European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Place carcass pieces in Large pot adding enough water to cover. Iat simmer 30 minutes then skim any scum that rises to the  onion Carrot Bay Leaf thyme Peppercorns and celery  two to three hours Strain and discard carcass and vegetables. Asp led Don t discard that carcass soup it by Joan Drake the los Angeles times the Day after a big Turkey dinner Don t be tempted to just discard the Turkey carcass a instead use it to make a pot of Hearty soup. If that sounds like too much trouble freeze the carcass for a couple of weeks then thaw it and follow the same procedure place the carcass in a Large Stockpot breaking it into pieces if desired and add water to cover. Bring the water to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer 30 minutes. Skim off any scum that rises to the surface add an onion Carrot Bay Leaf a couple of sprigs of fresh thyme six Peppercorns and a celery heart continue to simmer uncovered 2 to 3 hours adding More water if necessary. Strain the Broth discarding the carcass and cooked vegetables. If necessary add water to the Broth to measure 8 cups and return it to the Stockpot along with chopped celery and sliced carrots then diced Turkey. Season to taste with Salt and simmer until the vegetables Are almost tender. Meanwhile prepare the dumplings mixing the ingredients just until moistened. Bring the soup to a boil and drop the dumpling mixture by Tablespoons into threaders action Lifework Over 40 hours usually not credited 0 l recently found out the hard Way. That when you work full time 35 to 40 hours per week any Volunteer hours you put in cannot be used for Job experience. The civilian personnel office co does not count or recognize anything Over 40 hours per week when evaluating Job experience on applications that goes for Volunteer services in excess of 40 hours per week As Well. When co was reviewing my sf-171 for the position i currently have they informed me they could Only credit me for my full time Job or the Volunteer hours which was pertinent to the position i was applying for. Co could not credit of experience Tor both because it exceeded the 40-hour work week on an they Are always stressing the importance of volunteering and what a valuable of experience you can gain when you Volunteer what an fails to mention is the fact that you have to be fortunate enough to not work of work part time in order to be Able to gain Job experience in the eyes of co is this the proper and equitable Way to treat Volunteer hours for someone with a full time Job what is the Point of volunteering after working 40-plus hours per week plus taking care of out families if to cannot even Gam Job experience for our time and eltoit7 soup. Reduce the heat to simmering cover and Cook 12 to 15 minutes. Ladle the soup into bowls and top each serving with two to three dumplings. Garnish with chopped Parsley. Turkey Frame soup with dumplings 1 roasted Turkey carcass 1 celery heart with leaves 1 onion quartered 1 Carrot quartered 1 Small Bay Leal 2 sprigs fresh thyme 6 Peppercorns 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup sliced carrots 3 cups diced cooked Turkey Salt dumplings chopped Parsley place Turkey carcass in Large Stockpot breaking into pieces if desired. Add enough water to cover. Bring to boil reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Skim off any scum that rises to surface. Add celery heart quartered onion and Carrot Bay Leaf thyme and Peppercorns. Simmer uncovered 2 to 3 hours adding More water if necessary. Therefore respectfully submit that this policy be reviewed and changed to reflect honest and accurate credit for All Volunteer hours regardless of employment status. Chrysan h. Roberge Heron Gen Germany in Lora a. Harper personnel staffing specialist civilian personnel division office of the Deputy chief of staff personnel Usa eur replies it is important that the writer understand that Volunteer experience is Given the same credit As comparable paid experience As Long As it is a match for the Type and level specified in the appropriate qualification Standard. Like paid experience Volunteer experience must be related to the Job being filled and must be described in sufficient detail to allow comparison against the qualification requirements of the position. Experience that includes both qualifying and non qualifying duties is credited based on the percentage of time spent performing the qualifying duties. The  office of personnel management pm establishes qualification requirements for . Appropriated fund positions and sets rules to promote consistency in qualification determinations involving millions of Job applicants. One of the rules limits the number of work hours or work months that can be credited towards general and specialized experience requirements. And to Quot time a Grade Quot requirements for i emotions the Normal full time work week is 35 to 40 Houis and remove carcass and discard. Strain Broth discarding cooked vegetables. If necessary add water to Broth to measure 8 cups and return to Kettle. Add chopped celery sliced carrots and Turkey. Season to taste with Salt. Simmer soup while preparing dumplings. Drop dumpling mixture by Tablespoons into boiling soup. Cover and return to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 12 to 15 minutes Garnish with Parsley. Makes about 8 Servings. Dumplings a a cup minced onion 2 Tablespoons butter or Margarine % cup milk 3 Tablespoons Oil 1 i cups flour 1 Tablespoon baking powdery Teaspoon Salt 1 Tablespoon minced Parsley saute onion in butter in Small Skillet until tender. Remove from heat and stir in milk and Oil. Combine flour baking powder Salt and Parsley in medium bowl. Add onion mixture to dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Makes 12 to 15 dumplings. The Normal work year is 12 months. Part time work is prorated in crediting experience. The same Rule limits the number of creditable hours for other individuals whose Tours of duty exceed 40 hours per week i.e., soldiers military reservists and persons who perform overtime work. In certain very limited situations however pm permits the crediting of concurrent experience obtained in different positions but Only for up to one year of the required experience. Since we do not have any details about the writers paid or Volunteer experience we cannot address the writer s specific situation. Therefore we would suggest that the writer recon tact her civilian personnel office and discuss this matter with a personnel staffing specialist in the recruitment and placement  write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes. Apo a 09211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers n Page 16 a the stars and stripes Friday november 15. 1991