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I received my tentative offer! It credited me with 13 years of experience starting at 10 + 1 year on the salary schedule. My salary looks very low & listed as bachelors even though I have earned 2 graduate degrees and those are listed in EAS. I have until tomorrow to complete all of the documentation. I already left a message with HR about my salary - anything else I'm missing?
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haha When you find a place and get a lease you will use the monthly rent and estimate of your utilities to request your housing costs for the year. DoDEA will then break that amount into 26 payments that you will get in your paycheck over the year. In some locations you can also file to get any required real estate fees, etc. back in one lump sum. You w...See More
Jul 3, 2018
haha As for the car, some people try and get by with getting rides, borrowing a car, public transportation, renting (more rarely). Some people do buy a cheap used car and then sell it or keep it for a 2nd car. A lot depends on the location, which people there will know better. Try joining the DoD FB and posting that you will be going to SHAPE. I'm sure ...See More
Jul 3, 2018
someday Snoochies... your COLA is based on 20% of your spendable income . So this is a rough estimate because they take how many dependents into account but I figured 7600 for your situation so divide by 21 paychecks. It might be a little less.
Jul 3, 2018
Snoochiesboochies Thank you everybody you have been so helpful. I'm Going to post my timeline in a little bit .
Jul 3, 2018
HelpOthers You can find the $ amount for the LQA at the Department of State Website, group 3 (I believe). However, the main point is that your housing and basic utilities should be covered. The housing office will help you find something that is within your LQA budget and you cannot pocket any extra, so just think of housing as a non-concern. You only need th...See More
Jul 4, 2018


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