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National Guard offers recruits bonuses
By DOUG GRAHAM
Battalion Staff
„; ; 'For those who want a part-time
job that differs from flipping greasies
atlsome hamburger joint, there’s
hope.
instead, they can learn to use
rifles, gas masks, helicopters and
other military hardware, and help
pay for college at the same time.
The Texas National Guard is offer-
in| bonuses and money for in-state
tuition to get students from Texas
A&M University to enlist.
Capt. Bruce Olson, commander of
Company C, 1st Battalion, 143rd
Airborne Infantry, said the new pro
gram has something to offer students
needing financial assistance.
!n return for six years’ enlistment,
dents can receive up to $500 per
year for tuition, books and lab fees
for up to four years.
ylNonstudents, or those students
who prefer it, receive $1,500 enlist
ment bonus instead of tuition
money. After completing a 13-week
summer training program at a mili
tary base, the enlistee will receive
his first $750. Smaller portions are
given each succeeding year, said Sgt.
Charles Sparrow, a recruiter.
After the initial summer program,
training usually takes one weekend
per month and ranges from equip
ment familiarization to field prob
lems involving airborne parachute
operations or helicopter assault tac
tics. During the summer the unit
trains two weeks.
An E-l enlisted man in the Guard
makes $55.92 for two days of training
a month. He also gets paid $419.40
per month during the 13-week train
ing. In addition, he receives com
missary and Post Exchange
privileges while in uniform.
During basic training, most sol
diers get promoted to E-2 before
they leave camp, Sparrow added.
Sparrow said that a student who
graduated before his enlistment was
up would not have any problems
when he moves from the area. “He’d
be discharged by the Texas National
guard, and be picked up in his own
state,” he said. “There’s really no
problem. But if he wants to switch to
the Army Reserve, there’s a lot of
paper work involved. Also, if he
wants to go into the active duty, he
must serve with us for approximately
one year.”
A company commander can cancel
a transfer if a guardsman is moving
less than 50 miles away from his
home unit, but that is rarely done.
Sparrow said.
The 420th Engineering Brigade of
the Army Reserve offers a similar set
of programs, said Reserve recruiter
Sgt. 1st Class Heather Efinchuk.
Efinchuk said recruiting has
picked up under the new enlistment
bonus system. “Last month we
reached 108 percent of our recruit
ment goal,” she said.
The Guard is offering the bonus to
combat a recruiting problem. C Co.
suffers from this; one of its platoons
consists of an officer and 3 enlisted
men.
Though the bonuses help in re
cruiting, Sparrow was disappointed
that they are necessary. “Patriotism
seems to have died out in this coun
try. It’s a shame that we have to offer
money to get people to do their duty
for a short part of their lives.”
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USTIN — Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby
said Wednesday he is willing to go
along with Gov. Bill Clements on an
indirect form of initiative to allow
voters to put issues before the Legis
lature.
■Clements, who has threatened to
call a special session if the Legisla
ture fails to pass initiative and re
ferendum before it adjourns May 28,
summoned Hobby and Speaker Bill
Clayton to his office Tuesday to dis
cuss the progress of his legislative
wosposals.
■ Hobby — who had said he op
posed the initiative and referendum
proposals before — said he told the
governor he would support a limited
form of initiative that would keep
final authority for lawmaking in the
legislature.
I “My only objection to initiative
and referendum was bypassing the
legislative process,” Hobby said. “I
have no objection to requiring the
Legislature to consider certain is
sues. ”
Clements said, “Hobby’s going to
e what he can do” to help the pro-
sal along in the Senate.
He indicated he will be satisfied if
Jwmakers approve a measure allow
ing voters to propose laws by petition
d requiring the Legislature to con-
ider and approve or disapprove.
Clements told Hobby and
layton of his concerned at the slow-
icss of action on his proposals to the
Legislature but told reporters after
wards he is pleased at the progress of
the session and expects things to
move quicker in the final six weeks.
Clements said he still places high
priority in the Legislature to pass a
“significant tax reduction,” budget
execution powers tor the governor.
authority for the governor to remove
members of state agencies, elec
tronic surveillance power for law
enforcment agencies, and measures
to promote discipline in school class
rooms as well as initiative and re
ferendum before the session ends
May 28.
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