Becoming Bailey

The Cost of a Military Move to Germany

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Upon receiving military orders to Germany, one of our biggest concerns was the expense. Moving is fairly expensive, duh. This may be surprising to my civilian friends, but the military doesn’t pay for all of our moving expenses. Not even close. The financial nerd in me was intrigued to see how expensive an OCONUS PCS… 
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Barbaraberg

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Knowing the days here in Germany will be getting colder and shorter much too soon for our liking, yesterday, we took advantage of the beautiful weather to explore the nearby area. We stumbled upon an old abandoned Catholic church called Barbaraberg. It has a pilgrimage route known as Way of the Cross, which is a… 
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Why We Decided to Take Our Truck to Germany

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One little known fact about PCSing overseas: the military pays for the cost of shipping one vehicle overseas. However, most families at our base in Germany have two cars, mine included. It just makes the most sense for our family due to Andy’s long/odd working hours (not waking myself and my sleeping babe up to drop… 
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