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.
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.