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Hey, everyone. I have previously asked a few questions on here for my wife and have gotten some great answers. We've begun the application process and are really excited for everything to begin!

We are confused somewhat about all of the different benefits/pay you get from working for the DoDEA. Some of the numbers just seem too good to be true, really. So I was coming here looking for some clarification and to see that I am reading things correctly.

I know things vary by location, so as an example I've used Stuttgart, Germany. This will give me an idea of how to find all the other information I need regardless of location. Also, she will have finished 5 years of teaching at the end of the 2018-2019 school year(we are applying for 2019) so she will be on step 6. It is just her and I, we are married with no children.

1) LQA - It looks to me like the LQA would be Group 3, WF: $42,700 annually(https://aoprals.state.gov/Web920/lqa.asp?PostCode=10150&Effective...See More
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Dan Again, thank you all so much for your help! This forum has made some confusing things very easy to understand, and now knowing that we are pretty accurate on what we were thinking is making us even more excited!

Mary - How long is temporary lodging covered? I am back in school(I'm 30) and will be in my last semester in fall of 2019, so my ...See More
Feb 28, 2018
Jello76 So you don't get the unspent living allowance back? I have known people who did. Is this a new change?
Mar 1, 2018
haha Active duty military do apparently get to keep unspent allowances (or at least active duty families I know have told me that). I don't believe that DoDEA teachers ever did, especially when I see long timers reporting that they have gotten debt letters from years back for overestimation of LQA.
Mar 2, 2018
haha @ Dan:

Generally 90 days is the longest they will provide TQSA. The percentage they will reimburse decreases every 30 days but generally will still cover lodging and a nice chunk of food (I know because we used all 90 when arriving at one of our posts and waiting for the house we wanted to be ready).

I'm not sure about the logisti...See More
Mar 2, 2018
HelpOthers To save the expense of you traveling on your own dime, let your wife come, stay in temporary housing up to 90 days, if unable to find suitable housing; hold off on sending your household goods until closer to the 90 days, so you have more time in your home with your furniture on your end; and let your wife choose a house without you.

She ...See More
Mar 3, 2018


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