Pre-Arrival

Planning your move after reciept of your assignment/orders

* PCS FAQ (COVID-19 EDITION)

  1. USAG BAVARIA PCS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (COVID-19 EDITION)
  2. U.S. ARMY EUROPE RESOURCES

1. Getting Started

  1. USAG BAVARIA INSTALLATION BOOKLET
  2. CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING GUIDE
  3. KNOW BEFORE YOU MOVE TO BAVARIA

2. Sponsorship

  1. ABOUT TASP & FAQ ⚠
  2. ACT - SPONSOR REQUEST
    Note: If your sponsor request in ACT does not receive a response, then please send an email to: usarmy.bavaria.usareur.mbx.sponsorship
  3. COMMAND SPONSORSHIP
  4. BAVARIA UNITS
  5. YOUTH SPONSOR REQUESTS

3. EFMP Screening

  1. EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM

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. HOW TO PCS WITH PETS TO GERMANY ⚠
  5. OFFICIAL DOD CUSTOMER MOVING PORTAL
  6. SHIPPING PRIVATE VEHICLES
  7. CIVILIAN RELOCATION TRAVEL VOUCHER GUIDE

6. Booking Lodging & Travel

  1. PATRIOT EXPRESS
  2. ON-POST ARMY LODGING

7. Traveling with Pets

  1. RELOCATING WITH PETS
  2. PET FEE
  3. VETERINARY TREATMENT FACILITIES

8. Housing Options

  1. HOUSING OFFICE
  2. ON-POST HOUSING
  3. OFF-POST HOUSING
  4. UNACCOMPANIED PERSONNEL
  5. HOW-TO VIDEO SERIES
  6. HOUSING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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
  5. PCS SCHOOL-AGE DEPENDENT GUIDEBOOK SUMMER/FALL 2020

10. Legal Services

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

USAG BAVARIA Mobile App ⚠

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Arrival

Joining the Bavaria Military Community & in-processing

1. In-Processing

  1. VIRTUAL INPROCESSING BRIEFS
  2. IN-PERSON INPROCESSING GUIDE (DAY 1)
  3. IN-PERSON INPROCESSING SCHEDULE
  4. SPOUSE INPROCESSING CHECKLIST

2. Directions

  1. GPS COORDINATES
  2. NUREMBERG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ⚠
  3. MUNICH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ⚠
  4. FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ⚠

3. Local Transportation

  1. AAFES FUEL RATIONS PROGRAM
  2. ON-POST TAXIS
  3. ON-POST SHUTTLE BUS SCHEDULE
  4. DB RAILWAY ⚠
  5. STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

4. Private Vehicles

  1. WHERE’S MY POV? ⚠
  2. VEHICLE INSPECTION
  3. VEHICLE REGISTRATION
  4. VEHICLE PROCESSING FLOW CHART

5. Driving in Europe

  1. DRIVING IN EUROPE
  2. OBTAIN YOUR USAREUR DRIVERS LICENSE
  3. U.S. ARMY EUROPE DRIVER’S HANDBOOK (INCLUDES EUROPE ROAD SIGNS)
  4. PRACTICE TEST
  5. OBTAIN YOUR INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS PERMIT
  6. WINTER TIRE REGULATIONS
  7. MOTORCYCLE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

6. Installation Access

  1. INSTALLATION ACCESS CONTROL (IACS)
  2. VISITORS: BRINGING GUESTS ON-POST

7. Medical, Dental & Eye Care

  1. ON-POST HEALTH CLINICS
  2. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY BAVARIA
  3. BAVARIA DENTAL CLINIC
  4. 24/HOUR PHARMACIES OFF-POST ⚠

8. Schools & Education Services

  1. EDUCATION CENTER
  2. CHILD AND YOUTH SERVICES (CYS)
  3. MILITARY KIDS CONNECT!
  4. DODEA SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS
  5. SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICE
  6. SCHOOL & KIDS CALENDAR
  7. LIST OF AREA SCHOOLS (K-12)

9. Community Resource Guide

  1. USAG BAVARIA COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE (CRG)

10. On-Post COVID Policies

  1. GARRISON COVID-19 HOMEPAGE
  2. GARRISON COVID-19 FAQS
  3. 7ATC COVID-19 PORTAL

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!

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