European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and St r i p is monday april 23 2007 name Rachel Money age 13 utter Dudd Europe spelling Bee Champion Day Job seventh grader at Baumhoffer school in May Rachel will travel to Washington do to compete in the Scripps National spelling Bee she correctly spelled comestibles to win what Are comestibles if s anything you can eat anything 1 can eat so hamburgers hot dogs fingernails yes comestibles refresh my memory on what your favorite word is ifs antidisestablishmentarianism wow thais How Many letters Long Twenty eight i think Why is that your favorite word theres gotta be a Story behind that my Friend told me to spell it one Day and 1 did we started making a big joke about it around school i sort of got hooked on the word what was the joke a Kyj i v people were talking to me about spelling i n i i is i and were like i can spell this word in like Sta b Well can Spei  i i f a a there like whats that i looked it i h Upland twas actually in the dictionary what is the definition am i c a a if s the disestablishment of the Church of England in the 1800s did you have to spel that word i spelled it As one of my favorite words we use our favorite words for a microphone test to make sure it works care to give it a try again sure antidisestablishmentarianism Good Job How do you study for your competitions we study in this Booklet we just study every night for two hours and thais after youve finished ail your regular Homework and softball practice those two hours that when to when sometimes 6 to 8 sometimes 7 to 9 wow so no american idol or anything like that no we watch it we sort of multitask very Nice can you spell Sanjaya for me you really want me to yeah Sanjaya i dont know if if s Correct i think it is do you have any sort of pregame or press doing Bee ritual that you do warmups anything you do to get in the mindset i get a Good sleep and eat pasta for dinner thais what i do before swim meets in just used to doing that before anything hard do you have a Knack for memorization or sounding out words if i see the word just once then i can remember How to spell it if Ive never seen the word before i just guess most of the time interview by Steve Mraz know someone whose accomplishments talents Job Hobby Volunteer work awards or Good deeds qualify them for 15 min utes of Fame How about someone whose claim to glory is a bit out of the Ordinary even dare we say oddball Send the persons name and Contact information to  personnel chief wants civilians to Branch out by Kent Harris stars and stripes Vaj ont Italy the Penta Gons civilian personnel policy chief says that those who want a career with the department of de sense better be open to new experiences we want to adopt that old Mili tary theme if s not just a Job if s an adventure said Patricia Brad Shaw Deputy under Secretary of defense for civilian personnel pol icy we want you to think mobility in your career Bradshaw accompanying a group of civilians enrolled in the executive leadership develop ment program on a swing through Europe said the Dod is looking for future leaders who gain experience from different jobs and work in multiple Environ ments for a variety of organizations she said the idea is similar to the military system of trans Ferring service members from one location to another giving them jobs with increasing Levels of responsibility along the Way in order to make sure that such opportunities Are available the systems in use by the various com mands need some adjust ments she said Ive got two years left so in going to do whatever i can do she Bradshaw said of the potential changes fill probably take longer than that but hopefully the momentum will be in place she said the Dod is not opposed to reviewing the five year Rule that Many civilians in Europe Are unhappy with the Rule which forces civilians to give up their positions to others in the states is in place for a reason Bradshaw said but with service members and civilians Likely to get stationed in new locations such As Africa it might make sense to extend some experts for longer periods of time Bradshaw said about 114000 Dod employees around the world a Little less than half the total work made the switch to the National Security personnel system she said she thinks the system will Reward Good work and create supervisors who Are More responsive to their employees a few re views and assessments of the sys tem Are already under Way Bradshaw acknowledged that Many employees Are nervous about the new system and the potential loss of jobs under military transformation in Europe but she said those currently working in Europe have already gained valuable experience that should help their careers when they return to the states email Kent Harris at signal battalion Home from Afghanistan photos Courtesy of the us army above sgt 1st class David Slezak and 28 other members of the army 2nd nato signal battalion from Allied Force command Naples return to Naples Italy on saturday after a four month deployment to Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan below left sgt Richard Heatherly who served As a Cable technician reunites with his family below right sgt William l carting or who served As a communications technician hugs his daughter Lan of the us army