KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - The term is familiar to most servicemembers, and the underlying philosophy is easy to grasp. Even the computation process is fairly straightforward. The source of frustration ...

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii – Soldiers stationed in Hawaii received an email today inviting them to take a cost of living allowance living pattern survey. The survey is a “re-do” of the living pattern survey ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Cost-of-living surveys are available for all U.S. military bases in Japan, the results of which will determine future monetary allowances for service members ...

If you are stationed in Alaska, you should fill out the Living Pattern survey currently available at the Defense Travel Management Office website. This survey is part of the way that your Cost of ...