Question:
My husband and I are looking into a possible move to Okinawa in the new year. He is a second Lieutenant. We have one child and two pets, a dog and a cat. Im curious to know about base housing and the chances of us obtaining a pet friendly house. From what I have read it says not to ship your pets over until you know if you have been granted pet friendly housing because it is limited and if your pets are already there you would need to send them back, properly dispose of them (eeks!) or forfeit your housing allowance by living off base. Does that mean you HAVE to live on base or you pay for cost of living out of pocket? Our animals are a part of our family and if what I have read is true putting overseas as a top choice for a future move will not be such a appealing idea. Thanks!
Answer:
You're asking this in the totally wrong place. Let's even suppose that you get an answer that says everything is cool. The person giving the response says that they were in the military in Okinawa for 15 years and had a cat and a dog and there was no problem. And you bring your animals over, knowing full well that "it says not to ship your pets over until you know if you have been granted pet friendly housing because it is limited" but you're going to go with the guy with experience. And it turns out your helpful friend is wrong. You're now told you can't keep the animals. Do you think that saying "Oh, but a guy on Y!A said it would be okay." is going to mean squat?
Either your husband or yourself, which ever is in the military, needs to talk to your superior officer and start tracking down the currently official version.
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