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STUDY
Continued from pg. 3
Dependent scholarship winners
service office. If you already have a manual,
it's a good idea to check with your ESO to make
sure your text is the current edition.
In addition, the ESO has a booklet called the
"Occupational Standards and Bibliography" for
each rating in the Navy. This booklet is an ex-
tract from the "Occupational Standards Manual and
Bibliography for Advancement Study Manual." It's
the first tool for advancement. The occupational
standards portion describes in detail what is ex-
pected from each rate. The bibliography portion
lists all the publications which apply to the
rating by paygrade. These are the publications
from which the examination questions are extract-
ed. The booklet is updated yearly. Personnel
must use the updated version for their pre-exam
study preparation.
USO sponsors dance classes
The USO will offer
dance clasees beginning
Sept. 6, for NATO Base
residents. Anyone in-
terested in learning to
do the Cha-Cha, Rumba,
Samba, Tango and other
ballroom type dances,
should call Kathleen at
ext. 6113. Classes will
be offered from 7-9
p.m., every Friday.
Photo by .301 Howard Watters
Two NATO Base dependents were presented with
scholarships for Term I of the Navy Campus stud-
ies program during a recent ceremony. Receiving
their scholarships were, Gwendolyn Johnson (sec-
ond from left), of the Navy Exchange Furniture
Store and Belinda Denson (second from right). The
scholarships were presented by Anita Kelly (at
left), of the City Colleges of Chicago and Dora
Parks of the Officer's Wives Club.
Moving: Finding the right home can be a real problem
By Thomas Lennon
Housing Referral Office
Grissom AFB, Ind.
One of the biggest decisions
a military family has to make
when arriving at a new base is
where to live. Sometimes it can
be a very traumatic experience
trying to find the right home
for a price within your budget.
Whether you decide to rent,
buy or live in military family
housing on base, the decision is
a major Undertaking involving
the whole family.
If you decide to buy, some of
the advantages and disadvantages
are:
* Location: Is it convenient
and economical to travel to and
from work as well as shopping
centers?
* Is the home in an area that
will resale whenever you have to
leave for any reason?
* Are the.interest rates on
home loans within reason?
* School system: Is the home
in the area where you want your
children to attend school?
After these decisions have
been considered, the next step
is to examine the condition of
the home. Some of the things
that should be looked at include:
* The type and condition of
Llie roor and foundation and any
signs of termites. The condi-
tion and type of floors, windows,
wall covering and amount of in-
sulation is also very important.
* Also of prime improtance is
the type and condition of the
uti1ity systems , i ncluding pi umb-
ing and heating, electric and
gas systems.
If you live in the country,
fhe size and condition of your
well and septic system is also
very important. All these should
be inspected before purchasing
the home.
If you decide to rent off base
in the civilian community, then
you are relieved of the respon-
sibility of having to sell the
home whenever you 1eave the area.
Usually there is a lease in-
volved with the majority of land-
lords. This is a legal and bind-
ing document and it is very im-
portant that all leases be re-
viewed either by the housing re-
ferral office or base legal of-
fice before the occupant signs.
Every military tenant should
insist a military clause be in-
cluded in the lease, in case of
PCS moves or discharge from the
service.
As a tenant you have certain
responsibilities to yourself, to
your landlord, the rental pro-
perty and your neighbors.
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August 30, 1985 The White Falcon