MARCH 7, 1974 JAX AIR NEWS.AIRWINGER PAGE 3 "Speak Out"Stagnant -,- .. - ---" ... i iI '\\1""'" I now, stuck later : _ the non-rated dilemma --- - Hy I'll Jim I'llbeam and the work experience throughone vanes, and rapid progress. How IIS1JaxWith of the many Navy educationor does your future look? If it looks the end of the training programs.For stuck now is the time to start military draft came the hope those of you planning to doing something about it. r that volunteer personnel would pursue college level education have exciting ideals and goals after the Navy, how much and would view the Navy as a English and mathematics will Galley hours ' of life to obtain .. way or as a means you remember, not to mention 'f, ;, education or training for civilian habits study and self-discipline jobs. No longer it was hopt'd.would after four years of menial status? to be changedJaxStarting personnel view their naval As you may already be sadly service as a sentence to be servedfor aware, college March 11, / many courses are the duration of their enlistment infamous for their high attrition the following meal hours contract. will be in effect at the rates in freshman classes. To In spite of the "Zero Draft" further convince you of the dif Enlisted Dining Facility (Galley One): there are still many thousands of ficulty you face approaching Weekdays Breakfast , : young men fulfilling contracts academics after of entered into before the draft laziness one Career Counselor years I 5:30to7:30a.m.: : ; Lunch, (It t ended. How are these self- spoke with mentioned that a.m. to 1 p.m. (formerly 11:30: a.m. to 1:30.p.m.: ), "victims of circumstance" proclaimed research has shown that while using these two or Dinner, 4-6 p.m. of first-term ninety percent Navy "- Weekends and Holidays : three years of active duty people plan college after the FLEET ANGEL SAILOR 1st Brunch, 7-9 a.m.; 2nd OF THE YEAR--PNI Frederic P. Pokrant service? military service, only THREE PERCENT Brunch 10:30 to 12:30 has been selected HC-2's Scllor of the Year. The award was based on : a.m. : and Many young Navy 'men actually obtain a degree.Is (formerly 10 a.m. to Petty Officer Pokrant's invaluable efforts as Career Counselor, Administrative - their of p.m. women are turning into years it so wise, then, to stagnatein noon); Dinner 4:30: p.m. to Supervisor and member of numerous committees. He service military preparatorytime the Navy until you can becomea 6 will represent the "Fleet Angels" In the air station, command and for their future civilian college student?Through one or p.m. Navy competition and recognition programs occupations by utilizing the many more of the Navy programs, you and educational schools can complete college level programs available through courses and obtain the credit either naval or civilian while you are at sea. And while programs. you are on shore duty, you may y, Other naval personnel, attend a college or junior collegein however, through an unwillingness - the community to work towarda to accept the degree.The Navy has several inevitable, are wasting three to programs' that will help defray four years of their time and lives. the cost of your educational They are stagnating in their "dooothing" programs.If . attitude. They have you are a professionally non- , failed to take ad- consistently rated man or woman who, after vantage of the many op careful research, has decided l to portunities for selfimprovementand avoid civilian industry and its education that the Navy and attendant ' competition by t civilian community offer them. reenlisting for additional naval Therefore, a warning seems to service, a rude shock may await be in order for these you.The Navy may not be willingto # professionally non-rated per maintain you on its roster of , sonnel; remaining stagnant now personnel.Your . during your naval service will years of nonperformancemay ,. only produce a stuck future for , have made you ineligible to t , A A you upon your release from remain in the The Navy. Navydoesn't d % .. i., 44 . active duty. # L.'I want a nonperformer any i4 p Upon your longawaitedrelease more than a civilian employer if you blithely present wants that burden. ; :& ; * your stagnant Navy time to a If you didn't make rate because i a 4t potential employer, you may find your Division Chief didn't like A that a simple Honorable' you, or the officers hassled you Discharge places you in the same too much, or the "oppressiveNavy professional category as a bladeof System" discouraged and grass. If you are one of those defeated YOU not the ' you, Navy, 1 0 1 1i adventuresome souls who earns a are the one who loses. Perhaps, General Discharge, you will findit in your frustration, you have difficult be classified as plant decided to "get back" at the life. You obviously spent your Navy for this interruption in your 0 Navy time doing nothing; your life. But while all of the energywas lack of ambition and-or apparent spent trying to get back at motivation will hardly inspire a the Navy for its stupidity or potential employer to consideryou ,bureaucracy, you were as a member of his profit- destroying any possible chance Next time you have something planned on payday, making firm. In the unlikely you had to surmount what you you won't have to work it around depositing a check. event that you are a genius or a considered a hindrance to your The Westside Atlantic Bank of Jacksonville is goingto master craftsman,in spite of your plans for the future. The irony Is lethargy while in the Navy, an make things easy. We're offering both active and be the that you might doing Navya enployer may be l loath to take a favor by allowing someone with ;'-*'I' I retired military and federal employees an automatic chance on someone that has spent professional value to take the ." :: ,"4, deposit service whereby your paycheck is sent the past four and years ambition.proving his position you have wasted during ';, ;f.i: : directly to us by the government. You don't have to skill lack of looking your stagnant Navy time '4.L:* art, worry about when it arrives because your account is Perhaps you are :. . forward to attending a trade And the Navy, in spite of your V t>' ', .: automatically credited on payday. school after the Navy; efforts to drag it down, is still ..*,: j : Don't spend another payday waiting in line technicians are always In big doing quite well. On the other ; ,' ," . demand. But why don't you take hand, how are you doing? Where ;': / ;: to make a deposit. Just drop by the bank or Navy* advantage of the resources: have your negative attitude and ,: .f;. : i"1 .r. Finance Office and fill out form DD1560. Let. " available to you while you servein actions left you? The Navy has a '' 4 :. us handle your paycheck deposits through our , the ? You could probablyearn challenging future, filled with :!' '\'. : . Navy ;':