Culture Shock from Living Overseas Now that you're living overseas, do you feel speaking and functioning seems suddenly upside down and backwards? Out of your...
Reporting to the New Duty Station Overseas If you're a new appointee to the Federal government, as well as the vacancy announcement authorized payment of relocation...
OCONUS: Temporary Storage Since you may be restricted in the amount of effects you ship, nontemporary storage (NTS) is authorized for the balance of...
Post-PCS Survey Helps Keep Bad Movers Out The movers are gone and you've asked for reimbursement for your broken stuff. That means you're done, right? Not necessarily.
Get Your Physical and Immunizations Before the OCONUS Move If you are assigned to a position with specific physical and or medical standards you must pass a physical examination.
What are Your OCONUS Miscellaneous Expenses? The miscellaneous allowance is used to offset various costs associated with permanent change of station orders. No advance of...
PCS: Reimbursable Relocation Income Tax Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA) is intended to reimburse you for substantially all of the additional federal, state...
Moving OCONUS? Your Personal Info Is Public Without This Form Unless they file special paperwork, the names, address and destinations of service members headed to overseas assignments are...
The Naturalization Process Just Got Harder for Noncitizen Troops Stationed Overseas Office closures have resulted in fewer places to apply for naturalization, officials said.
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
