What I'd do differently

I have some catching up to do on here but before I do that, I really wanted to post some things that might help somebody on their way here.

There is good advice in the title link - it's the Ft Rucker MWR "Germany briefing". Maybe I'd have been able to sleep on the plane if I had read this.

I wish I had not packed so many clothes in unaccompanied baggage. What I really needed was my kitchen stuff. A pot, a frying pan, big spoons, a spatula. Cleaning supplies like a mop, bucket, broom & pan.

Pillows... I wish I had packed my pillows, and our pillowtop for the mattress. I know it wouldn't fit the double bed perfectly, but I still miss it. My back misses it.

I miss my printer. Nobody here can print stuff for me because the Army's apparently so over budget for this fiscal year, that nobody gets new printer cartridges for their printers until October.

There are no used book stores (English, anyway) near here, so if you crave reading, or need to buy your English-German dictionaries cheap... do it stateside.

DON'T use Pack and Ship places to mail your stuff. Let them pack your computer, printer, and video game stuff... but then take it to the Post Office yourself and mail it.

DO make sure you use Certified Mail or place a small amount of insurance on EVERY BOX you send through USPS. Otherwise, no tracking, and boxes do get lost.

More later... time for bed!