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My husband received a tentative offer on July 3rd for Iwakuni, Japan. We are very excited and also a little overwhelmed at trying to get everything done in time to hopefully arrive in Japan by August 13th as the principal requested. We have done our best to get everything we have received returned quickly, but I have a few questions about what we can do while we wait for the rest of the process to happen.

1. He filled out equip and sent it back on 7/5 but we still have not heard anything about fingerprints. They are supposed to be in within 10 days, but we can't find any instructions/forms so we can get this taken care of. Our hr rep also happens to be on vacation all week, and the equip didn't come from an identifiable security rep. Any suggestions?

2. How do we get permission to join the Dodd Facebook page? I tried to join a few days ago, but so far no response.

3. Any idea how the cost of HHG is computed? We are trying to decide what to bring, but with it ...See More
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haha Welcome aboard! I would agree with what Mary has posted. Especially the part about Japan being awesome!
Jul 10, 2018
Icanread HR sent me the fingerprint cards and an envelope to mail them back in. That was just a few months ago so I would think it's the same for you. If your HR rep is on vacation, there should be someone (or a supervisor) who is filling in for him/her.

In regards to HHG, if I had to do it all over again and had known about the extra tax before we...See More
Jul 10, 2018
Icanread Also, I have 2 or 3 official copies of everyone's birth certificates - just in case! You shouldn't need your tourist passports until you leave the country for travel, as you can't use your official passports for non-duty travel. We had tourist passports before I was offered a job with DoDEA so that wasn't an issue for us.

I think the first...See More
Jul 10, 2018
Ida I would actually order two copies of birth certificates, especially if you apply for blue passports before you leave and you have kids. I am a little paranoid about not having those hand carry items. You will need the certificates for kids schools etc. I find the same to be true about our marriage certificate. I accidentally ordered two copies and ...See More
Jul 10, 2018
someday It is important to have extra copies. What I did was once I had my sponsor I had her set up my box/address on base and ordered my renewal travel passports to that address. They should be waiting for me when I arrive. One reason I did that was because the house was for sale and I didn't have an interim address.
Jul 10, 2018


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