My husband and I are scheduled to move to Germay in a couple months for the Army. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice how this all works? Such as our furnature/vehicles/etc...
2007-04-05 09:54:10 · 4 answers · asked by karisob 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
First you need to arrange with transportation to pick up your household goods. Get your passport now. Make sure you are screened for EFMP (it is a requirement for all family members to be screened to go to Europe.)
You will be sent on a plane to the Frankfurt Airport. Most likely you will be sent to Hanau for an overnight in a fully furnished apartment while your pin point orders are generated.
Unless you are E-7 or above you will be living in government housing. (That came down in Feb. Army is trying to save money.)
COLA is being reduced as we speak, but you should get about 400-500 a month.
You will be able to ship one vehicle, but it needs a full agricultural cleaning. And at least 5000 lbs of household goods. Don't worry about stoves, fridges, dishwashers, washing machines. Those are included in housing.
(And the army has furniture you can use until your household goods arrive)
Then you will be sent to your duty station.
Clam Back. Is the base in Wiesbaden you are talking about the one I work at? The airfield? We are guests That is why the army spent money cleaning up and repairing Kitzgen before giving it back to you fully this week.
2007-04-05 10:00:46 · answer #1 · answered by kittenbrower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to talk to your post's transportation office to coordinate moving your vehicle and household goods to Germany. It's not that hard, but does take some prior planning. If you're headed there in a couple of months, chances are you will beat your car there, so be prepared to either by a $500.00 piece of cr*p when you arrive, or go without for awhile. I drove 3 different $500.00 rustbuckets while I was stationed there...I found it to be more economical than buying new....
I am not sure how things work now, but back when I was there you could choose to live off post or in government quarters on post. Each has their advantages and disadvantages, but given the choice I would much rather live off post. You get to meet new people, become involved in a differnent culture, and don't have a lot of the hassles that go along with on-post living such as laundry room cleanup and such. The housing office provided me with some of the things I would need for off-post living such as a German style washer/dryer combo.
Good luck. You're getting an experience that fewer and fewer military families are getting these days. Make the most of your time there, visit stuff, learn the language, eat the food...I would trade places with you in a minute!
2007-04-05 10:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by Robert N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Army should be able to advise you on this. I believe they usually allow you take so much personal belongings by poundage. The rest is put into storage.
Do you have any Army families you are friends with that have been moved overseas? They should be able to give you the low down on this
2007-04-05 10:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We needed 4 years and 600 million dollar to clean your base up in Wiesbaden, after you left in 1993. The former beautiful buildings where in such bad shape, dirty, disgusting and run down, it wasn't funny anymore. That's the way for every base the US army has left behind. Only the USSR in former Eastern Germany left their bases the same way in shambles. Please, do me a favor, you will be a guest, not a occupation force. We can all get along fine. Thanks and good luck!
2007-04-05 10:07:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋