A year long adventure in South Korea
The next step for us in the NCS process was making airline reservations. There is something called circuitous travel that the service member can apply for in order to fly commercially with their NCS dependents. Circuitous travel is any deviation from the official route between the losing and gaining duty stations. Without this, they typically …
For us, the first step after deciding to go to Korea noncommand sponsored (NCS) was actually getting a tourist passport. As NCS, we do not qualify for the no fee passport you may have heard about in the military world. Only CS families are eligible for the no fee passport to allow them entry into the …
Alright, so let's get to the relevant stuff. There are lots and lots of acronyms in the military, so that is something you are just going to have to get used to! (See Common Military Acronyms for a good guideline to what you may come across the most). This blog will mainly be focused on how …
Let me set the scene for you: It's approximately 5:00 AM and you are startled awake by your spouse saying, "I've got orders." Oy vey. Now, as a military family, we know the possibility of being moved is always on the table. However, after landing in the "black hole" that is Moody Air Force Base, …
