The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1975 Page: 1 of 22
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VOL. 34 NO. 5
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INSIDE
Corps
Gallant Shield rabies warning
A rabies epidemic is underway in the Ft. Bliss and El
Paso area. Gallant Shield ‘75 participants from Ft. Hood
are advised not to “try to capture the wildlife.” Other
natural hazards are also discussed.
Read about the problem on page 2.
New chief of staff welcomed
A formal welcoming ceremony was conducted earlier
this week for Brig. Gen. John G. Hill Jr. The general will
assume the post of III Corps and Ft. Hood chief of staff
later this month.
Read about the new general on page 12.
Air Force at Hood
Air Force Liaison Office provide both tactical opera-
tion and classroom instruction to Army units on-post.
They comprise a highly qualified team which advises and
assists ground commanders in the employment of tac-
tical air power.
Read about the Air Force team on page 13.
11st Cav. Div.
CARCAV testing concluded
The Conceptual Armored Platoon (CARCAV) con-
cluded a lengthy period of intense tactical maneuvering.
The tests evaluate the armored cavalry platoon during
delay flank guard movement to contact and attack mis--
sions.
Read about the test on page 3.
12nd Armd. Div
Diploma brightens his future
Seventeen-year-old Pvt. 2 William Millner was one of
34 division soldiers recently who received a high school
diploma through the American Preparatory Institute
program. He hopes to attend West Point Preparatory
School in August then possibly on to West Point.
Read the complete story on page 12.
}13thCOSCOM
I Commo support leaves
The second contingent providing communication sup-
port for operation Gallant Shield ’75 departed the post
Tuesday morning. Addressing the group prior to their de-
parture was Lt. Gen. Robert M. Shoemaker III Corps
and Ft. Hood commander.
Read the full story on page 2.
Water trucked to town
Twenty thousand gallons of water were trucked to Bell
Falls 50 miles away recently when the town’s water
storage facility reached a low. Four tank trucks provided
the community northeast of Temple with the water they
had requested.
Read the complete story on page 8.
MASSTER
Laser guidance test underway
The second of a three phase test of laser-guided
weapons when used in close air support of ground troops
is underway. During the test soldiers on the ground
equipped with laser designators pinpoint moving ground
targets for specially equipped Air Force and Marine
Corps aircraft.
Read about the test on page 3.
Sports News
College coach speaks
Last Monday Texas A&M basketball coach Shelby
Metcalf was on post as the guest speaker for the annual
D.Y.A. Basketball Banquet. Sport’s Editor Jerry Reed
talks with the colorful mentor in this week’s version of
“Porker’s Sports.”
Read about this exclusive interview on page 14.
Two-Days Trial set
For the third year in a row Ft. Hood will be hosting the
Two-Days Trial as part of the nine qualifying events for
the International Six-Days Trial scheduled for mid-
October. A map of the spectator’s points is diagrammed
for the race.
Further details on the event are available on page 16.
Track field meet
Recently the 1st Cav. Div. completed it’s annual track
and field meet. The. “First Team” is busy preparing for
the Post Track and Field Meet scheduled later this
month.
Results of this meet are located on page 15.
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BY A. D. PITTMAN
The world we live in today by most standards is an
environment of opposites sweet and sour dark and
light rich or poor. Classroom professors lecture about
the opposite ends of the spectrum and the extremes and
the means.
Since this article is designed to deal with the
economic life styles and more specifically the budgets
of Army personnel and families there is something to
be gained by the use of comparisons.
Specialist 5 Mike Thrift is 23-years-old and has two
years of schooling in a small midwestern college to his
credit. Thrift worked his way through the first two
years of college by savings already accumulated and
taking a part-time job in a supermarket. During his
sophomore year Mike met Martha Magic a home
economics major and it was a dyn-O-mite romance
love at first sight.
FORT HOOD SENTINEL
“PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE PERSONNEL OF FORT HOOD’
FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY APRIL 11 1975
Thrift and Magic exchanged nuptial vows and both
had part time jobs and a small efficiency apartment.
Everything was cool and they planned to finish their
college degrees.
As sometimes happens to young people in love the
news was soon out that an infant Thrift was on the way.
Mike dropped out of college and enlisted in the Army to
provide for his family’s future.
Mike has done well in the Army. His efficiency re-
ports are excellent and he has apart time job at the
Post Exchange Service Station. Wife Martha is able to
sew clothes for the baby and even make her own
dresses.
For entertainment the Thrifts bought a used black
and white 17” TV set because both like to stay home
evenings. Besides there are no baby sitting expenses
that way. Mike owns a ‘68 Chevelle Malibu which he
repairs himself and it is paid for. There are no car
payments in the family.
There is a sign on the front door of the Thrift apart-
ment that says “No Soliciting.” It means what it says.
The Thrifts have over $700 saved at the Ft. Hood
Military Credit Union and Mike has 45 days of leave
time accumulated.
Each pay day Martha Thrift makes a written budget
which plans for the upcoming months and so far the
family has managed to stay within the planned figures.
Martha buys at the commissary and watches the
newspapers for mid-week specials at downtown
supermarkets.
In short the Thrift family is living well within its
means.
There is an opposite side of the family financial coin
however.
Meet Spec. 4 Freddie Spender and his wife the exotic
Bubbles Beautybath.
Freddie is 27-years-old and has been in the Army
since the age of 21. He digs fast cars and is the proud
owner of a ‘74 Grenadier XL14 which has mag wheels
oversize tires and a 4 barrel set up for the engine.
Freddie likes his cool ones and stops at the club every
afternoon on his way to the Spender luxury apartment
which has carpet dish washer and microwave oven.
Usually he has a few beverages to wash the dust from
his throat and before leaving he likes to buy around for
the house because he is a regular guy. He is too busy of
course for part-time work although he is trained as a
silver smith.
INCOME
‘Published by Community Enterprises a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression of the Department of the Army.
The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the products or services advertised.”
Indebtedness assistance offered
Bubbles hasn’t become a mother yet and she works at
the local branch of a major insurance company as a
clerk. Bubbles has no deficiencies in the figure depart-
ment not addition or subtraction and her
vocabulary of body language is among the very best.
She buys anew pants suit or micro-mini three or four
times a month at Dana’s Dandy Dress Shoppe and
always a pair of imported Swiss shoes with each outfit.
Bubbles disdains shopping at the commissary and
usually goes for TV dinners and the like at Dan’s Double
Duty (open 24 hours) Convenience Store. She is a lousy
cook but she does go to the beauty shop every week.
The Spender clan lives up to the philosophy the name
implies. At the present time the monthly payments on
the ‘74 Grenadier are $145 there is a contract for a $600
set of Pilgrim encyclopedias which they just couldn’t do
without a 130 piece collection of Evershine aluminum
cookware rests in the kitchen cabinet and there is a
Magna-might vacuum cleaner costing over $300 in the
hall closet. Of course these two are into heavy
literature so they were lucky enough to subscribe to 42
different magazines at the ridiculoulsy low figure of
$225 for a three year period. All of these arranged for on
the small down payment easy monthly payment plan.
Freddie and Bubbles have credit cards from four ma-
jor gasoline companies and they love to take weekend
trips to New Orleans Houston Dallas or San Antonio.
They dig classy hostelries and can always charge the
overnight tabs on their Wells Fargo International credit
card.
Evenings when they are not out of town the twosome
sits around the pad on futuristic plexifoam love seats
and listen to the sounds of their quadrasonic 16-speaker
stereo system. They always have the latest hits because
they belong to three record-tape of the month clubs
just send the handy mail order card for the eight track
or album of your choice.
The Spenders are also thinking of borrowing for a
down payment for some resort property at Lake
Malcolm in order to be in on the ground floor of a real
bonanza. Besides who can say no to a door to door
salesman no matter what he’s pitching.
Freddie has a $1500 loan at the credit union and it is
rumored that he may be transferred to Germany in Sep-
tember. Bubbles calls her folks in Belmont Park N. Y.
at least twice a week to talk this over. Their phone bill
ranges from $45 to $75 each month.
The Spenders haven’t ever kept books on their finan-
cial income-outgo but if the truth were known their mon-
thly receipts are less than $1000 and they usually spend
at least $1500.
Freddie and Bubbles are living in a world of financial
fantasy and when the laws of economic reality finally
catch up with them they are going to come down to
earth in a hurry.
To add to the total picture Freddie’s last EER wasn’t
so swift and he has been counseled twice by his com-
manding officer.
There are many families or unmarried individuals
in the Army who wake up one day with more obligations
than their monthly income is capable of taking care of.
The path of over spending is a well travelled one and the
journey to financial impasse is very swift.
At Ft. Hood there is an agency to help folks out when
they get in a financial quandary where the Spenders are
headed. This agency is the Budget Counseling Service
of Army Community Services (ACS). The people in-
volved in this program will take a sincere interest in
helping solve budget problems and the plan they offer
will work if followed properly.
The director of the Budget Counseling Service is Mrs.
Robert F. Lanphere who heads a staff of nine trained
and experienced volunteers. According to Mrs. Lan-
phere last year 104 Ft. Hood families received advice
and assistance from the Budget Counseling Service and
during the first quarter of 1975 68 families were helped.
Mrs. Lanphere stated in a recent interview that peo-
ple who are in a financial quagmire simply “don’t live
in the real world. They overspend and do not save for
the rainy day when unexpected car repairs or transfer
to another Army post create a real money crisis within
the family.
“It’s very expensive to make an Army move today”
said Mrs. Lanphere “and there are always unexpected
necessities that must be taken care of such as utilities
and rent deposits. These have to be made when a family
relocates.”
If a family in need turns to the Budget Counseling
Service of ACS an effort will be made to arrange with
all the family’s creditors to accept smaller monthly in-
stallment payments until each individual bill is re-
duced. “If those in distress are sincere in their inten-
tions the creditors will usually go along and help out”
said Mrs. Lanphere.
She pointed out that there is danger when the soldier
gets advance partial or casual pay. Mrs. Lanphere ex-
plained that many soldiers about to relocate will draw
three months advance pay to cover current bills before
they move from this area. Then when they are about to
settle at their new station the budget suffers acutely.
The three months advance pay will be automatically de-
ducted from the monthly military pay check and the
Army does not wait to collect its due share. The Finance
and Accounting Office at any Army post does not play
financial games with military pay.
The Budget Counseling Service of ACS will use a
scientific approach in solving budget problems. The
agency starts with the net monthly income of the
service member and suggests an allocation of the pro-
per amount for fixed expenses. Included are rent in-
surance utilities laundry transportation and food.
Even items such as entertainment gifts or visits to the
beauty parlor by the wife are taken into consideration
for the psychological well being of each family
member.
If a military family has been swept into the
maelstrom of financial distress the Budget Counseling
Service of ACS provides the time patience and ex-
perience to reach a workable solution. However like a
visit to the doctor for treament of a sore throat if a
person does not follow the suggested advice and meet the
time schedule of the prescription it may be along time
before the illness is cured.
The Budget Counseling Service can diagnose finan-
cial illness and prescribe the proper remedy for those il-
ls. It’s strictly up to the patient to take the medicine as
it is directed. If he does not follow the budget doctor’s or-
ders he is most likely to recover but he won’t get well
overnight.
The road back to financial recovery is a rough and
rocky one if the risky route taken by the Spender family
is followed.
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