OCONUS? Here's How We Do Independence Day Overseas Living overseas can make celebrating Independence Day difficult, but there are still some great options.
Can You Continue with Girl Scouts When You PCS Overseas? Moving overseas doesn't mean you have to stop participating in Girl Scouts. Here's how you can continue with the organization...
Everything You Need to Know About OCONUS Ration Cards Getting stationed OCONUS? Depending when you're stationed, you might need a ration card. Here's everything you need to know.
Tricare Standard TAMP At-A-Glance If you are eligible for TAMP and live where Tricare Prime isn't offered you will be covered by Tricare Select.
Securing Passports and Visas Before Your Overseas PCS Civilian personnel, including dependents, require a passport. For official travel, DoD Directive requires you and your...
Summing Up the Costs of Living Abroad One of the most difficult aspects of relocating overseas may be making the financial transition. It could take weeks to...
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...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...