Volume 1 Number 34 Published in the interest of personnel at Fort Leonard Wood. Thursday, September 10, 1987 r, Drill sergeants' pay hiked k According to a release from the Drill sergeants with less than 13 total Army career counselors and 3 Military Personnel Center months will receive the following retention NCOs: 0 to 6 months, $55; 7 sC (MILPERCEN), beginning with the pay: 0 to 6 months, $110 dollars per to 12 months, $110; and 13 months or Oct. 1 paycheck, experienced drill month; 7 to 12 months, $165; and more, $165. The SDAP for recruiters sergeants will receive an additional more than 13 months, $220. and guidance counselors is: 0-3 $55 per month. Time served in a prior successful months, $165; 4-9 months, $220; and Special duty assignment pay tour as a drill sergeant will count 10 months or more, $275. Payment of (SDAP) for all active and reserve toward the amount of special duty SDAP begins when the soldier component drill sergeants in their assignment pay awarded. For successfully completes the special 13th month will increase from $165 to example, a soldier with seven training and is assigned to a $220 per month. months prior successful service as a designated position. Prior succesful i The $55 increase in the SDAP is a drill sergeant will be paid $165 SDAP service will also count toward the way of recognizing these soldiers for upon his return to drill sergeant level at which SDAP is paid. the challenges, responsibilities and duty. E. extraordinary effort they give while At Fort Leonard Wood, The serving as a drill sergeant, said Maj. Other soldiers reaping the benefits GUIDON will now list the names of Allen Deutch, special duty pay fo SDAP include staff recruiters, sergeants who have completed their program manager in the office of the total Army career counselors and tours of drill sergeant status. To see x , Deputy Chief for Personnel, retention noncommissinced officers. this listing turn to the awards MILPERCEN. SDAP is paid to staff recruiters, column page 5. 'A proud history' Plans set for Hispanic Heritage Week Hispanic Heritage Week will be obtained from representatives recognition of the first Hispanic celebrated next week, Sept. 14-18. within each unit. American, many more Hispanic The theme for National Hispanic surnamed have received recogniton Week is "Hispanics: A Proud Francisco H. Ruiz, Penn Valley for conspicuous gallantry in conflict. History - Enhancing America's Community College, Kansas City, Future." Mo., will be the guest speaker at the The Hispanic serviceman has luncheon. He is an 'authority on acquitted himself with ex- if~ Several activities, including each of our Hispanic history and literature. traordinary valor In displays featuring famous Hispanic The Latinos Unidos Club will conflicts. During World War I, the Americans and Medal of Honor sponsor a dance Sept. 19 at the NCO distrust of Mexico by the United winners, Hispanic menus at many Club. States, made it difficult for the unit dining facilities and a story hour American soldier of Mexican with a Hispanic theme at the library decent. Despite this precarious are scheduled. The highlight of the situation, acts of extraordinary week will be a luncheon from 11:30 History gallantry by Hispanics were a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Sept. 18 at the recorded but none were awarded the Noncommissioned Officers Club. Congressional Medal of Honor. Thf t enu will corsist of chicken On Sept. 17, 1968, Congress ap- Capt. Michael Brooks (right), comrnpay Yose. Ey a, Chie& of the Engnee Crpsm mole on a bed of rice, refried beans, proved Public Law 90-498, The record, however, Is replete commander, E-5-i0-3, explains the use of the Israeli Defense Force. Eyal toured training tossed salad, tortilla chips with establishing Hispanic Heritage with Hispanic bravery In World War Week to be celebrated during the and Vietnam mask to Brig. Gen. sites on post Sept. 3.(Photo by Eric Cramer) sauce and dessert. Tickets may be II and the Korean U.S. Army protective week that includes Sept. 15-16. This Wars. Thirty-eight strong, one by legislation called upon the President one, each in the tradition of his to issue an annual proclamation ancestors, has risked his life beyond setting aside a week to focus at- the call of duty. Most made the Post commemorates Constitution Bicentennial tention on the achievements and ultimate sacrifice and gave their Church bells will ring when the take place at the intersection of where Missouri Avenue ends at the The public is invited to the aspirations of Hispanic citizens. life. post commemorates the bicen- North Dakota, Missouri Avenue and Veterans Triangle south of the ceremony. Travel on Big Piney Hispanics have also made con- tennial of the signing of the Con- Big Piney Road. Brig. Gen. Arvid E. hospital. It then goes south to South Road and Minnesota Avenue will be The Congressional Medal of Honor tributions in music, science, politics, stitution at 3 p.m. Sept. 17. The bells West Jr., deputy commanding Dakota where it ends. limited to ceremony traffic between was first authorized in 1862 by sports and the art of America. In at the Main Post Chapel will ring for general of Fort Leonard Wood, will 2 and 4 p.m. Sept. 17. Parking for the Congress. In 1964, Seaman John short, Hispanics are an important 200 seconds. be the main speaker for the One oak tree seedling will be ceremony will be available on the Ortega became the first Hispanic segment of the American population An oak tree will be planted and Big ceremony scheduled at 3 p.m. Sept. planted during the ceremony. Plans gravel area on the east side of American to be awarded the nation's who have contributed greatly to Piney Road will be renamed Con- 17. are to plant one tree for each of the Gammon Field. highest award for valor. Since the America's development as a nation. stitution Avenue. The ceremony will Constitution Avenue will start 50 states later this fall. _ .,ter.. :,, ,.,. Post now safer place to live By Eric Cramer Foster, is the fact that safety The safety management staff has awareness training is now included also shown initiative that has saved It is safer to live, work, and drive in Army professional development injuries and lives, said Foster. "We /". at Fort Leonard Wood now than last courses, such as the primary instituted a seat belt program on year, say statistics compiled by the leadership development course post 20 months before it was signed post Office of Safety Management. (PLDC), and the basic non- into law, and we've had less people Accidents involving military and commissioned officers course injured in private automobiles as a civilian personnel and Army motor (BNCOC). result." vehicles are all down as shown by There is also an increased com- Foster also indicated the ef- week-by-week statistics distributed mand emphasis toward encouraging fectiveness of the Motorcycle Safety by OSM. first line supervisors to reduce Foundation Courses, which are For example, last year at this time accidents. "In the past, the idea was required for all motorcyclists on there had been 152 injury accidents that safety awareness was the job of post. "I think the biggest affect involving military personnel. For the company commander," said these courses have on their students the same period in 1987, there have Foster, "but now we put more is in making them aware of safety been only 128 injuries. emphasis on the primary leader, apparel. I see a lot more riders 'the man on the firing line."' wearing gloves now than in the past, According to Kenneth Foster, of Foster noted that not only were for example," Foster said. the Office of Safety Management, injury accidents fewer, but also less part of the reason for the im- severe. "We had fewer people in- Foster said that the biggest provement of safety at Fort Wood jured, but also the injured personnel problem the staff of the Safety lies in new personnel evaluation spent less time off work. The Management Office had was in systems in use for both military and numbers from the systematic proving the effectiveness of safety civilian supervisors. "Now safety is productivity review in training and programs to the community. "There a graded item on officers' officer doctrine (SPIRIT) program, show is no way to show someone the evaluation reports, and also is part that this improved safety record has prevention of an accident," he said. of the civilian supervisors per- amounted to over $500,000 in cost "You can't show someone an ac- CWO 2 Daniel Mullins, officer in charge of from Mainland China who are exchange formance standards. This wasn't avoidance. By saving our people, we cident that didn't happen because Brown Hall, briefs a group of visitors on the teachers at the University of Missouri-Rolla. true in the past." are also saving the post and the someone else took precautions they electrical training conducted there. The (Photo by C. J. 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