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I just submitted my application today for next school year and have a few questions:

1) Is there still a cap on how many years a teacher can be at an Oconus station? It used to be 5 yrs.

2) There used to be strict rules about hiring Conus hires for Oconus positions, but now it seems like it would be easier to get hired from a Conus to Oconus position. Is there no longer a mandatory work/waiting period in which Conus hires must wait until they can transfer Oconus?

3) Does the LQA pay out at a specific flat rate depending on the installation, or is it a cap rate in which you will be given depending on your actual bills? Do you only get what you can prove you incur on average, or get the full amount and save the rest?

4) How does the annual paid flight home work? Can this only be taken during the summer, or is it just a once a year reimbursement in which the employee can use anytime of year?

5) If your official passports don't arrive in time ...See More
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MyDOD My application was processed and I qualified for everything except ESL, which is correct bc I'm still going through the graduate courses for licensure. My concern is that the message states that I have to have 24 hrs of courses to be able to teach it, but my state only requires 12hrs graduate courses of the program I'm in and passing the Praxis exa...See More
Oct 16, 2017
haha DoDEA generally does not really care about individual states' requirements. If you do get the state certification then you would only need half the usually required credits for DoDEA, which should be the 12 you need for your state (as long as the 12 include any specific classes mentioned in the requirements).
Oct 16, 2017
MyDOD If DODEA requires 24 undergraduate, do you think will they give me more credit since mine are 12 graduate-level courses?
Oct 16, 2017
MyDOD If DODEA requires 24 undergraduate, do you think will they give me more credit since mine are 12 graduate-level courses?
Oct 16, 2017
haha Generally, no.
Oct 16, 2017


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