Location:

The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is located in Sheridan Barracks, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany , approximately 75 miles (120 km) south southwest of Munich, near the Austrian border.

Transportation:

Air: Munich International Airport is 1 1/2 to 2 hours away. It is recommended that reservists/TAD personnel fly straight into Munich if their final duty location is the Marshall Center. Direct flights for several cities in the U.S. are available daily. You may exchange dollars for Euro at the airport.

Rail:The following website provides information on the German train system. You can also use the search feature to find information on train schedules from Munich to Garmich-Partenkirchen. Die Bahn - Train Schedule Information

Auto: You may pick up a rental car at the airport to take to Garmisch. It is best to book a rental car in the U.S. prior to departure. Hertz, Budget and others are available.

Be sure to request a rental car on your annual training (AT) application, and be sure a rental car is authorized on you orders.

Remember to bring a valid passport. It is best to bring an American Express and Visa credit card.

Driving Instructions from Munich to Garmisch:

From Munich take autobahn A95 towards Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Just past the tunnel at Farchant take the Garmisch exit. Stay on the main road through the center of Garmisch. This road turns into Zugspitz Str., which will take you to the Sheridan Kaserne and the Marshall Center. It will be on your left at a traffic light controlled intersection where Zugspitz Str. crosses Gernacker Str. Here is a map of the route.

Accommodations:

There is generally billeting available for reservists right on the Marshall Center. If there is no billeting available, you will be notified, hotel arrangements will be made for you and when you arrive you will be given a statement of non-availability of housing.

Reporting Instructions:

Reserve personnel report to LTC Carl L. Chappell, Reserve Affairs Advisor, Bldg. 103, Rm. 125 at the Marshall Center. His phone number is DSN 4402-742 or (local) 750-742.

Be sure to have the correct UIC (64274) for the Marshall Center on your orders.

Uniform/Dress

For duty at the Marshall Center:

Army -- Class A: Class B

Marine Corps -- Service A; Service C (seasonal)

Navy -- Whites or Khakis (seasonal)

Air Force -- Service Dress; Long-sleeve or short-sleeve blue shirt

Coast Guard -- Class A; Tropical

Civilian -- Clothing equivalent to that worn by the military officers of their service

For Conferences -- Business dress attire

Dining:

A Military Dining Facility is available from Monday through Friday. Meal tickets may be purchased from the AFRC coffee Shop in bldg. 109 of the Marshall Center. Cost for the tickets: breakfast, $6.54; lunch, $7.60; dinner, $11.30.

Excellent restaurants abound throughout the town.

Finance Facilities

There are no U.S. military finance disbursing facilities in Garmisch. Personnel reporting to the Marshall Center are paid through the Navy Personnel Support Detachment in Vaihingen, Germany.

Travel claim procedures for personnel reporting directly to Garmisch are listed below.

1. The Marshall Center endorses the members original orders with the date/time arrived and departed, whether messing and berthing are available and signs the endorsement.

2. A copy of the endorsed orders are faxed to Navy PSD in Vaihingen ant DSN 4305-775 or com. 0711-6805775 on the date of arrival. This will start the members pay and allowances.

3. The member completes a travel claim and mails the following items directly to PSD Vaihingen:

• Original orders (endorsed) and two copies



• Original travel claim and two copies



• Page 2 (three copies)



• Completed W-4 form and two copies

This will result in three identical packages. One package will have the original orders/travel claim/W-4 and a copy of the Page 2. The other two packages will have one copy of each of the above listed items. The package will be stapled together and then all three packages will be clipped together with either a voided check, deposit slip or scrap of paper containing the bank routing number and account number of the member. Mail all of these items to the address on the member's orders. This will be used to pay members per diem.

4. The member will either have to drive up to Stuttgart and pick up the check from PSD the day before he departs or if there is a runner from ECRA/ECPA coming down that he brings the check along, or the check will be mailed to the members home address as listed on the page 2/travel claim. The member may request that the check be deposited directly into his account. This would of course be the easiest.

5. Another option is for the member to fax the copy of the endorsed orders to PSD to start his pay and to wait to file the travel claim upon return to his/her Reserve Center.

6. In either case, a copy of the endorsed orders must be faxed to PSD immediately upon arrival.

V.A.T. Forms

Germany has a 16% value added tax on goods and services. U.S. citizens are exempt from this tax, provided a V.A.T. form is completed. V.A.T. forms can be obtained at the V.A.T Office located next to the main PX on Artillery Kaserne in Garmisch. The cost for each form is $4. It is recommended that the V.A.T. forms be used for large purchases such as hotel rooms and rental cars.

Recreation

Information on recreational activities can be obtained from the U.S. Armed Forces Recreation Facility (AFRC) located in the General Patton Hotel in Garmisch. Their phone number is DSN 4402-714, Comm. 011-49-8821-729-184, or 011-49-8821-729-175.

Housing and Community Information

Information on recreational activities can be obtained from the 6th Area Support Team - Garmisch