The White Falcon - 14.05.1976, Qupperneq 1

Volume XXXII. Number 19
Keftavk. Iceland
May 14. 1976
Flea Market
opens tomorrow
A flea market, sponsored by the Per-
•al Services Center, will be held to-
row from 1 to 6 p.m. at Hangar 885.
The public is invited to attend, and
warm outerwear is suggested.
Thirty-five booths will be featured
at the semi-annual event. The booths
will be manned by base groups.
Some of the booth sponsors are the
USO, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts
and the Youth Center. Others will be
the Frosty Fingers Garden Club, Aero
Club and the Puffin Toastmistress Club.
Both the CPO Wives' Club and the
Marine Wives' Club will host a bake
sale.
Additional refreshments will include
hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks.
The USO will feature a pet rock dis-
play.
An auction will begin at 1:30 p.m.
"Skip" Duquette will be the auctioneer.
Individual auction items are a black
vinyl sofa bed, metal cabinet, single
bed, stereo console unit, a handmade
wall clock, a camping tent, large oak
barrel, a humidifier and an Early Ameri-
can baby dressing table and studded snow
tires.
A drawing will be held during the
flea market.
Retirement pay-a
. . . Members of the Naval Reserve may
qualify for retirement pay after com-
pleting 20 years of qualifying service—
but what constitutes "qualifying ser-
vice?" Understanding this term is essen-
tial in calculating whether one is enti-
tled to retirement benefits.
One year of qualifying service is
earned when the reservist earns a mini-
mum of 50 retirement points. One point
is earned for each day of active duty,
or each day of active duty for training
(ACDUTRA); one point is also awarded for
each authorized drill attended, whether
pay or non-pay; points are awarded in
varying amounts for completion of ap-
proved correspondence courses; and 15
points are credited for each year of ac-
tive status membership in a reserve com-
ponent .
The maximum number of points which
can be earned in a year are 365, or 366
in a leap year, but no more than 60
EXPERIENCE ICELAND by participating in the Summer 3us Tours '76. (See sto^y or.
page 3). (photo by JOCS James Johnston)
matter of points
points can be credited from the combina-
tion of drills, correspondence courses
and membership in the Reserve.
Unlike regular Navy members who are
eligible for retirement pay upon separa-
tion after completing a minimum number
of qualifying years, the earliest re-
tirement pay for an inactive duty re-
servist starts at age 60.
However, there are certain stipula-
tions .
One of these is that the last eight
years of qualifying service must have
been as a member of a reserve component.
Other requirements state that the re-
tiree must not be eligible for or re-
ceiving any other retired pay for mili-
tary service, and if the reservist was a
member of a reserve unit before Aug. 15,
1945, he must have served on active duty
during either World War I, World War II,
or Korean Conflict.
Social Security and Civil Service re-
tirement pay may be received concurrent-
ly with Naval Reserve or Regular retire-
ment pay.
The rate of retirement pay is based
on a formula which employs the total
number of points earned. A reasonably
accurate method of determining retired
pay is to credit two and one-half per
cent for each year of satisfactory serv-
ice. The total number of retirement
points credited are divided by 365 and
the result is multiplied by two and one-
half per cent of the base pay of the
g.acle in which the reservist will retire
at age 60.
A reservist doesn't have to separate
from a drilling unit upon reaching the
minimum number of qualifying years. On
the contrary, depending on the needs of
the service and his unit, he can con-
tinue as an active member in either the
USNR-R or USNR-S-1. This membership
will afford the reservist increased re-
tired pay by the accrual of additional
points. Additionally, the extra years
of service also increased the base re-
tirement pay.
Two other options are available to
reservists once they have the minimum
number of retirement qualifying years.
They may transfer to the Retired Re-
serve, where no additional points are
accrued, or they may resign or be dis-
charged which places them on the retired
list and not subject to recall for ac-
tive duty.
For more information on the advanta-
ges of joining the reserves after your
active duty obligation is completed, see
your career counselor.
'Slowest to
fastest mode'
travel time
The Defense Department has issued a
change in the method of computing travel
time incident to military permanent
change of station moves.
The new guidance came out in a memo
from the Assistant Secretary of Defense
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, dated
March 31, 1976.
As of the first of May travel time is
computed in the order of the slowest to
the fastest mode used....that is....pri-
vately owned vehicle first, then sur-
face, then commercial air. This compu-
tation is made without regard to the or-
der of actual travel. Previously, trav-
el time was computed based on a ratio of
the actual types of travel used to reach
the final destination.
Under the new guidance, the distance
traveled by each mode will be the dis-
tance between the points shown on the
service member's itinerary as derived
from the official table of distance.
However, the constructive travel time
authorized for P 0 V is based on one day
for each 300 miles, or any fraction of
300 miles in excess of 150 miles.
Travel time authorized for commercial
transportation is based on one day for
each 18 hours of travel time, or any
fraction of 18 hours.
To compute travel time in hours when
using commercial surface transportation,
it is one hour for each 40 miles travel-
ed. For commercial air travel, it is
one hour for each 500 miles traveled.
PWOC hold banquet
by Bob Herskovitz
The Protestant Women of the Chapel
(PWOC) held their annual Mother and
Daughter Banquet at the A.T. Mahan Lower
School, Monday. The dinners are held
every year with a different theme. This
year's theme was the Bicentennial.
The evening's ceremonies started with
an awards presentation to mothers in
three different categories: the youngest
mother with a daughter present, the old-
est mother with a daughter present and
the mother with the most daughters pres-
ent .
There was a Barber Chop Quartet to
provide entertainment. They gave the
evening an air of the Gay Ninety's. Navy
Chaplain (Lieutenant) Stanley icCreary
was on hand to say grace.
After the meal, Dolores McCulloch
sang a song. Her song was followed by
a speech by Sharon McNike, president of
PWOC, on the "Meanest Mother." This was
followed by the highlight of the eve-
ning, a Bicentennial Fashion Show with
commentator Justine Lionberger.
Fashions included clothing worn by
Pilgrims on up through the ages includ-
ing a cowboy an Indian, a Flapper, even
a cheerleader from the Fiftys, and some
of the fashions of today as well.
AF proposes pay-back, do it yourself moves
The Air Force is reminding its mem-
bers that do-it-yourself moves may save
time and the government money during
permanent change of station (PCS) and
temporary duty (TDY) moves.
There are currently two types of
self-moves that can be used by members.
A third may soon be on the way. In all
three, the member personally handles the
move instead of a commercial mover.
In the first of three do-it-yourself
moves, the member contracts with a car-
rier of his choice and is reimbursed by
the government.
In the second type of move, the Traf-
fic Management Office enters into a con-
tract with a participating self-haul
company. The company furnishes the van
and packing materials and gives the mem-
bers an allowance for fuel, oil, tolls
and special permits. The carrier subse-
quently bills the government for the a-
mount of the rental and their payment to
the member.
The third type of move is awaiting
Department of Defense approval. It
would operate basically the same as the
second type of move. The difference is
that when the move is completed by the
member, the government will compare the
cost of the move to what it would cost
under a normal motorvan move and give
back to the member some of the savings
from the self-move.
The member's share of the savings has
not been set. Officials say it may a-
mount to as much as a 50/50 split.
If approved, officials expect from 10
to 25 percent of all PCS and TDY moves
to be made by this method. The plan of-
fers savings to the government and of-
fers the members some monetary incentive
to use the system.
Scout earns Eagle Award
Boy Scout Troop 364 held a Court of
Honor to promote 16 year-old Scout
William Young to Eagle Scout, Scouting's
highest honor, Tuesday at the Officers'
Club.
Bill Young is the son of Lieutenant
Colonel and Mrs. James Young. LtCol.
Young is the commander of the 932nd AC&W
Squadron at Rockville.
At the Indoor Trail Ceremony, a
candlelight ceremony, the guest of honor
was Rear Admiral Harold G. Rich, Com-
mander Iceland Defense Force. RAdm. Rich
spoke about the attitudes a boy gains
from Scouting which will benefit him
throughout life.
Bill's climb to the honor started in
October 1967 at Malmstrom AFB and Troop
190. His stay with this troop was
short, due to his father's transfer to
Hawaii. In Hawaii, Bill advanced to
Star Scout. Another transfer found Bill
in New York where he earned the Life
Scout award.
"Only about one percent of all scouts
will ever attain the rank of Eagle
Scout," said Will Dell, Scout Commis-
sioner. In order to earn the Eagle
Award, a scout must earn 24 Merit
Badges, be less than 18 years-old, he
must be a troop officer and he must
perform a service project. Bill's ser-
vice project is especially noteworthy.
He elected to work with the Syracuse,
New York Multiple Sclerosis Society dur-
ing his Easter break from high school.
He also helped his mother with a MS
patient who was in her care.
EAGLE SCOUT BILL YOUNG is congratulated
by one of his many well wishers at an
Indoor Trail Ceremony Tuesday.