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What happens if someone already lives abroad (Europe, near an Air Force Base, no military affiliation, not already being provided housing/utilities) and then is offered a job in a different part of the world (Pacific). The job offer was based on a OCONUS EAS application, using US contact information and address. Is it possible to fly to the new job from my current location abroad? What about shipping house hold goods from my current location? Then if/when I am offered a job, could I use the base to schedule travel and/or medical clearance?
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haha There is a lot to consider and unfortunately (or possibly fortunately in some cases) these things often seem to come down to how one or two specific HR people are interpreting your individual circumstances.

In this case, it seems that if you stick with a HoR in the US then your being overseas becomes basically a non-factor since you are no...See More
Jul 10, 2016
For pre-appointment physical, plan to use local host nation providers, or better: a US provider when you return; w/ no connection to military, you won't be allowed usage of any military base's medical providers for pre-appointment med screenings. For fingerprints, you might be able to talk the local base's Law Enforcement folks to do these for you ...See More
Jul 10, 2016
hoping Thank you so much. This has been valuable information. At what point would I know if I would be offered LQA and other benefits. With the tentative offer, with the official offer, or a while later? My worry is that I would accept a position, move somewhere (where housing could be potentially and significantly more expensive), and THEN find out that ...See More
Jul 10, 2016
haha When you receive your TO, it will include all of the benefits that they are offering.

Generally speaking that should mean that you are good, but this IS the gov't we are talking about. The same gov't that loves to send out debt letters 10 years after you have left service (I just got one from 3 years ago for $3.76).

So, there is a...See More
Jul 10, 2016
Because I know none of *your* answers to the HOR-determination questions I wrote earlier, there is, unfortunately, no definitive date nor in-processing event that I can provide to you. However, *you* should be able to reasonably predict now how this HOR- determination will eventually come down based on *your* answers to all those guidance questions...See More
Jul 10, 2016


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