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Can someone already in DoDDs (maybe Haha, LOL) explain how RAT works? This is our 2nd year so we'll get RAT this year. How does my husband go about getting the flights booked, etc.? Does he have to wait until this school year actually ends in June FIRST? It seems like if we had to do that, it'd be hard to get flights booked. We'd rather head home during the beginning of summer vacation as opposed to later.

And a secondary question: our son graduated HS last year and we flew him home to the states to go to college. He ended up dropping out, long story, and we want to bring him back. BTW, we paid for his flights, not the government. Since this is our RAT year, and he's on the orders, will they pay to fly him back out here??

Any help is deeply appreciated! Thanks!
haha Generally you apply for orders through TOPS. As part of that, you sign a new travel agreement where you agree to remain at your post for another two years (or to go wherever you are assigned in the event of being excessed etc). Once you have orders then you can either go through the travel office and have them book tickets (if your travel is fairly...See More
Jan 18, 2018
Couple of Questions Thanks, haha!! With my husband being a newer DoDDs teacher, and this being our first RAT, he's not familiar with the process. You've been a big help!! Now, hopefully he's familiar with TOPS, LOL.
Jan 18, 2018


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