Becoming Bailey

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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Life in Germany Update {1 month}

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Well, we’ve officially been in Germany for an entire month. It doesn’t feel like that since we spent the first two weeks in prison – I mean, quarantine – and have been able to actually experience Germany for only 2 weeks. So far, our experiences within Germany have been limited to daycare drop-offs, a necessities… 
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PCS to Germany During a Pandemic: Quarantine Diaries

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The COVID-19 pandemic made an already stressful PCS (going OCONUS from a remote duty station after 3 years away from “normal” Army life) even more complicated! However, one good thing that came of this situation was, instead of spending weeks in a hotel while we secured housing, the Army assigned our housing before we left… 
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