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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Alaska Here We Come
We are due mid Oct. Husband is on orders to Anchorage for Nov., hoping to get an extension until Dec. We will be taking his 2 and 5 yr old sons with us. Any suggestions on how I can prepare myself and my family for such a big change? We are currently living in Texas and this is my first move as an army wife and my first baby!!!
Re: Alaska Here We Come
The most beautiful place on earth to me: Glacier NP
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Are you on your husband's orders already?
Make sure you have yours and the boys' medical records together- you need the EFMP paperwork signed off on, since AK is "overseas".
Don't expect to drive at that time of year. Go now to get your no-fee passports, even if you don't plan to use them. Your options will be driving to a port (Seattle/Vancouver) or flying straight there. If you can, ship a POV early--it took 5 weeks in good weather to get my vehicle from the states to the AK port. And if you will be taking a ferry from Seattle, be sure to book as soon as you have a certain date--they fill up about a month ahead.
If you're shipping your vehicle in the winter, be sure to winterize it (big oil grade change from TX!) before you ship. In Anchorage, especially if you live on base, it is not necessary to have an oil pan heater or block heater--the ocean really tempers the weather. You can assess the need for a battery blanket and studded tires when you get there.
Also, you'll be making a big change when the light is at its lowest point-- we're talking about 5 hours of daylight/day. When you're first there, get out in the sun as much as possible, and take vitamin D supplements.
It's a different world in the sub-arctic, but every base is what you make of it. Good luck!
Just in case you fly...(we were only allowed 300 lbs. on flights total, and dishes weren't part of that)
If you can't bring the basics, it's ok too. We only needed a shower curtain, trash bags, dish soap, towels, and sheets. On JBER, if you get a house before your HHG, you can get loaner furniture from FMO, and kitchen basics/appliances from the Loan Closet.