Kaiserslautern (KMC)
Ramstein · Landstuhl · Vogelweh · Kaiserslautern
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PCS TO GERMANY Your move to Germany.
Your move to Germany.
A plan you can follow.
Start with practical KMC guides, local resources and a free PCS checklist. Current app setup starts with the KMC; access to other German destinations is still being verified.
Free on iPhone and Android. No account required.
Find your first useful step YOUR FIRST STEP Less searching.
Less searching.
A clearer next step.
Start with what helps your move to Germany today. Website resources and app destination access are checked separately.
Start with the KMC guides.
Read practical guidance for housing, documents and everyday life. Start here →
Check your local requirements.
Use your sponsor and the responsible office to confirm what applies to your status, household and timing. How to confirm requirements →
See your plan in Boris.
Preview the checklist and shared household plan. Fresh setup currently starts with the KMC; wider destination access is still being verified. Explore the app →
WHERE BORIS™ STANDS IN GERMANY
One German community live today.
Six more are planned; each appears only after it passes review.
- Live today
Kaiserslautern (KMC). Its checklist, documents, local offices and daily-life guides are in the app now.
- Planned — in review
Stuttgart · Bavaria · Wiesbaden · Baumholder · Ansbach · Spangdahlem. Local detail is reviewed community by community before it appears.
- Written separately
Rheinland-Pfalz is not Bavaria. Local detail is reviewed community by community; depth varies and grows over time.
Checklist content and selectable app destinations are different. New app setup currently offers KMC; additional destination access is being verified.
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY
The German communities, one by one.
A Boris™ community is the area families actually live and work across — not a single gate. Local detail is reviewed community by community; depth varies and grows over time.
Stuttgart
Patch · Kelley · Panzer Barracks
Suggest a local correctionBavaria
Grafenwöhr · Vilseck · Hohenfels · Garmisch
Suggest a local correctionWiesbaden
Clay Kaserne · Hainerberg
Suggest a local correctionBaumholder
Smith Barracks
Suggest a local correctionAnsbach
Katterbach · Storck Barracks
Suggest a local correctionSpangdahlem
Spangdahlem Air Base · Eifel
Suggest a local correction MORE TO COME
Your community is not listed? Tell Boris where you are moving and what would help.
Suggest the next baseA GERMAN ASSIGNMENT
A move to Germany is a lot of small decisions, in order.
Boris™ does not replace your sponsor or the responsible office. It puts the sequence in front of you and links the authority behind each step.
01 / STATUS
Your orders decide your path.
Active duty, GS civilian, contractor, NAF and DoWEA (formerly DoDEA) families do not arrive the same way. Boris™ shapes the checklist around the status you actually hold.
02 / SEQUENCE
Which office, in which order.
Each arrival task lists its documents and the office responsible. You are not rebuilding the order from a group chat at 11 p.m.
03 / TWO SYSTEMS
On-post and on the economy.
A German assignment means dealing with installation services and a German town at the same time. Boris™ keeps both sides of a task in one place.
04 / SEASONS
Summer PCS is not January PCS.
Demand, appointments and availability move with the local PCS season. Plan around that, not just around your report date.
05 / AFTER ARRIVAL
The part nobody prepares you for.
When you confirm you have finished arriving, the arrival checklist steps aside and Settled takes over: local guides, places and events for your community.
WHAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY DEAL WITH
The practical stuff, per community.
Live today for the KMC. Local detail for the other six is reviewed community by community before it appears.
Housing
On-post housing or a German lease: the decision, the paperwork it drags behind it, and the office that owns each part.
Find your installation’s arrival and housing guidanceTransportation
Getting your household mobile: a car, a license, and the train and bus options that make a second car optional.
Ramstein: licensing and vehicle registrationEveryday life
Registration, utilities, phone and internet, waste and recycling: the small local rules nobody briefs you on.
Healthcare
Where care comes from on and off the installation, and which appointments to book in the first weeks.
Pets
The paperwork and timing your animal needs, linked to the office in charge, not summarized from a forum.
USDA: pets traveling from the U.S. to GermanyFamily resources
Schools and childcare options, spouse employment routes, and the support offices your family can use.
Ready to put your plan in your pocket? Start with the app preview and check which destinations are available in setup.
Explore the appOFFICIAL GUIDANCE
Confirm the steps that apply to you.
Boris™ complements official resources. It never replaces your sponsor, your command or the responsible office.
Arrival and housing
Choose your assigned installation, then use its Check-in Procedures and Housing pages to find the responsible office. Confirm your own orders and household arrangements with that office.
Find your installation’s arrival and housing guidanceDriving and licensing
This official starting point covers Ramstein. If you are assigned elsewhere, choose your own installation in MilitaryINSTALLATIONS before following licensing or vehicle-registration instructions.
Ramstein: licensing and vehicle registrationPet entry
Read the authority’s instructions before arranging travel with your animal. Confirm the route, species and required documents with your veterinarian; the linked guidance has its own scope.
USDA: pets traveling from the U.S. to GermanyGUIDES AND ANSWERS
Questions families ask about Germany.
Where can I start in the Boris app today?
New app setup currently offers the KMC. Checklist content exists for other German communities, but their destination access is being verified. Use your sponsor and official installation resources for local requirements.
Does Boris™ work for GS civilians, contractors and NAF employees?
Boris adapts its KMC checklist to your status and household. Confirm your entitlements with your agency, employer or responsible office.
Is Boris™ free?
Yes. Boris™ is free to download and use, and the core experience does not require creating an account.
Is Boris™ affiliated with the U.S. government?
No. Boris™ is independently built and run. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or funded by the U.S. Department of Defense or any government agency. It complements official PCS resources and links to them.
DISCOVER YOUR NEW HOME
Discover your new home.
Browse local services by community. Published listings and local guides vary by destination; check the directory before relying on a service.
Weekends
Day trips, forests and trails, castles and markets within a reasonable drive of your community.
Events
What is happening locally this week, including the seasonal calendar that German towns run on.
Everyday services
The places you actually need in the first month — repairs, groceries, haircuts, a vet — near where you live.
GET BORIS™
Set it up once. Your plan changes with your move.
Moving to the KMC? Start your checklist in Boris, then set your status and timing. Other German destinations still need verification in fresh setup.
Boris™ is independently built and operated and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or funded by the U.S. Department of Defense or any government agency. Depth of local guidance varies by community and by topic; the app shows an honest gap where a local fact is still unverified.