Any advice to make it better? There is also a housing brief, separately. Inform current electric, gas, trash, water, phone and cable companies of your move. U.S. government agencies have not reviewed this information. The other thing to be aware of is if he is currently under unaccompanied orders and he becomes accompanied, it can under certain circumstances change the length of his orders. Thanks for your time and blog. Learn the language. While the military facilities usually have these on digital connection, I have been advised by a radiologist to always hand carry for comparison purposes. My biggest concern right now is we are not sure if the Navy will pay for me to be with him, his admin is saying they won’t? Keeping my fingers crossed for you guys! You can’t really do much until his orders are written. I would ask if you can attend a levy briefing. We’re about to PCS to Italy and are so scare and so excited at the same time!! I’m wondering how soon after this information I should do my overseas medical screening. I’ve been surfing the internet for a few weeks, and have found a lot of information for off-base housing on Okinawa (I had applied for jobs there, too) but not much for Yokota. Personnel Support can help you but they will likely direct you to the base medical clinic for screening, I am assuming Offuit? That being said, because most of Europe is part of the EU, travel between countries is super easy and you don’t get all the cool stamps like before – Almost no definitive borders. Walk right into the Tricare office on base or call if they have closed their doors and same with DEERS. This site contains information about GI Bill benefits, VA loans, news and services for military veterans and is not connected with any government agency. Don’t forget to eat them! This has happened to us in the past. Also, do consider bringing any house plants along in your POV. PCSing overseas and not sure what to pack in that advance shipment? If you are not vaccinated, they can deny your overseas screening. One of our team members said, “Contact the installation medical EFMP and they should be able to help. I searched local military hospital EFMP site, but it doesn’t give any information on pap requirements. Can we PCS there without vaccines? Hi my husband and I just got married in January. 1) As with anything military related, it’s all about the paperwork. I don’t know where start and one of my concern is my employment there. And, in theory, yes, you and your kids can travel country to country on your No-Fee Passports but it goes against the purpose and policy of the No-Fee Passport. We are a Navy family. Does anyone know what constitutes a denial on command sponsorship? We were due for cleanings about a month after we would arrive. Any information would help. 10 Veterans Benefits You May Not Know About, Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), Security Clearance Jobs After the Military, Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA), Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the GI Bill, Veterans ID on Driver’s License or ID Card by State, PCS (Permanent Change of Station) Packing Tips, Benefits of Families Living on a Military Base, Sesame Street for Military Families Free App, Tips for Sending Care Packages to the Military Overseas. Hello Dede, Wondering how long the packing & crating for Unaccompanied baggage takes? Dependents authorized to accompany you on official travel must have their own no-fee passport books. You will also be required to get a no fee passport but those are for travel on orders only – they look exactly the same but just have a stamped page in the back. This list included everything from “What did you bring that you wish you would have left in the States?” to “What kind of recreation items (camping, hiking, snorkeling, surfing) should we bring?” I asked very detailed questions about the need for lamps, rugs, dehumidifiers, and dressers. Related: What We Pack for Long Term Travel and Eco-Friendly Travel Products What should you pack when you're moving to South Korea? My 22 year old daughter first station is in Germany Im so worried that she want be able to deal with be away from me and her sister with no family. I hope this helps. Participate in cultural events. This doesn’t occur very often, but if you will be changing banks, open up a new account and/or safe deposit box in your new location. If you are US military, Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines PCSing to Japan stay far far away from softbank for your phone plan!! Danya. Sometimes temporary orders can be used to start the process. Enjoy your overseas tour. I asked my PCM if she could just do a vaginal smear to check the box, but she didn’t see it necessary considering that I am missing those structures. For school-aged children, acquire all current records and once you choose a school in your new location, arrange to have their records forwarded to the new institution. A misspelling hiccup will quickly become a huge headache if you don’t correct it. First of all, congratulations! And it sounds like you will be using local providers, so it is even more important. Grab your favorite black ballpoint and fill out that form. Any help you could give me on what to do would be so appreciated!!!! Moving overseas is difficult. Whether you are crossing the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean, this will likely be one of your most exciting and most stressful moves. This is from our team member that lives in Japan at the moment. My husband said we won’t get “hard orders” until 90 days before we go, is this after medical screening? Bummer, Michelle doesn’t have her lists anymore. Make sure everything is packed and in order before the movers arrive. Most of the limits are in place because military housing has a 2 pet limit and for evacuation purposes, they have limits but there are exceptions. Prior to actual orders, they can start the medical screening, let their schools know they will be moving, start the purge – separate and get an idea of Longterm storage, express, and hhg shipments. Again any info you can provide or leads in the right direction are greatly appreciated. I appreciate it. We sold our sofa and held a garage sale before moving. The time will go fast. PCSing overseas takes a lot more prepping than simply moving one state over. My wonderful sponsor and his wife told me there was no reason to bring lamps, fans are in short supply, carpet is unheard of. You will thank yourself, and your pocketbook will thank you! I bet if you pose this question on one of the military spouse FB pages, you will get a ton of information. Hopefully someone here will have gone through the screening process and have an idea of how to go about getting the pap waived. Renew stateside if at all possible! The service member is always given leave during a time of PCS. Thanks! however, I’m not entirely sure what all needs to be done and its hard to do anything due to the fact he is in Korea right now. That is the best way to make things happen. Your husband should have a sponsor in Japan that can help on that end. I heard a rumor that unless my husband is E-4 I will not be able to move with him overseas. The military pays for the storage so we stored our large appliances (washer, dryer, and refrigerator) and large dining room table and 8 chairs. You need a valid stateside driver’s license in order to take the test for the international driver’s license. But you may run into issues with the move being not from his original duty station, but there are ways to change that, he would just need to work it through his admin. The traveling with pets one is tough. Learn the language. I am jealous. I understand we need to utilize local German doctors and medical facilities and I want to travel with papers in hand to avoid delays in school/sports enrollment. If you would like to find more information about benefits offered by Veteran Affairs, visit the official site for veterans benefits at Veterans Affairs. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. I will get back to you ASAP. All rights reserved. Thank you so much for the informations. They should go through a levy briefing ASAP which will answer a lot of questions. I think there may even be an EFMP screening (because there were families going OCONUS with special need who had to be shipped back because of lack of services) but am not sure on this. I really can’t answer that question for you, but your husband should have all the answers for you. Hello Jill, You’re probably already researching your host country and trying to decide what to pack. (we just got married obviously). Have plenty of ziplock bags on hand. Preparing for an OCONUS PCS is a significant amount of work. So I am hoping orders come in early.