overseas screening/moving questions

[amber2261]

My DH just got in okinawa japan on sept 9 he got all the paperwork done for me to be in the system completely and what not but his orders havent changed to accompanied yet. im semi clueless as to what i need to do on my part his orders are getting changed his sergant and his other chain of command know about it but it just hasnt been done yet and i know its going to be a waiting game until its a said done deal but another girl that was in the same situation her husands orders got changed already told me that she did the medical and dental exams before his orders got changed because they need that before they can be changed? im so confused so can someone fill me in on what i should do or atleast expect with the overseas screening and packing to go over there like what are NEEDs that you should bring with you to move? Any help or suggestions or advice would be helpful

thankkkks!

[BubMunkeyBles]

I know the Air Force makes people have screenings done before they will change orders to accompanied... Not 100% sure though about the Marine Corps. There's lots of threads on the screening, they ask you questions to make sure you haven't had anything wrong in the last 5 years (asthma, cancer, depression/anxiety can all possibly be an issue).

[Kasandra]

I've been waiting for seven months to get this stuff over with. Yesterday then finally sent out our paperwork for approval. I haven't gotten my medical exams yet, I was actually just told about them on friday. I hope the best for you. its a major pain in the butt.
I would just bring your clothes and anything that you can't live without. You'll have to find everything when you get there because its going to be so expensive to ship everything. Unless you're getting lucky and they're actually pay for your things to come with. PM and we can talk. I'd love to talk to other people in the same kind of situations.

[USAFwife1]

Hi! We are stationed in Germany & before I came over here I had to get my doctor's records & dental records cleared before I got here or they wouldn't let me come. But my main problem was my no-fee passport...that took forever to get. I think I got all of my paperwork from one base where we were from. They say to go to the closest air base from you & they could help you out. But I am not sure what the marines do.

As far as moving, I am not sure if Marines do it the same way, but you have unaccompanied baggage that you pack (the stuff that you need right away when you get to you house) things like pots & pans etc. & then you have your household goods they pack separately. Like your bed & the big stuff. I would try & pack everything you can in the first go around. I didn't know what to pack either but once I got here to Germany I was man I wish I had that here. haha. You can always ask the moving people what all you can pack and so on. They told me ahead of time what not to pack and whatever.

I hope I helped!