MAJ/TC (90A) - Senior Instructor

Defence Logistics and Supply School of the Defence College of Logistics

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		Description of duty position and work environment
		Description of housing
		Medical and Dental care
		Description of Military Post Office, Commissary and PX Facilities
		What religious services are available locally?
		Banking
		Schools
		POV Information
		Miscellaneous

Description of duty position and work environment

U.S. Army exchange officer serving as senior instructor for logistics directly responsible for all major’s courses at the UK Defence College of Logistics, Defence Logistic and Supply School.  Courses include the Advanced Logsitics Support Course, Advanced Logisitcs Support Course (B), the Officer Commanding Designate Course, the International Logistics Officer Course and thet/index.htmaMajor's Course. Responsible for course design and doctrinal update in the areas of mulifunctional logistics in the context of a joint and multinational environment. Directly responsible for planning and executing a multinational RSO&I exercise conducted in Hungary twice annually comprising UK and other multinational military officers.

PT

PT is done on an individual basis and consists of running in/around the camp (many running trails), circuit training led by UK PT personnel, weight training, and aerobic training. There is a gym located on the camp and is adequetly equipped with aerobic equipment, strength equipment, basketball, and soccer facilities.  PT is usually done during lunch.  The gym is currently open 7 days a week.

Clothing

Daily duty uniform is BDU.  On occassion Class A uniform (with black overcoat) is required for several functions throughout the year. Many times throughout the year Mess Dress is required for evening functions. Several times througout the year Black Tuxedo is required for black tie events. Many times a civilian business suit is required for evening dinner events. Some things to bring are:

• brown T shirts,
• Army socks,
• boots,
• extra beret, etc.

as army accessories are not readily available in the UK.

Website

The URL is: www.army.deepcut.uk

Description of Housing

A set of quarters is designated on camp for the US Exchange officer. It is approximately 1,700 Sqft and has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 study, single garage (will not accomadate large vehicles).

The house is set-up with 110 and 220 voltage pre-wired so both type of appliances may be used. The electric system will facilitate all US appliances. In order to receive TV service a multi-system TV should be used. The UK VCRs are not VHS and do not work in US VCRs. We have SKY TV which costs about $300 to install and about $60 monthly. AFN is also available.

We have a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer from the US housing office at West Ruislip. We chose to bring approximately1/index.htm3of our household goods and put the remainder in storage in the US. The house has a large back yard w/fence that will facilitate a pet.

OHA code is UK 148.
COLA varies based on exchange.
The monthly rent averages $940. Utilities (gas & electricity) average $ 200 per month

Medical and Dental care

All our medical and dental care has been conducted at the Navy clinic at West Ruislip about 35 miles from our home. We have not required care provided by the US Air Force at Lakenheath/Mildenhall however; we have used the UK National Health System once for a minor emergency with satisfactory results.

To date we have not had to use medical TDY's at RAF Lakenheath or Mildenhall; however the administration NCO at the US Embassy has the details and the TDY must be coordinated through the NCO.

Description of Military Post Office, Commissary and PX Facilities

We receive our mail at the Navy Base at West Ruislip. Some of our important/time sensitive mail is sent directly to our address in the UK (insurance etc.).

We conduct our routine commissary and PX business at West Ruislip, although it is quite small it supplies all the required basics. We use the local grocery stores to purchase fresh fruit, milk, etc. (high demand items). Approximately twice a year we will make the 3 hour journey to RAF Mildenhall and Lakenheath to shop at the much larger PX which has a large toy store, bookshop, and furniture store.

What religious services are available locally?

There are numerous religious places of worship locally within a 3 mile radius of our house which include, Catholic, Protestant, Baptist, Episcopal, etc.

Banking

We opened a £ account at the bank located on West Ruislup which we use for writing checks for rent, utilities, groceries at local shops etc.  We also maintained our current $ accounts. 

Schools

Although our child is not in public school there are several schools in the close proximity of our quarters.
Most children wear uniforms and begin school at age 4.

The web site for local school info in our area is:
www.surreycc.gov.uk

POV Information

We shipped our SUV and registered it at West Ruislip.  It took approximately 30 days to arrive from the US.  The light conversion was done at the garage located on West Ruislip for about $320.  The annual registration costs about $300.  We also purchased a second hand vehicle with left hand drive.

Miscellaneous

Costs of key items

Activities

Activities our child is enrolled in:

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