`They' Think We're in Good Shape
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Oct, 3, 1975 HAo um umber 14 All rniture policy change The Housing Office's furniture lending policies have changed. Revisions call for 60 day furniture loans only, and no supplementary furniture loans. For the full story see page 2. Pay raise! Congress has upheld President Ford's recommendation for a 5% pay hike for federal white collar employees and military personnel. The pay raise became effective Wednesday. More information will TARGET - Third Matinee' super squad competitors were on target spin during the Annual Marine Corps Rifle Squad Competition held last month at Quartile°, Va. The K-Day Marines now appear in the next issue of the Hawaii hold the title as the "best rifle squad in the Corps" for the fifth time in 14 years. For further Marine. details, turn to page 3, `They' think we're in good shape By GySgt, Dale Dye for example, or the old horse Marines in Peking. So there's a picture of a Marine on the job, Not a guy in From his relatively spartan office overlooking Pearl Some thoughts on blues necessarily, although that's appropriate at times, Harbor Lieutenant General John McLaughlin can't but a soldierly-looking man who looks determined that watch many of the 60,000 U,S, Marines he commands he's going to do the job on the battlefield." train for combat, but he keeps a pair of field Eyeing the three glowing stars adorning LtGen. commander's binoculars on top of his bookcase anyway, a 'lean and mean' McLaughlin's collars and the flash of heroic color on his You get the feeling watching him talk that he'd left chest, one gots the impression he is talking about rather ding the glasses on a cartridge belt, storm out to bearing. "I guess so," he says, chewing on the word, one of the Pacific islands and shout orders in his Corps from the "hut it's more than that. I've seen many Marines who gravelly, Georgia-tinged voice than direct his massive aren't 'postcard' Marines that can turn in a first-class staff as decision -maker in the Pacific Fleet Marine Force. performance." At 57, with three wars and three years in a Chinese There are no physical scars evident to mark LtGen, communist prison camp behind him, Men. McLaughlin Pacific's top McLaughlin's sojourn in a Chinese POW camp following Is not a man to mince words when it comes to issues that his capture at the Chosin Reservoir in Korea. If there are concern the Marines he has served with for the past 35 psychological scars, he doesn't dwell on them, preferring years. lie is articulate in matters of command policy, as to talk of mental or self-discipline which helped him befits a man who served as Chief of Staff of the Marine commander survive the ordeal. headquarters of the entire Marine Corps before assuming "I think mental discipline equates to his current post, which was vacated when General Louis During a one hour question and answer session Sept. 23 self-discipline," he explains in response to a question II. Wilson loft to become the Corps' 26th Commandant. he revealed some of his thoughts on the "lean and about his POW experience, "A lot of people get the Bureaucratic self-esteom is markedly absent in his moan" Marina Corps as he sees it, wrong impression of what sort of discipline we try to responses to questions about his combat command, No extra wrinkles or chins mar LtGen. teach our Marines, A lot of people visualize a tough which stretches from the Western United States through McLaughlin's sturdy appearance. lie is a believer in sergeant driving his people. That's not the kind of locations in the Central and Western Pacific. Since physical fitness who thinks the "lean" part of the phrase discipline we strive for at all. I think that all of our moving into his current post in July of this year, LtGen. "lean and mean" means Just what it implies. techniques in boot camp, for example, are really McLaughlin has already made a WestPac Trip to visit his "'Lean and moan' moans squared away Marines," designed to teach that young man to discipline himself, Marines In the field and in garrison and is now on his he says with finality that loaves little room for further If he's self-disciplined, he's going to perform much swing through the Eastern Pacific commands. interpretation. "I think people conjure up the proper better on the battlefield, It's probably the most valuable Ile is a hands -on leader with definite ideas about type Marine when you use that phrase. I sort of think of thing a man can learn." Marines and the Marine Corps in its bicentennial year. Thomason's sketches of old Marines on duty in China, (Cont. on page 41 Page 2, Hawaii Marine, (ct, 3, 1975 11111111111111111111111111NNINNIUNNIMMIIIMINIMINNNIMMININIMINNIUMNIk, TERESA ABSHEAR SAMUELMORROW 2D GRADE 3D GRADE Let furniture limited, I'd like to I either be a nurse in the want to be Navy when I policeman, a grow up, My surfer or a race in force dad is in the I policy like new cur driver, Navy and I school and think Some Air Station residents planning huniture until theirs arrives; however, the think it's really that taking tests to check out furniture from the fllondly loan period normally cannot exceed 60 neat. School is is really fun. I Housing Office in the near futuro will be days, Housing will deliver and pick up thin and so is like to go finned to hack up and do a doubletake, flirniture it' members reside in quarters learning different things, When surfing after school and play In the past, a simple request to aboard Station but members residing off school is finished I like to go football. My favorite TV show is Housing usually resulted in a living room Station must pick up and return the home,,do my homework, ride my Bunny," 1111I of fluniture, Supplemental pieces flimflam themselves. skateboard and play with my could also be acquired in like manner, Members who did not ship friends. GARY HASTIDA Due to a change in policy, such may not household effects will be able to get a 31) GRADE be the case after Oct. 13. loan for a period of 60 days following Normally, use of personally their arrival on Oahu, During this period MICHELLE MORRIS I want to the owned furniture In tismc Family they must arrange to rent or purchase 31) GRADE be a Marine like Housing located outside ('ONUS is their own furnishings, Housing will again I want to my dud, 1 kinds mandatory, provided that no reduction in deliver to members on Station while he a teacher and like school and authorized shipping allowance is imposed. those residing off Station must boar the help people think reading is 411t: to The issue of government flimflam is burden themselves. learn ots of fun. different authorized only until the members' Members department KBay on PCS A her school 1 things. Going to household effects arrive, orders also may get a loan but only If school. and lik e to play Notwithstanding the above policy, residing on Station. Housing will deliver having to do too tball and go the Housing Division in the past has been to quarters on the date specified by the homework is swim renting, My favorite 'IV show able to provide most members with member, normally the day household is enough government fun. When I get , I "( 'ood fluniture to satisfy effects are packed, home alter school I do my their needs for the length of their stay on Unfortunately, supplementary chores and homework. I like Oahu, fiuniture can no longer be provided, ballet and my favorite 1V show M ELISSA MULLING After Oct, 13 furniture will still be Members residing off Station can borrow issued to members but on a more Housing furniture vans after duty hours is "Emergency:: 3d GRADE I'd like to restricted basis, and on weekends (contact Ms, Silva at Marines awaiting arrival of 257.29K4) to pick up and return TIM PULLOCK, be a nu rse and loan household effects will be able to acquire furniture by appointment 3D GRADE help other only people, Well, . 1 I like would either my teacher and like to be a my etas ses, dr. Fire Prevention sparks lawyer, writer or When I get an artist. School ho me fr m isn't bad, but school I do ty contest, KoBay sometimes it homework un d then go to display at gets on my gymnastics chi s. I also take Fire Prevention Week, which will he flammable cleaning materials should be nerves. I like to piano lessons un d like them very observed nationally next week, Out. 5 - kept in the garage or outside In a ai I I. Is not just a one week concern but place whore children can't get at them, do homework when 1 get home, much. should ho remembered all your around.. concluded Capt. Souza. listen to the stereo and read. A display and a poster "Preventing fires begins with regular contest will be hold for the children inspections which includes not only at Mokapu Elementary School, Also, private housing but also barracks and the Navy Consolidated Fire Department will n industrial buildings," states Fire Captain In display an 85 my foot aerial opinio hook and ladder William R. Souza of Station Fire truck along with other various fire Department No, 8 located at Katy, For a change of pace, the Hawaii Marine asked potenti al Marines engines and pumpers at the school.