WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! ARTICLE 9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Air Force: "Warm and Fuzzy" Training takes precedence over Operations Security ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: We've already lost too many secrets. We need to return to the mission at hand. Social engineering programs must be reduced because they negatively impact readiness. *************************************************************************** By an Air Force NonCom As a security professional in the Air Force, my job basically entails handling classified materials and storage thereof. I am also responsible for personnel security clearances within our section; I get all the guys that are due for re-investigations and the like. At my level, it doesn't get any lower. Over the last few years I have noticed the awareness of our service members and adherence to security measures have been steadily dropping. The only folks now that are in any way keenly aware of what is required to protect classified information are the folks who are responsible for doing it on a regular basis (by job title), when it should be everyone's job to protect this information. I firmly believe that my fellow airmen have lost track because we don't offer the training and more importantly, more time is spent training our members in how to be "sensitive". In fact, an EO 2000 briefing is typically 8 hrs in length. A security brief is about 15 minutes. Its no surprise no one cares let alone knows about protecting our information assets and sources when they are busy having to learn new terms like "Airperson" or "Airwoman" instead of the proper terminology "Airman". Until we address and act on changing our priorities in the arena, we might as well just give our secrets away. Very few are protecting them anyhow and the administration is giving them out in large containers. Our executive leadership has corrupted our military leaders and has made them a bunch of blithering idiots. These folks have no idea of what OPSEC is, let alone what it stands for but they can quote the latest social actions message and what we need to do in order to make our force more diverse. A lot of these folks will also be quick to punish a violation of a social action violation as opposed to punishing someone for a security violation because they consider it to be a "non-issue". Most of our commanders wouldn't know a security violation if it came up and kicked them in the crotch. If it weren't for some of dedicated NCO's in the field plugging up the holes in the dam, we'd have nothing left. Our leaders, including the military leaders, need to grow a pair, pull their tails out from between their legs and LEAD. At least that's what I think they should be doing instead of pandering to the political pressure the likes of GLAAD, PETA, EPA, NAACP and NOW. Somehow I doubt a single person from any of those organizations will be willing to pick up a rifle, hop in a plane and go of to a far away land to protect some of these so-called "Civil Rights" they are always complaining about. The majority of us soldiers are tired, fed up and concerned about where everything is going. We do the job not for the money but because it's our RESPONSIBILITY to our country that obligates us to service, we have PROUDLY accepted this honor. We need our leadership to step up to the plate and do what is RIGHT for the military. I'll be applying for my commission soon because I'm tired of waiting for someone to lead us and I will take on that challenge. How many more of my fellow soldiers will follow me? ============================================================ ARTICLE 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Army: Aviator Recall Message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed. Excerpts from the recall message for retired aviators I mentioned in my last article. Many of you were interested in the option offered. Positive in one way, it also proves that personnel and experience wise, all is not well in aviator country. *********************************************************** R 210852Z AUG 00, FM HQDA SUBJECT: FY00 LIMITED RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY (AD) APPOINTMENTS FOR RETIRED AVIATORS FY00 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, SEC 501(F). THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROVIDE POLICY GUIDANCE REGARDING THE FY00 LIMITED RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY (AD) APPOINTMENTS FOR RETIRED AVIATORS. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO RETIRED COMMISSIONED AND WARRANT OFICERSWHO ARE QUALIFIED AVIATORS IN THE FOLLOWING RANKS: LTC, MAJ, CW3, CW4AND CW5. ARMY COMPETITIVE CATEGORY OFFICERS (ACC) BASIC BRANCHES ANDPROFESSIONAL BRANCHES (CH, JA, AND MEICAL FIELDS) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS PROGRAM. NO WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED. REFERENCE A AUTHORIZES THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY 93 ALLOCATIONS FOR RETIRED AVIATORS TO FILL STAFF POSITIONS NORMALLY FILLED BY ACTIVE DUTY AVIATORS. THIS PROGRAM IS RESTRICTED TO RETIRED COMMISSIONED AND WARRANT OFFICERS WHO ARE AVIATORS. THE PERIOD BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 1999 AND ENDS ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. EACH OFFICER RECALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY NOT LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE END DATE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2002. AFTER COMPLETION OF AN ACTIVE DUTY TOUR THE OFFICER WILL RETURN TO THE RETIRED ROLLS... =========================================================== ARTICLE 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Miscellaneous Readiness Messages from The Frontlines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A. Training Center going Business ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: A clear indication that the business way has overtaken the warrior spirit. *********************************************************** By SSG Crowe, US Army Here is an example of how far off center officers have gotten. The Director of Training here at 7Th Army Training Center now refers to his staff and himself (he is a Colonel and his staff are Majors and Captains) as the Board of Directors. ----------------------------------------------------------- B. Aren't Bullets Affordable? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: And while we are harping on how important the rifleman on the ground is... *********************************************************** By SGT J., US Army The soldiers in my unit expend, on average, 49 rounds of 5.56 ammo per year. 6-9 rounds on the zero range and 40 on the qualification range. Of course, expert-level is attained by only a few. I realize that telling you about how this is inadequate is like "preaching to the choir." Best-trained, best-equipped, most-powerful fighting force in the history of the world?" It's laughable- except to those of us in combat-arms. It's sad! ----------------------------------------------------------- C. Pay Raise already Cancelled! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By a disappointed Soldier My pay raise this year was cancelled out by the day care increase that went in effect this month. Keep fighting sir! ----------------------------------------------------------- D. Justice for Whistle Blowers? A disgusted airman sends...(maybe someone ought to look into this) What happens when you blow the whistle on a certain AirNG Unit in Phoenix Arizona that has: Caught an officer embezzling funds from enlisted club! Promoted a LTC to full Col after career ending photos surfaced! Allowed a Security Forces commander to take vehicles from his security troops and replace them with golf carts (cover and concealment?) Allows and condones affairs among enlisted female troops and officer. Covers up a "hard landing" that caused over a million dollars damage to the main landing gear piloted by unit commander who was non-current at time. (note logs were confiscated from wing command post) The airman gets terminated...and what happened to this unit: NADA, zip, nothing... ===================================================================== ARTICLE 12 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quality of Life Update: "Bouncing Bill" Cohen, GAO and TRICARE, VA Linguists? Pay raise? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed: Once again, Pete is attacking multiple targets...A special thanks to all Docs who are taking care of military people and their families. *********************************************************** By Pete Peterson, Quality of Life Editor Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Site: http://members.tripod.com/MHCRG Let's see if I understand this correctly. SECDEF Bill Cohen said: "We promised retirees and their families that they would have free health care for the rest of their lives, That's not something written into law, it's not a legal obligation, but it's a moral obligation, and we intend to keep that obligation." - SECDEF Cohen, ABOARD THE USS JOHN C. STENNIS, Arabian Sea, April 7, 2000 On 7 August he wrote the Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and said, "The Administration supports further improvements in military health care, but is concerned that more work is needed on these proposals before deciding which, if any, should be pursued and how to fund those without hurting our overall health care operations or other defense priorities. I urge the Congress to proceed with caution and refrain from mandating new unfunded benefits." This was less than two weeks after his boss at the White House said they wanted to put huge dollars into Defense and military health care - but starting in 2002. Why the 40% cut in force over the past 8 years, then? Gore and his Campaign say everything's fine with the military. Then, why would Gore's boss just say he needed to put dollars into it? GW Bush and his gang say "Help is on the way" because the military is a mess. DOD takes the Gore position. Meanwhile, conferees on the Defense FY 2001 Authorization Bill look like they'll cut puny improvements for military retirees this year, but leave some TRICARE help in for active duty personnel. At the same time, GAO is saying that TRICARE Contractors responsible for TRICARE scheduling operations are being short-circuited by DOD military treatment facilities (MTFs). In four regions where TRICARE contractors have primary appointment-making responsibilities, only one-quarter of the appointments made were actually processed by contractors in November 1999. GAO suggests the contracting services are not trusted by the MTFs, and that physicians and MTF staffs are reluctant to relinquish their control over appointments. In GAO's opinion, until DOD simplifies the process and requires changes, "what was meant to be a simplified, more user-friendly appointment process is now a complex and confusing process in which beneficiaries are unsure whether to call the contractor or the MTF to schedule appointments." The FY 2001 Defense Appropriations Act was finally signed, paving the way for a 3.7 percent pay raise for service members Jan. 1. The budget of $288 billion is an increase of $18 billion over fiscal 2000 and about $3.5 billion more than the president requested. The act also provides money for DoD to begin eliminating out-of-pocket housing costs. The Defense Health Program is funded at $12.1 billion more than the current $16 Billion. That share includes money Congress added to support changes to the military pharmacy benefit. Members of Congress said the legislation also would provide a blueprint for implementing permanent health care for retirees. On the surface this is all good news, but will the new money bring a change in "quality of life?" Pay raises are nice. I like them a lot, but with the price of gasoline and the closures of MTFs, PXs and commissaries, military families are spending a lot more time and gas finding what they need to survive. Those so-called benefits are getting few and far between and many are now surviving on the "economy" unless they're at the biggest and best of our bases. Tell me what this pay raise means to you! My E-dress is above. The following notice was posted in the San Francisco VA Hospital: "INTERPRETERS We are updating our list of volunteer language interpreters. If you wish to be included, please email (name omitted) and include your language(s) with any questions you may have. We especially need people who speak Russian or any other Eastern European dialects." DVA has not responded to our request for info. How about you Vets and Retirees out there checking your VA Hospital Bulletin Boards and telling us what you can find? Let me end on a happy note. With all the bad news about Sick Call a couple of weeks ago, one correspondent took the time to single out someone with the right attitude. CPT Ray Kelley, Flight Surgeon, 4/123rd Avn Regt, Ft Wainwright, AK, was cited as one of those bright faces the troops can count on to take an extra few steps for them. Salute to: CPT/DR. Kelley, from SFTT! There's no certificate, no plaque. A troop just told us he "actually leaves his tent" to help them. That's good enough for us who still remember the Docs and other 'circuit riders' of years past who made a difference at our toughest remote locations, and brought health care TO US. Congress / DOD: FIX TRICARE NOW! =========================================================== ARTICLE 13 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GI HUMOR - Redneck Medical Terms ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: For all of you that were upset about the non-politically correct Polish Virus joke...here is one more for PC. It took me years to speak the lingo but one year on a Southern tank crew did it. Might help some of you Yankees that have lived in isolation... *********************************************************** * Benign - What you be after you be eight. * Artery - The study of paintings. * Bacteria - Back door to cafeteria. * Barium - What doctors do when patients die. * Cesarean Section - A neighborhood in Rome. * CATscan - Searching for kitty. * Cauterize - Made eye contact with her. * Colic - A sheep dog. * Coma - A punctuation mark. * D & C - Where Washington is. * Enema - Not a friend * Dilate - To live long * Fester - Quicker than someone else. * Fibula - A small lie. * G.I. Series - World Series of military baseball. * Hangnail - What you hang your coat on. * Impotent - Distinguished, well known. * Labor Pain - Getting hurt at work. * Medical Staff - A Doctor's cane. * Morbid - A higher offer than I bid. * Nitrates - Cheaper than day rates. * Node - I knew it. * Outpatient - A person who has fainted. * Pap Smear - A lie about someone's Pappy. * Post Operative - A letter carrier. * Rectum - Damn near killed him. * Secretion - Hiding something. * Seizure - Roman emperor. =============================================================== ARTICLE 13 - MEDAL OF HONOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: A NonCom leads by example and risks everything for his patrol and a downed helicopter crew. If you know of any MOH recipient who is hospitalized or has passed recently, please write James H. Also, if you would like more info on MOH recipients and their stories, please email James H at [EMAIL PROTECTED] *********************************************************** ZABITOSKY, FRED WILLIAM Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class (then S/Sgt.), U.S. Army, 5th Special Forces Group, (Airborne). Place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 19 February 1968. Entered service at: Trenton, N.J. Born: 27 October 1942, Trenton, N.J. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. SFC. Zabitosky, U.S. Army distinguished himself while serving as an assistant team leader of a 9-man Special Forces long-range reconnaissance patrol. SFC. Zabitosky's patrol was operating deep within enemy-controlled territory when they were attacked by a numerically superior North Vietnamese Army unit. SFC. Zabitosky rallied his team members, deployed them into defensive positions, and, exposing himself to concentrated enemy automatic weapons fire, directed their return fire. Realizing the gravity of the situation, SFC. Zabitosky ordered his patrol to move to a landing zone for helicopter extraction while he covered their withdrawal with rifle fire and grenades. Rejoining the patrol under increasing enemy pressure, he positioned each man in a tight perimeter defense and continually moved from man to man, encouraging them and controlling their defensive fire. Mainly due to his example, the outnumbered patrol maintained its precarious position until the arrival of tactical air support and a helicopter extraction team. As the rescue helicopters arrived, the determined North Vietnamese pressed their attack. SFC. Zabitosky repeatedly exposed himself to their fire to adjust suppressive helicopter gunship fire around the landing zone. After boarding one of the rescue helicopters, he positioned himself in the door delivering fire on the enemy as the ship took off. The helicopter was engulfed in a hail of bullets and SFC. Zabitosky was thrown from the craft as it spun out of control and crashed. Recovering consciousness, he ignored his extremely painful injuries and moved to the flaming wreckage. Heedless of the danger of exploding ordnance and fuel, he pulled the severely wounded pilot from the searing blaze and made repeated attempts to rescue his patrol members but was driven back by the intense heat. Despite his serious burns and crushed ribs, he carried and dragged the unconscious pilot through a curtain of enemy fire to within 10 feet of a hovering rescue helicopter before collapsing. SFC. 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