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Yay! I got the firm offer for Iwakuni, Japan.

I need to open these documents, but it feels a little too early in the morning that!

Hope the rest of yours come sooner. The wait felt a lot longer than 6 weeks.
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Redclover711 I was wondering about the pack out and orders portion as well. I have to get my medical paperwork done this week and turned back around. At the same time, we just finished school and I am trying to check out of my classroom so have been preoccupied. I also am wondering when they will send the passports. My paperwork was submitted and taken to the s...See More
May 22, 2017
SandArt Redclover, I made copies of birth certificates. Someone on FB told me to do that I think. So many little things we need to remember for the new hires next year. Still, like you, I have to wait on the doctor's appointment. We are all scheduled June 6th after my daughter gets home from MA. Otherwise, I thought the firm offer paperwork was a breeze--l...See More
May 22, 2017
haha Logistics will vary I suppose on your point of origin/destination. I went back and looked at the dates of our shipments. I had my tentative offer around 6/7. As soon as I had orders, I signed up for pack out dates. The form was dated around 7/21, the pack out date was around 8/10 and the delivery was scheduled for around 9/22 (East Coast to Japan)....See More
May 22, 2017
SandArt Haha, if you pack out date was 8/10, when were you supposed to arrive in Japan? I am trying to figure out if I am supposed to arrive in Japan around 8/2, they should pack my stuff on ____.
May 23, 2017
haha We left the day after the pack out (maybe two days after). In general you are usually better off getting your pack out as early as you can so that your stuff gets to your new posting sooner. So, in reality, it can be anytime within a few days of your departure date (leaving yourself a margin of error in case it takes longer than they have estimated...See More
May 23, 2017


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