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Bidders inspect vehicles during the NAF vehicle auction held at Yard 36 on Fort
Hood Saturday. More than 300 people turned out that morning to bid on 52
vehicles.
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more than a job. It’s about experience, edu-
cation and leadership.”
The new option also helps with recruiting.
“From a different perspective, shorter
enlistments allow us to put more veterans
back into society, which we see as a posi-
tive. The veteran population is shrinking,
which is a problem for us because veterans
play a key role in telling the Army story and
encouraging young people to consider ser-
vice,” Snow added.
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Eligible Soldiers who opt for the two-year
plan will do two years of active duty, fol-
lowed by two years in the Reserve and then
four years in the Inactive Ready Reserve.
“We believe this shorter enlistment oppor-
tunity will appeal to young men and women
who want to take some time off between
high school and college,” Maj. Gen. Jeffrey
Snow, commander of USAREC, said. “It
allows us to demonstrate to them in a short
period of time that the Army is about much
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Nielson also mentioned the car
auction is good for younger Soldiers
on a budget.
“Soldiers’ budgets are tight
sometimes, so finding a little car
over here for them to putt around
with, I think it’s a good thing,” he
said. “Offering that opportunity
for them to buy a cheap car is a
good thing.”
When the last bid was called and
all had to pay for their purchases,
most agreed they enjoyed themselves
and nabbed a great buy.
“The prices seemed pretty fair,
overall,” said Hugo Hecht, a retiree.
“It’s important. I mean, I under-
stand the whole program in getting
rid of the vehicles, and at least this
way, they’re going to be recycled and
put to use.”
WASHINGTON — The Army now has
two-year enlistment options for 91 military
occupational specialties as a new incentive to
offer prospects interested in joining its ranks.
The traditional options for enlisting for
three, four, five and six years remain in place,
according to Brian Sutton, a U.S. Army
Recruiting Command spokesman.
SGT. JONATHAN
GARRETT GARCIA
1st Cavalry Division
Sgt. Jonathan Garrett Garcia, 29, died of
injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident
March 26 in Harker Heights.
Garcia, whose home of record is listed as
Georgetown, entered active-duty service in
April 2007 as a motor transport operator.
He was assigned to 1st
Brigade Combat Team,
1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, since
November 2016.
Garcia deployed in
support of Operation
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2010 and in support
of Operation Enduring
Freedom from April 2011 to February 2012.
Garcia’s awards and decorations include a
Purple Heart, three Army Commendation
Medals, five Army Achievement Medals, Army
Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Compo-
nents Achievement Medal, National Defense
Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal
with Campaign Star, Iraq Campaign Medal
with campaign star, Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal,
Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Rib-
bon and the NATO Medal.
Circumstances surrounding the accident
are currently under investigation by the lead
agency, the Harker Heights Police
Department.
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nice 2000 Acura Integra. I am happy tai clinic noncommissioned officer-
with the results. I paid $850 for it,” in-charge, Army Dental Activity. “I
said Staff Sgt. Michael Nielsen, den- think this is great. I am glad they do
Photo by Glenn Fawcett, ARNEWS
Army recruits in basic training deliver a call shortly after running an obstacle course on Fort Benning, Georgia, May 4, 2012. The Army is allowing
two-year enlistments for select military occupational specialties.
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states that chain of command can
“during duty inspection of unit
areas of responsibility or police call
areas, unit representatives will iden-
tify abandoned vehicles, contact the
police station and request the vehi-
cle towed as abandoned.”
These are a few of
the reasons the vehi-
cles were sold at auc-
tion.
“When we get
them ready for auc-
tion, I get a lock-
smith to re-key them.
That’s how we know
if they start,” Demor-
est said.
“When you buy
the vehicle, the next
week, they’ll bring
the paperwork over
who will verify the
information. We type
up an SF-97, which
is the United States
Government Certifi-
cate to Obtain Title.
They take that to
their county registra-
tion and the (state)
cuts them a new
title.”
Demorest stated
all proceeds from
NAF vehicle auctions
go back to the Fort
Hood community.
“It comes right back to MWR,”
Demorest said. “We spread it
around to the projects to benefit the
Soldiers and Families.”
Soldiers, retirees and Families
were thrilled to seek deals on the
vehicles.
“I wanted a cheap car for my son
and being his first car, so I figured
I’d see what’s available. I found a
The Sprocket Auto Care Center,
a Soldier benefit courtesy of Fort
Hood’s Directorate of Family and
Morale, Welfare and Recreation,
held a non-appro-
priated fund vehicle
auction Saturday at
Lot 36 off of Clarke
Road and Tank
Destroyer Boulevard.
More than 300
community mem-
bers showed up to
find the best deals
they could on 52
vehicles up for auc-
tion, both aban-
doned and used by
DFMWR.
“Currently, the
garrison command
sergeant major is in a
push to clean up the
parking lots,” said
Richard Demorest,
manager of Sprocket
Auto Craft Cen-
ter, DFMWR. “So,
(the Directorate of
Emergency Services)
is tagging anything
with expired plates,
flat tires or it’s obvi-
ous it hasn’t been
moving. They’re tag-
ging them three days later and post-
ing a tow slip to tow them off.”
A memorandum of agreement
among DES, DFMWR and U.S.
Army Garrison Fort Hood states,
“Mayors of all housing areas can
notify the police station and request
support in identifying and tagging
abandoned vehicles.”
Also, the same memorandum
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