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        Your sponsor has received orders for Germany! Or maybe you are the sponsor. Does everyone know what a sponsor is? It's the service member and the spouse and kids are called dependents. Not sure why because if anyone is dependent it's NOT an Army spouse! So this could be your 6th move it could be your first but if you've never been overseas it's going to be different than a regular CONUS (continental united states) PCS move. First off you're probably excited! Whoo we get to live in another country, we get to travel all over Europe! Which is true, but you have to make it there first! Our move to Germany was our first PCS so I had the joy of learning everything for a regular move AND it was overseas! And of course my husband was in training so I got to do it all by myself! You're probably wondering "where are we going to live? How do I get my car there? What appliances will work over there," if you even knew it was different! ha and should I bring everything? I didn't know anything about living in another country and I sure wish I had had someone break it down and explain everything. Lucky you, that's what I'm here for! I originally wanted to write a book but I like to be a little less formal and not worry so much about grammar and proper writing technique. Maybe later in life I'll get around to it! I know I would have liked a book handed to me with everything I needed to know! But anyway, i'll break down the steps of our PCS move. Please remember that EVERY MOVE IS DIFFERENT! We moved from Ft. Leonard Wood to Vilseck, Germany, even if you're doing the exact same move something will probably be different. Leave it up to the Army to continually change things!