The White Falcon - 10.12.1971, Blaðsíða 9

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CALLER: Why is the ground meat purchased at the Commissary Store
so fatty? What grades of meat do they sell there, and can special
cuts or whole quarters be ordered?
• C.A.L.: A quick comparison i
missary and in stateside super-
markets is: ComStor fat content
of ground beef is 25%, stateside,
also 25%. Maximum fat content
for lean ground beef in the
states is 22%, ComStor's ground
chuck is 20%. Stateside super-
market super lean ground beef has
a fat content of 15%, the ComStor
ground round is 12%.
There are eight grades of USDA
meats: prime, choice, goo'd, stan-
dard, commercial, utility, cutter
and canner. Only two of these
grades are used in the ComStor.
Choice in all cuts of beef except
for ground round and stew meat,
where Utility is used.
For those people who desire
choice ground beef, it can be
purchased in round steaks or oth-
k choice meats from the display
^■e. This meat can be returned
the butcher shop and a special
grinding order with the butchers
can be made. In this special or-
der a minimum of ten pounds is
necessary. Also, some weight
will be lost in the fat trimming
and grinding, so a weight loss
should be anticipated.
If you wish to order a whole
quarter, this can be done with
the meat being cut to your de-
sires. Average shipping time for
this special order is four
months.
CALLER: Why doesn't the Ac-
tion Line run all of the ques-
tions they receive on the phone,
in the White Falcon like they
used to?
the meat that is sold in the Corn-
question will be recorded. It is
also necessary to leave your name
and phone number if you desire an
answer to your question.
CALLER: How much alcoholic
beverages may I take back to the
States on Christmas leave?
• C.A.L.: Because you are a
returning resident, and are not
going back on permanent change of
station orders, you are allowed
one quart. Also, you must be 21
years of age. PCS orders allow
you to take back one gallon.
CALLER: I'm an E-4 under four
years, and will be making E-5 be-
fore my transfer from Iceland.
Am I eligible for shipment of an
automobile upon transfer?
• C.A.L.: No, you are not el-
igible to ship a car back. Ac-
cording to Joint Travel Regula-
tions, you had to be eligible to
ship a car up here in order to
qualify to ship one back to the
U.S.
To be eligible to ship one ve-
hicle or one motorcycle, you must
meet one or more of the following
qualifications: First, be assign-
ed to Iceland for a minimum tour
of 12 months; Be an E-4 with over
two years service, obligated for
six years; or be an E-4 or an E-4
with over four years. In all
cases, you must have been eligi-
ble to ship a car to Iceland.
What it boils down to is: You
can't acquire shipping eligibili-
ties while in Iceland.
• C.A.L.: The Action Line
runs only those questions which
are informative to a large group
of people. Many questions re-
ser
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ceived in the past have been run
in the White Falcon.
Also, with the addition of our
new automatic answering service
we have been able to expand our
ervices to the people of the
O base. We would like to re-
d everyone that when callinq
e Action Line it is necessary
to speak very clearly, as your
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WHITE FALCON
Base Reservists
prove importance
Every Monday night as a hush
falls over the NATO base there
drifts the sounds of marching
feet and the orders for close or-
der drill.
No, it is not a special night
drill for the Marines, but the
regular Monday night drill for
the Naval Security Group Activity
Keflavik (NSGA), Iceland Naval
Reserve component at the NSGA Ar-
mory. SERA (Senior Enlisted Re-
servist Advisor), CTA2 James Wil-
lits is overheard passing the
word at quarters for muster that
his efforts to bring in a DE for
a summer cruise have failed.
Seriously though, hard as it
is for the Naval Reservist to
give up the old days of weekly
drill meetings and two-week sum-
mer cruises, when he comes on ac-
tive duty he attends the same
schools and spends just as many
hours in study as does his regu-
lar Navy shipmate. When he does
come out in the field for his
first tour of duty, he is well
prepared to take an active role
in today's Navy.
Here on the NATO base there
are many Navy commands which have
reservists filling important po-
sitions. For example, U.S. NSGA
Keflavik is manned by a large
number of reservists. At the pre-
sent time, one out of every six
of its men have come from Securi-
ty Group Reserve centers located
in almost every heavily populated
area in the U.S.
These reservists come from all
walks of life and with varied ed-
ucational backgrounds ranging
from a mininum of a high school
education to some with graduate
school credits. But once they
come on active duty, they give up
this individual pursuit for two
years and take their place as
dedicated Navymen doing a job
that has to be done to protect
the way of life that they will
return to at the end of their ac-
tive duty obligation.
Although the NSGA reserve unit
now has all its billets filled,
applicants can place their names
on the waiting list by calling
the SERA at Ext. 5283.
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