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	DEPLOYMENT DAY 					PAGE 2




NANCE EXPLAINS PAY POLICIES

     Finance officials have received the
test in policies affecting deployed
members' pay
    According to Msgt Richard Potter, Finance
   , although people won't draw basic
allowance for subsistence, there are other
deployment-related allowances.
  �Many people will draw family seperation
allowance, which is $2 a day, " said Sergeant
tter.  "Those who are married or have
pendent children will receive FSA.
     "Military married to military won't
receive FSA, unless they have children," he
ded.  "Only one military spouse can receive			SPORTS SHORTS
e allowance - - not both"					* Coaches for the co-ed Softball
     Sergeant Potter said that in addition to		Tournament meet today at 6 pm in the MWR
SA, enlisted members will also receive			Tent.
foreign duty pay.					* Hours for American military use of the
     "FDP ranges from $8 to $22.50 per month,		swimming pool are 8 to 10 a.m., 1 to 3 p.m.,
spending on rank," he said , "Officers don't		and 7 to 10 pm.  The bus departs from the
receive FDP."						Billeting Tent on the hour during these
     The sergeant added that officers' BAS			hours.
will be deducted from their pay by each meal		MWR officials remind everyone to use the
they eat in the Dining Tent, with a maximum		buddy-system and only swim during the times
deduction of $4.13 a day.				allotted for us.
    Sergeant Potter said that the guidance he		* Six Pack beat EOD-1 15-7, 11-15, 15-11
received concerning BAS stated that the			for the first camp Volleyball championship
allowance for enlisted members effective			Thursday in the MWR Warehouse.
today."							*Twenty players will be vying for the
   "August 24 to Sept. 16 BAS will be			Ping Pong Tournament championship 
this week.
collected from members upon return from		Games kick off Monday at 4 p.m. in the MWR
deployment,"he said. "BAS will not be paid		Warehouse and continue through Thursday.
to deployed enlisted members effective			
today."
     Sergeant Potter said that when people			TODAY'S NFL GAMES
return to their  base  and file a travel			
voucher, there will be some travel pay and		Atlanta (1-0) at Detroit (0-1)
per diem due to the member, but that depends		Buffalo (1-0) at Miami (1-0)
upon mode of travel, number of travel days		Chicago (1-0) at Green Bay (1-0)
and number of stops during the travel.			Cincinnati (1-0) at San Diego (0-1)
							Cleveland (1-0) at N.Y. Jets (0-1)
FREE MAIL RETURNS				New England (0-1) at Indianapolis (0-1)
							L.A. Rams (0-1) at Indianapolis (0-1)
     Personal mail					Phoenix (0-1) at Philadelphia (0-1)
weighing up to 12 ounces				New Orleans (0-1) at Minnesota (0-1)
once again doesn't 					N.Y. Giants (1-0) at Dallas (1-0)
require stamps.  The 12-					L.A. Raiders (1-0) at Seattle (0-1)
ounce limit includes					Washington (1-0) at San Francisco (1-0)
letters and small items					Houston (0-1) at Pittsburgh (0-1)
including audio cassettes.				Monday - Kansas City (0-1) at Denver  (0-1)
    People should write
Free" In place of a					MOVIE SCHEDULE
tamp.						
    This change only includes personal mail;		Today-"Tequila Sunrise"
business correspondence or bills won't be				(Thriller)
accepted.						Monday- "See You In  the
							Morning"(Drama)
							Tuesday-"Code of Silence" (Crime)
							Wednesday-"Monkey Shines: (Thriller)
							Thursday-"Cry Freedom" (Drama)
							Showtimes are 8 a.m., 8p.m. and 10 p.m.