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Can anyone tell me how to find out the amount of household goods we can take to Okinawa? We are trying to decide what we should keep and what we should buy there.
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haha I would agree that 18000 lbs more than covers most people's moves without having to jettison much, if at all. There are probably some new resources for planning a move that you will receive shortly. Maybe some recent hires can post something faster than you will get it from HR etc.

I do recall a general rule of thumb being to figure on a ...See More
Dec 17, 2017
HelpOthers The bigger issue is whether or not your stuff will fit in your new home. I suggest checking floor plans on base and asking people who live off base, about how many square feet they have.
Dec 17, 2017
haha Good point. Housing does vary quite a bit by location. As I recall hearing, housing is generally larger in Okinawa than mainland Japan. 3 and 4 bedrooms, 1800 to 2000 sq ft. seemed pretty common.

Even on mainland, people told us that we should have left some of our furniture because we'd have a hard time finding a place to fit everything (...See More
Dec 17, 2017
mrsparkes I lived in on-base housing in Okinawa from '05-'09. Housing is small on base, but teachers were offered the larger homes, if I remember correctly. If I were you, I would not take my full weight allowance. Camp Foster has an AAFES Furniture store, and you can buy local/regional furniture at fair prices throughout the year when Bazaars are put on and...See More
Feb 13, 2018
HelpOthers Often you can find floorplans for the area you want to go. You can find them by searching the on-base housing and by searching move.mil or even by asking on the military Facebook pages (even though we are not military).
Feb 22, 2018


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