Saturday, February 25, 2006

Info for U.S. Forces, Government Employees, Military Retirees and certain Defense/Gov. Contractors PCSing (moving) to Germany

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 28 June 2006)

Here are the links for U.S. Forces, Government Employees, Military Retirees and certain Defense/Government Contractors with or without their Dependants PCSing (moving) to Germany:

BASES IN GERMANY
      HEADQUARTERS/DISTRICT/REGION HEADQUARTERS
      COMMAND/TASK FORCE/DISTRICT OFFICES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF GERMANY
        BLOGS (SAMPLING)
        DOD SERVICE PORTALS – Restricted to authorized users
        EDUCATION
        EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITINIES (JOB HUNTING)
        GERMANY
        MEDICAL
        MILITARY HOUSING
        MILITARY LODGING SITES
        MILITARY POSTAL OPPERATIONS
        MILITARY RETIREE
        MWR (Morale, Welfare and Recreation)/COMMUNITY SERVICE
        NEWCOMER INFORMATION
        NEWSPAPER, RADIO AND TV
        ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
        PCS (PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION)
        POST SHUTTLE SERVICE/COMMUNITY BUS SHUTTLE -- CHECK FOR LATEST REVISION/UPDATE TO SCHEDULE
        RESOURCES
         REST AND RECREATION (R&R)
        SPONSOR
        TRAVEL
        U.S. CUSTOMS IN GERMANY
        U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
        • Background Notes – These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
        • POST REPORTS – Post Reports are written for U.S. Government employees and family members assigned to diplomatic missions abroad and provide information about living, housing, and health conditions, as well as recreational, cultural, and employment opportunities for family members in the host country.
        • U.S. EMBASSY
          USO (United Services Organization)
          WEATHER
          SEE ARCHIVES OF BLOG ENTRIES
          The above links are current. In the event of a broken link or if anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update and/or correct this blog entry. I have attempted to list topics of interest but if I had forgotten one, please let me know.

          Please note: I do NOT represent or endorse any of these links nor do I receive payment for listing them in my blog.

          This blog entry is part of a blog titled, "Moving2Italy2". The "Info about, for or on ... Italy" covers many different aspects of moving to and about Italy that you cannot find in one place either on the Internet or in a book. Yes, I said Italy! Since I wrote a similar one for Italy, I noted there were many searches for Germany on my blog. Since I spent 4 years in Germany supporting U.S. Forces, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates as a defense contractor (Wang Laboratories, Inc.) a few years ago, I reworked the initial blog entry for Italy and converted many of the subsections for Germany. I hope you will enjoy reading about some of the places and/or picking up info for a PCS (move/relocation) to Germany.

          I would like to dedicate this blog entry to the memory of LTC Frank P. Taccarino, USA (Ret.) and CPO Benjamin Licodo, USN, (Ret.). These two fathers and husbands instilled in their children that they could do anything, if they got out into the world and tried it and their love of travel. These men and their supportive wives, Hattie and Beatrice, are remembered and missed.

          The intent of this blog entry is to provide information of interest to U.S. Military personnel (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine, Navy), DOD and Civilian Agencies employees, defense/government contractors with an appropriate SOFA ID card and military retirees, with or without dependants that are PCSing (moving) or relocating to Germany. This blog entry is to complement existing available "Official" information from the Services or Agency sending an individual with or without dependents to Germany. What you will find is cross-service and/or cross-agency information that provides many, many sources of information on the Internet (web) about PCSing (relocating and moving) to Germany or OCONUS.

          It should be noted that some of the above web sites are restricted to active duty or retired service personnel and/or registration on the web site is required. The above links are a sampling of links for those individuals either U. S. Military or U. S. Government with or without dependants that are PCSing (relocating) primarily to Germany or elsewhere. Some of these sites are official web sites from a branch of the Service or a facility/base in Germany and others are commercial ventures and are for profit entities.

          I would like to suggest and recommend a web site created by a "proud military spouse", Christy Parish, titled "The Germany Information web site". It contains a lot of information for newcomers coming to the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC).

          Enjoy Germany or wherever you are PCSing to in the world!

          That's it for Saturday, 25 February 2006: sabato, 25 febbraio 2006.

          Ciao, Ben

          Today’s quote is an Italian proverb, author unknown.

          Chi s'aiuta, Dio l'aiuta.
          God helps those who help themselves.

          (LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 28 June 2006)
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