The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 51, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1992 Page: 2 of 32
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A2 FT. HOOD SENTINEL
By Marco Morales
III Corps Public Affairs
ifty Fort Hood soldiers and
50 surrounding com unity
business persons got together
for the firs Operation Under-
standing program A ril 3 at a
luncheon held at the Phantom
W warrior NCO Club.
E O A spon
sored by III Corps and the As-
sociation of the U.S. Arm y
entral Texas Fort Hood
Chapter promotes better un
By Julia Bobick
III Corps Public Affairs
“...I think it’s great I get to show a
local businessman who probably has
no idea of what soldiers do at Fort
Hood what I do on a daily basis...”
The West oint Society of
Fort Hood recently hosted a
Founders’ Day dinner at the
Fort Hood Officers Club.
W EST O IN graduates
worldwide annually celebrate
the founding of the U.S. ili
FAIR
(Cont. from A1)
Job seekers should check the
lis of companies who ill a t-
tend the job fa ir. The Texas
Employment Commission office
in the ACAP building has the
lis t. According to Disim onia
“Look at who is going to ex-
ib it make notes see who is
there see how long the lines
are and plan on spending
about three hours at the job
fa ir.”
He realizes not all soldiers
ill have three hours to spend
at the job fa ir so those soldiers
FUEL
(Cont. from A1)
remain in the air for more
than four hours. This provides
the aircrew and commander
greater fle ib ility in using the
Apache against enemy targets.
TRO O ’S a ircra ft were
the firs Apaches modified in
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‘Operation Understanding’ forms
bonds between Fort Hood soldiers
local communities’ business people
derstanding between soldiers
and communities surrounding
Fort Hood.
Each soldier was paired ith
a business person for lunch.
A fte lunch the soldier took
his or her ivilia guest to the
soldier’s it or place of duty
for an orientation tour.
W working behind the scenes
Sgt. aj. Tony Stepan AUSA
liaison* for ort Hood said the
program got ff to a good start.
“I thin it went off quite
ell. We plan to conduct Op-
eration Understanding on a
Spc. Anthony Johns
ta ry Academy arch 16 1802.
“It is not a dinner to cel-
ebrate the graduation or the
elite membership it is to cel-
ebrate the values th a West
Point stands for” said t. Gen.
Howard D. Graves superinten-
dent West Point.
Graves and other leaders in
need to check the lis to see
what companies ill be repre-
sented and pre-select which
ones to interview
“In considering an employer
remember to look at hat you
ant to do and where you
ant to ork” he said.
isim onia reminds soldier
“We (the A rm y) speak a differ-
ent language. You need to cap-
ture jobs and award in the
language of the interview er.”
Also thin about where you
ant to be in five years in the
the 4th Sqdn. The maintenance
teams removed parts of the
ing and installed the neces-
sary plum bing and electrical
components. Once the plum b-
ing is installed the ing struc-
ture is replaced and the fuel
tank is hung from the ing
Consolidate bills
Establish bank credit
Automatic payment available
to accountholders
No account necessary to
apply for a loan
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quarterly basis. Soldiers and
th ir guests ill set a later
date for a reciprocal is it of
course ith the soldier’s chain
of command approval” Ste-
pan said.
nits participating were 1st
avalry ivision 504th ili-
ta ry In te llig rigade
Phantom Command 3rd Signal
Brigade 6th avalry Brigade
MEDDAC 3rd Finance Group
89th ilita ry Police Brigade
Combat A via tion raining ri-
gade 13th Corps Support Com-
mand 3rd Personnel Group
31st A ir Defense A rtille ry ri-
gade TEXCOM and DENTAC.
YO E A stories about
soldiers who go into local com-
unities and are being ‘ripped
ff by local businesses” said
Gaylon hristie AU SA Cen-
tra Texas Chapter president.
“We ant to erase th a isper-
ception and strengthen the
bonds between the ilita ry
and civilia communities. This
Lt. Gen. Graves speaks at West Point Founders Day dinner
the academy travel throughout
the world (nearly 70 different
sites) to attend the annual din-
ners.
W ith the next class to gradu-
ate from West oint in ay
also comes the question of how
the ilita ry drawdown ill af-
fect the tradition of strong
job arket he added. hink
about where you ant to live
how. much money you ant to
make and remember to con-
sider ilita ry benefits when
talk in about salary they add
up. According to Disim onia
TEC or your state employment
agency has an almanac of jobs
and salaries if you are in doubt
about salaries.
A dditional advice isim onia
provided was be prepared for
certain questions. The re cru it-
ers ill ask “How soon are
storage point.
Instructor pilots from the
standardization section pro-
vided the new train ing They
held a ilo rie fin and
ground class ln the operation
capabilities and lim itatio of
the system.
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direction” hristie said.
One a rtic ip a tin soldier
spoke favorably about the pro-
gram.
“I thin it ’s great. I get to
show a local businessman who
probably has no idea of hat
soldiers do at Fort Hood hat
I do on a daily basis” said Spc.
A nthony Johns Headquarters
Company 504th I Bde. Johns
is an avionics communications
equipment repairm an.
JO N S ESCORTED illy
ills owner of Modern TV and
Appliance illeen to a hangar
at Robert Gray A rm A irfie ld
“I ’ve lived in this area most
of my life and this is the firs
tim I ’ve been out here to see
firsthand hat the A rm does
at Fort Hood” ills said.
The Fort Hood entral
Texas Chapter of AU SA has
about 320 corporate members
and about 1800 individual
members.
quality leaders from the acad-
emy.
Changes have already been
made in the size of the faculty
and the classes cutting the
number of cadets from 4400 to
4000 but the curriculum ill
not change.
“West Point ill continue to
you available?” Look at the
employer some ant to hire
you im ediately others lik
the CIA have long screening
processes.
Another question to expect
is “W hat do you ant to do?”
eply I a to be a
Expect to be asked “W hy
should we hire you?” This is
your chance to market your-
self. ell the recruiter about
your record your achieve-
ments hat you can brin to
The ilo ust care fully
watch the transfer of fuel from
the outer tank to the inner fuel
tanks on the a ircra ft because
of center of ra vity lim itatio
placed on the AH-64. The i-
lots ust understand and
em orize other lim ita tio
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provide leaders for the nation
as the need for good leaders
ill continue” said Graves.
“One of the most important
qualities our cadets have is the
potential to lead but they riiust
also have motivation towards
service.”
Graves believes the A rm
the company.
Be prepared to tell the re-
cruiter about your job title s
responsiblities likes and dis-
likes.
th a include flig restrictions
before th ir firs flig t.
IN E next step each ilo
runs a train in flig ith an
instructor ilo and is evalu-
mated on standard maneuvers.
Once certification is completed
& CHECK CASHING
Spc. Anthony Johns (L) HHC 504th Ml Bde points
out OV-1D Mohawk surveillance aircraft communica-
tions controls to Billy Mills owner of Modern TV and
Appliance Killeen during Operation Understanding.
They are screening you to
see if you fit in th ir company
profile.
isim onia advises job seek-
ers to “practice interview skills
and waking contacts.” He con-
tinued “Job fairs are the best
place to pick-up inform ation.
The recruiters do public rela-
tions for companies they repre
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sent.”
Marco Morales/III Corps
ill continue to be an exciting
place to serve always chal-
lenging its superb leadership.
“We hope these leaders ill
provide along period of ser-
vice” said Graves. “Even after
these men and women take off
th ir uniform we hope they
continue to serve th ir nation.”
a A A
summed it up “I you want a
good job you’ll find a good job.
The employment opportunity is
there.” He also said the re-
cruiters are fa ilia ith the
ilita ry The soldiers are good
workers steady and depend-
able. They have proven to be
trainable and eager to work.
The job fair interview gives
you the opportunity to find
th a good job. Good Luck!
the ilo is qualified to operate
ith the new system.
The 4th Sqdn is conducting
this train in to prepare for an
exercise at the N ational rain
ing Center Fort Irw in alif.
this fa ll.
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