Vol. 64, No. 4 Publishedished inin thethe interinterest of the 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson community Jan. 27, 2006 Visit the Fort Carson Web site at www.carson.army.mill Referral bonus part of new recruiting incentives Army News Service ($40,000), it’ll be great.” recruiting or retention. Colorado National Guard Recruiter Sgt. 1st Class The referring Soldier will receive the bonus once Do you have a friend in need of a job? If you can J. J. Just agreed. Although he typically tries to sell their referral completes Basic and Advanced convince that friend to join the Army, it could earn potential recruits on service to country and military Individual Training, known as AIT. you $1,000. benefits, he said the increased financial incentives There are no retroactive provisions to this pilot Soldiers can now earn $1,000 lump-sum bonuses won’t hinder him. “The money thing is just icing on program, officials said. for referring their acquaintances to Army recruiters the cake.” Payments will be made directly to the referring should those referrals result in enlistment. Under the referral pilot program, eligible members Soldier’s military pay account within 45 days after the The referral bonus is authorized by the recently- of both the Army’s regular and Reserve components person that was referred completes AIT. signed National Defense Authorization Act. The may receive the $1,000 bonus per recruit. Referrals The referring Soldier must either submit the NDAA also doubles enlistment bonuses for new will be made via the Sergeant Major of the Army referral through the SMART link or through the U.S. regular-Army recruits from $20,000 to $40,000 and Recruiting Team, or SMART referral process. Army Recruiting Command 1-800 line dedicated to reserve-component enlistment bonuses from $10,000 Soldiers may receive the bonus for referring this program (see below for both). to $20,000. anyone, except a member of their immediate family. To receive a bonus, the person making the referral Though the Army missed its active duty recruiting Immediate family member is defined as spouse, par- must provide the name of the applicant before the goal for the 2005 fiscal year by about 6,600 recruits, ent (including stepparent), child (natural, adopted, applicant makes an appointment with an Army officials are confident that the new initiatives will or stepchild), brother or sister. recruiter. enable them to reach this year’s goal of 80,000. Those not eligible to receive a referral bonus “Soldiers have always provided a vital role in the Current trends back up this assertion. include Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army recruiting process,” said Jeff Spara of Army head- Army recruiters have met their quotas in each of Accessions Command, U.S. Army Recruiting quarters personnel office. the past seven months and current enlistment rates are Command, Cadet Command, U.S. Army Reserve “This program is an excellent way to recognize 25 percent higher than last year’s, according to a Jan. Command — Retention and Transition Division, their contributions.” 18 ABC News story. National Guard State Recruiting Commands and The NDAA 2006 also increases the maximum “I believe the new authorities provided by Congress, any other member of the Army serving in a recruiting enlistment contract from six-eight years and raises such as the $1,000 per referral bonus, will help con- or retention assignment. the age limit for active duty enlistment from 35 to tinue the positive trend of meeting our recruiting Soldiers are also ineligible for the bonus if their 40 years. objects,” said Secretary of the Army Dr. Francis J. duties could be perceived as creating a conflict of For more information on the $1,000 refer- Harvey following a Pentagon press briefing Jan. 18. interest, as determined by the secretary of the Army. ral bonus, visit the Web site at Sgt. Alexander Perez is an active duty recruiter at Soldiers, as identified above, will be ineligible to www.usarec.army.mil/smart/ or call (800) 223-3735, the Army recruiting station on North Academy receive a referral bonus for three months following a ext. 6-0473. Boulevard in Colorado Springs. While he hasn’t had reassignment outside their recruiting and retention For information on referrals to the National any trouble meeting his recruiting goals in the past, duties, officials said, adding that this includes Soldiers Guard, go to: www.1800goguard.com/esar/ or call Perez said the higher enlistment bonuses will take who have participated in the Hometown Recruiter (800) GoGuard. some of the difficulty out of his job. Assistance Program, Special Recruiter Assistance Editor’s note: Spc. Curt Cashour, 14th Public “The ($20,000) was easy enough. Now that it’s Program and Additional Duty Special Work in Affairs Detachment, contributed to this article. INSIDE THE MOUNTAINEER Welshofer receives reprimand, fine Opinion/Editorial Community Public Affairs Office Welshofer was originally charged CG welcomes all to BHM event . .2 Buy a house the smart way . .11 with murder and that sentence could Reflections on King . .2 SOS for spouses . .12 Chief Warrant Officer Lewis have included life in prison. Community briefs . .13 Welshofer, 43, the former lead interroga- News Mock billing explained to residents . .16 The six-member jury, Caffeine gum anyone? . .3 Life one page at a time . .18 tor with 3rd Armored comprised of Army offi- Enemy causing helo crashes? . .4 Cyber patrol advises . .24 Cavalry Regiment who cers, convicted Welshofer Personnel system for civilians slowed . .4 Ready, aim, fire? . .25 was convicted Saturday of of killing Mowhoush by Military Feature negligent homicide in the shoving him head first 3rd HBCT MASCAL . .5 New year, new you . .22-23 death of Iraqi Maj. Gen. into a sleeping bag, wrap- Military briefs . .6 Abed Hamed Mowhoush, MPs train with real-life scenario . .8 Happenings ping him with electrical 3rd HBCT Soldier saves life . .9 Pioneers Museum . .29-30 was sentenced Monday to cord, sitting on him and, Fallen Soldier remembered . .10 Get Out . .31-32 a written reprimand, a at times, holding a hand in $6,000 fine and 60 days front of the Iraqi general’s MUST SEE Sports Youth basketball starts . .31 restriction. nose during the 2003 Intramural director saves child . .32 Welshofer will be questioning. Middle school sports . .34 allowed to stay in the Welshofer’s attor- Intramural hoops roll on . .35 Army and maintain his neys claimed the inci- rank. Welshofer dent was a mistake and The maximum sen- that the general died of a tence that Welshofer could have heart attack and asked for dismissal of Classified advertising (719) 329-5236 received for negligent homicide and the charges. New Year’s weight-loss resolution? Mountaineer editor (719) 526-4144 negligent dereliction of duty included Welshofer is eligible for promotion See Pages 22-23 Post information (719) 526-5811 39 months in jail, loss of rank and dis- in about two months and can retire as Post weather hotline (719) 526-0096 honorable discharge from the Army. early as July. MOUNTAINEER 2 Jan. 27, 2006 Opinion/Editorial Celebrate tradition, history today at Elkhorn Commentary by Maj. Gen. Robert common applications of EGD is used in the modern enjoy the freedoms and liberties that we as W. Mixon Jr. day refrigerator. Americans cherish today. 7th Infantry Division and Fort Carson Toni Morrison, writer and editor, was awarded Black History Month is an annual celebration commanding general the Nobel Prize for Literature in that affords us the opportunity to 1993. Charles Fuller, a playwright, share their stories of perseverance Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey, Colin Powell, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for and achievement, but more impor- Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are household his production of “A Soldier’s tantly, to educate and bring aware- names to many of us. These five black Americans Play” and Rita Frances Dove, poet, ness to our youth, the future leaders have achieved unprecedented heights throughout playwright, and novelist, was the of tomorrow. And this is why this their careers, and in doing so, they have influenced first black woman to be appointed year’s theme for Black History and inspired many of us, not just black Americans, U.S. poet laureate. Month is “Reaching Out to Youth: A but all Americans. Perhaps one of the most Strategy for Excellence.” But there are other black Americans with whom famous black Americans who Americans have recognized you and I are probably not familiar. These black served in the military was Tuskegee African-American/black history Americans, like those mentioned above, have also pilot Daniel “Chappie” James. annually since 1926, first as “Negro contributed greatly to the betterment of our nation. James was a combat veteran of History Week” and later as “Black They have left their mark on the American culture World War II, Korea and Vietnam. History Month.” and way of life and are considered an important He logged 78 combat missions We continue this annual tradition part of black history, but more importantly they are into North Vietnam and led a of celebrating Black History Month an important part of our American history. flight in which seven Soviet MiG Mixon here at Fort Carson today when we Scientists, inventors, playwrights, politicians, 21s were destroyed, the highest kill will celebrate jointly, Dr. Martin Pulitzer Prize winners, Nobel laureates and mem- total of any mission during the Luther King Jr. Day and Black History bers of our military are well represented by black Vietnam War. He reached the rank of general and Observance, at the Elkhorn Conference Center, 11:30 Americans. George Washington Carver, an agricul- commanded the North American Air Defense a.m.