Posted on Jun 20, 2019
What is the process of getting my handgun to Vilseck, Germany?
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Im currently at Fort Bliss and live off post and i have a Glock 19. I am going to PCS to Vilseck in about 6 months. What is the process for this transition?
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Firearms and Guns
Vilseck
PCS
Posted 5 y ago
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SPC (Join to see) Germany has some of the strictest laws when it comes to handguns in country, and as part of the SOFA, the USAE has policies in place for that. Beyond what CW5 Jack Cardwell, CPL Dave Hoover, and SFC Michael D. have said, make sure you get a hold of your sponsor at your unit. They can contact the PMO at Vilseck to get the updated information for you, if need be. They can also tell you a lot about the area you are about to arrive in.
You can also review the USAE webpage for their publications. This is what I found directly from them: https://media.defense.gov/2018/Dec/11/ [login to see] /-1/-1/0/AER190-6.PDF.
You can also review the USAE webpage for their publications. This is what I found directly from them: https://media.defense.gov/2018/Dec/11/ [login to see] /-1/-1/0/AER190-6.PDF.
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LTC Jason Mackay
True. I don't know if this applies to handguns, but there are German forms you need to fill out for long guns and you must join a German shooting club. They are like your sponsor. I had an NCO in Heidelberg that was the fourth largest military in Europe. He filled out a ream of paperwork but brought all his long guns and actively hunted with an official German Forestmeister. .
US Army Europe also wants to discourage privately owned firearms so they don't make it easy. I would seek an alternate storage plan, just in case.
US Army Europe also wants to discourage privately owned firearms so they don't make it easy. I would seek an alternate storage plan, just in case.
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As CW5 Jack Cardwell said, check with the Provost Marshall, but while you're doing this, plan on leaving it with family. When I PCS'd to Italy, I left mine stateside. Went to Vilseck to Small Arms School, nice Post. SPC (Join to see)
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