European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Walk off aches Ain t nothing monday june 27, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 Story and photo by Bob Cullen staff writerk1tzingen, Germany Sis the pfc. Stopped massaging his sore feet and looked up at the reporter. It Ain t nothing but a  he said cryptically and went Back to nursing his reddened extremities. When the reporter looked puzzled a specialist 4, who was also parked on the grass with his boots Olf explained. He s just throwing that Jive Street talk at  no. See that s what they should have in the stars Anil stripes the pfc. Said right at the beginning of the Story it Ain t nothing but a thing All the Gas will know what you re talking  this reporter still does t know what the phrase is supposed to mean but Here it is. Just As the pfc. Requested at the top of the Story. Pfc. Jim Bianco. 2nd Fin. 39th Field arty left it. Lauderdale fla., to join the army and is now Here marching 40 kilo me ters a Day during the past week As part of the 3rd inf div s preparation for the nil Mcgee 100-mile March july 18-22. Bianco at 5 feet 6 inches claims to be the smallest Man in the four units competing in the 3rd inf div walk  look at his logs he said gesturing toward the Soldier sitting beside him. Indeed his fellow Soldier s legs looked at least six inches longer. My Mommy told me not to do anything  a trooper with the 851st army Security Agency co marching unit said. Trouble is she never heard of Nijmie  troopers were one third of the Way through the Day s 40 Kilometres. It was a hot humid Day. Their fatigue shirts were soaked with sweat and their feet were aching. It s the heat coming out of the Asphalt that gets to your feet said s. Sgt. Dale Rowe. Coic for the 2nd in 39th Field arty s marching unit. Howe showed the Bottom of his boots Grenead of the usual tread Type sole the combat boots had a crepe  had those done at a German shop Row said a smile on his face. It really helps the of  not everyone had to nurse his own feet. The 851st had some assistance which would warm the heart of a male chauvinist a female medic provided personalized foot  unit with the woman s touch was lagging behind the other units by a Good 10 minutes at the time but the men were in Good spirits. Well i la be darned they Haven t deserted me said a Young Soldier with the 851st As he examined ins feet. Here i thought they had deserted  the men interviewed said they volunteered for the March. Why do they do it it s a  said pee. Frank Cherry 3rd in 64th Armor. I have to Sec if my body can Lake  spec. 5 Helenka i. Colliding Liq co. 3rd div applies a Little foot care fur a trooper. Annual Usa eur inspection Graf s personnel Center receives top award Byda Synovec Nurnberg Bureau chief Grafe Nwosu Germany Sis the Small regional personnel Center Here has tallied the top score in this year s annual Usa eur personnel management assistance inspection authorities said  is a very rigorous personnel inspection that is conducted annually by the Mili tary personnel Center Europe. They look at every facet of personnel management said capt. Curtis l. Heldreth commander of the Grafe Wohr rec. We scored 89 per cent on the inspection spec. 5 Joseph Wieczorek processes a clerk for the Graf regional personnel Center. Photo for Sis by Frank Polster out of a possible 100. It s an excellent score and it was the highest score in this year s Usa eur inspection we Are very proud of the efforts of our staff. Good personnel management is critical because of the Impact it has on a service Man or woman s  Heldreth said there Are 90 service men and women assigned to the i c Here serving about 5.200 soldiers and their de Pendents at graft Wohr. Vilseck. Hohrn fils Wil Flecken. Bundlach. Bayreuth Amburg and Regensburg. It s a bit difficult for an up our size to achieve such a High rating in this Type of inspection he said. The pc Here received a rating of 100 per cent in its redeployment Section which he said. Usak Euh inspectors called the Best in  the pc s in processing Section was Given a score of 92 per cent and the pc received a rating of satisfactory in re cords maintenance. Heldreth said the pc s officers records Section was also rated the Best in a Sahel r. The army opened an pc hero in March 1975 when soldiers assigned to brigade 75 units began arriving in Euronie we Are Small but our people Are professional Heldreth said. We believe in doing the Job Well. If you Are going to compete Why note the Best spec. 5 Joseph Wieczork. 23, is in charge of the pc s redeployment Sec Tion. A native of St. Louis. Wieczorek said that to be successful in personnel manage ment you have to work each Case on an individual basis and then treat each person As a person. You must also follow  he said. The general impression of most sol Diers about personnel management is that it s an easy Job. But they Aren t aware that army regulations change almost daily and that we have to stay abreast of All of the changes in order to take care of their re cords and their careers. One mistake on our part and we can possibly mess up a Man s entire army