Worldwide Systems Outages Causing Disruptions

Due to a worldwide software issue affecting travel and other systems, travelers may experience travel disruptions. Travel Management Companies, airlines and other travel providers may also be experiencing systems outages. Please see the traveler disruption page for guidance.

JAPAN | Living Pattern Survey

This survey is used to capture the shopping patterns of Uniformed Service members stationed OCONUS. Data collected assists in the determination of Cost-of-Living Allowance (COLA) paid to members in your country of assignment. This survey is in accordance with 10 USC 136 and 37 USC 405.

Participation in this survey is voluntary, but strongly encouraged so that data will be representative of your location of assignment. This data is instrumental in updating OCONUS COLA indices. Your responses will be treated as confidential and only participation statistics will be reported to your Country Allowance Coordinator to monitor data collection progress.

To prepare for the survey, determine where you purchase groceries, clothing, household furnishings, entertainment, communications and transportation. The survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.

To ensure that this survey results in valid data, please answer questions for all applicable categories. Incomplete surveys cannot be used as this might result in inaccurate analysis of shopping behavior.

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Points of Contact

USFJ Allowances Coordinators

MSgt (Sel) Asanya Foster, asanya.s.foster.mil@mail.mil
Mr. Edward T. Breslow, edward.t.breslow.civ@mail.mil
 

Allowances Division Technical Contact

Timothy G. Haddix, timothy.g.haddix.civ@mail.mil