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    Adtrohuctaod

    Codjrmtulmtaods od your hncasaod to bncoen m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr! Qoumrn `oadadj md nxtrmorhadmry jroup oi Menracmds wko, lagn yoursnli, kmvnsoujkt tkn ckmllndjns tkmt mrn udaqun to Vnmcn Corps snrvacn0 tkn opportuda-ty to lavn ad m hastnrndt culturn, to lnmrd m dnw lmdjumjn, mdh to iorjn lmstadj

    rnlmtaodskaps watk tkn pnopln oi your kost coudtry mdh inllow Yoludtnnrs. Mt tkn smen taen, you wall skmrn your sgalls, pmtandcn, mdh ahnmlase watkpnopln wko wmdt to bualh m bnttnr iuturn ior tknar coeeudatans. Qour worg

     wall bn hnemdhadj, but tkn taen mdh ndnrjy you javn to tkn pnopln oi yourkost coeeudaty wall lnmvn md aeprnssaod ior ynmrs to coen. Eornovnr, tknpnrsodml rnwmrhs oi Vnmcn Corps snrvacn wall ndrack your lain lodj mitnr yoursnrvacn mbromh.

    Xas kmdhboog as md adtrohuctaod to Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. At provahns

    adioremtaod od m wahn vmranty oi topacs, snrvns ms m rninrndcn juahn iorqunstaods tkmt emy mrasn ms you emgn your dml prnpmrmtaods to bncoen mYoludtnnr, mdh wall bn m knlpiul rnsourcn to you huradj your snrvacn mbromh.

     Zknd you mccnpt your advatmtaod to bncoen m Yoludtnnr, you mrn mjrnnadjto mbahn by tkn polacans mdh rnjulmtaods jovnrdadj Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. Emdyoi tkosn polacans mdh rnjulmtaods mrn hascussnh jndnrmlly ad tkas kmdhboog7tkny mrn snt iortk ad eorn hntmal ad tkn mutkoratmtavn Vnmcn Corps Emduml  (mlso mvmalmbln mt www.pnmcncorps.jov/hocs) mdh ad polacy kmdhboogs has-trabutnh by adhavahuml coudtry projrmes. Ms you wall rncmll, huradj tkn mp-

    placmtaod procnss you mjrnnh to mhknrn to tknsn juahnladns. Vlnmsn cmrniullyrnvanw tkn Corn Nxpnctmtaods oi Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs (ioudh od Vmjn va),ms tkas sueemrazns tkn nxpnctmtaods oi Vnmcn Corps trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs.

     Zn wask you tkn bnst oi lucg ms you bnjad tkn udaqunly rnwmrhadj nxpnra-ndcn oi bnadj m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr.

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    Xkn Vnmcn Corps Eassaod

    Xn Vnmcn Corps wms nstmblasknh ad =19= to proeotn worlh pnmcn mdhirandhskap tkroujk tkn snrvacn oi Menracmd Yoludtnnrs mbromh. Ad mhmptadjto ckmdjadj dnnhs mroudh tkn worlh, tkn Vnmcn Corps rnemads juahnh bytkrnn jomls iroe tkn Vnmcn Corps Mct0

    =. o knlp tkn pnopln oi adtnrnstnh coudtrans ad enntadj tknar dnnh iortrmadnh end mdh woend

    2. o knlp proeotn m bnttnr udhnrstmdhadj oi Menracmds od tkn pmrt oi tknpnoplns snrvnh

    3. o knlp proeotn m bnttnr udhnrstmdhadj oi otknr pnoplns od tkn pmrt oimll Menracmds

    Ovnr tkn pmst >6 ynmrs, eorn tkmd 2=>,666 Menracmds kmvn iurtknrnhtknsn jomls tkroujk Vnmcn Corps snrvacn ad =31 coudtrans mroudh tkn worlh.Yoludtnnrs mrn tkn ioudhmtaod oi tkn Vnmcn Corps. Coeadj iroe nvnry bmcg-jroudh mdh trmvnladj to tkn imr rnmckns oi tkn jlobn to skmrn sgalls mdh pro-eotn eutuml udhnrstmdhadj, Yoludtnnrs nmrd tkn mhearmtaod mdh rnspnct oipnopln wko oitnd kmvn dnvnr ent m pnrsod iroe tkn ^.S. Iroe imcalatmtadjKAY/MAHS nhucmtaod projrmes to mssastadj imrenrs watk mjraculturml tnck-daquns, Yoludtnnrs emgn m lmstadj hastnrndcn ad pnoplns‑ lavns. Ad tkn imcn oi

    emdy pnrsodml mdh pkysacml ckmllndjns, Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs ostnr tknaradjnduaty mdh md mppromck to problnes tkmt as botk codscandtaous mdh prmj-emtac. Hnspatn mhvmdcns ad tnckdolojy tkmt emgn at nmsanr to coeeudacmtnmcross tkn worlh, tkn pnrsodml rnlmtaodskaps Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs iorjn

     watk tknar co-worgnrs mdh irandhs codtadun to bn iudhmendtml to adtnrdm-taodml pnmcn mdh udhnrstmdhadj.

     M Yoludtnnr‑s codtrabutaod as dot laeatnh to wkmt kn or skn hons wkalnmbromh. Huradj mdh mitnr tknar snrvacn, Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs skmrn tknarudhnrstmdhadj oi tkn culturns, lmdjumjns, mdh trmhataods oi otknr coudtrans

     watk coudtlnss imealy enebnrs, irandhs, co-worgnrs, sckoolckalhrnd, mdh

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    coeeudaty jroups ad tkn ^datnh Stmtns. Yoludtnnrs mlso emgn m hastnrndcnmt koen by codtaduadj coeeudaty snrvacn mdh mpplyadj tkn sgalls tkny

    lnmrdnh ms Yoludtnnrs to m vmranty oi proinssaodml hascapladns.Xn Vnmcn Corps as eorn tkmd tkn sue oi tkn Yoludtnnrs‑ mctavatans. Atrnprnsndts soentkadj spncaml. At as m udaqun jovnrdendt mjndcy tkmt bnstrnflncts tkn ndhuradj vmluns mdh ahnmls oi tkn Menracmd pnopln0 jndnrosaty,cavac prahn, m strodj worg ntkac, mdh m coeeatendt to snrvacn. By hneod-strmtadj mdh skmradj tknsn qumlatans huradj tknar snrvacn nvnry hmy, Yoludtnnrsknlp crnmtn m bnttnr udhnrstmdhadj oi Menracmds mroudh tkn worlh.

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    Corn Nxpnctmtaods ior

    Vnmcn Corps YoludtnnrsAd worgadj towmrh iullladj tkn Vnmcn Corps eassaod oi proeotadj worlhpnmcn mdh irandhskap, ms m trmadnn mdh Yoludtnnr, you mrn nxpnctnh to hotkn iollowadj0

    =. Vrnpmrn your pnrsodml mdh proinssaodml lain to emgn m coeeatendt tosnrvn mbromh ior m iull tnre oi 2: eodtks.

    2. Coeeat to aeprovadj tkn qumlaty oi lain oi tkn pnopln watk wkoe youlavn mdh worg mdh, ad hoadj so, skmrn your sgalls, mhmpt tkne, mdh lnmrddnw sgalls ms dnnhnh.

    3. Snrvn wknrn tkn Vnmcn Corps msgs you to jo, udhnr codhataods oi kmrhskapai dncnssmry, mdh watk tkn flnxabalaty dnnhnh ior nstnctavn snrvacn.

    8. Rncojdazn tkmt your succnssiul mdh sustmadmbln hnvnlopendt worg as bmsnhod tkn locml trust mdh codhndcn you bualh by lavadj ad, mdh rnspnctiullyadtnjrmtadj yoursnli adto, your kost coeeudaty mdh culturn.

    >. Rncojdazn tkmt you mrn rnspodsabln 28 kours m hmy, : hmys m wnng ior yourpnrsodml codhuct mdh proinssaodml pnrioremdcn.

    9. Ndjmjn watk kost coudtry pmrtdnrs ad m sparat oi coopnrmtaod, eutumllnmrdadj, mdh rnspnct.

    :. Zorg watkad tkn rulns mdh rnjulmtaods oi tkn Vnmcn Corps mdh tkn locmlmdh dmtaodml lmws oi tkn coudtry wknrn you snrvn.

    ;. Nxnrcasn `uhjendt mdh pnrsodml rnspodsabalaty to protnct your knmltk,sminty, mdh wnll-bnadj mdh tkmt oi otknrs.

    1. Rncojdazn tkmt you wall bn pnrcnavnh, ad your kost coudtry mdh coeeu-daty, ms m rnprnsndtmtavn oi tkn pnopln, culturns, vmluns, mdh trmhataods oitkn ^datnh Stmtns oi Menracm.

    =6. Rnprnsndt rnspodsably tkn pnopln, culturns, vmluns, mdh trmhataods oi

    your kost coudtry mdh coeeudaty to pnopln ad tkn ^datnh Stmtns botkhuradj mdh iollowadj your snrvacn.

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    xaYoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

    Xmbln oi Codtndts

    Adtrohuctaod v

    Xkn Vnmcn Corps Eassaod va

    Corn Nxpnctmtaods ior Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs ax

    Xkn Iarst Stnps  =Xkn Advatmtaod =

    Yoludtnnr Mssajdendt Hnscraptaod =

    Znlcoen Boog 2

    Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortml 2

    Do-inn Vmssport 3

    Yasms 8

    Bmcgjroudh Advnstajmtaod >

    Gnnpadj ad Xouck :

    Emgadj tkn Mh`ustendt  ;

    Yoludtnnr Knmltk  =6

    Vrnpmradj ior m Knmltky mdh Xaenly Hnpmrturn =6

    Knmltk Atnes Qou wall Dnnh ior Hnpmrturn or Ovnrsnms ^sn ==

    Qour Knmltk-Cmrn Snrvacns =2

    Vost-Snrvacn Knmltk Bndnts =8

      Inhnrml Neploynns‑ Coepndsmtaod Mct =8

      Knmltk Adsurmdcn mitnr Vnmcn Corps Snrvacn =>

      Knmltk Adsurmdcn Vortmbalaty =9

    Yoludtnnrs Ndrollnh ad Enhacmrn =9

    Enhacml Codhndtamlaty =:

    Rnlnmsn oi Enhacml Adioremtaod to Imealans =;

    Imealy Nenrjndcans mdh Nenrjndcy Lnmvn =;

    Yoludtnnr Sminty mdh Sncuraty  2=Vnrsodml Sminty 2=

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    xaa Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

    Support ior Yactaes oi Craen 23

      Officn oi Yactae Mhvocmcy 28

      Coeeatendt to Snxuml Mssmult Yactaes 28  Support ior Snxuml Mssmult Yactaes 2>

    Nenrjndcy Mctaod Vlmds 29

    Vnrsodml mdh Iadmdcaml Emttnrs  2:

    Rncorhs mdh Vnrsodml Vmpnrs 2:

    Stuhndt Lomds 2;

      Hninrendts Huradj Snrvacn 2;

      Vublac Snrvacn Lomd Iorjavndnss 21

      Vost-Snrvacn Hninrendts mdh Iorjavndnss 36

    Vnrsodml Vropnrty Adsurmdcn 36

    Lain Adsurmdcn 3=

    Vnrsodml Iudhs 3=

    Mllowmdcns huradj Xrmadadj mdh Snrvacn 3=

      Zmlg-Mroudh Mllowmdcn 32

      Snttladj-Ad Mllowmdcn 32

      Lavadj Mllowmdcn 32

      Lnmvn Mllowmdcn 32  Vost-Snrvacn Rnmh`ustendt Mllowmdcn 33

    Zatkhrmwmls mdh Mllotendts 33

    Bodhs 38

    Adcoen Xmxns 3>

    ^dneployendt Coepndsmtaod 39

    Yotadj 39

    Vrn-Hnpmrturn Adioremtaod  3:Xkn Stmjadj Nvndt 3:

    Rnportadj Adstructaods 3:

    Xrmvnl Adioremtaod  86

    Xrmvnl od m ^.S. Marladn Cmrranr 86

    Bmjjmjn 86

    Custoes mdh Aeport Rnjulmtaods 8=

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    xaaaYoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

    Vrn-Snrvacn Xrmadadj mdh Yoludtnnr Snlnctaod  82

    Vrn-Snrvacn Xrmadadj

    Odjoadj Lnmrdadj]umlaiyadj ior Snrvacn 88

    Vnmcn Corps Ovnrsnms Stmst   89

    Coudtry Harnctor 89

    Harnctor oi Emdmjnendt mdh Opnrmtaods mdh Harnctor oi

    Vrojrmeeadj mdh Xrmadadj 89

    Mssocamtn Vnmcn Corps Harnctor 8:

    Xrmadadj Emdmjnr 8:

    Vnmcn Corps Enhacml Officnr 8:

    Sminty mdh Sncuraty Coorhadmtor 8;

    Kost Coudtry Support Stmst 8;

    Yoludtnnr Mssajdendts Ovnrsnms  81

    Vnmcn Corps Vrojrmes 81

    Vro`ncts 81

    Yoludtnnr Mctavatans >=

    Cross-Snctor Vrojrmeeadj Vraoratans >2 KAY/MAHS >2 

    Jndhnr Nqumlaty mdh Zoend‑s Nepownrendt >3

      Vnopln watk Hasmbalatans >3

      Qoutk >8

      Xnckdolojy ior Hnvnlopendt >8

      Yoludtnnrase >>

    Eodatoradj, Rnportadj, mdh Nvmlumtaod >>

    Snttadj Rnmlastac Nxpnctmtaods >9Rnlmtaodskaps watk Co-worgnrs >:

    Collmbormtadj watk Otknr Orjmdazmtaods >;

    Xnckdacml Rnsourcns mdh Supplnendtmry Vrojrmes  >1

    Xkn Roln oi Outsahn Rnsourcns >1

      Xkn Vnmcn Corps Semll Jrmdts Vrojrme 96

      Ad-Gadh Hodmtaods 96

    Gdowlnhjn & Lnmrdadj ^dat 9=

      Vublacmtaods 9=

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    xav Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

      Adioremtaod Rnsourcn Cndtnrs 9=

      Odladn Lnmrdadj mdh Adioremtaod Skmradj 9= 

    VCLavn 9=  LnmrdadjSpmcn 92

    Vmul H. Covnrhnll Zorlh Zasn Sckools mdh

    Corrnspodhndcn Emtck Vrojrme 92

    Emstnr‑s Adtnrdmtaodml 93

      Vrnpmradj ior Qour Emstnr‑s Vro`nct 93

      Hntnreadadj Qour Mcmhneac mdh

    Coeeudacmtaod Rnquarnendts 98

      ^pod Mrravml mt Vost 98

    Vnmcn Corps Rncruatendt 9>

    Yoludtnnr Lain mdh Codhuct  99

    Ad tkn Coeeudaty 9:

      Lavadj Stmdhmrhs 9:

      Vnrsodml Mppnmrmdcn 9:

    Vroinssaodml Codhuct 91

      Coeputnr mdh Otknr AX ^sn Juahnladns 91

      Eodatoradj mdh Vravmcy 91  Juahnladns ior ^sn oi Vnmcn Corps Coeputnrs :6

      ^sn oi Dod-Vnmcn Corps-Owdnh Nquapendt :6

      Vrmctacn Smin Coeputadj :6

      Yoludtnnr Znb Vrnsndcn :=

      Dotacmtaod :=

      Hasclmaenr :=

      ^sn oi tkn Vnmcn Corps Lojo Odladn :=

      Culturml Sndsatavaty :=  Sminty mdh Sncuraty :2

      Mppropramtn ̂ sn oi AX Systnes mdh Snrvacns :2

      Enham Codtmcts :2

      Yoludtnnr Codtrabutaods to tkn Vnmcn Corps‑ Officaml

    Znbsatn, Socaml Enham, Emrgntadj, mdh Vroeotaod :3

      Vulacmtaod oi Zratadjs, Vkotojrmpks, mdh Yahno Aemjns :3

      ^sn oi tkn Vnmcn Corps Lojo :8

      Lnmvn :>

    Vnrsodml Codhuct :9

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    xvYoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

      Emal :9

      Emrramjn :9

      Vrnjdmdcy ::  Vmtnrdaty ::

      Mhoptaod :;

    Lnjml mdh Ntkacml Codsahnrmtaods :;

      Dodhascraeadmtaod mdh Havnrsaty ad tkn Vnmcn Corps :;

      LJBX] Assuns :1

      Snxuml Kmrmssendt ;6

      Irmtnrdazmtaod ;=

      Admppropramtn mdh Craeadml Snxuml Bnkmvaor ;=

      Iadmdcaml Jmad ;2

      Nxtnrdml Iudhs ;3

      Officn oi Adspnctor Jndnrml ;3

      Codhndtamlaty Vrotnctaods ior Yoludtnnr/Xrmadnn Mllnjmtaods ;8

      Volatacml Nxprnssaod ;>

      Rnlajaod ;9

      Vrokabataod oi Adtnllajndcn Mctavatans ;9

      Hrujs mdh Mlcokol ;:

    Sminty mdh Sncuraty Codcnrds ;1  Mutoeobalns ;1

      Bacyclns ;1

      Eotorcyclns ;1

      Iarnmres mdh Rmhao Xrmdseattnrs 16

    Nxtndsaods mdh Xrmdsinrs oi Snrvacn  1=

      Nxtndsaods oi Snrvacn 1=

      Xrmdsinrs 12  Nmrly Xnreadmtaods 12

      Rnsajdmtaod 12

      Enhacml Snpmrmtaod 12

      Adtnrruptnh Snrvacn 13

      Mheadastrmtavn Snpmrmtaod 18

      Xrmadnns 18

      Yoludtnnrs 18

      Dodcoepntatavn Nlajabalaty ior Nmrly Xnreadmtadj Yoludtnnrs 18

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    xva Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

    Coeplntaod oi Snrvacn  1>

    Closn-oi-Snrvacn Codinrndcn 1>

    Rnmh`ustendt Mllowmdcn 1>Vost-Snrvacn Adsurmdcn Covnrmjn 19

      Knmltk Adsurmdcn 19

      Lain Adsurmdcn 19

      Vnrsodml Vropnrty Adsurmdcn 19

    Outstmdhadj Hnbt mdh Borrownh Emtnramls 19

    Yoludtnnr Hnscraptaod oi Snrvacn Stmtnendt 19

    Custoes 1:

    Codtadunh Vnmcn Corps Snrvacn  11

    Vnmcn Corps Rnspodsn 11

    Rnmpplyadj ior Vnmcn Corps Snrvacn =66

    Lain Mitnr tkn Vnmcn Corps  =62

    Cmrnnr Vlmddadj mdh Rn-Ndtry =62

    Dodcoepntatavn Nlajabalaty mdh Iuturn Inhnrml Snrvacn =62

    Jrmhumtn Sckool =63

    Xkarh Joml Vrojrme =68Rnturdnh Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr Jroups =6:

    Jlossmry  =6;

    Xnlnpkodn Duebnrs  ==:

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    xvaaYoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Codtndts

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    =Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Xkn Iarst Stnps

    Xkn Iarst Stnps

    XKN ADYAXMXAOD

     Zknd you mccnpt your advatmtaod, you wall bn emgadj m coeeatendt tosnrvn mpproxaemtnly 2: eodtks, wkack adcluhns mbout tkrnn eodtks oi prn-

    snrvacn trmadadj (VS) mbromh mdh 28 eodtks oi mctuml snrvacn mt your satn. Qour two-ynmr tour ms m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr bnjads od tkn hmy you tmgntkn Vnmcn Corps omtk mt tkn ndh oi your prn-snrvacn trmadadj.

    Qour advatmtaod lnttnr adcluhns ladgs to your Yoludtnnr Mssajdendt, your kost

    coudtry wnlcoen boog, mdh eorn.

    o mccnpt your advatmtaod, plnmsn subeat tkn Advatmtaod Hncasaod iore watk-ad snvnd cmlndhmr hmys oi rncnavadj at. Xas iore wall bn mttmcknh to youradvatmtaod lnttnr nemal. Ai, ior soen rnmsod, you cmddot mccnpt tkas advatm-taod, plnmsn nemal tkn Vlmcnendt Officn. Ai tkn Vnmcn Corps hons dot knmriroe you, tkn Vlmcnendt Officn wall mssuen you mrn do lodjnr adtnrnstnhad Yoludtnnr snrvacn mdh tkn mssajdendt wall bn ostnrnh to mdotknr mppla-cmdt. Xn advatmtaod lnttnr mlso adcluhns ladgs to your Yoludtnnr Mssajdendt

    Hnscraptaod, your kost coudtry wnlcoen boog, mdh otknr aeportmdt hntmalsmbout Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. Qou wall rncnavn m rnply watkad vn busadnss hmysmitnr mccnptadj your advatmtaod watk adioremtaod mbout tkn dnxt stnps tobncoeadj m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr.

    YOL^DXNNR MSSAJDENDX HNSCRAVXAOD

     Qour Yoludtnnr Mssajdendt Hnscraptaod (YMH) adhacmtns tkn coudtry mdhpro`nct to wkack ymrn mrn mssajdnh mdh provahns m jndnrml hnscraptaod oi your

    mssajdendt, adcluhadj tkn trmadadj you wall rncnavn praor to your snrvacn.Vlnmsn dotn tkn rst pmjn oi tkn YMH catns tkn kost coudtry, mssajdendt

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    2 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Xkn Iarst Stnps

    dmen, mssajdendt duebnr, mdh tkn tndtmtavn hmtn oi your stmjadj nvndt (yourprn-hnpmrturn orandtmtaod). Zkaln tkn YMH provahns m jndnrml ahnm oi wkmt

    you emy nxpnct ad your mssajdendt, adhavahuml satn plmcnendts cmd vmryjrnmtly. At as aeportmdt to bn flnxabln mbout your mssajdendt locmtaod, worg-adj codhataods, mdh collnmjuns. YMHs mrn usumlly wrattnd snvnrml eodtksbniorn advatmtaods mrn nxtndhnh7 kost coudtry polacans, coudtnrpmrt orjmda-zmtaods, mdh nvnd tkn ob`nctavns oi tkn mssajdendt cmd ckmdjn bntwnnd tkntaen tkn YMH as wrattnd mdh wknd you coeplntn trmadadj. Occmsaodmlly,ior rnmsods jndnrmlly bnyodh tkn codtrol oi tkn Vnmcn Corps, md mssajdendteust bn postpodnh or nvnd cmdcnlnh mitnr md advatmtaod as assunh. Suck rnm-sods emy adcluhn hntnraormtaod ad sncuraty codhataods ad tkn kost coudtry

    or m em`or ckmdjn ad kost coudtry polacans tkmt mstncts tkn Vnmcn Corps pro-jrme. Xn Vnmcn Corps rnmlazns kow hasruptavn tknsn ckmdjns mrn mdh m lotoi codsahnrmtaod jons adto hncasaods to postpodn or cmdcnl m pro`nct. Zkndpro`nct ckmdjns or cmdcnllmtaods occur, tkn Vnmcn Corps wall ho ats bnst todh mppropramtn dnw mssajdendts ior hasplmcnh advatnns ms sood ms possabln.

    ZNLCOEN BOOG

     Zkaln tkas kmdhboog javns you jndnrml adioremtaod mdh polacans tkmt mpply

    to mll Vnmcn Corps trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs, tkn wnlcoen boog  codtmads spn-cac adioremtaod mbout tkn coudtry wknrn you wall bn snrvadj. Qour wnl-coen boog   as adcluhnh ms md mttmckendt to your advatmtaod lnttnr nemal.

     Qou emy mlso mccnss your wnlcoen boog  tkroujk tkn “Coudtry Rnsourcns―snctaod oi tkn Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortml. Xas hocuendt provahns adioremtaodmbout your kost coudtry mdh locml lavadj codhataods, prmctacml mhvacn od

     wkmt to pmcg ior your snrvacn mbromh, lnttnrs iroe currndt Yoludtnnrs, poadtsoi codtmct mt Vnmcn Corps knmhqumrtnrs, mdh otknr vmlumbln adioremtaod.

    DNZ YOL^DXNNR VORXML

     Qou wall rncnavn mccnss adioremtaod ior tkn Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortml vam nemalodn to two hmys mitnr your mccnpt your advatmtaod. Xas portml provahns you

     watk mccnss to mll oi tkn mctavatans tkmt you dnnh to coeplntn to rnjastnr ms mVnmcn Corps trmadnn. At mlso codtmads adioremtaod mbout mpplyadj ior yourdo-inn Vnmcn Corps pmssport mdh ior m vasm to ndtnr your coudtry oi snrvacn(ai rnquarnh). Qou emy bnjad your rnjastrmtaod mctavatans ms sood ms you rn-

    cnavn mccnss to tkn Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortml. Xn hnmhladn ior coeplntadj yourrnjastrmtaod mctavatans as 36 hmys praor to your stmjadj nvndt. Vlnmsn codtmct

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    3Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Xkn Iarst Stnps

    tkn Vnmcn Corps Stmjadj ^dat ai you kmvn mdy qunstaods codcnrdadj yourDnw Yoludtnnr Vortml.

    DOINN VMSSVORX

    Do-inn pmssports mrn to bn usnh by Vnmcn Corps trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs iormll trmvnl huradj Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. Ai you mccnpt tkas advatmtaod, you eustmpply ior m do-inn pmssport, nvnd ai you mlrnmhy kmvn m pnrsodml pmssport.

     Mpplyadj ior m do-inn pmssport hons dot advmlahmtn your pnrsodml pmssport.At cmd tmgn up to sax wnngs ior tkn ^.S. Hnpmrtendt oi Stmtn to assun mpmssport, so at as nssndtaml tkmt you coeplntn tkn do-inn pmssport mpplacm-taod aeenhamtnly. Adstructaods ior coeplntadj md mpplacmtaod ior m do-innpmssport cmd bn ioudh ad tkn “Codtndt― tmb oi your Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortmludhnr “Coudtry Rnsourcns.― At as aeportmdt to iollow tknsn adstructaods prn-casnly, ms tkny hastnr iroe adstructaods ioudh od tkn Hnpmrtendt oi Stmtn‑s

     wnbsatn. Vlnmsn dotn tkmt tkn do-inn pmssport wall dot bn emalnh to you mitnryou mpply. Qou wall rncnavn your do-inn pmssport mt stmjadj, mlodj watk mdydncnssmry vasms, tkn adtnrdmtaodml portaod oi your marladn tacgnt, mdh mdy hoc-uendts you subeattnh to mpply ior your do-inn pmssport (pnrsodml pmssport,bartk cnrtacmtn, dmturmlazmtaod cnrtacmtn, ntc.).

    Xn do-inn pmssport as assunh to ndmbln Vnmcn Corps trmadnns mdhYoludtnnrs to iulll tknar ovnrsnms rnspodsabalatans7 but at hons dot codinrtrmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs watk haploemtac or officaml stmtus. Yoludtnnrs wkocoeplntn tknar snrvacn emy usn tkn do-inn pmssport ior dot eorn tkmd 16hmys oi pnrsodml trmvnl mitnr Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. Ior post-snrvacn trmvnl nx-cnnhadj 16 hmys, Yoludtnnrs wko ho dot mlrnmhy kmvn m pnrsodml pmssporteust obtmad odn iroe m ^.S. nebmssy or codsulmtn.

    Yoludtnnrs wkosn snrvacn as tnreadmtnh bniorn tkn ndh oi tknar 2:-eodtk

    tour mrn rnquarnh to rnturd tknar do-inn pmssport to Vnmcn Corps knmhqumr-tnrs watkad =8 hmys oi tknar rnturd to tkn ^datnh Stmtns. M Yoludtnnr wkonlncts to rnemad ad kas/knr coudtry oi snrvacn iollowadj nmrly tnreadmtaod or

     wko hons dot rnturd to tkn ^datnh Stmtns harnctly eust rnturd tkn do-innpmssport to tkn coudtry harnctor praor to kas/knr tnreadmtaod hmtn.

    Ai, ior mdy rnmsod, you ho dot jo ovnrsnms to bncoen m Vnmcn CorpsYoludtnnr mdh woulh lagn tkn hocuendts you subeattnh to obtmad your do-inn pmssport rnturdnh to you, sndh your rnqunst, mdh tkn mhhrnss to wkack

    you wmdt tkn hocuendts sndt, to

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    Vnmcn Corps/CZSmtormvnlVmul H. Covnrhnll Vnmcn Corps Knmhqumrtnrs

    ==== 26tk Strnnt DZ  Zmskadjtod, HC 26>29

    Xnsn hocuendts wall bn rnturdnh odly upod rnqunst. Ai dot rnturdnh,tkny wall bn gnpt od ln ior two ynmrs mdh tknd hnstroynh. Ai you kmvn iur-tknr qunstaods, cmll CZSmtormvnl mt 262.912.==:6.

    YASMS

    Lagn otknr adtnrdmtaodml trmvnlnrs, Vnmcn Corps trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrsemy bn rnquarnh to kmvn m vasm. Ai your kost coudtry rnquarns m vasm, tknmpplacmtaod(s) mrn adcluhnh ad tkn “Codtndt― tmb oi tkn Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortmludhnr “Coudtry Rnsourcns.― Yasm mpplacmtaods cmd tmgn up to sax wnngs (mdhsoentaens lodjnr) to procnss. Ai m vasm as rnquarnh ior your coudtry oi snr-vacn, plnmsn rnturd tkn vasm mpplacmtaod mdh rnquarnh pkotos aeenhamtnly tomvoah hnlmyadj your hnpmrturn.

    Yasm mpplacmtaod iores vmry, but you wall dnnh to coeplntn mll pnrsodmladioremtaod, suck ms dmen, mhhrnss, hmtn oi bartk, ntc. Mdy rnqunst ior pmss-

    port adioremtaod rninrs to tkn do-inn Vnmcn Corps pmssport mdh dot yourpnrsodml pmssport. Ai you mrn udsurn oi m rnspodsn, lnmvn at blmdg. VnmcnCorps stmst wall coeplntn your vasm mpplacmtaod ms hntmals mbout your mssajd-endt mrn dmlaznh.

     Mdy qunstaods mbout your vasm mpplacmtaod skoulh bn harnctnh toCZSmtormvnl. Ai you hncahn dot to ndtnr md ovnrsnms trmadadj clmss mdh

     wmdt your vasm mpplacmtaod mdh pkotojrmpks rnturdnh, provahn m wrat-tnd rnqunst to CZSmtormvnl. ^dlnss you rnqunst tknsn pnrsodml hocu-

    endts, tkny wall bn knlh od ln ior tkrnn eodtks ad tkn trmvnl officn mdhtknd hnstroynh.

    BMCGJRO^DH ADYNSXAJMXAOD

     Mitnr you kmvn bnnd advatnh mdh bniorn you hnpmrt ior snrvacn, tkn VnmcnCorps adatamtns m bmcgjroudh advnstajmtaod, ms rnquarnh by lmw, ior mllYoludtnnrs. Xn Vnmcn Corps codtmcts tkn Inhnrml Burnmu oi Advnstajmtaodmdh otknr rnlnvmdt mjndcans tkmt emy kmvn rncorhs pnrtmadadj to you.

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    >Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Xkn Iarst Stnps

    Ai your mdswnr to mdy oi tkn qunstaods bnlow

    kms ckmdjnh to “yns,― you eust mhvasn tkn

    Vlmcnendt Officn‑s lnjml nlajabalaty spncamlastmt lnjmlplmcnendtFpnmcncorps.jov.

    Bmcgjroudh advnstajmtaods mrn odn oi snvnrml sourcns oi adioremtaod usnhby tkn Vnmcn Corps to hntnreadn nlajabalaty mdh suatmbalaty ior snrvacn mbromh.

     Mpplacmdts wko kmvn provahnh tkn Vnmcn Corps watk adioremtaod tkmt aseaslnmhadj, admccurmtn, or adcoeplntn emy kmvn tknar advatmtaod rnscadhnh,

    or lmtnr emy bn snpmrmtnh iroe snrvacn.Bniorn mccnptadj tkas advatmtaod, plnmsn rnvanw tkn iollowadj qunstaods. Aiyour mdswnr as “yns― to mdy oi tknsn qunstaods, plnmsn mhvasn tkn VlmcnendtOfficn stmst ms sood ms possabln. Imalurn to adiore tkn Vlmcnendt Officntrutkiully mdh coeplntnly to tkn bnst oi your gdowlnhjn mt tkas taen emyrnsult ad tkn watkhrmwml oi your advatmtaod ior Vnmcn Corps snrvacn or iuturnsnpmrmtaod iroe snrvacn.

    Sadcn you orajadmlly subeattnh your mpplacmtaod ior Vnmcn Corps snrvacnkms mdy oi tkn iollowadj occurrnh0

    • Kms your emratml stmtus ckmdjnh?

    • Kms your dmen ckmdjnh hun to emrramjn, havorcn, or mdy otknr lnjmlprocnss?

    • Kmvn you bnnd mrrnstnh, ckmrjnh, catnh, or codvactnh oi mdy ostndsn bym cavalamd or ealatmry court or trabudml? Rnport eashnenmdors, inlodans,hravadj wkaln adtoxacmtnh (HZA) or hravadj udhnr tkn adflundcn (H^A)

    ckmrjns or catmtaods, publac adtoxacmtaod, opnd codtmadnrs, ntc., ms wnll msspnnhadj mdh otknr trmffic vaolmtaods. At as rnquarnh tkmt you rnport yourcraeadml rncorh adioremtaod rnjmrhlnss oi wkntknr tkn rncorh ad your cmsnkms bnnd snmlnh, nxpudjnh, or otknrwasn stracgnd iroe tkn court rncorh.

    • Mrn you dow imcadj ckmrjns ior mdy ostndsn (adcluhadj trmffic ostndsns),mrn mdy `uhjendts dow pndhadj mjmadst you, or mrn you m pmrty to mdycaval suats?

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    • Ho you kmvn mdy dnw dmdcaml oblajmtaods (adcluhadj stuhndt lomds tkmtkmvn dot bnnd rnportnh) tkmt cmddot or wall dot bn smtasnh praor to your

    mrravml mt tkn stmjadj nvndt?• Ho you mdtacapmtn bnadj cmllnh to tnstaiy ad mdy lnjml procnnhadj huradj

    your pnraoh oi snrvacn?

    • Kmvn mdy pnrsods bncoen pmrtamlly or totmlly hnpndhndt upod you iortknar support (wkntknr or dot tkny mrn lavadj watk you)? Adcluhn mdyadhavahumls ior wkosn support you mrn lnjmlly rnspodsabln, rnjmrhlnss oi

     wkntknr you mctumlly provahn support.

    • Kms tkn stmtus oi your ^.S. catazndskap ckmdjnh?• Kmvn you or m enebnr oi your imealy bnnd ndjmjnh ad, or kmh mdy cod-

    dnctaod watk, tkn collnctaod, hassneadmtaod, or mdmlysas oi adtnllajndcnadioremtaod? Ai you or your imealy kmvn bnnd neploynh by, or otknrwasnmssocamtnh watk, md adtnllajndcn mjndcy or mctavaty sadcn you subeattnhyour mpplacmtaod mdh you kmvn houbts mbout wkntknr you cmd hasclosntkn coddnctaod, plnmsn codsult watk tkmt mjndcy, prninrmbly ats Officn oiJndnrml Coudsnl, bniorn rnspodhadj.

    • Kmvn you bnnd hasckmrjnh iroe mdy brmdck oi tkn ^.S. mrenh iorcns odotknr tkmd md kodormbln bmsas?

    • Kmvn you bnnd neploynh by, or soujkt neployendt watk, mdy mjndcyor orjmdazmtaod, cavalamd or ealatmry, or by m havasaod oi suck md mjndcy, msubstmdtaml pmrt oi wkosn eassaod adcluhns adtnllajndcn mctavatans?

    Ai, mt mdy taen mitnr you kmvn mccnptnh tkn advatmtaod mdh mrn wmatadj tohnpmrt, m satumtaod mrasns tkmt woulh cmusn your mdswnrs to mdy oi tkn prncnh-

    adj qunstaods to ckmdjn iroe “do― to “yns,― you eust mhvasn tkn VlmcnendtOfficn‑s Lnjml Nlajabalaty tnme mt lnjmlplmcnendtFpnmcncorps.jov.

    Xn soodnr you mhvasn tkn Vlmcnendt Officn oi tkn satumtaod, tkn soodnrat emy bn mbln to rnsolvn mdy problnes tkmt woulh hnlmy or adtnrinrn watkyour hnpmrturn. Mt your stmjadj nvndt, you wall bn rnquarnh to sajd m cnrta-cmtaod tkmt your mdswnrs to tknsn qunstaods kmvn dot ckmdjnh sadcn you lmstrnportnh tkne to tkn Vnmcn Corps. Imalurn to mhvasn tkn Vlmcnendt Officnoi mdy ckmdjn, mt tkn soodnst possabln hmtn, emy prncluhn you iroe snrvacn.

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    :Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Xkn Iarst Stnps

    GNNVADJ AD XO^CK

    Vlnmsn codre tkn mhhrnssns, nemal mhhrnssns, mdh pkodn duebnrs mt wkack

    you cmd bn rnmcknh praor to your hnpmrturn mbromh. Mccurmtn adioremtaodrnjmrhadj your koen oi rncorh as aeportmdt.

    Ai your plmds ckmdjn mdh you eust ckmdjn your mhhrnss, nemal, or pkodnduebnr, plnmsn dotaiy your coudtry hnsg officnr mt lnmst odn eodtk praorto your stmjadj nvndt. Xn trmvnl mjndcy bnjads to emgn prnpmrmtaods ioryour plmdn tacgnt odn eodtk ad mhvmdcn mdh cmddot emgn marport or mhhrnssckmdjns mitnr tkmt taen.

    Ad mhhataod, plnmsn bn surn to uphmtn your nemal mhhrnss so you mrnusadj md mccoudt tkmt wall bn vmlah odcn you kmvn rnturdnh iroe VnmcnCorps snrvacn. Xn Vnmcn Corps wall dnnh to codtmct you, pmrtaculmrly msyou nxat snrvacn, mdh md nemal mhhrnss tkmt ndhs ad .nhu coulh nxparn huradjyour snrvacn.

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    ; Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Emgadj tkn Mh`ustendt

    Emgadj tkn Mh`ustendt

    Lain ms m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr wall ckmllndjn you watk m snrans oi mh`ust-endts, adcluhadj eovadj iroe prn-snrvacn trmadadj to your mssajdnh satn,mh`ustadj to dnw wmys oi worgadj mdh socamlazadj, lnmrdadj m dnw lmdjumjn,mdh nmtadj udimealamr iooh. Zkaln tknsn emy bn m pmrt oi tkn nxcatnendt mdh

    mhvndturn tkmt adatamlly spmrgnh your adtnrnst ad tkn Vnmcn Corps, tkn mh`ust-endts wall rnquarn your nstort, ndnrjy, mdh mccoeeohmtaod.

     Qour mttatuhn towmrh lain ms m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr as boudh to nvolvnms tkn adataml dovnlty oi lavadj mdh worgadj mbromh wnmrs ost. At emy bn hai-cult, mt taens, to emadtmad your ndtkusamse mdh ndnrjy, nspncamlly mitnr sus-tmadadj sntbmcgs or ndcoudtnradj easudhnrstmdhadjs mdh ladjnradj hafficul-tans. Nvnd wknd you mrn dot imcadj obstmclns mdh irustrmtaods, tkn ckmllndjnoi iudctaodadj nstnctavnly ad m iornajd culturn cmddot bn haseassnh lajktly0

     @ust wknd you tkadg you‑vn emstnrnh at, soentkadj wall kmppnd to rneadhyou tkmt ad soen aeportmdt rnspncts you kmvn dot coeplntnly adtnjrmtnhadto your coeeudaty.

     Ms tkn junst oi mdotknr coudtry, you wall bn nxpnctnh to obsnrvn mdhrnspnct ats lmws mdh custoes. Yoludtnnrs mdh trmadnns ho dot kmvn haplo-emtac aeeudaty mdh mrn dot ndtatlnh to mdy spncaml trnmtendt udhnr locmllmw. Qour bnkmvaor skoulh pro`nct rnspnct ior tkn Menracmd culturn you rnp-rnsndt mdh ior tkn kost coudtry culturn ad wkack you lavn. Xas rnspnct ashneodstrmtnh by kow you iocus od tkn Vnmcn Corps eassaod, adtnjrmtn ad

    your coeeudaty, nxkabat proinssaodml codhuct, hneodstrmtn knmltky lain-styln ckoacns, adcrnmsn your lmdjumjn coepntndcn, mdh utalazn mppropramtnlastndadj mdh obsnrvmtaod sgalls. ojntknr, tknsn wall knlp ndsurn your sminty,sncuraty, mdh succnss ms m Yoludtnnr.

    Loog to Vnmcn Corps stmst ior coudsnl mdh udhnrstmdhadj, mdh rnene-bnr tkmt otknr Yoludtnnrs mdh your kost coudtry irandhs mdh collnmjuns mrnm vambln support dntworg to knlp you tkroujk tkn adnvatmbln low pnraohs.

     Zkaln at wall tmgn taen to hnvnlop jnduadn, trustadj irandhskaps mt your satn,

    tkn bodhs watk dnajkbors, imealans, mdh otknr kost coudtry adhavahumls wallprovn to bn md advmlumbln support systne ior mhvacn, juahmdcn, mdh socaml

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    mctavatans tkroujkout your snrvacn. Xn Vnmcn Corps provahns m vmranty oirnsourcns ior you to lnmrd eorn mbout botk tkn procnss oi adtnrculturml mh-

     `ustendt mdh your owd pnrsodml mh`ustendt.

    Zkaln at wall cnrtmadly tmgn taen to hnvnlop jnduadn,trustadj irandhskaps mt your satn, tkn bodhs watkdnajkbors, imealans, mdh otknr kost coudtryadhavahumls cmd provahn md advmlumbln supportsystne ior mhvacn, juahmdcn, mdh socaml mctavatans.

    Xnsn adcluhn tkn Vnmcn Corps publacmtaods M Inw Eador Mh`ustendtsmdh Od tkn Koen Irodt. Xn lmttnr as m kmdhboog ior imealans oi Yoludtnnrstkmt hascussns adtnrculturml mh`ustendt mdh ostnrs prmctacml mhvacn ior cod-cnrds tkmt emy mrasn huradj your snrvacn ovnrsnms. At wall bn sndt to you watkyour rnportadj adstructaods tkrnn to iour wnngs praor to your hnpmrturn ovnr-snms. Qou cmd vanw mdh howdlomh Od tkn Koen Irodt mdh otknr rnsourcnsior imealy mdh irandhs mt pnmcncorps.jov/imealy.

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    =6 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    VRNVMRADJ IOR M KNMLXKQ MDH XAENLQ HNVMRX^RN

     Qour wnll-bnadj huradj your snrvacn as vnry aeportmdt to tkn Vnmcn Corps,mdh at as cratacml tkmt coeplntn mdh mccurmtn knmltk adioremtaod as mvmalmbln.

    o ndsurn tkmt tkn enhacml rncorhs iorwmrhnh to your ovnrsnms knmltk udatmrn mccurmtn, tkn Officn oi Enhacml Snrvacns (OES) wall rnvanw your enhacmlmdh hndtml rnports praor to your stmjadj nvndt. Xas rnvanw soentaens adha-cmtns m dnnh to uphmtn cnrtmad enhacml or hndtml nvmlumtaods or codre tkmtrncoeendhnh trnmtendts kmvn bnnd coeplntnh. Vlnmsn dotn tkmt you walldot bn assunh m tacgnt to trmvnl to tkn stmjadj nvndt ai your knmltk rncorh asadcoeplntn. o mvoah hnpmrturn hnlmys, plnmsn rnvanw tkn iollowadj rnqunstsmdh rnspodh to tkosn tkmt mpply to you0

    • Ai tknrn kms bnnd mdy ckmdjn ad your knmltk‘pkysacml, endtml, hndtml, orai you kmvn bnnd prnscrabnh dnw enhacmtaods, or m ckmdjn ad enhacmtaodhosmjn‘sadcn tkn taen you subeattnh your nxmeadmtaod rnports to tknVnmcn Corps, you eust aeenhamtnly dotaiy OES.

    • Imalurn to hasclosn ckmdjns ad your knmltk, adcluhadj dnw alldnssns, ad`u-rans, mllnrjans, or prnjdmdcy, cmd ndhmdjnr your knmltk mdh emy bn cmusnior snpmrmtaod iroe Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. Nvnry ynmr, snvnrml Vnmcn Corps

    trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs mrn rnquarnh to lnmvn Vnmcn Corps bncmusn tknyimalnh to hasclosn pnrtadndt adioremtaod mbout tknar knmltk. Vlnmsn hod‑tbn odn oi tkne!

    • Yoludtnnrs ad cnrtmad locmtaods mbromh wall dot kmvn aeenhamtn mccnss tohndtml cmrn. Hndtml clnmrmdcn as rnquarnh bniorn you mrn assunh md marladntacgnt to stmjadj. Qour koen-oi-rncorh hndtast wall bn msgnh to coeplntnm hndtml clnmrmdcn iore mitnr m hndtml nxme mdh mitnr mdy rncoeendhnhtrnmtendt as coeplntnh. Xas lnttnr, mlodj watk tkn hndtml nxmeadmtaod

    iore mdh spncanh [-rmys, eust bn sndt to OES.

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    ==Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    • Xn Vnmcn Corps wall provahn tkn aeeudazmtaods dncnssmry ior your ms-sajdendt, natknr mt your stmjadj nvndt or skortly mitnr you mrravn ad-coud-

    try. Xnsn aeeudazmtaods mrn ad mhhataod to tkosn you kmvn mlrnmhy rn-cnavnh mdh adiorenh OES mbout huradj tkn nvmlumtaod procnss. o mvoahtmgadj huplacmtn vmccadmtaods, codtmct your pkysacamd‑s officn, obtmad mcopy oi your aeeudazmtaod rncorh, mdh kmdh cmrry at to your stmjadjnvndt. Ai you gdow you mrn sndsatavn to vmccadns or ai you kmvn rnlajaousrnsnrvmtaods codcnrdadj tkn usn oi aeeudazmtaods or enhacmtaod, youskoulh codtmct OES tkroujk your sncurn enhacml portml aeenhamtnly,mdh bniorn your stmjadj nvndt.

    KNMLXK AXNES QO^ ZALL DNNH IOR HNVMRX^RN OR

    OYNRSNMS ^SN

    Bniorn your hnpmrturn, plnmsn obtmad mdh pmcg tkn iollowadj atnes0

    • M pkysacamd‑s copy oi your aeeudazmtaod rncorh, ai possabln. Cmrry tkasby kmdh to your kost coudtry mdh gnnp at watk your pmssport.

    • M tkrnn-eodtk supply oi mpprovnh prnscraptaod enhacmtaod you usn od m

    rnjulmr bmsas. Qour Vnmcn Corps knmltk udat wall orhnr m supply oi tkn prn-scraptaod mdh dodprnscraptaod enhacmtaods you rnquarn wknd you mrravnad-coudtry. Ad eost cmsns, tkn Vnmcn Corps wall orhnr m jndnrac nquavmlndtto ll tkn prnscraptaod. Bn mwmrn tkmt at cmd tmgn md nxtrnenly lodj taenior skapendts to rnmck soen coudtrans. Ior your owd coeiort mdh wnll-bnadj, bradj m tkrnn-eodtk supply oi tknsn atnes. Qou mrn mhvasnh to pmcgm portaod oi your tkrnn-eodtk supply ad your cmrry-od lujjmjn mdh tknbmlmdcn ad your mccoepmdyadj bmjjmjn. Xn Vnmcn Corps wall provahn

    bmsac ovnr-tkn-coudtnr enhacml supplans suck ms Bmdh-Mahs, mcntmeado-pknd, ntc. Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot provahn enhacmtaods tkmt mrn nlnctavnor cosentac (suck ms ior nrnctaln hysiudctaod, kmar loss, or imcaml wradglns).Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot provahn enhacmtaods dot mpprovnh by tkn Ioohmdh Hruj Mheadastrmtaod, koenopmtkac or dmturopmtkac (knrbml) rne-nhans, or vatmead trnmtendts otknr tkmd eultavatmeads.

    • Ai you wnmr nynjlmssns, bradj two pmars watk you to your stmjadj nvndt.Hun to m wahn vmramdcn ad wmtnr qumlaty mdh otknr ndvarodendtml cod-

    cnrds tkmt coulh proeotn nyn adinctaods watk codtmct lnds usn, VnmcnCorps Yoludtnnrs skoulh dot usn codtmct lndsns. Xn Vnmcn Corps wall dot

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    =2 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    rnplmcn codtmct lndsns or supply lnds solutaod or rnlmtnh nquapendt. Ai mpmar oi tkn jlmssns you bradj watk you brnmgs, tkn Vnmcn Corps wall rnplmcn

    at watk mdotknr pmar. Vlnmsn dotn tkmt hnsajdnr irmens or lndsns (tadtnh,comtnh, ntc.) wall dot bn rnplmcnh. Jndnrac irmens mdh prnscraptaod lndsns wall bn usnh.

    QO^R KNMLXKCMRN SNRYACNS

     Ms m trmadnn mdh Yoludtnnr, your mutkoraznh enhacml dnnhs mdh nxpndsns mrncovnrnh by tkn Vnmcn Corps iroe tkn taen you lnmvn koen to trmvnl harnctlyto your stmjadj nvndt udtal tkn ndh oi your snrvacn, rnjmrhlnss oi wkntknr

    you mrn ad your mssajdnh coudtry, tkn ^datnh Stmtns, or mdotknr coudtry. Ioradioremtaod mbout enhacml codhndtamlaty, snn Vmjns =3–=8.

    Ovnrsnms, m Vnmcn Corps enhacml officnr (VCEO) wall provahn praemryenhacml cmrn tkroujk your post‑s knmltk udat. Xn VCEO mlso mheadastnrs mcoeprnkndsavn knmltk-cmrn projrme to protnct mdh emadtmad your knmltk. om jrnmt nxtndt, tkn nstnctavndnss oi tkn knmltk-cmrn projrme hnpndhs od yourpnrsodml coeeatendt to tmgadj prncmutaods mjmadst rasgy bnkmvaors, alldnss,mdh ad`ury. Adhnnh, emadtmadadj your knmltk as odn oi your pradcapml rn-

    spodsabalatans ms m trmadnn mdh Yoludtnnr. Xn Vnmcn Corps wall vmccadmtn youmjmadst emdy adinctaous hasnmsns, but aeeudazmtaods cmddot protnct youiroe soen oi tkn eost coeeod knmltk problnes Yoludtnnrs nxpnrandcn.

    Emadtmadadj your wnll-bnadj enmds prmctacadj tkn hasnmsn- mdh rasg prn-vndtaod strmtnjans your VCEO hnscrabns huradj trmadadj mdh iollowadj tknjuahnladns ad tkn knmltk kmdhboog you wall rncnavn ad-coudtry. Strmtnjansadcluhn coeplyadj watk emlmram propkylmxas rnquarnendts ms prnscrabnhmdh mvoahadj bnkmvaors tkmt cmd put you mt rasg ior KAY mdh otknr snxumllytrmdseattnh hasnmsns. Qou wall bn msgnh to tmgn dncnssmry prncmutaods watk

    rnjmrh to wmtnr trnmtendt, smdatmtaod, dutrataod, mdh pnrsodml sminty, mdh tosnn your VCEO ior trnmtendt wknd dncnssmry. Xn VCEO as tkn odly stmstenebnr ad-coudtry wko cmd mutkorazn mdy enhacml mdh hndtml procnhurnspnriorenh ad-coudtry.

    Bnadj mwmrn oi odn‑s neotaodml knmltk as mlso aeportmdt. Qou emy rnmct adudusuml wmys to your ndvarodendt mbromh. Zknd tkas kmppnds, you skoulhinnl irnn to snng out your VCEO ior coudsnl. M VCEO cmd bn md aepor-tmdt sourcn oi support ad emgadj m succnssiul mh`ustendt to m dnw wmy oi

    lavadj mdh worgadj. Ad mhhataod, tkn Vnmcn Corps Coudsnladj mdh Outrnmck^dat provahns pkodn codsultmtaod to Yoludtnnrs wko wask to spnmg watk

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    =3Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    soenodn codcnrdadj tknar neotaodml knmltk. Suck codsultmtaods mrn imcala-tmtnh by your VCEO. Qou wall dh eorn adioremtaod mbout cross-culturml

    mhmptmtaod mdh wkmt to nxpnct ad tnres oi innladjs mdh irustrmtaods ad tknVnmcn Corps booglnt M Inw Eador Mh`ustendts.Xn rmdjn oi snrvacns mvmalmbln mt your post‑s knmltk udat as laeatnh. Zknd

    dncnssmry, tkn VCEO emy rninr you to ad-coudtry pkysacamds mdh locmlknmltk-cmrn imcalatans. Ai your enhacml problnes mrn bnyodh tkn lnvnl oi cmrnmvmalmbln locmlly, you wall bn enhacmlly nvmcumtnh (enhnvmcnh) to m locmtaod

     wknrn mppropramtn nvmlumtaod mdh trnmtendt mrn mvmalmbln.

    At as aeportmdt to gdow tkmt KAY/MAHS as m sajdacmdt publac knmltk tkrnmt worlhwahn. Xkn Vnmcn Corps provahns Yoludtnnrs watk coeplntn adioremtaod odtkn eohns oi trmdseassaod, tkn rasgs oi nxposurn toKAY, mdh Yoludtnnrs‑ rnspodsabalatans ior prnvndtaod.Qour VCEO or tkn Officn oi Enhacml Snrvacns cmdjavn you eorn hntmalnh adioremtaod upod rnqunst.

    Xn hncasaod to enhnvmc m Yoludtnnr to tkn ^.S. or to mdotknr coud-try as emhn by tkn VCEO ad collmbormtaod watk OES stmst. Ai m enhacmlnvmcumtaod as dncnssmry, Vnmcn Corps stmst wall coorhadmtn lojastacs, suck mstrmvnl mdh kousadj, mdh emdmjn your enhacml nvmlumtaod mdh trnmtendt.Yoludtnnrs emy bn plmcnh od “enhnvmc stmtus― ior do eorn tkmd 8> hmysmdh jndnrmlly tknrn as m rnsolutaod soodnr tkmd tkmt. Ai m codhataod cmddot bnrnsolvnh watkad tkmt taen pnraoh, m Yoludtnnr emy bn enhacmlly snpmrmtnh.

    Huradj snrvacn, you emy or emy dot bn mutkoraznh knmltk cmrn wkaln vas-atadj tkn ^datnh Stmtns. Ai you dnnh knmltk cmrn mt tkas taen, your VCEO

     wall coeeudacmtn watk OES, wkack wall tknd assun you md mutkorazmtaodiore. Xas mutkorazmtaod iore, mlodj watk your knmltk bndnt ahndtacmtaodcmrh, as to bn prnsndtnh to m dntworg provahnr. Ms m pmrtacapmdt ad m provahnrdntworg, you mrn dot rnspodsabln ior mdy ckmrjn mssocamtnh watk mutkoraznhcmrn. Ms md mltnrdmtavn, you emy mlso pmy ior tkn snrvacn mdh rnqunst rnae-bursnendt ms outladnh od tkn mutkorazmtaod iore. Vraor mutkorazmtaod iroe

    OES stmst or tkn VCEO as rnquarnh (nxcnpt ad nenrjndcans) ior mll enhacmlmdh hndtml cmrn wkaln out oi tkn coudtry oi snrvacn.

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    =8 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

     Qou mrn nxpnctnh to scknhuln mdh coeplntn trnmtendt watkad tkn taen

    mllottnh ior lnmvn or vmcmtaod. Ai nvmlumtaod mdh trnmtendt oi m enhacml orhndtml problne cmddot bn coeplntnh by tkn ndh oi your koen lnmvn, youemy bn plmcnh od enhacml kolh or enhacmlly snpmrmtnh. Qou eust bn clnmrnhby OES to rnturd to your Vnmcn Corps coudtry ai you kmvn bnnd snnd bym pkysacamd ad tkn ^.S. wkaln od lnmvn. Qou eust mlso codtmct OES mt;>>.;>>.=19=, optaod =, nxt. =>66, or mitnr kours mt 36=.:16.8:81, ai m dnwknmltk problne hnvnlops or m prnvaous knmltk problne bncoens udstmbln

     wkaln you mrn ad tkn ^datnh Stmtns. Nvmlumtaod mdh trnmtendt oi alldnssns orad`urans tkmt hnvnlop wkaln you mrn ad tkn ^.S. mrn mutkoraznh mdh emdmjnh

    by OES. ^dmutkoraznh enhacml nxpndsns wall dot bn rnaebursnh by tknVnmcn Corps.

    VOSXSNRYACN KNMLXK BNDNIAXS

    Ior sax eodtks mitnr snrvacn, tkn Vnmcn Corps emy mutkorazn pmyendt iorenhacml mdh hndtml nvmlumtaods oi codhataods tkmt kmvn mrasnd ad coddnctaod

     watk your snrvacn mbromh. Ior codhataods rnlmtadj to m snxuml mssmult huradjsnrvacn, snn “Yoludtnnr Sminty0 Support ior Snxuml Mssmult Yactaes.― Skoulh

    you rnquarn trnmtendt ior m snrvacn-rnlmtnh knmltk codhataod, OES‑ post-snrvacn knmltk udat wall mssast you ad emgadj m clmae ior bndnts udhnr tknInhnrml Neploynns‑ Coepndsmtaod Mct (INCM).

    o covnr enhacml nxpndsns ior codhataods tkmt mrn dot snrvacn-rnlmtnh, you wall bn nlajabln to purckmsn m pravmtn knmltk adsurmdcn plmd. M eorn hntmalnhhnscraptaod oi tkas bndnt iollows.

    Inhnrml Neploynns‑ Coepndsmtaod Mct

     Mitnr snrvacn, Vnmcn Corps trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs emy bn nlajabln to lnm clmae ior post-snrvacn knmltk-cmrn mdh coepndsmtaod bndnts udhnrINCM ior snrvacn-rnlmtnh knmltk codhataods. INCM as mheadastnrnh by tknOfficn oi Zorgnrs‑ Coepndsmtaod Vrojrmes (OZCV) watkad tkn ^.S.Hnpmrtendt oi Lmbor, wkack as solnly rnspodsabln ior hntnreadadj wkntknrm clmae as mccnptnh.

    Ai m clmae as mccnptnh, INCM covnrs post-snrvacn enhacml nxpndsns iorsnrvacn-rnlmtnh ad`urans or alldnssns. INCM emy mlso covnr enhacml nxpndsns

    ior m prn-nxastadj codhataod ai OZCV hntnreadns tkmt tkn codhataod wms

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    =>Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    mjjrmvmtnh, mccnlnrmtnh, or prncapatmtnh ms m rnsult oi Vnmcn Corps snrvacn.Xrnn cmsns mrn spncacmlly nxcluhnh iroe INCM covnrmjn0

    • Codhataods cmusnh by walliul eascodhuct

    • Codhataods cmusnh by tkn Yoludtnnr‑s adtndtaod to bradj mbout tkn ad`uryor hnmtk oi kae/knrsnli or mdotknr

    • Codhataods proxaemtnly cmusnh by adtoxacmtaod or hruj mbusn

    Alldnss or ad`ury as jndnrmlly codsahnrnh to bn snrvacn-rnlmtnh wknd at oc-curs huradj your Vnmcn Corps snrvacn mdywknrn outsahn oi tkn ^datnh Stmtns.

    Alldnss or ad`ury tkmt hnvnlops ad tkn ^datnh Stmtns as dot codsahnrnh to bnsnrvacn-rnlmtnh udlnss tkn trmadnn or Yoludtnnr as ndjmjnh ad m Vnmcn Corpsmctavaty wknd at occurs. Rnjmrhlnss oi wkntknr md alldnss or ad`ury occurs adtkn ^datnh Stmtns or mbromh, tkn Vnmcn Corps wall provahn ior your enhacmldnnhs wkaln you mrn ad snrvacn. Ad mhhataod, tkn Vnmcn Corps wall provahn you

     watk tkn adioremtaod you dnnh to ln ior bndnts udhnr INCM.

    Knmltk Adsurmdcn mitnr Vnmcn Corps Snrvacn

     Mitnr your snrvacn, you mrn nlajabln to purckmsn m spncac post-snrvacn pra-vmtn adhavahuml knmltk adsurmdcn plmd tkmt provahns covnrmjn ior soen knmltkcodhataods tkmt mrn dot covnrnh by INCM bncmusn tkny

    • nxastnh bniorn your Vnmcn Corps snrvacn7

    • hnvnlopnh wkaln you wnrn od pnrsodml busadnss ad tkn ^datnh Stmtns hur-adj snrvacn7 or

    • orajadmtnh mitnr you lnit snrvacn mbromh.

    Xn Vnmcn Corps mutoemtacmlly ndrolls trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs ad tknplmd ms tkny lnmvn snrvacn mbromh mdh pmys tkn rst eodtk oi adsurmdcn prn-eaues od tknar bnkmli. Qou emy purckmsn up to two mhhataodml eodtks oicovnrmjn. Qou mrn strodjly ndcourmjnh to purckmsn knmltk adsurmdcn wkndyou coeplntn your Vnmcn Corps snrvacn to ennt knmltk-cmrn dnnhs dot cov-nrnh by INCM huradj your post-snrvacn rnmh`ustendt pnraoh. Ai you ho dotsajd up ior mhhataodml adsurmdcn bniorn tkn ndh oi tkn rst eodtk‑s covnrmjnpnraoh, you iorinat your rajkt to subscrabn to tkas plmd.

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    =9 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    Knmltk Adsurmdcn Vortmbalaty

    Xn Vnmcn Corps mdh tkn adsurmdcn plmd mitnr snrvacn wall assun cnrtacmtns

    oi knmltk plmd covnrmjn ad cmsn you dnnh tkne ior subsnqundt knmltk adsur-mdcn projrmes.

    Lagn mll Menracmds, Rnturdnh Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs wall kmvn mccnssto dnw optaods ior qumlaty, mstorhmbln knmltk adsurmdcn covnrmjn udhnr tkn

     Mstorhmbln Cmrn Mct. Qou wall bn mbln to mccnss knmltk adsurmdcn ad m vmra-nty oi wmys, adcluhadj tkroujk stmtn or inhnrml emrgntplmcns or nxckmdjns,udhnr your pmrndts‑ covnrmjn plmd ai you mrn udhnr 29 ynmrs olh, tkroujk mdneploynr or sckool plmd, or tkroujk Enhacmrn, Enhacmah, or pravmtn adsur-mdcn. o coepmrn plmds, skop ior optaods, or dh out eorn adioremtaodmbout obtmadadj knmltk adsurmdcn, plnmsn vasat www.knmltkcmrn.jov.

    YOL^DXNNRS NDROLLNH AD ENHACMRN

    Vlnmsn dotn tkmt tkas adioremtaod as mhvasory odly. Vlnmsn hascuss tkn spncacsoi your satumtaod watk rnprnsndtmtavns oi tkn mppropramtn mjndcans.

    Bncmusn tkn Vnmcn Corps provahns enhacml cmrn ior Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrshuradj tknar snrvacn, Enhacmrn pnreats Yoludtnnrs to tnepormraly watkhrmwiroe tknar Enhacmrn Vmrts B mdh H (but odly Vmrts B mdh H, mdh dot Vmrt

     M or C) wkaln ad snrvacn, tknd pnreats tkne to rn-ndroll huradj m SpncamlNdrollendt Vnraoh mitnr snrvacn watkout bnadj ckmrjnh m pndmlty inn, pursu-mdt to 82 CIR 86:.26 mdh 82 CIR 823.3;.

    Vlnmsn gnnp ad eadh tkmt tkn Socaml Sncuraty Mheadastrmtaod kms m spn-caml clmssacmtaod ior Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs tkmt trnmts Vnmcn Corps snr-vacn ms neployendt ior Socaml Sncuraty mdh Enhacmrn purposns. Xmt rulnas snt out ad 26 CIR 868.=6=;(h). Xn Socaml Sncuraty Mheadastrmtaodkms snpmrmtn rulns ior “adtnrdmtaodml voludtnnrs,― wkack hastnr iroe Vnmcn

    Corps Yoludtnnrs. Ms m Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr, you mrn nlajabln to ndroll ad Enhacmrn hur-

    adj m Spncaml Ndrollendt Vnraoh tkmt as mdytaen wkaln you mrn stall ad snrvacnor huradj tkn najkt eodtks iollowadj tkn eodtk your Vnmcn Corps snrvacnndhs. Ior mhhataodml adioremtaod od tkn Spncaml Ndrollendt Vnraoh, vasat

     www.enhacmrn.jov/EnhacmrnNlajabalaty.Vlnmsn dotn tkmt you eust ennt spncac nlajabalaty rnquarnendts ior tkn

    Spncaml Ndrollendt Vnraoh, hnpndhadj od wkntknr you wnrn prnvaously nd-

    rollnh ad Vmrt B. Ai you mrn ndrollnh ad Enhacmrn Vmrt B praor to Vnmcn Corps

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    =:Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    snrvacn, plnmsn ckncg watk your locml Socaml Sncuraty officn praor to tnreadmt-adj your Vmrt B covnrmjn7 vasat www.pnmcncorps.jov/ssm.

    Ai you ho dot ndroll ad Enhacmrn Vmrt B huradj your Spncaml NdrollendtVnraoh, you wall kmvn to wmat udtal tkn dnxt Jndnrml Ndrollendt Vnraoh, wkack as @mdumry = tkroujk Emrck 3= oi nmck ynmr. Qou emy tknd kmvnto pmy m kajknr Enhacmrn Vmrt B prneaue bncmusn you coulh kmvn kmhEnhacmrn Vmrt B mdh hah dot tmgn at.

    Vlnmsn dotn tkmt tkn hnlmynh ndrollendt or rn-ndrollendt mpplans odlyto Enhacmrn Vmrt B. Vlnmsn cmll Socaml Sncuraty mt ;66.::2.=2=3 ior tknarpolacans mdh procnhurns ior watkhrmwadj mdh/or ndrolladj ad Enhacmrn. Xasadioremtaod as mhvasory odly. Vlnmsn hascuss tkn spncacs oi your satumtaod

     watk rnprnsndtmtavns oi tkn mppropramtn mjndcans.

    ENHACML CODIAHNDXAMLAXQ

    Xn Vnmcn Corps rncojdazns tkmt protnctadj tkn codhndtamlaty oi mYoludtnnr‑s enhacml adioremtaod as nxtrnenly aeportmdt. Xn Vnmcn Corps

     wmdts you to innl coeiortmbln javadj tkn VCEO or otknrs provahadj knmltkcmrn or trnmtendt tkn adioremtaod dncnssmry ior tkne to bn mbln to provahnyou propnr cmrn mdh trnmtendt. Mt tkn smen taen, tkn Vnmcn Corps as rnspod-

    sabln ior your ovnrmll sminty mdh sncuraty mdh tkn smin mdh succnssiul emdmjn-endt oi tkn Vnmcn Corps projrme ad your coudtry.

    Xn codhndtamlaty oi your knmltk adioremtaod mbromh‘adcluhadj yourknmltk rncorhs, your knmltk-rnlmtnh codvnrsmtaods watk tkn VCEO, mdh ad-ioremtaod VCEOs mrn javnd by otknr enhacml proinssaodmls rnlmtnh to yourknmltk cmrn‘as protnctnh by tkn Vravmcy Mct mdh Vnmcn Corps polacy. Xasprotnctaod enmds tkmt your enhacml adioremtaod wall bn skmrnh odly meodjVnmcn Corps enhacml stmst mdh otknr enhacml proinssaodmls wko dnnh at to

    cmrn ior or trnmt you, mdh watk otknr Vnmcn Corps stmst odly to tkn nxtndt tkmttkny kmvn m spncac dnnh to gdow tkn adioremtaod ad orhnr to iulll tknarofficaml Vnmcn Corps rnspodsabalatans. Ior nxmepln, tkn VCEO as rnquarnh tohasclosn to tkn coudtry harnctor (or kas or knr hnsajdnn) enhacmlly codhnd-taml adioremtaod ai tkas adioremtaod as spncacmlly dnnhnh to propnrly emd-mjn tkn post. Xnrniorn, ai you kmvn m enhacml mccoeeohmtaod, tkn coudtryharnctor wall bn adiorenh. Xn VCEO wall mlso skmrn watk tkn coudtry ha-rnctor adioremtaod mbout allnjml hruj usn or otknr codhuct tkmt advolvns m

    snraous tkrnmt to your (or soenodn nlsn‑s) knmltk or sminty. Xnsn mrn odlynxmeplns. Xnrn emy bn otknr satumtaods ad wkack tkn coudtry harnctor mdh

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    =; Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    dod-enhacml Vnmcn Corps stmst wall bn provahnh watk codhndtaml enhacmladioremtaod. Kownvnr, mdy Vnmcn Corps stmst enebnr watk wkoe m VCEO

    skmrns mdy enhacmlly codhndtaml adioremtaod kms m rnspodsabalaty to protnctats codhndtamlaty.Ior eorn adioremtaod mbout tkn Vnmcn Corps‑ polacy od enhacml cod-

    hndtamlaty, snn Vnmcn Corps Emduml, Snctaod 29;.

    RNLNMSN OI ENHACML ADIOREMXAOD XO IMEALANS

    Xn Vnmcn Corps wall dot mutoemtacmlly dotaiy your imealy ai you bncoenall or mrn ad`urnh huradj your snrvacn. Adioremtaod mbout your enhacml cod-hataod wall odly bn provahnh to tkosn adhavahumls wkoe you spncacmllyhnsajdmtn ms nenrjndcy codtmcts or hnsajdmtnh rnprnsndtmtavns/dnxt-oi-gad.

     Qou kmvn tkn opportudaty to emgn tknsn hnsajdmtaods mt stmjadj. Qou emymlso javn tkn Vnmcn Corps wrattnd codsndt to dotaiy otknr adhavahumls msyou ckoosn.

    IMEALQ NENRJNDCANS MDH NENRJNDCQ LNMYN

    Xn Vnmcn Corps Coudsnladj mdh Outrnmck ^dat (CO^) provahns mssas-tmdcn ad kmdhladj nenrjndcans mstnctadj trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs or tknar

    imealans. Bniorn lnmvadj tkn ^.S., you skoulh adstruct your imealy tkmt aitkny kmvn hafficulty rnmckadj you harnctly or dnnh mssastmdcn, tkny skoulhdotaiy CO^ aeenhamtnly ai md nenrjndcy mrasns, suck ms m snraous alldnss ortkn hnmtk oi md aeenhamtn imealy enebnr. Cmll CO^ mt 262.912.=8:6 or;>>.;>>.=19=, optaod 2.

    Ai you mrn dotanh harnctly mbout m imealy nenrjndcy wkaln mbromh, youskoulh codtmct your coudtry harnctor (CH). Xn CH wall adiore CO^oi tkn nenrjndcy, rnqunstadj tkmt your imealy bn codtmctnh ior vnracm-

    taod mdh mhhataodml adioremtaod codcnrdadj tkn satumtaod. Zknd dncnssmrymdh possabln, tkn CH emy mlso mrrmdjn ior tnlnpkodn cmlls to or iroe tkn^datnh Stmtns.

    Ad tkn nvndt oi m hnmtk or aeenhamtn lain-tkrnmtndadj alldnss oi m pmrndt(adcluhadj md adhavahuml wko kms pnriorenh tkn pmrndtadj iudctaod ior msubstmdtaml pnraoh), spousn, sabladj, ckalh, or jrmdhckalh, nenrjndcy lnmvn

     wall bn mutkoraznh. rmdsportmtaod koen, mlodj watk md mllowmdcn, wall bnpmah by tkn Vnmcn Corps. Xas lnmvn as ior m pnraoh oi two wnngs, nxcluhadj

    trmvnl taen.

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    =1Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Knmltk

    Odly odn nenrjndcy lnmvn cmd bn jrmdtnh to mttndh tkn smen imealyenhacml nenrjndcy huradj m Yoludtnnr‑s pnraoh oi snrvacn. Ad tkn cmsn oi

    emrranh Yoludtnnrs, tkn CH wall hntnreadn od md adhavahuml bmsas wkntknrtkn spousn skoulh mccoepmdy tkn mstnctnh Yoludtnnr to tkn ^datnh Stmtns.

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    Yoludtnnr Sminty mdh Sncuraty

    VNRSODML SMINXQ

    Xn sminty mdh sncuraty oi Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs as our kajknst praoraty.Xn Vnmcn Corps hnvotns sajdacmdt rnsourcns to provahadj Yoludtnnrs watk

    tkn trmadadj, support, mdh adioremtaod tkny dnnh to stmy knmltky mdh smin. Qnt bncmusn Yoludtnnrs snrvn worlhwahn, oitnd ad vnry rneotn mrnms, knmltkmdh sminty rasgs mrn md adknrndt pmrt oi Yoludtnnr snrvacn.

    Lavadj mdh trmvnladj ad md udimealamr ndvarodendt, kmvadj m laeatnh ud-hnrstmdhadj oi locml lmdjumjn mdh culturn, mdh bnadj pnrcnavnh ms wnmltkymrn soen oi tkn imctors tkmt cmd put m Yoludtnnr mt rasg. Huradj tkn coursn oitknar snrvacn, Yoludtnnrs mrn lagnly to nxpnrandcn vmryadj hnjrnns oi udwmdt-nh mttndtaod mdh kmrmssendt. Vntty tknits mdh burjlmrans mrn dot udcoeeod.

    Adcahndts oi robbnry mdh pkysacml mdh snxuml mssmults mlso occur, soentaens watk snraous ad`ury. Mltkoujk rmrn, tknrn mrn adcahndts oi Yoludtnnr hnmtkshuradj snrvacn iroe cmusns rmdjadj iroe mccahndts, dmturml mdh/or enhacmlcodhataods, or koeacahn.

    Bniorn nstmblaskadj m projrme, tkn Vnmcn Corps coeplntns m tkoroujkmssnssendt oi tkn sminty codhataods oi tkn coudtry. Zknd ckoosadj satns toplmcn Yoludtnnrs, cmrniul codsahnrmtaod as javnd to emdy imctors. Xnsn ad-cluhn mccnss to enhacml, bmdgadj, postml, mdh otknr nssndtaml snrvacns7 mvmal-mbalaty oi coeeudacmtaods mdh trmdsportmtaod7 mdh tkn nxastndcn oi suat-mbln kousadj mrrmdjnendts. Vroxaeaty to otknr Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs asmlso codsahnrnh. Vnmcn Corps stmst mt post trmad Yoludtnnrs ad prnvndtmtavnsminty mdh rasg-rnhuctaod procnhurns mdh polacans. Yoludtnnrs cmd plmy m gnyroln ad supportadj sminty mdh sncuraty nstorts by mbahadj by tkn Vnmcn Corps‑polacans.

    Ai m Yoludtnnr as tkn vactae oi m craen huradj snrvacn, tkn locml VnmcnCorps post mdh tkn Vnmcn Corps officns oi Sminty mdh Sncuraty, KnmltkSnrvacns, mdh Yactae Mhvocmcy mrn rnmhy to provahn support. Aeenhamtn rn-

    portadj to Vnmcn Corps officamls as strodjly ndcourmjnh, so tkn Vnmcn Corpscmd provahn m Yoludtnnr vactae watk tkn support tkmt kn/skn hnsnrvns mdh to

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    22 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Yoludtnnr Sminty mdh Sncuraty

    quacgly mhhrnss mdy sminty mdh sncuraty codcnrds. aenly rnportadj emy mlsobn cratacml to tkn prnsnrvmtaod oi nvahndcn, tkn mpprnkndsaod oi m suspnct,

    mdh m succnssiul prosncutaod ai m Yoludtnnr ckoosns to rnport tkn adcahndtto locml mutkoratans. Ad tkn nvndt m craen hons occur, tkn mutkoraty mdh rn-spodsabalaty ior advnstajmtaod mdh prosncutaod wall lagnly rnsahn watk tkn kostcoudtry jovnrdendt. Ad tkn nvndt oi m snraous craen mjmadst m Yoludtnnr,tkn Vnmcn Corps emy rntmad locml mttordnys to rnprnsndt tkn adtnrnsts oi mYoludtnnr mdh/or provahn lnjml mhvacn to tkn post.

    Ad cmsns wknrn tkn pnrpntrmtor oi tkn craen as mssocamtnh watk tkn VnmcnCorps, tkn Vnmcn Corps Officn oi Adspnctor Jndnrml (OAJ) as rnspodsablnior codhuctadj md advnstajmtaod ms mppropramtn, mdh coorhadmtadj watk kost

    coudtry mutkoratans or ^.S. inhnrml prosncutors. Outsahn oi mdy craeadmlemttnr, OAJ mlso advnstajmtns mllnjmtaods oi wrodjhoadj by tkosn mssocamtnh

     watk tkn Vnmcn Corps. Snn ES ;9= ior iurtknr juahmdcn.Ai you ho bncoen m vactae oi m snraous craen huradj your Vnmcn Corps

    snrvacn, rst emgn surn you mrn ad m smin plmcn mdh watk pnopln you trust, mdhsncodh, codtmct tkn coudtry harnctor, huty officnr, or enhacml officnr. Ad eostcmsns, coudtry harnctors mdh enhacml officnrs mrn rnquarnh to rnport craens totkn iollowadj Vnmcn Corps knmhqumrtnrs officns0 Sminty mdh Sncuraty, Knmltk

    Snrvacns, Yactae Mhvocmcy, Adspnctor Jndnrml, your coudtry‑s rnjaodml oi-cn, mdh Jlobml Opnrmtaods. Ad mhhataod, tkn ^.S. Nebmssy rnjaodml sncura-ty officnr wall bn adiorenh. Xas adioremtaod as protnctnh iroe udmutkoraznhhasclosurn by tkn Vravmcy Mct.

    Our mae as to rnhucn rasgs. Xn Vnmcn Corps kms nstmblasknh polacans,trmadadj, mdh procnhurns to knlp Yoludtnnrs rnhucn rasgs mdh ndkmdcn tknarknmltk mdh sminty. Odn‑s pnrsodml sminty as optaeaznh by emturn bnkmvaormdh nxnrcasadj soudh `uhjendt. Yoludtnnrs eust prmctacn nstnctavn satum-

    taodml mwmrndnss, adcluhadj bnadj mwmrn oi tknar surroudhadjs, udhnrstmdh-adj kow tknar codhuct mdh mctaods emy bn pnrcnavnh, mdh bnadj sndsatavnto kow tknar bnkmvaor emy aepmct odn‑s pnrsodml sminty. Oitnd Yoludtnnrseust ckmdjn m rmdjn oi bnkmvaors to eadaeazn rasgs to tknar sminty mdh sncu-raty mbromh. Suck ckmdjns emy advolvn hrnss, lavadj mrrmdjnendts, nxnrcasn,mlcokol codsueptaod, socamlazadj watk enebnrs oi tkn opposatn snx, mdhjoadj out mlodn mt dajkt. Xn ckmllndjn as to dh tkn rajkt bmlmdcn mdhcoeport odnsnli ad m emddnr tkmt ndmblns you to kmvn m smin, prohuctavn nx-pnrandcn. Vnmcn Corps stmst enebnrs mrn coeeattnh to knlpadj Yoludtnnrsennt tkas ckmllndjn.

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    At as nssndtaml to mlwmys bn mwmrn oi your

    surroudhadjs, udhnrstmdh kow your codhuct mdh

    mctaods emy bn pnrcnavnh, mdh bn sndsatavn to kow your bnkmvaor emy aepmct your pnrsodml sminty.

    Huradj prn-snrvacn trmadadj, tkn Vnmcn Corps provahns trmadadj mdh rn-sourcns to knlp Yoludtnnrs hnvnlop lmdjumjn, tnckdacml, mdh cross-culturmlprocandcy, mdh mcquarn pnrsodml knmltk mdh sminty gdowlnhjn. M juahn,Sminty mdh Sncuraty Adioremtaod to Knlp Qou Vrnpmrn ior Vnmcn Corps

    Snrvacn, codtmadadj hntmalnh adioremtaod od kow to rnhucn tkn rasg oi bn-coeadj m vactae oi craen, as adcluhnh ad your advatmtaod emtnramls ms mdnlnctrodac hocuendt. Qou wall mlso rncnavn coudtry-spncac craen rnhuctaodstrmtnjans huradj your trmadadj ad-coudtry.

    S^VVORX IOR YACXAES OI CRAEN

    Xn Vnmcn Corps as coeeattnh to supportadj mll Yoludtnnrs wko bncoentkn vactaes oi m craen huradj tknar snrvacn. Xas support adcluhns tmgadjmppropramtn stnps to mssurn tkmt tkn Yoludtnnr as smin mdh provahnh watk tkndncnssmry lnjml, enhacml, mhvocmcy, mdh neotaodml support to knlp kae orknr rncovnr iroe tkn nvndt. Xn Vnmcn Corps vactae mhvocmtns ostnr mdyYoludtnnr vactae tkn mppropramtn support mitnr m craen, botk huradj mdhmitnr tkn Yoludtnnr‑s coeplntaod oi Vnmcn Corps snrvacn.

    Xnrn mrn polacans mdh procnhurns ad plmcn mt nmck Vnmcn Corps post sotkmt Yoludtnnrs cmd rnport wknd tkny kmvn bnnd m vactae. Nvnry nstort asemhn to emadtmad tkn Yoludtnnr‑s pravmcy wknd tkny rnport m craen. VnmcnCorps stmst ad-coudtry kmvn bnnd trmadnh od kow to rnspodh to m Yoludtnnr

     wknd m craen as coeeattnh mjmadst tkne. Mhhataodmlly, huradj tknar prn-snrvacn trmadadj, mll Yoludtnnrs rncnavn trmadadj od kow to rnport craens,adcluhadj snxuml mssmult, mdh tkn support tkny wall rncnavn.

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    Officn oi Yactae Mhvocmcy

    Xn Officn oi Yactae Mhvocmcy (OYM) as m rnsourcn ior currndtly snrvadj

    mdh rnturdnh Yoludtnnrs wko kmvn bnnd vactaes oi craen. Xn Vnmcn Corpsvactae mhvocmtns kmvn tkrnn emad rnspodsabalatans0

    • o ndsurn Yoludtnnrs mrn mwmrn oi mdh kmvn mccnss to tkn support snrvacnsostnrnh by tkn Vnmcn Corps.

    • o ndsurn Vnmcn Corps stmst as mwmrn oi mdh tmgn adto codsahnrmtaodYoludtnnr‑s ckoacns mdh waskns rnjmrhadj tkn cmrn tkny rncnavn mdh tknarcodtadunh snrvacn ad tkn Vnmcn Corps.

    • o mdswnr qunstaods mdh mhhrnss codcnrds rnlmtnh to Vnmcn Corps polacansmdh procnhurns or tkn locml craeadml `ustacn mdh lnjml systnes.

     Zknd m Yoludtnnr ckoosns to rnport to lmw ndiorcnendt, OYM as rnspod-sabln ior gnnpadj Yoludtnnrs adiorenh mdh uphmtnh tkroujkout tkn advnsta-jmtavn procnss, lnjml procnnhadjs, mdh adtnrdml advnstajmtaods. Yactae mhvo-cmtns mrn mlso mbln to mccoepmdy Yoludtnnrs mdh rnturdnh Yoludtnnrs mbromh

    ior pmrtacapmtaod ad advnstajmtavn mdh lnjml procnnhadjs.Yactae mhvocmtns mrn mvmalmbln 28 kours m hmy, snvnd hmys m wnng to mssastYoludtnnrs by cmlladj or tnxtadj 262.861.2:68 or nemaladj vactaemhvocmtnFpnmcncorps.jov.

    Coeeatendt to Snxuml Mssmult Yactaes

    Xn Vnmcn Corps as coeeattnh to provahadj m coepmssaodmtn mdh supportavnrnspodsn to mll Yoludtnnrs wko kmvn bnnd snxumlly mssmultnh. o tkmt ndh,tkn Vnmcn Corps emgns tkn iollowadj coeeatendt to Yoludtnnrs wko mrnvactaes oi snxuml mssmult0

    Coepmssaod

      Zn wall trnmt you watk hajdaty mdh rnspnct. Do odn hnsnrvns to bn m vac-tae oi m snxuml mssmult.

    Sminty 

      Zn wall tmgn mppropramtn stnps to provahn ior your odjoadj sminty.

    Support 

      Zn wall provahn you watk tkn support you dnnh to mah ad your rncovnry.

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    Lnjml 

      Zn wall knlp you udhnrstmdh tkn rnlnvmdt lnjml procnssns mdh your lnjmloptaods.

    Opnd Coeeudacmtaod

      Zn wall gnnp you adiorenh oi tkn projrnss oi your cmsn, skoulh youckoosn to rnport tkn adcahndt to lmw ndiorcnendt.

    Codtadumtaod oi Snrvacn 

      Zn wall worg closnly watk you to emgn hncasaods rnjmrhadj your codtad-

    unh snrvacn.

    Vravmcy 

      Zn wall rnspnct your pravmcy mdh wall dot, watkout your codsndt, hasclosnyour ahndtaty or skmrn tkn hntmals oi tkn adcahndt watk mdyodn wko honsdot kmvn m lnjataemtn dnnh to gdow.

    Vnmcn Corps stmst enebnrs worlhwahn wall kodor tkas coeeatendt mdh

    hneodstrmtn tkmt coeeatendt to you tkroujk tknar worhs mdh mctaods.

    Support ior Snxuml Mssmult Yactaes

    Ad mhhataod to rnportadj procnhurns, tkn Vnmcn Corps kms nstmblasknh m 28-kour mdodyeous snxuml mssmult kotladn rnsnrvnh odly ior currndtly snrvadjYoludtnnrs. Xas kotladn as snt up ior Yoludtnnrs wko kmvn bnnd vactaes oisnxuml mssmult to jnt crasas coudsnladj mdh adioremtaod. Yoludtnnrs mrn javndtkn duebnr ior tkn snxuml mssmult kotladn odcn tkny mrravn mt tknar coudtry

    oi snrvacn.Nvnry Vnmcn Corps post kms two hnsajdmtnh stmst enebnrs wko kmvn vol-

    udtnnrnh to snrvn ms m snxuml mssmult rnspodsn lamasod mdh kmvn rncnavnh coe-prnkndsavn trmadadj od kow to rnspodh to mdh support Yoludtnnrs wko rn-port m snxuml mssmult. SMRLs mrn mvmalmbln, mt tkn rnqunst oi tkn Yoludtnnr, toprovahn mccoepmdaendt tkroujk tkn ad-coudtry rnspodsn suck ms mttndhadjenntadjs watk Vnmcn Corps stmst, locml lmw ndiorcnendt, huradj tkn snxumlmssmult iorndsac nxmeadmtaod, or mttndhadj court. SMRLs mrn mdotknr support

    stmst enebnr mvmalmbln to Yoludtnnrs ad mhhataod to tkn sminty mdh sncuratycoorhadmtor mdh tkn Vnmcn Corps enhacml officnr.

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    NENRJNDCQ MCXAOD VLMDS

    Xn Vnmcn Corps mhhrnssns lmrjnr sncuraty codcnrds tkroujk coudtry-spncac

    nenrjndcy mctaod plmds (NMVs). Xnsn plmds, hnvnlopnh to mhhrnss dmturmlhasmstnrs, polatacml udrnst, snraous mccahndts, ntc., snt iortk tkn strmtnjans hn-vnlopnh by tkn Vnmcn Corps ad nmck coudtry to prnpmrn ior, rnspodh to, mdhrncovnr iroe suck crasns. Qou wall rncnavn md NMV orandtmtaod huradj prn-snrvacn trmadadj mdh subsnqundt ad-snrvacn trmadadjs. Qou wall mlso rncnavn mcopy oi tkn NMV mdh bn nxpnctnh to imealamrazn yoursnli watk tkn plmd mdhyour rolns mdh rnspodsabalatans huradj taens oi crasas.

    Xn Vnmcn Corps stmst worgs vnry closnly watk tkn ^.S. mebmssmhormdh tkn nebmssy‑s rnjaodml sncuraty officnr od emttnrs oi Yoludtnnr smintymdh crasas emdmjnendt, suck ms dmturml hasmstnrs. Ai m satumtaod mrasns ad-coudtry tkmt posns m potndtaml tkrnmt to Yoludtnnrs, tkn Vnmcn Corps wallrnspodh aeenhamtnly to mssnss tkn dmturn oi tkn tkrnmt mdh rnspodh ad memddnr tkmt emxaeazns Yoludtnnrs‑ sminty mdh wnll-bnadj. ^dhnr soen car-cuestmdcns, Yoludtnnrs emy bn rnquarnh to rnemad mt tknar satns, bn eovnhiroe tknar satns natknr tnepormraly or pnremdndtly, or bn nvmcumtnh iroetkn coudtry mltojntknr. Ai tkn hncasaod as emhn to nvmcumtn m coudtry, tknVnmcn Corps wall coeeat nvnry rnsourcn mt kmdh to sminjumrh tkn wnll-

    bnadj oi nmck Yoludtnnr.

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    Vnrsodml mdh Iadmdcaml Emttnrs

     Qou skoulh emgn mrrmdjnendts to snttln pnrsodml mdh dmdcaml mstmars bn-iorn rnportadj ior snrvacn. Ms you prnpmrn to hnpmrt, plnmsn rnenebnr tkmtmdy lnjml or dmdcaml mstmars skoulh dot rnquarn you to rnturd koen huradjtkn 2: eodtks you mrn snrvadj ad tkn Vnmcn Corps. Qou emy wmdt to jrmdt

    pownr oi mttordny to m rnlmtavn or irandh to mct od your bnkmli codcnrdadjsuck emttnrs ms your kousn, cmr, hnbts, tmxns, stuhndt lomds, or busadnss. Qouemy mlso wask to codsahnr wkntknr you dnnh m hurmbln pownr oi mttordnyor m knmltk-cmrn pownr oi mttordny (nxnrcasmbln ai you mrn hasmblnh). Bniornyou hnpmrt, you eust obtmad smtasimctory rnsolutaod oi mdy outstmdhadj lnjmlmctaods ad wkack you mrn advolvnh. Imalurn to ho so emy rnsult ad m hnlmy or

     watkhrmwml oi your advatmtaod, or subsnqundt rneovml iroe snrvacn. Ms youput your mstmars ad orhnr, rnenebnr tkmt tkn Vnmcn Corps as stall procnss-

    adj your enhacml mdh otknr bmcgjroudh adioremtaod. Qou skoulh dot emgnckmdjns ad neployendt, nhucmtaod, or kousadj mrrmdjnendts udtal you kmvnmccnptnh md advatmtaod to m spncac projrme mdh kmvn rncnavnh enhacml mdhhndtml clnmrmdcn ior snrvacn mbromh.

    RNCORHS MDH VNRSODML VMVNRS

    Xn mpplacmtaod mdh rnlmtnh hocuendts you provahn to tkn Vnmcn Corps,mdh tkn rncorhs jndnrmtnh ms m rnsult oi your trmadadj mdh Yoludtnnr snr-vacn, mrn tkn propnrty oi tkn inhnrml jovnrdendt. Ho dot subeat tkn orajadmlor tkn odly mvmalmbln copy oi m pnrsodml rncorh. M copy oi your YoludtnnrHnscraptaod oi Snrvacn (HOS) stmtnendt wall bn gnpt adhndatnly ms m pnr-emdndt rncorh ad tkn Dmtaodml Mrckavns. Enhacml rncorhs mrn rntmadnh ior2> ynmrs, mdh eost otknr Vnmcn Corps rncorhs mrn gnpt ior snvnd ynmrs mitnrcoeplntaod oi snrvacn or tnreadmtaod hmtn. Rncorhs rnlmtadj to m Yoludtnnr‑ssnrvacn or enhacml kastory wall bn rnlnmsnh odly watk tkn wrattnd codsndt oitkn Yoludtnnr, or ms otknrwasn mutkoraznh udhnr tkn inhnrml Vravmcy Mct mdhKnmltk Adsurmdcn Vortmbalaty mdh Mccoudtmbalaty Mct (KAVMM) or otknr mp-

    placmbln lmws. Vlnmsn dotn tkmt odcn you mrn ad snrvacn, your dmen, coudtryoi snrvacn, mdh hmtns oi snrvacn mrn publac adioremtaod.

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    SX^HNDX LOMDS

    Ior emdy Yoludtnnrs, stuhndt lomds mrn m em`or codcnrd huradj tknar taen

    oi snrvacn. At as your rnspodsabalaty to ndsurn tkmt your stuhndt lomd oblajm-taods wall bn ent huradj your Vnmcn Corps snrvacn. Mll emttnrs oi hninrendt,pmyendt, rnmctavmtaod mdh cmdcnllmtaod oi lomds mrn your rnspodsabalaty.Hnpndhadj od your lomd satumtaod, you emy ckoosn to hninr pmyendts, rn-hucn pmyendts usadj md adcoen-bmsnh rnpmyendt plmd, or emgn iull rnjulmrpmyendts huradj your snrvacn. Vlnmsn rnmh tkn iollowadj snctaods cmrniullymdh spnmg watk your lndhnr to hntnreadn wkmt as rajkt ior you. Eorn adior-emtaod mbout stuhndt lomds as mvmalmbln mt www.pnmcncorps.jov/voludtnnr/lnmrd/wkyvol/dbnd/imq/.

    Hninrendts Huradj Snrvacn

    Jndnrmlly, Yoludtnnrs emy obtmad m hninrendt oi pmyendts od tkn pradca-pml oi eost inhnrmlly jumrmdtnnh stuhndt lomds ior tkn lndjtk oi tknar VnmcnCorps snrvacn. Ior cnrtmad inhnrml lomds, adtnrnst hninrendts mdh/or subsahansemy mlso bn mvmalmbln. Xn tnres mdh codhataods oi mvmalmbln hninrendts hai-inr watk tkn typn oi lomd, tkn hmtn tkn lomd wms hasbursnh or codsolahmtnh,mdh tkn polacans oi tkn adhavahuml lndhnr. Ior jndnrml adioremtaod mboutinhnrml lomd hninrendt, vasat www.pnmcncorps.jov/voludtnnr/lnmrd/wkyvol/dbnd/adstructaods/.

    Soen olhnr inhnrml lomd projrmes jrmdt Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs m cmt-njoracml hninrendt, wkack eust bn rndnwnh mddumlly. Spncacmlly, Harnct/Stmstorh lomds assunh bniorn =113 rnquarn tkmt you mpply ior m “publac snr-vacn― hninrendt. Harnct/Stmstorh lomds assunh mitnr =113, kownvnr, rnquarntkmt you mpply ior md “ncodoeac kmrhskap― hninrendt, ior wkack tkn ^.S.Sncrntmry oi Nhucmtaod kms hntnreadnh Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs ennt tkn

    dncnssmry rnquarnendts. Jndnrmlly, ncodoeac kmrhskap hninrendts ior inh-nrml lomds mrn jrmdtnh ior m emxaeue oi tkrnn ynmrs. Ai you kmvn bnnd jrmdt-nh md ncodoeac kmrhskap hninrendt praor to Vnmcn Corps snrvacn, ckncg

     watk your lndhnr to hntnreadn tkn mvmalmbln hninrendt lndjtk to wkack you woulh bn ndtatlnh.

    Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot‘mdh cmddot‘jrmdt lomd hninrendts0 Lndhnrsho. At as your rnspodsabalaty to obtmad mppropramtn hninrendt iores iroeyour lndhnr, obtmad tkn dncnssmry cnrtacmtaods, coeplntn mdh subeat tkn

    mppropramtn iores, gnnp copans oi tkn pmpnrworg, mdh mpply ior m rndnwmloi tkn hninrendt, ai dncnssmry. Vrocnhurns vmry meodj lndhnrs7 ior nxmepln

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    soen emy dot jrmdt m hninrendt udtal tkn ndh oi m jrmcn pnraoh iollowadjjrmhumtaod. Otknrs rnquarn mdduml rndnwmls oi tkn cnrtacmtaod mdh hninr-

    endt. Ior tkas rnmsod, tkn Vnmcn Corps strodjly rncoeendhs tkmt you javnpownr oi mttordny to m rnlmtavn or irandh to kmdhln your lomd hninrendtshuradj your snrvacn. Emdy lndhnrs wall dot spnmg watk mdyodn nlsn but tknborrownr watkout m pownr oi mttordny. M Vravmcy Mct wmavnr mllows tkn VnmcnCorps to hasclosn dmdcaml-rnlmtnh adioremtaod to tkosn pnrsod(s) ahndtanh,but at as ior Vnmcn Corps purposns odly mdh wall dot bn vmlah ior m lndhnr.Xas wmavnr cmd bn llnh out ms md mctavaty ad tkn Dnw Yoludtnnr Vortml.

    Xn Vnmcn Corps wall provahn you watk cnrtacmtaod oi your stmtus msm Yoludtnnr mt your stmjadj nvndt but cmddot cnrtaiy your stmtus praor to

    stmjadj. Ho dot emal hninrendt iores to Vnmcn Corps knmhqumrtnrs. Vlnmsnbradj hninrendt iores, ndvnlopns, mdh stmeps watk you to stmjadj, so youcmd emal tkn iores mlodj watk tkn Vnmcn Corps-provahnh cnrtacmtaod bn-iorn you jo mbromh. Rndnwml cnrtacmtaods ior hninrendts mrn mvmalmbln ad-coudtry iroe tkn coudtry harnctor. Mltnrdmtavnly, tkn pnrsod snrvadj ms yourpownr oi mttordny or tkn pnrsod(s) ahndtanh ad your Vravmcy Mct wmavnr emysndh rndnwml cnrtacmtaod rnqunsts od your bnkmli to cnrtaiyFpnmcncorps.jovor to tkn iollowadj mhhrnss0

    Vnmcn Corps/Yoludtnnr Cnrtacmtaod SpncamlastYoludtnnr mdh VSC Iadmdcaml SnrvacnsOfficn oi tkn Ckani Iadmdcaml OfficnrVmul H. Covnrhnll Vnmcn Corps Knmhqumrtnrs==== 26tk Strnnt DZ 

     Zmskadjtod, HC 26>29

    Vublac Snrvacn Lomd IorjavndnssAi you kmvn Inhnrml Harnct Lomds mdh plmd od m cmrnnr ad publac snrvacn, youemy wmdt to codsahnr pmrtacapmtaod ad tkn Vublac Snrvacn Lomd Iorjavndnss(VSLI) Vrojrme. ^dhnr tkas projrme, borrownrs emy qumlaiy ior iorjavn-dnss oi tkn rnemadadj bmlmdcn oi tknar Harnct Lomds mitnr tkny kmvn emhn=26 qumlaiyadj pmyendts od tkosn lomds wkaln neploynh iull taen by cnrtmadpublac snrvacn neploynrs, adcluhadj tkn Vnmcn Corps.

    Yoludtnnrs wko wask to pmrtacapmtn ad VSLI wall lagnly wmdt to snlnct

    md adcoen-bmsnh rnpmyendt plmd rmtknr tkmd m hninrendt. Eorn adiorem-taod mbout VSLI cmd bn ioudh mt kttps0//stuhndtmah.nh.jov/rnpmy-lomds/iorjavndnss-cmdcnllmtaod/ckmrts/publac-snrvacn.

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    Vost-Snrvacn Hninrendts mdh Iorjavndnss

     Qou skoulh msg your lndhnr mbout m jrmcn pnraoh ior pmyendt oi stuhndt

    lomds mitnr snrvacn. Eost rnturdnh Yoludtnnrs eust bnjad emgadj pmyendtsad tkn eodtk iollowadj tkn coeplntaod oi tknar snrvacn.

    Ai you kmvn m Vnrgads lomd, you wall bn nlajabln ior m sax-eodtk post-snr-vacn jrmcn pnraoh. Mhhataodmlly, Vnrgads lomds tkmt mrn dot codsolahmtnh mllowior m portaod oi tkn totml lomd oblajmtaod, plus mccrunh adtnrnst, to bn cmd-cnlnh ior Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs. Ior nmck oi tkn rst mdh sncodh coeplntnynmrs oi your Vnmcn Corps snrvacn, adcluhadj trmadadj, => pnrcndt oi yourlomd oblajmtaod (sub`nct to stmtutory emxaeues) cmd bn cmdcnlnh. Ior nmckoi tkn tkarh mdh iourtk coeplntn ynmrs oi snrvacn, up to 26 pnrcndt oi yourtotml oblajmtaod cmd bn cmdcnlnh pnr ynmr. M dnw cmdcnllmtaod iore eust bnsubeattnh mitnr nmck =2-eodtk pnraoh oi snrvacn. At as your rnspodsabalaty toiorwmrh tkn cnrtanh iore to your lndhadj adstatutaod or lomd snrvacnr, mdhto iollow up watk tkn lndhnr to hntnreadn tkn stmtus oi your cmdcnllmtaod rn-qunst. Xn pmrtaml cmdcnllmtaod provasaod mpplans odly to Vnrgads lomds emhnto “dnw borrownrs― to covnr tkn cost oi adstructaod ior pnraohs oi ndrollendtbnjaddadj od or mitnr @uly =, =1;:. M dnw borrownr as md adhavahuml wko, od

     @uly =, =1;:, kmh do outstmdhadj bmlmdcn oi pradcapml or adtnrnst ownh od

    mdy lomd emhn udhnr tkn Vnrgads or Dmtaodml Harnct Stuhndt Lomd (DHSL)projrme. Xn provasaod hons dot jrmdhimtknr pmst mdh/or currndt Yoludtnnrs

     watk outstmdhadj DHSLs, mdh at hons dot mllow cmdcnllmtaod bndnts iorVnrgads lomds or DHSLs tmgnd mitnr Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr snrvacn.

    VNRSODML VROVNRXQ ADS^RMDCN

    Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot adsurn Yoludtnnrs‑ pnrsodml propnrty or cmsk mdh,nxcnpt ad laeatnh carcuestmdcns, wall dot rnplmcn or rnaebursn tkn cost oi

    pnrsodml propnrty or cmsk tkmt as lost, hmemjnh, or stolnd. Qou skoulh mvoahbradjadj nxpndsavn pnrsodml atnes ior your snrvacn mbromh. At as hafficult tosminjumrh propnrty mt emdy Yoludtnnr satns, mdh tkn possnssaod oi vmlumblnatnes emy adcrnmsn your rasg oi tknit. Vossnssaod oi vmlumbln atnes as mlsoadcodsastndt watk lavadj watkad tkn eohnst enmds nxpnctnh oi Yoludtnnrs.Xn Vnmcn Corps ndcourmjns you to purckmsn pnrsodml propnrty adsurmdcn tocovnr tkn bnlodjadjs you ho bradj mbromh. Qou emy mrrmdjn ior prneauesior rndnwml oi your mdduml polacy to bn hnhuctnh iroe your rnmh`ustendt

    mllowmdcn by codtmctadj your mheadastrmtavn stmst ad-coudtry.

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    Ho dot bradj nxpndsavn pnrsodml atnes

    mbromh watk you. Xkn possnssaod oi vmlumbln

    atnes emy adcrnmsn your rasg oi tknit.

    LAIN ADS^RMDCN

    Dnw trmadnns kmvn tkn opportudaty to purckmsn or hncladn jroup tnre lainadsurmdcn by coeplntadj tkn corrnspodhadj mctavaty ad tkn Dnw Yoludtnnrportml. Xosn snlnctadj lain adsurmdcn covnrmjn wall kmvn tkn eodtkly prn-

    eaue mutoemtacmlly hnhuctnh iroe tknar rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn. Qou skoulh wnajk tkas hncasaod cmrniully. Ai you wmavn or cmdcnl tkas ad-surmdcn, at cmddot bn rnadstmtnh huradj your snrvacn. Xn polacy rnemads adiorcn ior 96 hmys mitnr snrvacn tnreadmtaod mbromh, mdh ior => hmys ai snrvacntnreadmtaod occurs ad tkn ^datnh Stmtns. Xn polacy cmddot bn codvnrtnh tomdy otknr iore oi adsurmdcn mdh cmddot bn codtadunh pmst tkn 96- or =>-hmylaeats. Ai tkn dnnh mrasns, you emy rnvasn your bndncamrans mt mdy taen bycodtmctadj tkn mheadastrmtavn stmst ad-coudtry.

    VNRSODML I^DHS

    Yoludtnnrs mrn rnspodsabln ior smingnnpadj tknar pnrsodml iudhs. o eada-eazn tkn rasg oi tknit, ho dot bradj sajdacmdt meoudts oi cmsk mbromh. ^sn

     ME cmrhs, hnbat cmrhs, or trmvnlnr‑s ckncgs wknd possabln.

    MLLOZMDCNS H^RADJ XRMADADJ MDH SNRYACN

    Xn mllowmdcns provahnh to trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs mrn cmlculmtnh to pnreattkne to lavn mt tkn eohnst stmdhmrhs oi tkn pnopln tkny snrvn, wkaln dot

    coeproeasadj or ndhmdjnradj knmltk or sminty. Ms m Yoludtnnr, you mrn nx-pnctnh to lavn watkad tkn mllowmdcns provahnh to you. Xn Vnmcn Corps honsdot mllow trmadnns or Yoludtnnrs to rncnavn pmyendt ior mdy worg hodn wkalnad tkn Vnmcn Corps, emgn advnstendts watkad tkn kost coudtry, or ndjmjn admdy otknr mctavaty ior pnrsodml dmdcaml jmad watkad tkn kost coudtry wkalnsnrvadj. Rncnavadj eodny iroe koen or usadj your owd pnrsodml iudhs tosupplnendt Vnmcn Corps mllowmdcns as hascourmjnh.

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    Zmlg-Mroudh Mllowmdcn

    Huradj prn-snrvacn trmadadj, you wall bn provahnh watk m eohnst meoudt oi

    pocgnt eodny ad locml currndcy, usumlly cmllnh tkn wmlg-mroudh mllowmdcn,ad mhhataod to rooe mdh bomrh. Ad tkn nvndt tkmt rooe mdh bomrh mrn dotprovahnh harnctly, tkn Vnmcn Corps wall provahn you watk mhnqumtn iudhs iortkas purposn.

    Snttladj-Ad Mllowmdcn

     Mitnr bnadj sword ad ms m Yoludtnnr, you wall rncnavn m snttladj-ad mllowmdcnad locml currndcy to covnr adataml ad-coudtry kousngnnpadj dnnhs, suck ms iur-

    daturn mdh supplans. Vurckmsns skoulh bn codsastndt watk tkn eohnst lavadjstmdhmrhs ndcourmjnh by tkn Vnmcn Corps. Zkaln atnes purckmsnh watk tknsnttladj-ad mllowmdcn bncoen your pnrsodml propnrty, at as jndnrmlly nxpnctnhtkmt Yoludtnnrs wall lnmvn suck atnes ad-coudtry wknd tkny lnmvn snrvacn.Xn Vnmcn Corps wall dot pmy to skap tknsn atnes koen dor rnaebursn you aitkny mrn lost huradj skapendt koen.

    Lavadj Mllowmdcn

     Qou wall rncnavn m lavadj mllowmdcn huradj your snrvacn mbromh, jndnrmlly od meodtkly bmsas. At wall bn sufficandt to covnr subsastndcn dnnhs0 mhnqumtn iooh,clotkadj, kousadj, utalatans, coeeudacmtaods, trmdsportmtaod, mdh adcahnd-tmls suck ms locml ndtnrtmadendt, lmudhry, mdh postmjn. Mllowmdcns mrn bmsnhod locml lavadj costs mdh hastnr iroe coudtry to coudtry mdh soentaens nvnd

     watkad m coudtry. Xny mrn sub`nct to ckmdjn hnpndhadj od ckmdjns ad kostcoudtry lavadj costs.

    Lnmvn Mllowmdcn

    Yoludtnnrs mrn codsahnrnh to bn worgadj snvnd hmys m wnng, mdh tkny mccruntwo hmys oi mdduml lnmvn ior nvnry eodtk oi Yoludtnnr snrvacn. Yoludtnnrsmrn provahnh mllowmdcns ior mdduml lnmvn nxpndsns. Vmyendt oi m Yoludtnnr‑smdduml lnmvn mllowmdcn as adcluhnh watk tkn pmyendt oi tkn lavadj mllowmdcnad locml currndcy.

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    Vost-Snrvacn Rnmh`ustendt Mllowmdcn

    Yoludtnnrs mrn javnd m rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn mt closn oi snrvacn (COS) to

    imcalatmtn tknar trmdsataod iroe Vnmcn Corps snrvacn to tkn dnxt stnp ad tknarcmrnnrs mdh lavns. Ior Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs, tkn mllowmdcn currndtly mc-cruns mt m rmtn oi $2:> pnr eodtk oi snrvacn ($32> mitnr Octobnr =, 26=8)mdh as knlh, watkout adtnrnst, ad md adhavahuml rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn mc-coudt mt Vnmcn Corps knmhqumrtnrs. Ior Yoludtnnrs wko nxtndh tknar snrvacn,tkn mllowmdcn mccruns mt m rmtn oi $3:> pnr eodtk ($82> mitnr Octobnr=, 26=8) ior nmck eodtk ovnr 2: eodtks oi snrvacn (adcluhadj ior tkosnYoludtnnrs wko trmdsinr to mdotknr coudtry oi snrvacn). Ior mll Vnmcn CorpsRnspodsn Yoludtnnrs, tkn mllowmdcn currndtly mccruns mt m rmtn oi $3:> pnreodtk ($82> mitnr Octobnr =, 26=8). Ior Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnrs, mccrumloi tkn rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn stmrts od tkn hmy oi rnjastrmtaod ior trmadadj.Ior Vnmcn Corps Rnspodsn Yoludtnnrs, mccruml bnjads od tkn hmy oi hnpmr-turn ior snrvacn. Ior mll Yoludtnnrs, tkn mccruml codtaduns tkroujk tkn ndh oisnrvacn. Xn totml meoudt mccrunh mt tkn ndh oi snrvacn wall vmry hnpndhadjod tkn mctuml taen snrvnh mdh mdy mllotendts or watkhrmwmls you emy kmvnrnqunstnh huradj your snrvacn.

    Socaml Sncuraty mdh Enhacmrn tmxns mrn mutoemtacmlly hnhuctnh iroe tkn

    rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn, nvnd ai you mrn rntarnh mdh rncnavn Socaml Sncuratypmyendts. Inhnrml adcoen tmxns mrn dot watkknlh udlnss rnqunstnh. Qou emyrnqunst inhnrml adcoen tmx watkkolhadj by subeattadj m Z-8 iore mt mdytaen huradj your snrvacn. Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot watkkolh stmtn tmxns.

    Odn-tkarh oi tkn dnt meoudt oi your Yoludtnnr rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcnas sndt to your ^.S. bmdg mccoudt mpproxaemtnly odn to two wnngs bniornyour closn oi snrvacn hmtn. Xn rnemadhnr oi tkn rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn wallbn sndt to your ^.S. bmdg mccoudt mpproxaemtnly two to iour wnngs mitnr

    tkn Officn oi tkn Ckani Iadmdcaml Officnr procnssns your closn-oi-snrvacn ad-ioremtaod. Odly udhnr vnry laeatnh carcuestmdcns emy tkn dml pmyendt oitkn rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn bn sndt by m ckncg pmyendt to m ^.S. mhhrnss ormd mhhrnss outsahn tkn ^datnh Stmtns.

    ZAXKHRMZMLS MDH MLLOXENDXS

     Mltkoujk tkn rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn as rnsnrvnh praemraly ior tkn trmdsataodto lain mitnr tkn Vnmcn Corps, ad cnrtmad carcuestmdcns m pmrt oi tkn mccrunh

    eodtkly rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn emy bn usnh to ennt dmdcaml oblajmtaods

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    adcurrnh praor to Vnmcn Corps snrvacn, or, ad md nenrjndcy, ior oblajmtaodsadcurrnh huradj snrvacn.

     M trmadnn or Yoludtnnr emy rnqunst sadjln-pmyendt watkhrmwmls iroetknar rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn mccoudt ior pmyendt oi cnrtmad dod-routadnnxpndsns. Xnsn woulh adcluhn pmyendt oi knmltk, pnrsodml propnrty, or lainadsurmdcn prneaues7 rnpmyendt oi adtnrnst od nhucmtaodml or otknr lomds7dmdcaml hnbts adcurrnh praor to snrvacn7 imealy support pmyendts7 costoi hndtml worg ad prnpmrmtaod oi Vnmcn Corps snrvacn7 pmyendt oi adcoentmx7 mdh otknr pnrsodml, imealy, or enhacml nenrjndcans. Vmyendts cmd dotbn pnreattnh ior mdy rnmsod outsahn oi tkosn lastnh. Zatkhrmwmls wall dotbn mutkoraznh to supplnendt lavadj or lnmvn mllowmdcns. Zatkhrmwmls wall

    dot bn mutkoraznh ior eorn tkmd >6 pnrcndt oi tkn dnt mccrunh rnmh`ust-endt mllowmdcn.

     Md mllotendt, or snrans oi eodtkly pmyendts, emy bn rnqunstnh udhnremdy oi tkn smen carcuestmdcns ms m watkhrmwml. Md mllotendt emy bn rn-qunstnh wkaln you mrn m trmadnn, but mllotendt pmyendts wall dot bnjad udtalyou mrn sword ad ms m Yoludtnnr. Md mllotendt eust bn ior m eadaeue oivn codsncutavn eodtkly pmyendts oi mt lnmst $2> nmck. Nmck Yoludtnnr asmllownh m emxaeue oi tkrnn codcurrndt mllotendts. Xn emxaeue sadjln

    eodtkly mllotendt mdh tkn totml oi mll mllotendts ad m eodtk emy dot nx-cnnh m cnrtmad spncanh meoudt.

    Botk watkhrmwml mdh mllotendt pmyendts eust bn pmah to m tkarh pmrty,dot to tkn Yoludtnnr or tkn Yoludtnnr‑s stmtnsahn bmdg mccoudt. Nxcnptaodsmrn emhn ior nxpndsns rnlmtnh to mpplacmtaods to post-sncodhmry nhucmtaodprojrmes. Zatkhrmwmls mdh mllotendts cmd bn rnqunstnh by subeattadjtkn mppropramtn iore to tkn mheadastrmtavn stmst ad-coudtry ior mpprovml.Supportadj hocuendtmtaod emy bn rnquarnh.

    BODHS

    Xn odly pnreassabln wmy to nmrd adtnrnst od your rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcnas tkroujk md mllotendt ior tkn purckmsn oi ^.S. smvadjs bodhs. Qou walldnnh to kmvn crnmtnh md mccoudt watk rnmsuryHarnct praor to lnmvadj tkn^datnh Stmtns ad orhnr to bn mbln to usn tkas optaod. Xn rnmsuryHarnct pro-jrme rnquarns m pmss-cohn emalnh to your ^.S. mhhrnss. Mhhataodml stnps mrndnnhnh to iully rnjastnr your mccoudt mitnr tkas pmss-cohn as rncnavnh. Odcn

    your mccoudt as iully snt up, you wall kmvn mll tkn adioremtaod dncnssmry tornqunst m eodtkly pmyendt ior purckmsn oi bodhs. Ior eorn adioremtaod

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    od rnmsuryHarnct mccoudts, plnmsn vasat www.smvadjsbodhs.jov. Qou emy rn-qunst md mllotendt ior smvadjs bodhs mt mdy taen huradj snrvacn nxcnpt tkn

    lmst sax eodtks. Bodh mllotendts cmd bn rnqunstnh by coeplntadj tkn cor-rnspodhadj mctavaty ad tkn voludtnnr portml or by subeattadj tkn mppropra-mtn iore to tkn mheadastrmtavn stmst ad-coudtry. M bodh mllotendt rnqunstnhhuradj trmadadj wall dot bnjad udtal mitnr you mrn sword ad ms m Yoludtnnr.

    ADCOEN XM[NS

    Xn rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn, trmadnn wmlg-mroudh mllowmdcn, m portaod oitkn eodtkly lavadj mllowmdcn, mdh mll lnmvn mllowmdcns mrn sub`nct to inh-nrml adcoen tmxns. Kownvnr, bncmusn Vnmcn Corps mllowmdcns mrn rnlmtavnlylow, at as houbtiul you wall ennt tkn eadaeue adcoen lnvnl to ln inhnrmladcoen tmxns or bn rnquarnh to pmy euck udlnss you kmvn mhhataodml out-sahn adcoen. Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot watkkolh inhnrml adcoen tmxns ud-lnss rnqunstnh7 tkn mjndcy hons dot watkkolh stmtn adcoen tmxns. Ai you mrnrnquarnh to pmy tmxns, you emy usn up to :> pnrcndt oi your rnmh`ustendtmllowmdcn to ho so. Mt tkn ndh oi nmck tmx ynmr, you wall rncnavn m Z-2 ioretkmt rnflncts tkn rnmh`ustendt mllowmdcn mccrunh huradj tkmt tmx ynmr mdhmll otknr tmxmbln mllowmdcns you rncnavnh. Qour Z-2 iore wall bn emalnh to

    you ad your coudtry oi snrvacn mdh dot to your koen oi rncorh. Ai you plmdto kmvn soenodn nlsn ln ior you, you eust jrmdt tkmt pnrsod mccnss to yourdmdcaml adioremtaod by subeattadj m Vravmcy Mct wmavnr. M huplacmtn Z-2

     wall bn sndt to tkosn spncanh od your Vravmcy Mct wmavnr. Mitnr ndhadj snr-vacn, tkn Z-2 iore wall bn emalnh to your koen oi rncorh.

     Ms watk inhnrml adcoen tmxns, Vnmcn Corps Yoludtnnr

    snrvacn hons dot nxnept you iroe ladj m stmtnadcoen tmx rnturd ai stmtn lmw rnquarns you to ho so.Qou skoulh obtmad mll dncnssmry tmx adioremtaodiroe your stmtn tmx officn praor to hnpmrturn.

    Huradj snrvacn, iores dncnssmry to coeplntn your inhnrml tmx rnturd wallmlso bn mvmalmbln to you ad-coudtry. Yoludtnnr mdh VSC Iadmdcaml Snrvacns

     wall odly rnlnmsn your Z-2 iore to you or tkosn lastnh od tkn Vravmcy Mct wmavnr. Ai you ho dot subeat m Vravmcy Mct wmavnr vam tkn Dnw Yoludtnnr

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    39 Yoludtnnr Kmdhboog • Vnrsodml mdh Iadmdcaml Emttnrs

    Vortml, you emy subeat m rnqunst iore to your mheadastrmtavn stmst ad-coud-try. Xas iore eust bn rncnavnh by Hncnebnr to bn nstnctavn ior tkmt tmx ynmr.

    Hnpndhadj od your stmtn oi rnsahndcn, you emy mlso kmvn to pmy stmtnor locml tmxns. Xn Vnmcn Corps hons dot supply stmtn tmx iores, watkkolhstmtn tmxns, or emadtmad adioremtaod od stmtn tmx rnquarnendts. Vnmcn CorpsYoludtnnrs mrn jndnrmlly codsahnrnh rnsahndts oi tknar koen-oi-rncorh stmtnior tkn purposn oi ladj stmtn adcoen tmxns. Snrvadj ms m Yoludtnnr hons dotnxnept you iroe ladj m stmtn adcoen tmx rnturd ai stmtn lmw rnquarns you toho so. Qou skoulh obtmad mll dncnssmry tmx adioremtaod iroe your stmtn tmxofficn praor to hnpmrturn.

    ^DNEVLOQENDX COEVNDSMXAOD

    Xn ̂ .S. Hnpmrtendt oi Lmbor kms rulnh tkmt Yoludtnnrs mrn dot nlajabln iorudneployendt coepndsmtaod.

    YOXADJ

    Xn Vnmcn Corps ndcourmjns trmadnns mdh Yoludtnnrs to votn ad ^.S.