Okinawa Marine Corps Barracks SNCO
Basic information for Okinawa, Japan Marine Corps USMC life Base 2014-07-19T13 October 15 00 00.
Commissary You can do most of your grocery shopping on the basis They carry a lot of local vegetables and other grocery items you will probably lack some of the basic foods that you can buy in the US but if you are open to trying new things, you might know that you want and even miss some of these regional specialties when you return to the states most products are from America, so by the time he reached the island it reaches the end of it's life there will be times when food is for sale rotted, moldy, but the Commissioner is right to give refunds links to commissaries Camp Courtney Camp Foster and Camp Kindser.
Base out shopping you can shop off base for many things and there is a cultural variety much in town There's even carts with fresh, ran on the honor system; you take what you need and put your money in the box People have raved about sushi, yakisoba noodles, fresh vegetables like bok choy and cabbage It's city grocery called Aeon Big formerly Jusco where they some food for 99 cents Wednesday a great way to stretch your dollar There are also Aeon shopping centers that have many shops where you can find almost all the 100 stores are near each base and have quality elements higher then the average of dollar store.
Note that you will have some cold hard cash, better known as the Japanese Yen, while shopping in the city of your credit card charge you a fee to change your currency and can rise rapidly You can change the money in the bank based or exchange machines Aeon or San-A, but the exchange rate may not be as good luck exchange give you the most for your money, simply navigate to get there many restaurants and shops will take US dollars, but they will not give you very good.
Cars What to do for a car in Okinawa Unless you want to pay tons of money, gift t plane on bringing your car with you when you arrive in Okinawa, you can really going to pick up cars Lemon Lot of individuals on Kadena reliable car for 3500, or a really crappy car for about 500 most cars are old, but that doesn t mean that it is not reliable for a newer car, it's more lots of used cars companies Okinawa, you may end up paying more but maybe get a warranty There are courses offered for the purchase of cars that you can take by SGCC once you buy a car, you will pay a tax on road about 65 155 per year also when buying a car, look JCI JCI date must be on all vehicles every two years and can cost anywhere from $ 300- 1400 JCI is an inspection to verify that E everything is in good condition of your vehicle to reduce the risk of accidents When buying a car that is cheap with JCI approaching expiration, you can almost bet that the JCI cost w ill be expensive Sometimes is cheaper to junk the car and buy new.
Driving license All US citizens are required to obtain a Japanese driver's license If you are under 26 years with or accompanied by a person with military orders, you need to take a driving course before driving there they do not conform to international signs and rules of conduct, not the American way of doing things that drive means on the left side of the road on the right side of the car Don t worry you get used to it after a few weeks just embrace the online and you'll do well.
The green line This bus system works seven days a week and is open for everyone to use, however, you will usually find the young Marines using this service.
Homestore You are given an annual allowance based on HomeStore, you will not receive the money in your paycheck This is based on the rank and dependents may average about 1000 You can use this money to buy baby safety products, paint, or other household items they There is also a place where you can garden supply crate as lawnmowers Be warned, only those who live on the base can use HomeStore to those who live off-base, there is a store Makemans otherwise known as the Monkey-Man store because you want to see a great pleasure money on the sign that is basically something between a factory shop, Home Depot or hardware store.
Representative family When you go to Okinawa, you will be paired with another family of the same rank to help show you the ropes This is a great way to get answers and to meet other people in the region.
Recycling Recycling is mandatory and off base strongly encouraged based on each base and the area differs from the rules on recycling practices; plan on sorting through everything or they won t pick up what you have to recycle aluminum cans, glass and plastic beverage bottles.
Events There is always something in Okinawa There are tons of festivals in the city and the base offers a myriad of activities has lots of information on the activities and that many events are for most activities occur usually on Foster and Kadena.
The eXchange exchanges are very good on Okinawa and you can find one on almost all bases where they usually turn on the right things quickly and sometimes navigation problems that force you to shop online.
Bowling There are bowling alleys on each base and are quite busy at any time it's a lot of bowling alleys in town, as well as bowling is a very popular pastime Japanese, but can be very expensive.
Flea Market There is a flea market every weekend turning on Okinawa sell you most items to locals who are known to be cheap extra you might have to put your items up to half the price and they always try to negotiate.
Golf Course Golf Course Taio is the latest professional career on the island Kadena has two golf courses as well and all three offer many tournaments throughout the year.
Boating and fishing, it is easy to find houses on and off base for jet ski rentals, sailboats, kayaks, platforms windsurfing and boat Take a fishing charter, diving charter or banana boat goes up to the Air Force Okuma recreational facilities there it many who fish off the many sea walls as well.
Scuba Links to all databases that offer scuba diving services.
Tours Links to all basic services offering local tours.
Cinema Each base has a movie theater that plays movies 4-5 times a week, there are usually one or two films shown each day, but they offer more screenings for the most popular films Do not be surprised if you have to wait a month for a film to come to the theater with you, there are basic outside theaters that American movies as movies tend to run 10 16 it is a Lester walking distance in American Village or 5 Foster minutes.
The food based Besides the usual clubs there is Burger King, Taco Bell, Manchu Wok, Charles subs, Subway, Pizza Hut, Pizza Anthony, Baskin-Robbins, Fried Chicken Popeye, Captain D s, AW Camp Foster Macaroni Grill and Kadena two s Chile.
food base off McDonalds- not the American menu, but the food is always tasty and fried You'll have to run your car workers to deliver food to you A W- not the American menu either, but still has good food Baskin Robins, Tony Roma's, and offers the most Starbucks- American menu, but also things that you can try in Japan There are many restaurants try to yakiniku habachi has many restaurant reviews and directions note just as many places are closed Monday or have a tricky parking and strange places.
Cards Remember that things are close on the map, but something as nearly 2 miles can take 20 minutes Okinawa We found several cards for your pleasure, hope this helps allows you to move easier for you a paper card is available in the yellow pages.
Zoom map Okinawa This is a very detailed map showing different camps Please note that it is interactive and you can move it.
Okinawa Big Picture Map This shows the island of Okinawa as a whole is not interactive.
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