Hello,

Has anyone recently  got on post housing at Camp Zama? I am just wondering how long it took, since we do not yet have our name on the waiting list I can't see how long the average time is taking.

We are a family of 2 adults(E-4, Soon to be E-5), 2 boys under 3 and  1 girl that will be 1year  when we arrive at Camp Zama. We have no pets, Unless you count the millions of ants that are here in NY lol! 
I am wondering what type of housing we would be put in, I want on post housing but if push comes to shove I guess we can go off post lol. I enjoy the post housing here.  

Any other information that you think I need to know would be great! (example: what not to bring, what to bring, and so on.)

Thank you.
Burton

I have read, not been told by our sponsor, that you have to have on post housing unless you are of a specific rank. Is this true?

Also what do you think we would be aloud into 2br, 3br, 4br and so on. Is it apartments or duplexes (and all the other plexes lol) Do they try to keep people on post or are they case to case sensitive about it?

Oh also, how does laundry work on post? I keep trying to find out but I seem to only find info from the other bases. Does Zama housing have their own washer/dryer or a community shared washer/dryer or do you have to go to a laundry mat?

Thanks again

Hello, I can help answer some of these questions. Zama has either large apartment complexes or townhouses. I believe the main housing base for camp Zama is another base just 1 train station away called Sagamihara. I actually lived on Atsugi but I have been to a couple of friends houses on Zama and they had washer and dryer machines in their houses.

Sorry forgot to specify, the drive from Narita is a bus ride.

Thank you Danny and Shalala,

Do you know if these all day events allow kids? Because like I said before we have 3 under 3 lol, I am a stay at home mom so they aren't used to being in daycare either.

How many BRs do the houses have? Some bases in the U.S. only have 3br houses where others have 2br-4br and so on. We are just wondering what kind of house we may be put in. Where we are at now with 2 boys under the age of 10 and our daughter under the age of 10 we could have been placed in a 2br home... but we were lucky and got 3br lol. I know every place is different and that is why I ask

With your 3 kids you will be allowed a 3-4 bedroom. They won't put you in a 2 bedroom. I think the towers on Camp Zama are for E-5s and above. But housing might be putting families where ever they want. Their rules always change. You can also get a 3-4 bedroom (wooden or concrete) home on SHA. These are older houses, but you get to control your AC/heat. In the tower, you don't control the AC/heat.
There are 2 CDCs, one on Camp ZAma and one on SHA. There is library mommy and me time, religious classes and events, and the CDC always has events.

Remember when you arrive you will be placed in lodging, this is where you make money! The longer you stay the more money you make! It's pretty nice! Make sure when you do look at homes and accept one, you take pictures and check everything thoroughly! If you smell mold, then there is probably mold in the home, so check!

Other than that, MWR rocks out here! WE are pretty spoiled and there are so many trips and events that happen on Camp Zama! Good luck! Check out camp zama classifieds on Facebook. You can get more answers there! Good luck and enjoy where ever you are now, because Japan is so different! Fun but different.

Looking forward to checking out some of those MWR trips!