Here is part of the puzzle. I found it while seeking info on my latest spare-time research project - Harvard Child Study Group - or whatever it was/is really called.

CDC Child Laboratories in Korea - far from the American homeland.

I knew there must be some mechanism by which military accesses children of military personnel for study/experimentation. What I have pasted below may describe staffing component of the intake mechanism.

BTW tried cleaning-up the pasted matter below, but on previewing found much of it clumped together. Apologies, etc.

Many thanks to Rayelan and the source who provided her with the following search-link:

http://www.searchmil.com

vM

The Department of Army's Child Development Services (CDS) program provides center-based and quarters-based childcare designed to reduce conflict between parental responsibilities and Army mission requirements. With hundred of Army CDS programs established around the globe, the U.S. Army is one of the largest child care providers in the world. Within this Army CDS network. Opportunities for formal training and promotion are excellent.

FACILITIES

In Korea, there are three Child Development Centers (CDC's) and four School-Age Services (SAS's) programs. There are two CDC's located on Yongsan Garrison, Seoul; and, one CDC at Camp Walker, Taegu. There are three SAS's located on Yongsan Garrison, Seoul. One SAS exist at Camp George, Taegu.

CAPACITY/ATTENDANCE

The CDC's have a total full-time capacity of 325.

SERVICES PROVIDED

1. CDS provides developmental programming to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

2. SAS provides school age developmental programming in Yongsan, Taegu, Pusan, and Camp Hialeah.

3. Full-day, part-day and hourly care programs at each of the three CDC's.

4. Family Child Care (FCC) at Yongsan, Taegu, and Pusan.

5. Baby-sitting information and referral services.

6. Oversight of the Chaplain-operated preschool center.

The following is a listing of the types of positions associated with the Child Development Centers, which are normally recruited world-wide:

* Child Development Services Coordinator (GS-9/11/12) * Child Development Center Director or Assistant Director (GS-7/8/9/11) * Training and Curriculum Specialist (GS-9/11) * Supplemental Programs and Services Director (GS-9) * Teacher (elementary) (GS-7)

DUTIES

* Child Development Services Coordinator: Applies professional knowledge of early childhood development principle to develop, implement, and supervise child development services operations which promote physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth from infancy to school age through center-based programs, such as full-day and part-day care(school age and preschool), hourly care, special need, and quarters-based systems which include services provided within certified government quarters.

* Child Development Center Director: Serves as Director of a large child development center. Responsible for overall operation of the facilities and developmental programs/services. Develops, implements, and supervises the center's developmental programming, to include curriculum and age-appropriate activities, that promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth of children. Oversees and evaluates center programs. Ensures compliance with all professional/administrative guidelines. Develops integrated budget input and prepares justification for funding of facility and program resource requirements.

* Child Development Center Assistant Director: Independently plans and carries out assigned program responsibilities; coordinates with other organizations or persons required; resolves conflicts; and interprets policy. Completed work is subject to general review of program accomplishments, administrative ability, and effectiveness in meeting CDS program requirements. Serve as the Assistant CDS Program Director of a center-based system. Incumbent shares with the CDS Director the responsibility for the operation of the facility and developmental programs/services which impact on the growth and development of children from infancy to school age.

* Training and Curriculum Specialist: Directs subordinate specialists assigned center-based, quarter-based, school-age, and/or special needs education program. Assures overall consistency of the developmental programming and age-appropriate activities throughout the installation's CDS system, and overall consistency, adequacy, and quality of training provided to installation CDS management and caregiving staff. Has responsibility for a child development education program, to include designing, arranging for and providing training for associated CDS management and caregiving personnel. Oversees the installation CDS training program, assuring consistent, adequate, and quality training is provided to CDS caregiving staff, management, and FCC providers.

* Supplemental Programs and Services Director: Manages all supplemental/outreach services within the community. Refers children to available programs and assists in their proper placement within the programs. Assists parents in selecting optimal on or off-post child care programs to meet the needs of the parent and child. Monitors and overseas the School-Age Latch Key Program in order to provide options to latch key children before, after, and during school, holiday, and on inservice days. Plans, develops and overseas the implementation of meaningful curriculum and activities intended to promote and enhance cognitive skills and motor skills in all age categories.

* Child Development Teacher: Serves in a dual capacity as a Preschool Teacher and Child Development Services (CDS) Assistant Director in community child development center offering full-day, part-day, preschool, hourly and/or special needs care. As a child development teach, provide lessons and planned activities to preschool children aged six weeks to five years. Assists the Center Director with the operation of CDS Programs which provide closely monitored, structured group experiences relevant to the age and development of the child. In both capacities, applies professional knowledge of early childhood development principles, theories and practices to use established techniques in developing a wide range of program activities and lesson plans tailored to preschool learning environment. Also, applied skill and ability to identify special needs and/or aberrant behavior of individual children and follows up to ensure such conditions receive appropriate attention and/or referral.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

A. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.

OR

B. Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-mater field appropriate to the positions, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four year course of study described in A above.

Specialized academic fields of study differ based on the position(s) to be filled. The following positions specifically require the following educational requirements:

* Training and Curriculum Specialist: The education must have been in child development or early childhood education.

* Child Development Services Coordinator; Child Development Center Director; Assistant Director; Family Child Care Director; and Supplemental Programs and Services Director: The education must have been in child development; early childhood education; home economics(early childhood emphasis); elementary education; special education; or other fields appropriate to the position to be filled.

The basic educational requirement for Child Development Services GS-1701 positions is a bachelor's degree with a major in an appropriate field. The college or university specifies the number of semester hours required to constitute a major field of study. If this cannot be obtained, 24 semester hours will be considered as equivalent to a major field of study. The 24 semester hours must be equivalent to the courses that will be taken to obtain a bachelor's degree. This means that the applicant must have a valid mix of upper (junior and senior) and lower (freshman and sophomore)level courses. At least nine semester hours, of the 24 semester hour total, must be in upper level course work in order to qualify for these positions.

Additionally, for Child Development Services Coordinator, Child Development Center Director, Assistant Director, Family Child Care Director, and Supplemental Programs and Services Director, specialized experience must have been in group child care or other work that demonstrated the ability to: Manage the operation of a child care center; select, train, and supervise child care and preschool employees, family child care providers, or other care-giving adults; develop and implement child development programs, including family day care programs, part-day preschool programs, and before and after school programs; work with individuals and groups to solve complex problems related to the care and education of children.

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Courses leading to certification may not be identified as Early Childhood Education (ECE) or Elementary Education (ED) courses but may be listed as psychology, human development, science, math or humanities to list a few. Below is a list of additional courses for Training and Curriculum Specialist as well as Child Development Center Director and Family Child Care Director. However, courses marked with an asterisk shall be credited toward no more than six semester hours of the 24.

Adolescent Psychology *Advanced Educational Psychology Art for Children Art for the Teacher-Child Development Assessing Young Children Behavior Management, Classroom Management Child Development (all courses) Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Processes Cross Cultural Education A. Cultural Anthropology Curriculum & Teaching Early Childhood Curriculum & Teaching Elementary Education Curriculum Design *Developmental Psychology Early Childhood Education Education of the Black Child Education of the Chicano Child *Education Psychology Elementary Education (all courses) Emerging Literacy Foods-Young Children History & Theory of Early Childhood *Human Behavior/Social Environment Humanities in the School *Improvement of Teaching Story Telling Strategies for Teaching Supervision/Administration Early Childhood Centers Survey of Early Childhood Education Survey of the Exceptional Children Kindergarten Curriculum Organization & Child Study Language Acquisition Language Development Learning Disabilities Learning Processes Library Material for Children Life Cycle Development *Maternal/Child Nursing Methods and Materials Music for Children Nutrition Observation Techniques Organizing Preschool Programs Parent-Child Nursing *Pediatric Nursing Preschool Education (all courses) Problems & issues of Special Ed. Psychology of Individuals with Disabilities *Psychology of Learning Psychology of Socialization - Child Role of Play Psychology - Human Infancy Sociology - The Family Theories of Personality Special Education (all courses) The Child, Family, and Community The Exceptional Child The Growing Years Understanding and Building Partnerships with Parents

The following is a list of creditable courses which may be used toward meeting the basic requirements for Training and Curriculum Development Specialist.

Children's Literature Reading in Elementary School Teaching Math in the Elementary School Child Psychology Early Childhood Practicum Early Childhood Special Education Courses Language Arts Science for Young Children Student Teaching - Elementary/Early Childhood/Preschool Child Growth and Development Human Growth and Development Administration of Elementary Schools Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Schools Teaching Exceptional Children Psychology Teaching - Children Teaching Early Children - Kindergarten Children and Curriculum Measurements in Education Curriculum Development Story Telling

Assessment of the Exceptional Child Emerging Literacy Understanding and Building Partnerships with Parents Role of Play Educational Foundations Strategies for Teaching The Exceptional Child Curriculum Design Behavior Management, Classroom Management Psychology of Individuals with Disabilities Adolescent Psychology Methods and Materials Language Acquisition Cognitive Development, Cognitive Psychology Humanities of School Cross Cultural Education Cultural Education Observation Techniques Learning Disabilities

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION/CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENT

A. New Hires: The Department of the Defense requires all individuals selected for Child Development positions must have their credentials reviewed and verified by a credentialing committee prior to entry on duty. This includes verification of completion of academic work, professional license/registration (where pertinent by individual State where currently/previously practicing), and a thorough background investigation.

B. CURRENT DOD CHILD CARE PROVIDER: Selectees presently employed in child care positions with the Department of the Defense must have their credentials and background investigation prior to assignment to positions in Korea. If verification cannot be obtained from current employing activity, selectee must undergo a new credentialing and background investigation.

TOUR OBLIGATIONS

Two-year assignments are prescribed for "accompanied" or "command sponsored" tour area (i.e., where family members are authorized to accompany selectees) such as Seoul, Taegu, Waegwan, and Pusan. Commissaries, post exchanges schools, medical facilities and other support activities are available in these areas, and employees normally reside in off-post-rental housing. These are two-year tour obligations, whether or not selectees are accompanied.

One-year assignments are prescribed for "unaccompanied" or "non-command sponsored" tours to those duty stations where family members are not permitted to accompany employees due to the lack of adequate support facilities and/or housing. These locations include Tongduchon, Uijongbu, Pyongtaek, Wonju, Chunchon and Paju. Some employees reside in "bachelor quarters" on the installation, but most reside off-post in rental housing. A Separate Maintenance Allowance is authorized for eligible employees assigned to these locations (see "Overseas Allowances").

Extensions beyond the initial one-year or two-year assignments are common, but are subject to the approval of the employing activity. Tours are seldom extended beyond and total of five years.

Benefits and Conditions

Prior to finalizing an assignment to Korea, certain pre-employment conditions must be satisfied. These usually include a medical examination, possession of (or application for) and official "no-fee" U.S. passport, verification of eligibility for a government paid move, verification of the absence of adverse or suitability information in employee's personnel file, and completion of security clearance and/or credentialing requirements, when applicable.

Department of the Army civilians assigned to Korea are protected by the United States-Republic of Korea Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Although the SOFA provides certain benefits (e.g. use of U.S. postal service) and protection of certain civil and legal rights, it does not exempt employees from most Korean laws.

All personnel covered by SOFA (above) are subject to ration control, which limits the purchases of certain items from U.S. facilities. These limitations are imposed to prevent black market activity involving imported goods.

Salaries are subject to Federal income tax; state income tax liability is dictated by each state.

All employees in Korea must participate in direct deposit/electronic funds transfer for pay purposes.

Pets (dogs, cats, rodents, canaries and parakeets) may be taken to Korea at owner's expense, but specific inquiries must be made first. Some duty stations (e.g. with on-post bachelor quarters) do not allow pets due to inadequate facilities, and many Korean landlords may prohibit pets in rental quarters. Health certificates are required, and all pets must undergo a 10-day quarantine.

Spouses of selectees, and other accompanying family members, who desire to obtain jobs after arrival in Korea, are eligible for assistance through the Family Member Employment Assistance Program. This program offers employment counseling and workshops for job seekers, as well as job referral services. Family members may receive priority consideration (after veterans and military spouses) for appointments to positions for which they are determined highly qualified. Previous Federal service is not required.

Employees hired from the U.S. normally enjoy the following entitlements and privileges:

Transportation for self, and family members if on an accompanied tour

Shipment and/or storage of household goods (up to 18,000lbs total)

Shipment of one vehicle (two-year tours only)

Living quarters allowance (unless government housing provided) plus other monetary allowances as applicable

Commissary and post exchange privileges

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) schools, K through 12

U.S. military medical facilities (fees are charged)

Environmental and moral leave (i.e., "space available travel on military flights to the U.S. and other authorized destinations")

Morale, welfare and recreation/community and family support facilities and services

Upon completion of overseas tour, either "reemployment rights" to the position vacated upon assignment to Korea, or placement assistance through a DOD employment program. If the latter, placement consideration is usually for the geographic area from which hired (for Korea), but may be expanded to several states, or even nationwide, to facilitate placement

"Home leave" earned while assigned in foreign area (minimum five days earned per year). Annual leave earned at normal rate, but maximum or "carry-over" increased from 240 hours to 360 hours.

Pay retention usually authorized for current Federal employees accepting assignments to Korea at grades lower than currently held, if selected through a formal recruitment program (e.g., published vacancy announcement or career referral program). However, note that "locality pay" is not applicable in foreign areas; current Federal employees in the U.S. will lose their locality pay upon assignment to a foreign area.

Overseas Allowances

Note: Candidates are advised that all monetary benefits/allowances are subject to change (increase or decrease or cancellation) without advanced notification.

Note: The DOD joint travel regulations limit the individuals to no more than on permanent change of station (PCS) move (i.e., a move at government expense) in a twelve month period. Therefore, an individual who accepts a job offer resulting in a second move within a year may be required to pay all expenses associated with that move. In such a case, the selectee would be ineligible for most of the allowances identified below.

Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) is intended to cover average costs of suitable and adequate living quarters, and authorized facilities, for employees living in off-post-rental housing. Rates may vary by location, family size and employee's grade. Established rates are the maximum payable; employee is paid only for actual expenses. LQA is not subject to Federal income tax.

Post Differential (PD) is authorized for employees assigned to duty stations where living conditions differ substantially from conditions in the U.S. (as determined by the U.S. Department of State), thereby warranting additional pay as recruitment and retention incentives. PD is subject to Federal income tax.

Foreign Transfer Allowance (FTA) is payable to selectees who occupy temporary quarters in the U.S. in conjunction with their PCS to Korea, for up to 10 days prior to departure for Korea. FTA is intended to help pay for lodging, food and laundry expenses for the employee and accompanying family members. Rates vary by location.

Temporary Quarters Subsistence Allowance (TQSA) provides reimbursement for reasonable lodging, meal, and laundry expenses incurred by an employee, and accompanying family members, while occupying temporary quarters in Korea in conjunction with PCS. This allowance is payable for up to 90 days after arriving in Korea (while the employee is seeking permanent quarters), and for up to 30 days prior to departure from Korea (upon vacating permanent quarters). Rates vary by location.

Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA) is intended to help offset expenses incurred by an employee who maintains a separate household in the U.S. for family members who are not authorized to accompany him/her to Korea. SMA normally is approved for employees assigned to "unaccompanied" tour areas, providing family member eligibility criteria are satisfied; it is rarely approved in cases where the employee is assigned to an "accompanied" tour area, but elects not to have family member(s) accompany him/her to Korea. SMA is not subject to Federal income tax.

Post Allowance (PA) is a cost of living allowance, which is computed as a percentage of "spendable" or "disposable" income. PA, which is not subject to Federal income tax, is one of the most valuable monetary allowances. In Korea, the PA rate has varied significantly (e.g., zero to 15%) over a period of several months.

Educational Travel (ET) provides reimbursement for round trip travel expenses (Korea to the U.S. and return) for an employee's accompanying children, up to the age of 20 for those attending secondary school in the U.S., or up to the age of 23 for children attending college in the United States.

For a current list of vacancy announcements, return to Current Vacancy Announcements.