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PUFFIN SEPTEMBER <4, 1970 KEFLAVIK VOL I NO I ICELAND PUFFIN'S PURPOSE The STUFFED PUFFIN is an assertion by Its contributors that the existing means for Information, Intellectual expression and exchange of views for servicemen and dependents stationed in Iceland Is Inadequate and that a publication such as this is one answer to the problem. It Is our hope that lt can become an open forum to any opinion or personal expression so that the admittedly narrow range of opinion reflected in this issue might be broadened to a meaningful debate. The contributors of the 3TUFFED PUFFIN sincerely believe that they have the right and the obligation to publish. They are under no illusion that this publication will bring about the drastic changes they feel are necessary to eliminate the Intellectual despondency and apathy which makes this paper necessary. But they do feel that an attempt should be made. While the contributors have no doubt that many dedicated servicemen will disagree with what is said in the STUFFED PUFFIN, they are confident that these same people will defend their right to say lt. The staff of the STUFFED PUFFIN has carefully reviewed DOD Directive 1325.6 of 12 September 1969 which seeks to regulate publications such as this. The directive does not prohibit publication if done "by military personnel off-post, on their own time and with their own money and equipment." The most difficult provision of the directive deals with distribution. The commanding officer of a military Installation may ban on-base distribution. No effort has been made to distribute this issue on base, but it is the hope of the staff that the command at Keflavlk will recognize the value of this lawful effort to stimulate the minds of military personnel and permit on-base distribution. A communication to this effect would be welcome. Meanwhile, distribution will be confined to off-base areas. This Labor Day weekend the STUFFED PUFFIN will be a- vallable at places frequented by American servicemen in Keflavlk and Reykjavik. If you are Interested in receiving future issues, fill out the coupon on the last page and send us one dollar so that we can send them to you through international mall. Your dollar will help get us on our feet and will guarantee that you will receive as many Issues as we are able to publish during the next three months. Finally, we ask you to Join us. Anyone who thinks that freedom of expression is a basic right and that a medium of free expression Is sorely needed, Is welcome to contribute their time, talent, and money to the STUFFED PUFFIN. Contact anyone whose neme you see here (not during working hours), stop at 59 Hrlngbraut in Keflavlk, or drop us a note through Icelandic mall to Post Office Box #J>k, city of Keflavlk. With your help the STUFFED PUFFIN will be a major contribution to the morale of the Keflavlk military establishment. GOING FIRST "If you're going to select people to go early, the unhappy ones might as well go flrBt." These words were attributed to an unidentified Navy spokesman upon the early separation In Washington, D.C. of three members of COM — Concerned Officers Movement — for their criticism of the Viet Nam War. Granted such a policy would rid the Navy of many "unhappy" persons, but at the same time lt would weed out many individuals on whom the Navy should be relying to lead lt In the. future; for not every officer below 0-4 level is unhappy in terms of wanting to get out of the Navy, nor is every such officer an outspoken critic of U.S. policy In general and Viet Nam In particular. Many, If not most, young officers do want Immediate separation, but Viet Nam is not the Immediate reason. Instead of releasing quickly all those who are "unhappy" why doesn't the Navy seek to discover the underlying cause of the discontent and work on a solution. Certainly this approach is better adapted to solving a growing retention problem than early separation. However, the upper echelons in the Department of the Navy would appear to prefer early separation to adaptation; they would rather eliminate those who "march to a different drummer" than find out why that dru wirier has nn appeal. In fact, lt would appear that the Navy Is the one out of step. It has alienated Itself from modern society and the alienated young officer is merely a Bjraptoa of a growing cancer. The military is ultraconservatlve and extremely reluctant to recognize any modern Innovations other than weaponry. It expects to recruit Independent thinking college-educated men an! by a ritualistic commission ceremony transform them Into war waging automatons (at least war appears to be the concern of the Bavy, for lt Is not concerned with anything else). Until the Navy wakes up to the fact that conventional warfare is obsolete, that there Is not a communist behind every tree (in Iceland?), and that the world is not divided into "we" and "they", lt cannot rationally expect to be respected In society nor accepted as a career by young men. When the Navy learns to accept and adopt new Ideas and procedures and rl.1 Itself of formallstlc methods and narrow minded attitudes, then lt can expect to retain young officers. To retain those now "unhappy" officers, the Navy need only to give them a definable policy making role, a role from which positive results can be seen. If this is accomplished the collateral problem of Inexperience would be resolved since retention rates would Increase. The role to be assigned must not be merely token; lt must be significant enough that the scrambled egg set will have to deal with lt on its own terms. The most difficult and yet most urgent task of the elevated Junior officer will be to instill ;i change of attitude in those persons who are now dedicated to the status quo. These people, respected only for their uniform and not for their person must learn that Junior officers are more than collateral duty garbage cans, 3enlor officers are not taken seriously and they should not expect to be when they concern themselves with weighty Issues like haircuts, legislating morals, and style of dress; when they advocate more education through USAFI and the U- nlverslty of Maryland, but want no independent thinkers; and, when they let the landing of sixty-five Russian aircraft on a mercy mission at an international airport assume the proportions of a full scale invasion. A building of a close working relationship at the policy-making level based on mutual respect for ideas is essential If the Navy 19 to successfully redefine Its role In the world today. Any new definition that Is not In part shaped by the young officer and the attitudes he represents will only be valuable as a tool to further dlsillulon those in control. If this rich resource, the young officer pool. Is not utilized, the result will be ready acceptance as well as vigorous pursuit of early separation, lip service to policy guidelines, and smoldering discontent. Puffin speaks Face lt. Living on base In Keflavlk is a screaming drag. For recreation you can (1) play baseball, football, etc, and freeze; (P) go to "your" club and get smashed; (^) go bowling; (4) go to the gym. And that's about lt. Those of you who leave base have, for the most, part, done not much more than go to the Reykjavik dances and try to hustle young Icelandic lovelies. The STUFFED PUFFIN recognizes the boredom as Its primary concern. In future Issues (If there are any) we'll try to point out some things to do. But until then: Go swimming In Reykjavik -- lt costs 20$ and best of all, you can take off your uniform. The pool Is on Sundlaugarvegur near the soccer stadium. More about fun and frolic goodies on last page r.
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Title | Stuffed puffin |
Editor | Elinor Burkett |
Place of publication | Keflavik, Iceland |
Publication date | 1970 |
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Full text | PUFFIN SEPTEMBER <4, 1970 KEFLAVIK VOL I NO I ICELAND PUFFIN'S PURPOSE The STUFFED PUFFIN is an assertion by Its contributors that the existing means for Information, Intellectual expression and exchange of views for servicemen and dependents stationed in Iceland Is Inadequate and that a publication such as this is one answer to the problem. It Is our hope that lt can become an open forum to any opinion or personal expression so that the admittedly narrow range of opinion reflected in this issue might be broadened to a meaningful debate. The contributors of the 3TUFFED PUFFIN sincerely believe that they have the right and the obligation to publish. They are under no illusion that this publication will bring about the drastic changes they feel are necessary to eliminate the Intellectual despondency and apathy which makes this paper necessary. But they do feel that an attempt should be made. While the contributors have no doubt that many dedicated servicemen will disagree with what is said in the STUFFED PUFFIN, they are confident that these same people will defend their right to say lt. The staff of the STUFFED PUFFIN has carefully reviewed DOD Directive 1325.6 of 12 September 1969 which seeks to regulate publications such as this. The directive does not prohibit publication if done "by military personnel off-post, on their own time and with their own money and equipment." The most difficult provision of the directive deals with distribution. The commanding officer of a military Installation may ban on-base distribution. No effort has been made to distribute this issue on base, but it is the hope of the staff that the command at Keflavlk will recognize the value of this lawful effort to stimulate the minds of military personnel and permit on-base distribution. A communication to this effect would be welcome. Meanwhile, distribution will be confined to off-base areas. This Labor Day weekend the STUFFED PUFFIN will be a- vallable at places frequented by American servicemen in Keflavlk and Reykjavik. If you are Interested in receiving future issues, fill out the coupon on the last page and send us one dollar so that we can send them to you through international mall. Your dollar will help get us on our feet and will guarantee that you will receive as many Issues as we are able to publish during the next three months. Finally, we ask you to Join us. Anyone who thinks that freedom of expression is a basic right and that a medium of free expression Is sorely needed, Is welcome to contribute their time, talent, and money to the STUFFED PUFFIN. Contact anyone whose neme you see here (not during working hours), stop at 59 Hrlngbraut in Keflavlk, or drop us a note through Icelandic mall to Post Office Box #J>k, city of Keflavlk. With your help the STUFFED PUFFIN will be a major contribution to the morale of the Keflavlk military establishment. GOING FIRST "If you're going to select people to go early, the unhappy ones might as well go flrBt." These words were attributed to an unidentified Navy spokesman upon the early separation In Washington, D.C. of three members of COM — Concerned Officers Movement — for their criticism of the Viet Nam War. Granted such a policy would rid the Navy of many "unhappy" persons, but at the same time lt would weed out many individuals on whom the Navy should be relying to lead lt In the. future; for not every officer below 0-4 level is unhappy in terms of wanting to get out of the Navy, nor is every such officer an outspoken critic of U.S. policy In general and Viet Nam In particular. Many, If not most, young officers do want Immediate separation, but Viet Nam is not the Immediate reason. Instead of releasing quickly all those who are "unhappy" why doesn't the Navy seek to discover the underlying cause of the discontent and work on a solution. Certainly this approach is better adapted to solving a growing retention problem than early separation. However, the upper echelons in the Department of the Navy would appear to prefer early separation to adaptation; they would rather eliminate those who "march to a different drummer" than find out why that dru wirier has nn appeal. In fact, lt would appear that the Navy Is the one out of step. It has alienated Itself from modern society and the alienated young officer is merely a Bjraptoa of a growing cancer. The military is ultraconservatlve and extremely reluctant to recognize any modern Innovations other than weaponry. It expects to recruit Independent thinking college-educated men an! by a ritualistic commission ceremony transform them Into war waging automatons (at least war appears to be the concern of the Bavy, for lt Is not concerned with anything else). Until the Navy wakes up to the fact that conventional warfare is obsolete, that there Is not a communist behind every tree (in Iceland?), and that the world is not divided into "we" and "they", lt cannot rationally expect to be respected In society nor accepted as a career by young men. When the Navy learns to accept and adopt new Ideas and procedures and rl.1 Itself of formallstlc methods and narrow minded attitudes, then lt can expect to retain young officers. To retain those now "unhappy" officers, the Navy need only to give them a definable policy making role, a role from which positive results can be seen. If this is accomplished the collateral problem of Inexperience would be resolved since retention rates would Increase. The role to be assigned must not be merely token; lt must be significant enough that the scrambled egg set will have to deal with lt on its own terms. The most difficult and yet most urgent task of the elevated Junior officer will be to instill ;i change of attitude in those persons who are now dedicated to the status quo. These people, respected only for their uniform and not for their person must learn that Junior officers are more than collateral duty garbage cans, 3enlor officers are not taken seriously and they should not expect to be when they concern themselves with weighty Issues like haircuts, legislating morals, and style of dress; when they advocate more education through USAFI and the U- nlverslty of Maryland, but want no independent thinkers; and, when they let the landing of sixty-five Russian aircraft on a mercy mission at an international airport assume the proportions of a full scale invasion. A building of a close working relationship at the policy-making level based on mutual respect for ideas is essential If the Navy 19 to successfully redefine Its role In the world today. Any new definition that Is not In part shaped by the young officer and the attitudes he represents will only be valuable as a tool to further dlsillulon those in control. If this rich resource, the young officer pool. Is not utilized, the result will be ready acceptance as well as vigorous pursuit of early separation, lip service to policy guidelines, and smoldering discontent. Puffin speaks Face lt. Living on base In Keflavlk is a screaming drag. For recreation you can (1) play baseball, football, etc, and freeze; (P) go to "your" club and get smashed; (^) go bowling; (4) go to the gym. And that's about lt. Those of you who leave base have, for the most, part, done not much more than go to the Reykjavik dances and try to hustle young Icelandic lovelies. The STUFFED PUFFIN recognizes the boredom as Its primary concern. In future Issues (If there are any) we'll try to point out some things to do. But until then: Go swimming In Reykjavik -- lt costs 20$ and best of all, you can take off your uniform. The pool Is on Sundlaugarvegur near the soccer stadium. More about fun and frolic goodies on last page r. |
Type | Text, Image |
Digital identifier | giNewsletter155001 |