The White Falcon - 19.02.1971, Page 2

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THE WHITE FALCON
February 19, 1971
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Caller: Where can I get income tax forms7 Where can I get help
for questions concerning ray income tax?
C.A.L.: The naval station legal officer will assist in answering
questions posed by naval personnel. The Air Force legal officer at
the NavSta legal office will aid _
air force personnel. All forms
are at the NavSta legal office.
Caller: May pets be taken a-
board TIA flights?
C.A.L.: No pets are allowed
on any Military Airlift Command
aircraft. MAC Manual 76-1 refers.
Caller: May I buy soft drinks
and remove them from the base?
C.A.L.: Soft drinks may not be
removed from the base. Comlce-
DeFor Instruction 5840.5 refers.
Caller: What is the Navy Ex-
change policy on marking down
merchandise which has been in
stock for some time? Isn't it a
six-month period? Also, I bought
a pair of blue jeans,and they fell
apart the second time they were
laundered. Can I take them back?
C.A.L.: NEX has no set guide-
lines or policy on markdowns. If
a product purchased is unsatis-
factory, return it to the NEX with
the sales slip and exchange it.
"Our policy," says NEX, "is cus-
tomer satisfaction."
Caller: Why can't the NEX car-
ry a better selection of daily
newspapers?
C.A.L.: NEX tried carrying
other papers,but delivery systems
in the States often resulted in
papers arriving here many days
outdated. Papers must be deliver-
ed by the publisher to aircraft
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coming to Iceland. The only one
making deliveries and assuring
daily delivery is the paper now
carried at the exchange.
Caller: Can I take my pet ham-
ster back to the States on TIA?
If not, can I ship it back, and
what will be the cost? What are
the quarantine procedures?
C.A.L.: You cannot ship or
carry pets back on TIA. You can
ship it back via Pan Am in a cage
meeting Pan Am requirements. The
minimum price is $22. There is
no quarantine if the animal car-
ries (or you have it at the time
of pick-up) a letter in writing
from a veterinarian stating the
animal is disease-free.
Caller: The dryers in BEQ 746
are shot. When are we going to
get new washers and dryers?
C.A.L.: Routine inspections
are made on dryers for proper run-
ning operation only. Defective
heat elements as well as improper
running should be reported to the
Emergency and Service Desk (Ext.
4100) by the BEQ MAA. Heating
elements in Bks. 746 will receive
immediate attention. Forty new
washers and dryers are on order
for the BEQ's and receipt of them
is anticipated by the end of May
this year. Caller; ^ ^ rfi_
ther expensive when
bought by the can
from the vending
machine. Why not
issue alcoholic bev-
erage cards based
on age laws and al-
low all of us to buy
at the purchase
store and keep the
cans in our rooms?
C.A.L.: Sounds like
a good suggestion.
CAL will forward to
the Naval Station
CO.
If it’s news...
call 4156
Stricter rules
for reenlistment,
quality review
Reenlistment eligibility rules
are much stricter now. New policy
governing reenlistments is set
forth in BuPers Inst. 1133.22B of
Oct. 14, 1970.
To reenlist for service beyond
23 years, the member must be a
chief petty officer (CPO), and
beyond 20 years, the member must
be at least a petty officer first
class (POl) who has passed the
CPO examination.
Additionally, members separat-
ed at normal expiration of active
obligated service (EAOS)and clas—
sifiedwith reenlistment eligibil-
ity code (RE-1) will receive a
quality review of their past pe:
formanceby Chief of Naval Pers
nel. Their reenlistment will
contingent upon previous reco.
and Navy needs.
All members separated under an
early release program will also
receive a quality control review
prior to their reenlistment.
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The White Falcon
U. S. NAVAL STATION
KEFLAVIK, ICELAND
CAPT Lloyd H. Thomas
Commanding Officer
CDR A.N. Kline
Public Affairs Officer
J01 Bill Wedertz
Editorial Adviser
J02 Chuck Nason<>.......Editor
QM2 John Getker........Writer
OT3 Ken Burrows...Illustrator
AN Don LaChapelle.....Writer
SN Sol Kruger.........Writer
AN Rob Wagner...Photographer
The White Falcon is pub-
lished bi-weekly on Wednesday
and Friday in accordance with
NAVEXOS P-35, revised July
1958, for free distribution
to personnel of the Naval
Station, Keflavik. It is
printed at the naval station1
printing plant from appro-
priated and ncn-appropriated
funds.