Pre-Arrival

Planning your move after reciept of your assignment/orders

1. Getting Started

  1. USAG BAVARIA INSTALLATION BOOKLET
  2. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING GUIDE
  3. KNOW BEFORE YOU MOVE TO BAVARIA
  4. MEDICAL PREPARATION
  5. CYS HEALTH ASSESSMENT/SPORTS PHYSICAL

2. Sponsorship

  1. SPONSORSHIP GUIDE

3. EFMP Screening

  1. EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM ⚠
  2. USAG Bavaria Army Community Service - EFMP ⚠
  3. U.S. Army Health Clinic Grafenwoehr - EFMP ⚠

4. Travel Documents

  1. IDENTIFICATION (ID) CARDS
  2. PASSPORTS & SOFA

    Moving to Germany this summer? Make sure you have your official passport in hand, or a memo stating you've applied for one. Effective July 1, 2021, there is a requirement to have your official passport BEFORE entering Germany.

    The Foreign Clearance Guide has been updated as of June 14, 2021, with the following notice:

    "ATTENTION: Official Travel with a Special Issuance Passport (SIP) is mandatory for DoD Civilians and Eligible Family Members (EFMs), per DoD policy. However, if not in receipt of the SIP prior to departure, traveler must have on hand a memorandum from a DoD Passport Agent stating the SIP application was submitted. This memorandum must identify each applying applicant, date of submission, country of travel for PCS and VPAS ID. Boarding a flight on official travel status with a Regular (blue tourist) Passport is permissible ONLY with such a memo, which is to be presented to boarding officials, upon request."

    Note: The exception to travel using a regular passport and memo will expire Sept. 30, 2021.

5. Plan My Move & Household Goods

  1. DOD COMPLETE MOVING GUIDES
  2. MILITARY ONE SOURCE PCS RESOURCES
  3. PCS GUIDE TO USAG BAVARIA (STEP-BY-STEP TIPS FROM A MILITARY SPOUSE)
  4. MOVING & PCS INFORMATION
  5. SHIPPING PRIVATE VEHICLES
  6. CIVILIAN RELOCATION TRAVEL VOUCHER GUIDE

6. Booking Lodging & Travel

  1. PATRIOT EXPRESS
  2. ON-POST ARMY LODGING

7. Traveling with Pets

  1. MILITARY ONE SOURCE RELOCATING WITH PETS
  2. HOW TO PCS WITH PETS TO GERMANY
  3. PET FEE
  4. VETERINARY TREATMENT FACILITIES

8. Housing Options

  1. HOUSING OFFICE
  2. ON-POST HOUSING
  3. UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL
  4. RESIDENT HANDBOOK

9. Schools & CYS Registration

  1. USAG BAVARIA SCHOOLS HOMEPAGE
  2. DODEA ONLINE STUDENT REGISTRATION (ALL LOCATIONS)
  3. INBOUND K-12 PCS CHECKLIST
  4. REQUEST CHILD CARE: MILITARYCHILDCARE.COM

10. Legal Services

  1. LEGAL ASSISTANCE
  2. FILE A CLAIM, LOSS-DAMAGE REPORT
  3. RESTRICTIONS ON MOVING CLAIMS

Digital Garrison 
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Arrival

Joining the Bavaria Military Community & in-processing

ALERT! NOTIFICATIONS

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Alert! Mass Warning Notification System sends registered users emergency warnings and other critical information, such as hazardous road conditions, reporting delays, and base closures due to severe weather.

Post-Arrival

Must-know info after joining the Bavaria Military Community

FIND-IT GUIDE 

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Pick up your copy at most front-door service locations across the USAG Bavaria footprints!