MISSION: Provide accurate, timely and customer focused personnel services to Soldiers, Civilians, Families and Retirees within the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz area of responsibility.
Services
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Casualty Program Services, as an extension of the Europe and Africa Casualty Assistance Center, assists and supports families in an emotionally stressful time of bereavement, and provides training and resources to all Soldiers serving in casualty notification or assistance and dedicated professionals assisting family members in their greatest time of need.
The mission of the ID Cards and DEERS section is to ensure enrollment of all eligible Department of Defense beneficiaries into the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and to issue Common Access Cards (CAC) and Uniformed Services ID (USID) Cards to eligible stakeholders.
The Central Processing Facility is responsible for performing the functions of in-processing, and out-processing Soldiers within the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz footprint.
MILPER services include the processing of essential military personnel
services for Soldiers assigned to USAG Rheinland-Pfalz tenant units. These
services include:
Reassignments (Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Orders, Temporary Change of
Station (TCS) Deployment Orders, Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT) Travel
Orders, Command Sponsorship and Family Travel, Early Return of Dependents,
Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB), Change of Tour, Officer Candidate
School (OCS) Boards, Identification Tags, etc.
Department of Defense Affiliated personnel in Germany must apply for passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad through a Passport Acceptance Facility (PAF) located at their local U.S. military installation. This office also issues Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) cards to eligible stakeholders.
The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Retirement Services Program keeps retired Soldiers and their family members updated on their benefits and entitlements after retirement with the goal of ensuring retiring and retired Soldiers remain Soldiers for Life and support the Army wherever they live.
No matter how many times you've PCSed or even if you've been assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz before, you need to make contact with your sponsor to make sure you're aware of the latest in-processing policies and requirements before you arrive.
The Transition Assistance Program provides pre-separation counseling, transition and employment assistance services to Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Soldiers and Airmen, Department of Defense civilians who are considering or preparing to depart the military and all work age family members of each of the above groups.
The Transition Center performs separation and pre-retirement services for Soldiers.
The Installation Voting Assistance Office assists with voter information and registration and ensures all personnel have the resources, time and ability to participate in their civic duty. All service members, family members, retirees and civilians of the community have access to voting assistance.