The White Falcon - 11.06.1971, Blaðsíða 8

The
Commander
Speaking
Just as our country asks much of the Navyman,
he asks a lot from his family. Men without a
real sense of conmitment rarely mske the Navy a
career. This sense of commitment is also a nec-
essity for today's Navy wife. Fortunately, for both our country and
our Navy, this is a conmon virtue among our career personnel.
For this reason, I was disappointed in the results of the turnout
for the naval station's first session of the Service Information
School for Navy wives. Less than half the available appointments
were filled, Out of a maximum of 25 quota assignments, only ten
wives showed up.
In recent months, much guidance and direction has flowed from the
Navy's top offices in Washington seeking to bridge the "information
gap" between Navy wives and the career their husbands follow. Among
these many bridges is the Service Information School. It's a one-of-
a-kind program designed to provide the Navy wife with useful, every-
day information and make her more fully aware of her benefits, role
and responsibilities to the Navy.
I am firm in the belief that this is a "must" for the new or young
Navy wife. Here, for the first time, the fledgling Navy wife has an
opportunity to gather information so vital to her new way of life.
Here she will get the "straight" word, devoid of rumors and scuttle-
butt; factual information concerning programs aimed at upgrading the
quality way of life for our Navy families. Steady improvements have
come our way in pay, medical care, education, housing, duty rotation.
Through the Service Information School, these matters are discussed
factually and in detail.
Navy wives are special people because, like their husbands, they
have voluntarily accepted a more difficult and complicated way of
life than their civilian counterparts. To meet the challenges she
faces each and every day — and to grow with them -- she must be made
aware of "why" she continues to accept them, and the rewards for
overcoming them.
One of the most meaningful attachments of the Navy is the atmos-
phere of involvement. The young Navy wife should share as completely
as possible in this experience. And this involvement can only come
frcm knowledge and experience. The experience will come with time;
the knowledge is here and now for the asking.
I strongly encourage the Navy Wife, especially the new one, to
take advantage of this opportunity available to her to learn more
about "her" Navy, her contributions to it, her role in it, and the
tangible and intangible rewards associated with it.
R&R INSTRUCTION from Pape 4
last flight.
Category three will now become
a space available division rather
than space required. This cate-
gory will be principally reserved
for the airaan, marine or sailor
of the quarter.
TAD or TOY orders which are
issued at no cost will now be
rated below category six and will
no longer enjoy the high priority
they previously had.
Wives of unsponsored personnel
are allowed to accompany their
husbands on Europe bound R&R
flights but are not allowed on
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U.S. bound flights. This policy
had been in effect for the past
year, but the new instruction has
further clarified the issue.
Another of the new features
provided under the new instruc-
tion is that leave papers will no
longer be required for booking.
They will however be needed by
the time of final confirmation.
All married personnel who will
be traveling with their families
will be asked to list family mem-
bers on the leave papers.
For more information, consult
your personnel office.
AWARDS from Page 4
Tombarge shared the girl's physi-
cal education award. Ellen als^
won top honors in music aloM
with Fred Allison and the art S
ward. George Eastings was the re?
cipient of the science award and
Bob Drury won the boy's physical
education award.
Seniors on the semester prin-
cipal's list included Lu Campo,
Mike Dunn, Debbie Hickey, and
Betty Devaney. Making up the
Junior class list were Lee Doss,
Kevin Hudson, Linda Kelly, Mary
Kline, Susan McLaurin, Becky Sae-
ger and Melissa Raman. Sophomore
representatives included Cynthia
Hudson and Elizabeth Rech. The
ninth grade had three people on
the principal's list: Jerry Eth-
ridge, Lorna Hyman and Roberta
Kraft. Paul Hough was the only
eighth grader and Barclay Roman
the lone seventh on the list.
There were 43 honor roll cer-
tificates handed out at the cere-
mony for those who were on the
honor roll during any two nin^
week sessions during the schcfl
year. ^
Eight students received recog-
nition for being on the nine-week
principal's list and 26 students
were awarded certificates of per-
fect attendance.
iVCO Wives’ social
The NCO Wives Club will hold
its monthly social on June 15
at 7:30 p.m. in the 56 Club. All
members and all wives of E-6s and
below are invited to attend.
For information concerning the
social or becoming a club member,
please call the club's president,
Karen Belvinat 8262 or the club's
vice president, Helen Collins at
3245.
AF golf tourney
Air Force Iceland will hold its
Annual Medal Play Golf Tournament
June 24-25 at the Shangri-La Golf
Course. The tournament will con-
sist of 36 holes. Only Air Force
permanent party personnel are
eligible to participate. To reg-
ister, contact MSgt. Kenneth
Crist HQ AFI Ext. 4205/7298. The
deadline is June 21, and no en-
tries will be accepted after this
date.
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June 11, 1971