Motorcycles

Prior to arriving in Belgium, U.S. personnel must have a motorcycle endorsement on their valid U.S. driver's license. Within 30 days of arrival, the applicant should visit the Driver's Testing Station at SHAPE Bldg. 220 to obtain a SHAPE driver's license. In addition, they are required to take the U.S. Army Europe's motorcycle orientation course. The course is about four hours long, and attendees must pass the written test.

Additionally, active-duty service members will need to take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, or MSF, course offered through the USAG Benelux Safety Office and get a certificate of completion. Then the person must go back to the DTS with the certificates in order for the motorcycle endorsement to appear on their SHAPE driver's license.

The SHAPE driver's license is only valid in Belgium. To ride a motorcycle in other European countries, one must have a Belgian or international driver's license. For more information about getting an additional license, visit the USAG Benelux's driver's licenses website. The phone number for SHAPE DTS is DSN 314-366-6603 or +32(0)65-32-6603.

To register a motorcycle in Belgium, U.S. personnel must go to the Registration Office in SHAPE Bldg. 210. More information can be found HERE.

Prior to arriving in Germany, U.S. personnel must have a motorcycle endorsement on their valid U.S. driver's license. For U.S. personnel assigned to Dülmen, they must follow the process through U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. They will have to attend a mandatory four-hour orientation briefing and pass a written test. Active-duty service members are also required to have a valid MSF card. Please contact the Driver's Testing Station in Kaiserslautern at DSN 314-528-2433 or 0611-143-528-2433 to schedule attendance to the briefings. More information can be found HERE.

For active-duty service members assigned to The Netherlands, the process is different. Prior to arriving to the country, U.S. personnel must have a motorcycle endorsement on their valid U.S. driver's license and a valid Motorcycle Safety Foundation, or MSF, card. They must also have a Brunssum driver's permit and NATO driver's license. They must call or visit the Brunssum DTS in Bldg. 7 to register for a motorcycle safety class and then pass the end-of-course test. Afterwards, they will go to JFC Brunssum Bldg. H-102 to have the motorcycle endorsement added to their NATO driver's license.

For those who do not possess a valid MSF card, they will have to sign up for the next MSF training conducted by the garrison safety office in Brunssum. The DTS personnel can help people with identifying upcoming class dates. The phone number for Brunssum DTS is DSN

597-4102 or +31(0)45-534-0102.

To register a motorcycle in The Netherlands, U.S. personnel must go to JFC Brunssum Bldg. H-102. For more information on in-processing, call DSN 606-244-2848 or +31(0)45-526-2848.