m. every Thursday "You have to know your customers. afternoon for training. Regular You have to keep them coming back," hours will resue at 7:30 a.m. on said Diaz. I've found that the pat- Friday mornings. rons of the club never ask for any- thing unreasonable, but people want Daily safety tip variety. They're not just coming to the club to drink anymore," explain- Don't store "goodies" above a ed Diaz. "It's becoming much more range. They could tempt children family-orientated. We are offering a No time to waste- Barbara Diaz along to climb onto the range. with the Officers Club crew, set variety of non-alcoholic drinks, up before an outdoor function on the patio of the Deer Point Officers having a lot of "theme nights" and Club.