MCAS Kaneohe Say Camp H.M. Smith Marine knacks Volume. 20, No. 50 December 19, 1991 HAWAII Marine NEWS Briefs Top NCOs face See you next year up or out policy This is the last issue of the Hawaii Marine for 1991. The Story by Cpl. Paul Schneider with competitive records may next issue will be published on .11*. Menne Ste not be able to take the oath Jan. 9, 1992. Submissions for the again if they are approaching Hawaii Marine can still be The Corps may be looking to maximum service limits for their submitted but deadline for the enlist a few good Marines, but rank and are not projected to next issue is Jan. 2 at noon. when it comes to reenlistment, be in the promotion zone within they are looking to retain the a year of their scheduled EAS. best. For exceptional sergeants Commissary An up or out approach to approaching maximum service enlisted force management has limits requesting additional holiday hours been implemented with the service, HQMC may offer a recent publication of three another The Commissary Store hours lateral move to military ALMARs (301.91, 303.91 and speciality as an on Christmas Eve Year's occupational and New 325-91) by Headquarters Marine provided the new Eve will be from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. alternative Corps. is related to the The Commissary be closed MOS is short, will Together, the messages repre- MOS to pre on Christmas and New Years. Marine's current sent a fundamental change in elude the requirement for for- The store hours will resume the way all enlisted Marines are and will normal hours on the Thursday mal school/retraining, promoted and reenlisted. the Marine to be following the holidays. allow for "It's becoming harder for eligible for promotion before the enlisted Marines to reenlist. The next scheduled promotion board. TAO moves to Marines are looking to retain For the most part though, a the best," said GySgt. David D. Marine's ability to remain in new location Hartzell, NCOIC, let MEB Joint the Marine Corps hinges on Career Planning Office. "It's a performance, as reflected in The Station Transition sellers market right now." service record books and fitness Assistance Office, formerly In ALMAR 301-91, dated Nov. reports. located at the Family Service 15, CMC amplified the policy on Hartzell's statements don't just Center, has moved to room 108 sergeants who are reaching their apply to sergeants. In another in building 215, the Station service limitations. significant change, the policy of commanding officer's building. While the policy isn't very being refused additional service TAO services include a different from the last several if passed over for promotion computerized, island-wide job years, there are subtle differ- twice. which only sergeants had bank, resume preparation help, ences which may apply to many to worry about in the past, has career counseling, and other Marines and may mean the been extended to all staff NCO employment services designed to difference between staying ranks below master gunnery help Marines and their spouses Marine or becoming civilian. sergeant sergeant major. prepare for civilian life. For more "Waivers are becoming in- Under current guidance,staff information, call 257-3135. creasingly diffficult to justify," sergeants who twice fail selec- Hartzell explained. "The only tion to gunnery sergeant may Haitian refugee exception may be if the Marine be allowed to reach their service is a stellar performer and re- of 20 years active duty, pro- taining the Marine on active vided their performance remains relief continues duty is clearly in the best competitive. If they do not Marines and sailors from the interest of the Marine Corps." maintain an acceptable level of Carolina Marine Air-Ground Task Those sergeants who haven't performance, they will be de- Force are among the almost 1,000 been selected for staff sergeant nied additional service prior to U.S. military personnel providing after being considered twice in completing 20 3. ears. relief for Haitian migrants at U.S. the promotion zone will not be Gunnery sergeants over 20 Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, able to reenlist. years active service, and master Cuba. Sergeants who have failed sergeant,. '1st sergeants over 22 The joint task force, selection once in the promotion years active service who ',vice d8ll1marteleet-by Caere H. zone, or vhe haven't yet been tall selection for promotion, will Walls Jr., arrived in Cuba tiibegin considered for promotion aren't be required to submit their assisting the unexpected influx assured continued service in the request for transfer to the Fleet of men, women and children Corps. If a Marine aplying for Marine Corps Reserves at the fleeing their troubled homeland. reenlistment is determined to end of their current contract. There are 6,000 Haitian have a noncompetitive record, In addition, Hartzell ex- migrants currently living in two then he or she may be forced plained, HQMC has adopted humanitarian centers on the 40- out of the Marine Corps at their variable promotion opportunities square -mile base. EAS. to try to even out the speed of "Beady" five days until Christmas Marines from Cherry Point and "Service limits have never promotions in all MOSs. If Camp Lejeune, have been been a guarantee. If you don't promotions are identified by Station residents had the opportunity to meet Santa and participate in festive activities at Santa's Village working to erect temporary perform, you are getting out," HQMC as moving slowly in an Saturday. See related story page BA. This bear-pair was one Of many holiday decorations set up at the shelters and shower facilities at Hartzell said. MOS, more Marines will be village. two locations on base, as well as Unfortunately, even Marines See OUT/page A-5 providing motor transport, food service, and translators, while U.S. Navy personnel are New gas chamber opens; providing medical support. Boy Choir built by military hands to perform Red Cross Story by Cpl. Paul Schneider An electrical exhaust ventila- X-mas concert Hew. Manna Stan Writer tion clears the chamber of gas helping at the end of its use. Joint Public Affairs attics A 15,000-square-footleadership The leadership reaction course typhoon victims reaction course and new gas was more complicated to con- The Honolulu Boy Choir will chamber opened Tuesday in the struct. There are 17 obstacle perform a Christmas Concert area Typhoon Yuri's 80-mile-per- Boondocker training with training stalls occupying the at the Station Theater tomor- I hour winds struck Guam Nov. 27, a ribbon cutting ceremony and 13,500-square- foot facility which row from 7 p.m. to 8:30p.m. The resulting in widespread power plaque dedication. has an open observation deck Fleet Marine Force Pacific Band outages and wave-generated After the formal opening, the and two stairways. will open the concert with a flooding. This operation is esti- 1st Marine Expeditionary Bri- A sheltered briefing area also half-hour of music. mated at Level IV - $250,000 to gade commanding general and built for the facility is used to The concert, sponsored by the $2.5 million in American Red Station commanding officer prepare the Marines for the Outrigger Hotels, is free and Cross aid. tested out the gas chamber. training. open to the Station community, Immediate mass care needs While the Marines added a Building the facility wasn't but the theater is limited to a were met by the local American significant training aid to the an easy task. Reserve Seabees 900-seat capacity. Red Cross unit. Experienced Station, the government also got came out in spring of 1990 and "Last year we sponsored the disaster worker, Youline Kalima a lot out of the project - about laid the foundation. Three other choir for the Air Force and they of Hilo was sent from the Hawaii 81.2 million in savings. Seabee detachments rotated here had over 2,000 people attend State Chapter to assist. "We started planning this in for two week intervals to work their Christmas concert," Initial damage reports indicate 1987-88," explained LtCmdr. Pete on the facility. explained Mildred Courtney, Civil Engineer Corps, 84 single-family dwellings de- Mathews, At that pace, Mathews said, military liaison for Outrigger Works Office. "We used stroyed, 137 with major damage, Public they expected to finish the Hotels. "The Honolulu Boy a variety of people and 255 with minor damage. to bring it facility by fall, but with only 60 Choir is the hardest group to about facilities, engineers, Fifteen Red Cross shelters were percent of it done, units had to get, since they travel all over motor transport, reserve Seabees the opened initially to house 2,600 deploy . The Brigade deployed world." remain and the Army 84th Engineer and all the active duty Seabees The choir, formed in 1974, is people; three shelters Battalion. By using military open, housing 140 Mobile quickly left for the desert. The directed by founder Roy people. labor, we've at least halved the feeding is under way at three reservists were called to fill the Hallman and his wife, Nyle cost of the facility." locations; 3,475 bases the active duty service- Hallman. She is the arranger as of Monday The total meals had been served. lac& members left behind. and accompanist. There are was $301, 159 boys, ages 7-13, representing American Red Cross also is "NI* It wasn't until April 1991 that facility is made of ennerAe and work started again, but this time all the ethnic groups in Hawaii.