The White Falcon - 22.04.1977, Blaðsíða 4

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April 22, 1977
Consumer bulletin
Navy Exchange
by Nadia Slusar
Service Station
May 1 is coming at a fast pace.
Icelandic law states that all studded
tires or studs on your tires must
be off your vehicle by that date.
The Navy Exchange Service Station has
the 78 Series Goodyear tires on hand.
The facility carries 21 different
sizes, ranging from "A" to "L",
moderately priced from $21 to $53 per
tire.
Car Dealers
E. Cleaver, the American Motors
Corp.representative, will be taking
orders for General Motors Corp. pro-
ducts instead of T. Roberts until
further notice. His operating hours
are daily from noon to 1 p.m. and
5 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10:30
a.m. until 1 p.m. He is in building
T-21, where the Navy Federal Credit
Union is located.
Furniture Repair
Did you know that the Navy Ex-
change's Personalized Services Center
does furniture repair? Table legs
broken? End tables need refinishing?
Chirs need to be steadied? Let the
Personalized Services Center put a
new face on all your favorite furni-
ture pieces.
Tris Treated Sleepwear
Sleepwear treated with Tris, a
chemical flame retardant believed to
cause cancer, has been banned from
production. However, Consumer Product
Safety Commission Chairman S. John
Byington said that washing a garment
at least three times "will remove any
unacceptable risk." As a result the
commission voted against recalling the
120 million Tris-treated garments al-
ready sold.
But, your Navy Exchange has set
its own policy. It will accept
any Tris treated sleepwear purchased
from a Navy Exchange facility for pur-
chase price refund.
The Main Store has a listing of
all styles, sizes and makes of sleep-
wear that all Navy Exchanges have
ordered or have carried in the past.
Even if the garment has been
washed several times, you may bring
it back for a refund, provided it was
purchased through the Navy Exchange
system.
All of the garments are easily
recognizable and may be refunded
during the store's normal operating
hours.
Grow your own
Watch tomato plants grow from seed
with your own little greenhouse, com-
plete with grow-lite, dayglow pots,
soil and seed. This kit is also per-
fect for growing herbs in your kitch-
en; it's economical and available at
the Navy Exchange Personalized Serv-
ices center.
Designed for you
Few things are quite as exciting
and satisfying as having a new hair-
style created just for you. It's a
tremendous feeling to wear a newly
designed coiffure. Give yourself a
break and get a precise, contempo-
rary hairshaping. It will enhance
your facial features with a more
controllable look that certainly will
make you feel attractive. Call the
Navy Exchange beauty salon today for
an appointment.
See us for eye fashion
Your eyes are very important so
have them checked regularly. Should
you need glasses, comfortable and
fashionable eyeglasses are available
at the Navy Exchange optical shop.
Come in for a free consultation with
our qualified technicians.
You're worth it!
Remember when:
* Hotels didn't pin a service
charge on the checkout bill?
* You automatically got your wind-
shield washed when you pulled up to
a gas pump?
* The operator gave your dime back
,after providing information service?
* Taxi drivers helped with your
luggage without making a big produc-
tion of it?
* Restaurants didn't charge for
a glass of water?
* Most repair estimates were
"on the house?"
Perhaps you still enjoy some of
these things. However, the point
being made is that more and more
services, which used to be freely
rendered, are either on the endangered
species list or now come with a price
tag.
There are a lot of reasons for
this situation, and inflation and the
resultant cost of doing business are
high on the list.
Like never before, businesses are
forced to periodically review and
challenge every aspect of their opera-
tion for cost effectiveness.
"Do we need this?" "How much is it
costing us?" "Is it worth it?"
These are the basic questions that
every manager must frequently ask...
and answer.
Just like any other enterprise in
today's economy, the Keflavik Navy
Exchange must wrestle with such
questions. But the answers are the
result of rather unique considerations
the foremost being agreement with the
highly publicized mission. Summarily,
the exchange exists to enhance the
quality of Navy life.
For this reason, you can rest
assured that the Navy Exchange does
and will continue to explore every
alternative before relinquishing an
extraordinary customer benefit and
compromising its tradition of being
a service organization.
There is no service charge im-
posed for check cashing, layaway
or special order service. Yet
these benefits cost money to provide.
Of greater importance is the fact
that the Navy Exchange still manages
to save you money even though the
payroll costs are escalating along
with the rest of the country.
The Navy Exchange intends to
maintain the services yo.u've grown
accustomed to, in spite of the times.
And it is fighting harder than ever to
do just that.
Because...the Navy Exchange thinks
you're worth it!
Navy Lodges
They're one of the best deals
going. Comfort, security, convenience
and remarkably low prices are some of
the things offered by these clean and
attractive facilities. Contact the
Navy Exchange Office or the Navy Lodge
for particulars.
Commissary Store
The Commissary Store pricing policy
requires that prices be changed on
Monday before anticipated receipt of
a new order. This is accomplished
in the following manner:
* Increases - only items in
warehouse stock are increased. Items
stocked on the salesfloor are not
increased.
* Decreases - all items in the
warehouse and the salesfloor are
decreased.
This policy does not preclude
correcting incorrect prices when
monthly price checks are held.
Coffee prices are increasing by
leaps and bounds. The store has
held the old price from January until
it was forced to sell at the current
price. New higher prices that have
occurred in the states are antici-
pated to reach the shelves in May or
June. The Commissary Store will
again stall these higher prices as
long as possible.
The Consumer Bulletin is compiled by Exchange employees and Commissary em-
ployees. The opinions and comments expressed herein do not necessarily re-
flect the opinions and policies of the Department of Defense or the White
Falcon Editorial Staff. Mention of specific consumer products in this column
is intended solely for the benefit of authorized patrons, and in no way im-
plies Department of Defense endorsement for these products. Correspondence
or comments relating to this column should be addressed to the Navy Exchange
Officer or the Commissary Store Officer.
by Fran Preston
TRAVEL
Symphony concert
The next Icelandic Symphony Orchestra
concert will be held on May 5. The con-
ductor will be Hubert Soudant, and the
guest artist Erling Blondal Bengtsson.
The selections will be Brahms; Symphony
No. 2, cello concerto by Dvorak, and se-
lections from Saul and David by
Wagenaar. Tickets will be available at
the Tour Office from next Monday to noon
next Friday.
Golf in Ireland
The lush green beauty of Ireland
makes it ideal for golfing, and to take
advantage of this, the Tour Office is
offering a special charter flight to
Ireland from May 7 to 14. Once you have
arrived on the Emerald Isle, you can use
either the hotel package for Dublin, and
play the courses in the capitol city, or
go to Killamey and play the world-fa-
mous courses there. Either way, the
complete cost includes round-trip air-
fare, hotel accommodations with bath in
either Dublin or Killamey, transporta-
tion from the airport to Dublin or Kil-
lamey, and breakfast each morning
you're there.
And if you're not a golfer, plan to
go to Ireland for fabulous sightseeing
and shopping. History permeates the
land, bargains galore are available in
the stores, and the friendly Irish peo-
ple will make your holiday one you'll
never forget.
There are only few seats left on the
charter flight, so if you want to visit
Ireland for golfing or just for fun,
sign up soon.
Amsterdam
Don't forget that military regula-
tions require that all people going to
Amsterdam must travel by bus from where
the C-118 lands at Valkenburg into the
city of Amsterdam.
The fee for the bus must be paid to
the Tour Office by April 29, and anyone
who has not paid the bus fees will not
be permitted on the flight. If you are
still on stand-by on April 29, but do
get a seat on the flight after that,
contact the Tour Office immediately, and
special arrangements will be made to
collect the fees.
If you need room accommodations in
Amsterdam, they can be made by indivi-
duals writing directly to the VW (Dutch
Tourist Information Office). All the
information on how to go about writing
for room reservations is on the sheet
that was given when you reconfirmed; but
for more information, you can contact
the Tour Office.
Greece and Spain
The Tour Office is offering several
tours over the next few months to the
sunny shores of Spain or the ancient
land of Greece.
Tours to either place include both
round-trip airfare and hotel accommoda-
tions. The tours to Greece are for
either 15 or 22 days, while those to
Spain range from 8 to 22 days, and offer
a choice of staying in Costa del Sol,
Ibiza, Mallorca, Costa Brava or Costa
Blanca.
Plan now for an extra-special vaca-
tion this spring. Visit Spain with its
beaches, fiestas and flamenco dancers,
or visit Greece and be transported back
to the cradle of Western civilization.
For more information, contact the
Tour Office at 4420 or 4200.
Joining the Reserve? Plan early!
...When you've served your 20 years
in the Navy, you deserve a smooth tran-
sition to civilian life. But it may not
be so smooth for those senior petty of-
ficers who are not familiar with proce-
dures and requirements for that transfer
to the Fleet Reserve. Here are some
tips:
Q: I've decided to make the Navy a
career and intend to transfer to the
Fleet Reserve after I get my time in.
When should I start planning?
A: It's never too early to plan
something as important as transferring
to the Fleet Reserve. Even those with
15 or 16 years service may have waited
too long for a smooth transition if they
haven't pre-planned their future.
Q: What do you mean?
A: Well, for example, suppose your
last tour before transfer to the Fleet
Reserve will be shore duty and you are
nearing the end of your current sea
duty. The length of your forthcoming
shore duty may not be long enough to en-
able you to transfer to the Fleet Re-
serve from that shore duty assignment.
You cannot remain on shore duty be-
yond your projected rotation date for
more than three months, for the purpose
of attaining eligibility for transfer to
the Fleet Reserve or to qualify for oth-
er benefits. So, if you've served 19
years and two months at the time of your
rotation date, you will have to be
transferred to a new duty station, pos-
sibly at sea, and remain there a minimum
of one year to qualify for the transfer
to the Fleet Reserve.
If you had planned ahead, you could
have extended your sea duty tour a lit-
tle longer to ensure that your shore
duty assignment would be of adequate
length.
Q: What other eligibility require-
ments should I keep in mind?
A: You must serve a minimum of one
year at your current duty station, pos-
sibly longer at overseas assignments.
Also, if you have been promoted to E-7,
8 or 9, you must serve a minimum of two
years in paygrade.
Q: When should I put in my request
for transfer to the Fleet Reserve?
A: Your request must reach the Bu-
reau of Naval Personnel six months prior
to the transfer day you are requesting.
You can submit it up to one year before
the effective date of transfer.
Q: How can I find out more informa-
tion?
A: You can ask your personnel offi-
cer or career counselor, or now, while
you are thinking about it, get out the
BuPers Manual and read up on it. A few
of the articles relating to transfer to
the Fleet Reserve are:
* 3810200—Fleet Reserve Ceremony
* 3810260—Place of Separation
* 3855180—Fleet Reserve (general
information and policy)
* 3855300—Duties of Fleet Reserv-
ists
White
Falcon
Commanding Officer
Capt. Jack T. Weir
Public Affairs Officer
JOC James E. Dewater
Editor
J02 Jerry Foster
Staff
DM2 Mel Baum
YNSN Chris Bates
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