Today Doug and I went to get our JEV vaccination. JEV stands for Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Encephalitis is swelling of the brain. The virus is only spear by mosquito bites.
I also submitted my application for a military passport. Since I am a dependent, I have to have a special passport and authorization to get into Japan. The application is the same as a civilian passport. We had the application sent to us by a guy at the Buckley Air Force base in Aurora. I also made sure to bring copies of my birth certificate, my marriage license, and my passport photo (I asked for extras when we got them at Walgreens). We had a copy of Doug’s orders to Japan and he highlighted Doug’s and mine names. I also brought my civilian passport. The guy who does the passports at Buckley, made copies of Doug and mines passports and of our ID’s. It will take up to three weeks for my military passport to come back. When it comes back, I have to go pick it up at Buckley and sign for it. I did not have to pay for it, they pay for it.
Doug did not have to re-submit for his military passport because he will be in Japan because of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The SOFA agreement allows a host country and a foreign country stationing forces.
Hale of a Journey 