European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december v7, 1990 the stars and stripes 7-�?T a a Page 11ann Landers Usa eur hiring policies discussed i am an no preparing to retire and wish to stay in Germany and get a Job with the . Government. I have been told that retired military Are considered tourists and Are the lowest in the hiring pecking order. Factoring in the current hiring freeze i did t figure i had much of a Chance. Then i heard there is a Way i can be selected for a is position before i retire and this puts me in another category almost like an internal hire. This would be great for a almost Quot civilians like me. Is there such a Way to get hired who has to give the approval can someone at Usa eur Headquarters give me the straight poop local pos seem to make Quot up the rules As they go especially if the person applying for a Job has connections in that Community. A name and location withheld editors note a Jane Wilson personnel management specialist civilian personnel division Deputy chief of staff personnel he Usa eur replies the writer asked is there a Way to get hired before i retire from the military the answer is  duty military personnel May Only apply for jobs prior to their retirement Date. They May file an application with Usa eur civilian personnel offices co or the civilian recruitment Center arc. Pos recruit primarily for jobs at gs-6 or below and for vacancies filled under veterans readjustment appointment Yra authority. This includes jobs up to the gs-9 or os-11 Grade level in some cases or wg-9 jobs pos normally accept applications up to 60 Days prior to the retirement Dale. The civilian recruitment Center arc accepts applications up to 120 Davs prior to retirement for positions identified in Usa eur circular 690-30, a jobs in Europe a this includes via jobs and other career status jobs. To submit an application or obtain further information from the arc the writer should Contact the arc at he 1st personnel command attn Teupe arc Apo by 091000006 or Telephone its 3706449 or civilian 06224-76091. Once the Retiree is selected for a Job a waiver must he obtained to allow the Retiree to enter on duty within 180 Days after retirement. The request for a waiver has to show that the Job is difficult to fill and or that the military Retiree is better qualified than any internal candidate. Usa eur Cun Grant waivers for wage system jobs and jobs at gs-7 and below higher level jobs require Liq department of the army approval. Also since Usa eur is still under the Dod wide hiring freeze the position has to be cleared for hire from outside the current work Force. For specific details regarding How to apply for jobs or and eligibility for special veterans programs or veterans preference in hiring the writer should consult his local civilian personnel office or the arc. A Soldier asks Santa for a Little help Dearest Santa clause i know i am a Little old to be writing to you but i wont be Home for Christmas this year and i have a few requests. 7 a 7 a. 7 7first of All i would like to wish that All of the americans who have written to the soldiers of operation desert shield receive everything they be Ever dreamed of this Christmas. Also i wish for my family to have a Safe and Happy Holiday season. This year the Christmas tree will go up without me my sister will give birth to her second child a kudos for paperboy on dec. 11-12, when All a non Mission essential government employees in this area were advised to stay Home because of inclement weather one Young american did no to let More than a half foot of Snow deter him from doing Young Jason Schneiderman stars and stripes delivery person in my civilian Economy neighbourhood brought the newspaper to my Mailbox on both Days just a few minutes after 6 . Ill Wager that not Many occupants of military housing in this area received such Good service / \. Jason has delivered my stars and stripes for about six months. I would like to publicly thank him for Ajob Well done a Dou Moure a a a a a a a Quot r Lan Stuhl Germany and mom and grandpa will make dozens of butter cookies. Then All of the family will get together and make homemade tamales. 7 before i left for operation desert shield i got married. Santa please let my husband have a Joyful Holiday season although he will sit alone by our Christmas tree on our first Christmas As husband and wife Santa i wish for no material gifts for myself but i do wish for myself As Well As for All the other service people in saudi Arabia for a peaceful solution to the Gull crisis. Please let Saddam Hussein see the wrongful things he is doing so hell pull out of Kuwait and maybe Well All be Home for Valentines Day Santa i know my requests Are not Small but they Are Worth More to me than All the toys and goodies in the world right now. Besides you re Santa Claus if anyone can do it you can Well done to work too hard this year have a merry Christmas and god bless you love always a spec. Stacy Owen operation desert shield. A looking for big brother to sgt. Charles l Erickson 101 at airborne div. Quot Quot a 1 this letter makes to Way to you than a Long futile Effort has been accomplished with the help of the stars and stripes. A a. A. A Quot in be been trying to get in Contact with you for months l am Here in the arabian Peninsula also just want w let you know thit i love you and i miss Youl hang in there and god bless. By the Way. Merry Christmas a. A your Little brother.  a a a a a a. A. Operation desert shield1/3 attack helicopter inapt new York 09306-0320. Dear Ann Landers with All i he publicity about a child abuse these Days there a another Side that needs to be told. 1 have worked with kids All my life and have an absolutely clean record. I am from a Large family and we were All raised to he honorable and decent. My life was shattered a Tew months ago when my daughter and granddaughter who live in another state came to visit. A. My granddaughter 4. Was sitting on my Lap and we were w Matching a children a program on t v. When the commercial came on i took hold of her Little wrists to show her How to play a tall cake Pait cake Baker s  suddenly she jumped oif my Lap and ran downstairs to her Mother. 1 thought nothing of it a few Days later the same tiling happened except she started to cry. I could not understand what was bothering her because 1 knew that she had not been Hurt crabbed her and asked a Evv hat is wrong a she replied a you touched Iny body.�?�. T his really unset me so i took her immediately to her Mother and told her exactly what happened. My daughter did not respond but she looked As if she did t believe a me. A a a a a. A a a Quot it seems my granddaughter had been told by the teacher at Nursery school to go immediately to her Mother if anyone a touched her  some of those Young Nursery school teachers Are Glori tied baby Sitters trying to play psychologist. _ _ they Don t know How to present sensitive information to Young children and these amateurs give kids the wrong idea. A. A i a 77. Now there is a terrible Strain Between my daughter and me. That incident has destroyed 1 he wonderful relationship we once enjoyed and i am sick about it. A i am afraid to even hug my granddaughter or show her any affection whatever. In a even afraid to be alone with her. As the years go on she will probably have no recollection of that incident but 1 will be haunted by it for the test of my life. Believe this aspect of Quot child abuse Quot should have the Broad exposure that Only you can give it Ann. Please please publish my letter a heartbroken grandpa in Alton ill dear Alton i have been evaluating letters from readers for 35 years and i think eve developed a pretty Good sense of what is real and what is phony. 1 believe you Are innocent and Hope and Pray that your daughter will Sec this letter and rethink the matter a there it is nothing More despicable than child molestation. Because this sick behaviour is so damaging we must educate our youngsters to be Alert to it. On the other hand when falsely made this accusation can be Cipior Mously destructive. Here a another letter on the same subject a a a a a a a a a a 7 a a. A. 7 7 a. Dear Ann .-7 ,77 77 my daughter now in tier Laic 20s, suddenly a remembers that i her father sexually abused her Between the Ages of 2 and 11. She has accused my wife of condoning it with her silence. All this came out in her therapy sessions with a psychiatrist. Now it appears that we Are to blame for All the terrible things that have happened in her life my wife and i Are in a state of Shock and unable to defend ourselves  �7 --7 v. ,7 7 7 i know you can to help us but perhaps printing ibis letter will help demonstrate that an accusation does not prove guilt a a. Canadian Reader dear canadian77. 7a your letter and the one that precedes it make a pretty Good Case. Thank you both for presenting another Side to a much publicized problem. 7. 77.7 .7 a a a c creators Syndicate the a Len Lpes european Edmon Cutty lotion 190,000 col Gene e. Townsend Usan Quot a a commander editor in Chiel. It. Col Gayle w. Fix Usa a a Deputy commander editor in chief. ,. Marie Kominicki 800 Wicker Deane 0. Mcdermott production manager managing editor circulation manager. A Thig newspaper in an authorized unofficial publication for members of the military services overseas. 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