Posted on Feb 7, 2017
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I was National Guard until March 2016. Re enlisted into active duty for Germany. What is it like being an MP on active duty in Germany.
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TSgt David L.
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Its awesome. Good food, Great BEER, and very friendly people. If you learn even a little bit of conversational German the locals will treat you a little better than if you just bull your way around acting like the typical American. Blend in, and like the AFN commercials will tell you, you are an ambassador of your country so try not to make us all look bad! LOL

I can't tell you what Army life is like, but like anywhere, it's what you make it. If you sit around the barracks you will hate it so go explore. Make some friends and get out and enjoy the country. It's great and you will make friends and memories for life.
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SPC Fire Support Specialist
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Not sure how MPs work but each month we are promised a 4 day weekend to go around and see Europe basically. Get your passport asap if you don't have it. Being a MP it's going to suck because you'll miss a lot of weekends and 4days however I think they have something in place so you don't get screwed over to much. P.S. if you pull over a SPC Ringling don't give me a ticket :)
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SPC Randall Eichelberger
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I was stationed there from 08-11. I was assigned to the garrison and was attached to the CID office for Drug Suppression then worked in MPI then ETS'd. Germany is great. Eat as many doner kebaps that you can they're hard to find here.

Lots and lots of opportunities to travel. Use the strass as much as possible it's a lot better (in my opinion) to experience Germany as much as possible and that includes their great public transportation. You can hop a train to anywhere in Germany for super cheap.

You will generally have a 4day unless you're working the road. If you are on the road try to get a 3 or 4 day pass every other month or so. Take your leave when you can and go visit other countries.

Family quarters aren't too bad. 4 floor apartments but, at least for me, my 3 bedroom was as big as a house. Leave your washer and dryer.

Working the road is easy really. Mostly domestics at night and coming back to the PMO to do accident reports that happened off post (you still have to report it to the MP's even if it's off post). Do you have pinpoint orders or are you just coming to Germany to be assigned when you get there?

Really Germany is what you make of it. It can be a crappy duty station if you sit at home all the time but if you go experience the country and the continent it is AMAZING. Take advantage of your time there. And again, eat tons of doner kebaps.
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No pin point orders yet. I won't know exactly until the SM tells me when I get there.
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SGT (Join to see) - I hope you realized what the biggest take away is. Eat tons of doner kebaps.
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