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QL welcome aboard video now available
London, England (NENS)—The Chief of Naval Operation’s Total
Quality Leadership Office has just released a videotape entitled
“TQL Welcome Aboard.” The 26 minute tape highlights real-life
Navy examples of TQL in action. Personal interviews with a wide
cross-section of Naval personnel being made in applying and/or
adapting the principles and practices of TQL. The tape is being
distributed through major subordinate commands within NAVEUR.
Additional copies of the one-half inch VHS tape are available from
the NAVEUR Fleet Quality Improvement Office upon request.
Secretary of Defense orders study
Defense Secretary Les Aspin has ordered a Department of De-
fense-wide study of first-term enlistment issues as a result of a recent
Marine Corps policy to keep married people from enlisting in the
service.
Aspin directed the Marine Corps to withdraw the policy Aug. 12,
after it was issued by Marine Corps Commandant Carl E. Mundy, Jr.
Mundy had directed recruiters to stop enlisting married recruits after
Sept. 30, 1995. He said “Far too many” young Marines have failed
marriages.
Aspin said each service and department would be represented in the
“comprehensive, systemic study of first-term enlistment issues.”
Naval Institute to sponsor essay contest
k Annapolis, MD (U. S. Naval Institute) — The U. S. Naval Institute
is pleased to announce entries are being accepted for its 10th annual
Arleigh Burke Essay Contest. While only the tenth year to be called
the Arleigh Burke Essay Contest, this year marks the 114th consecu-
tive year that the Naval Institute has sponsored this major essay
contest.
Three essays will be selected for prizes. Anyone is eligible to enter
and win. First prize earns $3,000, a gold medal and a life membership
in the Naval Institute. First Honorable Mention wins $2,000 and a
silver medal. Second Honorable Mention wins $1,000 and a bronze
medal.
Essays must relate to “The advancement of professional, literary,
and scientific knowledge in the naval and maritime services, and the
advancement of the knowledge of sea power.” Entries should be
postmarked on or before Dec. 1,1993 and directed to Publisher, U. S.
Naval Institute, 118 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21402.
For more information on format and essay guidelines, write the
above address.
Talks continue
American military and State Department officials met with
Icelandic Government officials in Reykjavik on August 6, as
part of an on-going consultation process regarding the future
posture of the Iceland Defense Force and die Keflavlk base.
The consultations, which started last year, will continue. No
details will be publicized until the talks are completed.
USO President visits Keflavik
The United Services Organization’s
(USO) worldwide President, Chapman
B. Cox, recently visited Naval Air Sta-
tion, Keflavlk, for a few days, while en
route to Europe. He was scheduled to
attend an opening ceremony of a new
USO in Berlin, Germany.
“This is my first visit to Iceland and
quite frankly, I’m favorably impressed
with what I’ve seen,” said Cox. “It
ranks with the best.”
As chief executive officer of the 52-
year-old organization, Cox is in charge
of overseeing 170 USOs worldwide,
85 being in the United States.
On the topic of force reductions and
today’s military drawdows, Cox was
quick to point out the USO’s ever
expanding organization.
“As bases worldwide close, there
continues to be a constant demand for
USO services. Right, Cox answers
questions during an interview. (Photo
by J03 (SW) Andreas Walter)
Brotherly love
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By Chaplain Jerry Vlntinner

A delightful Jewish legend concerns two
others who lived side by side in the Holy
id. The older brother was the head of a
large family, the younger brother was a bache-
lor.
One night, the older brother lay awake
thinking: “My brother lives alone and does
not have the companionship of a wife, or chil-
dren to cheer his heart like I have. While he
sleeps, I will take some of my sheaves of
wheat into his field.”
At that same hour, the younger brother also
lay awake reasoning: “My brother has a large
family and his needs are greater than mine.
As he sleeps, I will take some of my sheaves
of wheat and carry them into his field.”
Thus, the two brothers went out, each laden
with wheat, seeking to surprise and bless the
other. In the moonlight they met at the
dividing line of their two fields, and realized
their similiar intentions. Laughing together,
they put down their sheaves of wheat and
hugged each other. Then they sat down in the
moonlight and shared memories of their
childhood, playing in these same fields.
The legend goes on to say: God chose this
very area as the site for the Jerusalem Temple.
And, that God chose to place the altar on the
very spot where these brothers laughed,
embraced and shared their memories.
August 20,1993
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