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DOD Army GS-11, 30% SSR, plus tax free bennies. 3 year rotation can be extended to 5.
Good stuff you MAY be entitled to receive or experience:
-Amazing location: 2 hrs northwest of Munich. 1 hr west of Nuremberg. 2 hrs southeast of Frankfurt. It's country living with city access not too far away; Bavarian half-timber homes and medieval walled cities abound.
-LQA: Pays rent and utilities. Rates can be found on department of state website. We fall under Germany/Other
-Post allowance: a.k.a. COLA, based on income and family status. It fluctuates regularly. See Department of State website for determination of rate.
-Travel opportunities: Fly direct from Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Memmingen, Stuttgart(all within 2 hrs), drive or take a train to your favorite euro city on a weekend instead of burning a week or 2 of leave.
-Commissary/PX privileges, yup don't have to be retired military.
-Gas Card: Pay US prices for fuel, which still suck right now, but are far better than euro prices.
-DOD School for your kids.
-Return rights if you're DOD. (DODI 1400.25, Volume 1230)
-Retained pay if you're above gs 11 step 10. (DODI 1400.25, Volume 536)
-paid move, up to 18k lbs, and travel (with tax caveat below)
-Sweet Schedule: weekends and holidays are generally off, though occasionally we have to open up for a couple hours.
-Not much traffic. No heavy lifting over here. You'll leave here a worse controller than when you arrived, so plan accordingly.
-360 hours leave carry over. Your max carryover gets upped from 240 to 360 and if you hit it, you get to keep it when you transfer back to a dod location. Good luck getting there, leave availability and travel opportunities will ruin your leave accumulation plan.
-10 days of free leave after 2 years. You accrue home leave at a rate of 5 days per year, but can't use it until year 2.
-your spouse may qualify for hiring preference for vacancies for which they are qualified.
-food and drink are better quality and cheaper than us prices. (taco caveat below)
Not so good stuff:
-FLSA Exempt-OT is paid at GS 10 Step 10 or maybe straight pay (I don’t know because I don’t work OT) or take comp time (this happens occasionally). We don't get much of this so NBD, but being exempt has a few other disadvantages worth researching. Please do so.
-no air trafficking to speak of. You simply will not be able to demonstrate those sweet skills you've honed over the years slanging J's. We'll all take your word for it, badass.
-as of 2016 your move counts as income and you will be taxed on it. There is a system in place for reimbursement (RITA), but that counts as income...so you end up out of pocket on this.
-this isn't America. Things are different, most love it, but if you're not flexible or adaptable, you may struggle. It was tough to sit over here, locked down, while y'all were out living your best life and fighting on Facebook. Things are better now.
-Tacos just aren't a thing here. Things I wish I had known.
-If you decide to leave before the end of your rotation agreement (3 yrs) it's gonna be expensive for you.
Disclaimer: I make no claims or guarantees that the above info is correct, accurate, or hasn't otherwise changed or been recalled incorrectly. Do your own research. YMMV.
DOD Army GS-11, 30% SSR, plus tax free bennies. 3 year rotation can be extended to 5.
Good stuff you MAY be entitled to receive or experience:
-Amazing location: 2 hrs northwest of Munich. 1 hr west of Nuremberg. 2 hrs southeast of Frankfurt. It's country living with city access not too far away; Bavarian half-timber homes and medieval walled cities abound.
-LQA: Pays rent and utilities. Rates can be found on department of state website. We fall under Germany/Other
-Post allowance: a.k.a. COLA, based on income and family status. It fluctuates regularly. See Department of State website for determination of rate.
-Travel opportunities: Fly direct from Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Memmingen, Stuttgart(all within 2 hrs), drive or take a train to your favorite euro city on a weekend instead of burning a week or 2 of leave.
-Commissary/PX privileges, yup don't have to be retired military.
-Gas Card: Pay US prices for fuel, which still suck right now, but are far better than euro prices.
-DOD School for your kids.
-Return rights if you're DOD. (DODI 1400.25, Volume 1230)
-Retained pay if you're above gs 11 step 10. (DODI 1400.25, Volume 536)
-paid move, up to 18k lbs, and travel (with tax caveat below)
-Sweet Schedule: weekends and holidays are generally off, though occasionally we have to open up for a couple hours.
-Not much traffic. No heavy lifting over here. You'll leave here a worse controller than when you arrived, so plan accordingly.
-360 hours leave carry over. Your max carryover gets upped from 240 to 360 and if you hit it, you get to keep it when you transfer back to a dod location. Good luck getting there, leave availability and travel opportunities will ruin your leave accumulation plan.
-10 days of free leave after 2 years. You accrue home leave at a rate of 5 days per year, but can't use it until year 2.
-your spouse may qualify for hiring preference for vacancies for which they are qualified.
-food and drink are better quality and cheaper than us prices. (taco caveat below)
Not so good stuff:
-FLSA Exempt-OT is paid at GS 10 Step 10 or maybe straight pay (I don’t know because I don’t work OT) or take comp time (this happens occasionally). We don't get much of this so NBD, but being exempt has a few other disadvantages worth researching. Please do so.
-no air trafficking to speak of. You simply will not be able to demonstrate those sweet skills you've honed over the years slanging J's. We'll all take your word for it, badass.
-as of 2016 your move counts as income and you will be taxed on it. There is a system in place for reimbursement (RITA), but that counts as income...so you end up out of pocket on this.
-this isn't America. Things are different, most love it, but if you're not flexible or adaptable, you may struggle. It was tough to sit over here, locked down, while y'all were out living your best life and fighting on Facebook. Things are better now.
-Tacos just aren't a thing here. Things I wish I had known.
-If you decide to leave before the end of your rotation agreement (3 yrs) it's gonna be expensive for you.
Disclaimer: I make no claims or guarantees that the above info is correct, accurate, or hasn't otherwise changed or been recalled incorrectly. Do your own research. YMMV.
