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Just accepted a job in Puerto Rico at Ramey School! :) Several questions-

1. Is there base housing? It sounds like we need to get a place on our own. I take it that it would be covered by LQA.

2. Is it worth it to ship a vehicle? I was thinking about an older 4x4 that I do not have to worry about too much.

3. What is the best beach to catch some WAVES?!

Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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IsItFriday? There is no dickering.

A brief reading of some of the comments from the past summer quickly reveals that HR is reluctant to answer the most basic and essential questions from applicants or even from candidates with job offers. Imagine how much more reluctant they are to "dicker" over benefits which are alrready set in stone.

That...See More
Sep 13, 2018
tony75 Well IsItFriday? the long wait (security-check backlog) is familiar. I got the picture on the dickering thingy, but I hope you're wrong on a lot of other stuff :-)
Sep 13, 2018
Juan To answer the questions: 1: Yes there is available base housing on Ramey. I was told by a base housing rep that teachers at the Ramey school are eliglible to obtain base housing without any hoops to jump through. I do not know the costs, if any. Utilities would be included on base.That is a pretty major expense in PR. Whole house AC is rare, and ex...See More
Sep 14, 2018
haha If LQA is not provided (which it's not since PR is not a foreign location) then you would still be charged rent/utilities for living on base. How much that would be would be a great question for housing and/or someone already there.
Sep 14, 2018
Biker Thanks everyone! No need to comment on this again- I have enough information to go forward. :)
Sep 21, 2018


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