The White Falcon - 07.05.1993, Blaðsíða 1

HITE
FALCON
Icelandic phrase of the week:
Will you help me?
Viltu hjalpa m£r?
(Vil-too he-owl-paw mare)
Vol. 52 No. 18 May 7,1993
Serving the Iceland Defense Force Community
Beyond Tailhook
RADM Marsha Evans, Executive Di-
rector for the Secretary of the Navy’s
(SECNAV) Standing Committee on
Military and Civilian Women in the
Department of the Navy, will provide a
90 minute briefing Monday in Andrew’s
Theater. The briefing will cover the |
status of the committee’s 80 recommen-
dations to the SECNAV and their im-
plementation. All active duty and civil-
ian Navy personnel are welcome to at- [
tend one of three briefings scheduled at |
8:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
cnar
New hours at NEX
Starting this Sunday, the Navy Ex-
change main store will provide an extra
of service to its customers. In addi-
to its normal Tuesday through Satur-
fy service, the main store will open its
doors every Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.
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A group from NAS Keflavik experience the Icelandic countryside during a pony trekking
excursion last weekend. The USO is sponsoring another outing tomorrow. The tour group
will leave from the USO at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $8 for transportation and $30 to ride a pony.
Call ext. 6113 for more information. (Photo by J02 Carlos Bongioanni)
Navy changes body fat policy,
outlines separation directives
Tuition Assistance
The Air Force Education Office is
accepting spouse tuition assistance forms
until May 19. Call ext. 2698 for details.
“I’ll takeTrivia
for a 1,000, Alex.”
Question: Where can I find information on
this weekend’s Jeopardy Contestant Search?
The office of the Chief of Naval Opera-
tions recently announced that the “Ovcrfat”
category has been eliminated from the Health
and Physical Readiness Program. The terms
‘overfat’ and ‘obese’ are no longer used for
administrative purposes.
The maximum allowable body fat (BF) is
22 percent for males and 30 percent for
females. Anyone measuring in excess of
these levels will be considered out of stan-
dards and will be referred to an authorized
medical department representative for a de-
termination of exercise risk and clearance to
participate in the physical readiness test and
remedial program.
Body fat measurements will be taken no
more than 10 days prior to the semi-annual
physical readiness test (PRT). These BF
measurements are the only ones considered
toward processing for administrative separa-
tion. Failure to participate in scheduled BF
measurements will be considered a failure of
the PRT cycle.
Members with medical waivers who fail to
participate in BF measurements when di-
rected will also fail the PRT cycle, except in
the case of pregnancy waivers.
Administrative separation from the mili-
tary may occur when: a member fails the
readiness test in any three PRT cycles within
a four-year period; a member fails to meet the
BF standards in any three PRT cycles within
four years; or when a member fails a combi-
nation of BF standards or the readiness test
on any three PRT cycles within a four-year
period. For more information, read NAV
ADMIN 71/93.
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Quotable lies under your hat.” Anonymous