Peace Corps Post Service Handbook revision October 12, 2012 | Office of Medical Services

7/30/2019 Peace Corps Post Service Handbook revision October 12, 2012 | Office of Medical Services

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]gehg Horps onngrs e tbrgg+pert proarek nor rgturjgl ôiujtggrs6

tbet provdlgs nor "5$ gveiuetdoj

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tbg purhbesg on bgeitb djsurejhg entgr sgrvdhg* \bg ]gehg Horps eutbordzgs ejl peys nor gveiuetdoj

on sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdojs* \rgetkgjt nor sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdojs ds pedl nor tbrouab tbg

Nglgrei Gkpioyggs Hokpgjsetdoj Eht "NGHE$) wbdhb ds tbg nglgrei aovgrjkgjts wor`grs

hokpgjsetdoj proarek* Ej djsurejhg poidhy ds evediefig nor joj+sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdojs*

\bg Onndhg on Kgldhei Xgrvdhgs "OKX$ ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt et tbg ]gehg Horps hej essdst you dj

ujlgrstejldja ejl ehhgssdja your post+sgrvdhg bgeitb fgjgndts ejl nehdidtetg tbg prohgssdja on your

wor`grs hokpgjsetdoj hiedks* Jojgtbgigss) gehb rgturjgl ôiujtggr ds rgspojsdfig nor kejeadja

bds or bgr owj bgeitb herg* \bg post+sgrvdhg fgjgndts evediefig to rgturjgl ôiujtggrs lo jot

gidkdjetg out+on poh`gt gxpgjsgs* \bg djnorketdoj dj tbds bejlfoo` wdii bgip you agt tbg kost nrok

your fgjgndts) evodl ujjghgssery gxpgjsgs) ejl gxpgldtg your post+sgrvdhg hiedks* Vgngr to tbds

bejlfoo` fgnorg you rgqudrg bgeitb herg) or wbgjgvgr you fgidgvg you jggl to ehhgss post+sgrvdhg

bgeitb fgjgndts0 dt key sevg you bours on tgigpbojg heiis) kdspiehgl hiedks) ldssetdsnehtdoj ejl

eaarevetdoj* \bg kost hurrgjt vgrsdoj on tbds bejlfoo` hej fg noujl et www*pgehghorps*aov*

Dn you bevg e sgrvdhg+rgietgl bgeitb hojldtdoj et tbg gjl on sgrvdhg tbet rgqudrgs gveiuetdoj wdtbdj

tbg ndrst > kojtbs entgr sgrvdhg) your ]gehg Horps kgldhei onndhgr or tbg OKX dj Qesbdjatoj) L*H*)

wdii advg you ej Eutbordzetdoj nor ]eykgjt on Kgldhei/Lgjtei Xgrvdhgs) Nork ]H+561H* \bds nork


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kust fg usgl wdtbdj sdx kojtbs entgr your ôiujtggr sgrvdhg gjls ejl provdlgs ojiy nor gveiuetdoj)

jot trgetkgjt*

Dn your bgeitb+herg provdlgr lgtgrkdjgs tbet you jggl trgetkgjt nor e sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdoj)

you key fg gidadfig nor fgjgndts ujlgr tbg Nglgrei Gkpioyggs Hokpgjsetdoj Eht "NGHE$* NGHE ds

elkdjdstgrgl fy tbg Onndhg on Qor`grs! Hokpgjsetdoj ]roareks*

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Evediefig oj+idjg et www*pgehghorps*aov*

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Nor tbg purposgs on tbds bejlfoo`) tbg tgrk ôiujtggr djhiulgs ]gehg Horps ejl ]gehg Horps Vgspojsg

ôiujtggrs ejl \redjggs*


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"OQH]$) W*X* Lgpertkgjt on Iefor "LOI$* OQH]) jot tbg ]gehg Horps) lghdlgs wbgtbgr you queidny

nor kgldhei trgetkgjt ejl/or hokpgjsetdoj nor ]gehg Horps sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdojs*

\bg ]gehg Horps rghoajdzgs tbet you key jot bevg bgeitb djsurejhg upoj your dkkgldetg rgturj to

tbg Wjdtgl Xtetgs* Nor tbds rgesoj) EntgrHorps) e rgietdvgiy djgxpgjsdvg pgrsojei bgeitb djsurejhg

poidhy lgsdajgl spghdndheiiy nor rgturjgl oiujtggrs to hovgr joj+sgrvdhg+rgietgl kgldhei hojldtdojs)

ds evediefig to you* \bg purhbesg on EntgrHorps hovgreag ds jot kejletory0 bowgvgr dt ds bdabiy

rghokkgjlgl tbet you purhbesg bgeitb djsurejhg upoj tbg hokpigtdoj on your ]gehg Horps

sgrvdhg* \bg ]gehg Horps peys nor tbg ndrst kojtb on hovgreag*

Xokg oiujtggrs key fg gidadfig nor Kgldherg*

\bg tefig fgiow sukkerdzgs tbg post+sgrvdhg bgeitb fgjgndts proarek*]OX\+XGV^DHG BGEI\B FGJGND\X

Fgjgndt

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hojldtdojs jot hovgrgl fy

NGHE0 hojldtdojs tbet

erosg lurdja sgrvdhg tbet

erg jot hovgrgl fy NGHE

"g*a*) wbdig dj tbg W*X* oj

vehetdoj) bokg igevg)

gkgragjhy igevg) or

kglgveh$0 ejl

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entgr oiujtggr sgrvdhg*

\bg ]gehg Horps peys ojg

kojtb!s prgkduk nor eii

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key purhbesg up to 52

kojtbs on elldtdojei

hovgreag nor tbgksgivgs)

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queidndgl lgpgjlgjts*

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gkgragjhy kgldhei

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bospdteis) pbysdhdejs) ejl

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djsurejhg hovgreag

gxtgjsdojs*

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rgietgl to oiujtggr

sgrvdhg*

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tbg gjl on sgrvdhg*

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onndhgrs "]HKOs$ or tbg

]gehg Horps Onndhg on

Kgldhei Xgrvdhgs "OKX$*

]rgsgjt wdtb Bgeitb

Fgjgndts Dlgjtdndhetdoj

Herl*


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7 or oilgr) you key fg gidadfig nor Kgldherg* Tou key hboosg EntgrHorps

es your bgeitb

piej) fut fgnorg lodja so) you sbouil hojteht tbg Xohdei Xghurdty Elkdjdstretdoj et your bokg on

rghorl* \bg Xohdei Xghurdty Elkdjdstretdoj hoorldjetgs Kgldherg ejl hej provdlg djnorketdoj

rgaerldja Kgldherg hovgreag ejl gjroiikgjt optdojs* Nor korg djnorketdoj) ao to3

www*kgldherg*aov/Fesdhs/Ovgrvdgw*esp*


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ôiujtggrs wbo hejhgiigl tbgdr Kgldherg ]ert F lurdja tbgdr pgrdol on ôiujtggr sgrvdhg ejl wdsb to

rg+gjroii sbouil hojteht tbgdr iohei Xohdei Xghurdty Onndhg nor lgtedigl djstruhtdojs) or ehhgss tbg

Kgldherg wgfsdtg et www*bbs*aov*

]rgkduks ejl ]eykgjt

\bg ]gehg Horps peys tbg ndrst kojtbs EntgrHorps

prgkduk nor eii ôiujtggrs* \bg prgkduk ds

agjgreiiy iowgr tbej otbgr hokperefig djsurejhg piejs) es dt ds lgsdajgl spghdndheiiy nor rgturjgl

ôiujtggrs* ]rgkduks erg rgvdgwgl pgrdoldheiiy ejl erg sufcght to hbejag*

Tou key purhbesg up to 52 kojtbs on gxtgjlgl hovgreag* Tou key gight to bevg your prgkduks

lgluhtgl nrok your rgelcustkgjt eiiowejhg* Dn you hejhgi prg+purhbesgl hovgreag) you wdii rghgdvg

e pro+retgl rgnujl*

Tou key eiso hboosg to purhbesg hovgreag nor sbortgr pgrdols) suhb es kojtb+to+kojtb) fy

sgjldja peykgjt fgnorg tbg gxpdretdoj on hovgreag or fy bevdja tbg prgkduk eutoketdheiiy

hberagl to e hrgldt herl* Eii peykgjts nor gxtgjsdojs on hovgreag kust fg rghgdvgl fgnorg tbg

gxpdretdoj letg on hovgreag*

Vgspojsdfdidtdgs

\bg dj+houjtry ]HKO or elkdjdstretdvg onndhgr) or OKX wdii provdlg you wdtb ej EntgrHorps

frohburg ejl ej dlgjtdndhetdoj herl fgnorg tbg gjl on your sgrvdhg* Tou erg rgspojsdfig nor3

gxtgjldja your hovgreag fgyojl tbg ndrst kojtb dn you wdsb to bevg hojtdjugl hovgreag0

gjroiidja your joj+ôiujtggr spousg ejl your lgpgjlgjts wbo erg queidndgl nor hovgreag

ujlgr tbg piej0

rgvdgwdja tbg poidhy hojtreht to hojndrk tbg fgjgndt hovgreag0 ejl

ke`dja lghdsdojs efout your pgrsojei djsurejhg jggls*


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Eppgeis

Dn you ldseargg wdtb e lghdsdoj on tbg djsurejhg hokpejy hojhgrjdja gdtbgr prg+hgrtdndhetdoj or

fgjgndt hovgreag) you hej rgqugst tbet tbg djsurgr rghojsdlgr tbg lghdsdoj* Dt ds tbg ]gehg Horps

gxpgrdgjhg tbet kejy lgjdeis erg fesgl oj djelgquetg lohukgjtetdoj* Tou erg rgspojsdfig nor

provdldja tbg djsurejhg hokpejy wdtb tbg djnorketdoj tbgy jggl to ke`g e lghdsdoj efout your

fgjgndts* Vgngr to your poidhy hojtreht nor korg djnorketdoj efout tbg eppgei prohgss*

Hojtehtdja EntgrHorps

Tou wdii rghgdvg e frohburg hojtedjdja ej djsurejhg herl ejl e sukkery on tbg EntgrHorps

hojtreht

fgjgndts fgnorg you gjl your sgrvdhg* \bds hojtedjs djnorketdoj oj bow to hojteht EntgrHorps)

rgvdgw ejl gveiuetg tbg poidhy) ejl gxtgjl your hovgreag fgyojl 8= leys dn you hboosg to lo so *

Tou hej hojteht EntgrHorps

sgvgrei weys*

\o gxtgjl or hojndrk your hovgreag) heii3 5+2==+7


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Nrgqugjtiy Es`gl Uugstdojs

U* Lo D bevg to lghdlg to gxtgjl ky poidhy fgnorg D igevg houjtry?

E* Jo) es ioja es you hokpigtg tbg gxtgjsdoj eppidhetdoj ejl sufkdt peykgjt wdtbdj tbg ndrst 8=

leys entgr your sgrvdhg gjls*

U* Dn D wedt to gxtgjl tbg poidhy) hej D tbgj bevg kojgy te`gj nrok ky rg+elcustkgjt eiiowejhg to

pey tbg prgkduks?

E* Jo* \bds optdoj ds ojiy evediefig fgnorg you hiosg sgrvdhg* Tou kust usg otbgr peykgjt

kghbejdsks dn you hboosg to gxtgjl ietgr*

U* Lo D bevg to gxtgjl tbg poidhy nor 52 kojtbs?

E* Jo* Tou key gxtgjl your hovgreag nor ejy jukfgr on kojtbs) nrok 5 to 52) es ioja es you

eiweys gxtgjl fgnorg tbg poidhy gxpdrgs*

U* Dn D gxtgjl ky poidhy nor sgvgrei kojtbs ejl tbgj rghgdvg djsurejhg tbrouab ky gkpioygr) wdii D

fg efig to agt e rgnujl on tbg prgkduks D pedl dj elvejhg?

E* Tgs* EntgrHorps wdii rgnujl your prgkduks oj e pro+retgl fesds fy kojtb*

U* D idvg outsdlg tbg W*X* Qdii EntgrHorps

stdii hovgr kg?

E* Tgs* Tou wdii) bowgvgr) stdii fg rgspojsdfig nor prg+hgrtdnydja hgrtedj trgetkgjt otbgr tbej sdkpig

onndhg vdsdts* \o gjsurg you agt nuii fgjgndt on tbds poidhy) dn you erg idvdja or trevgidja out on tbg W*X*)

rgvdgw your poidhy hojtreht nor ldrghtdojs or heii EntgrHorps nor essdstejhg* Outsdlg tbg W* X* you wdii

kost id`giy jggl to pey nor sgrvdhgs ejl rgqugst rgdkfursgkgjt nrok EntgrHorps*

U* Qbgj D errdvgl bokg entgr sgrvdhg) D heiigl EntgrHorps

to hojndrk tbgy bel gxtgjlgl ky hovgreag

ejl igerjgl tbgdr rghorls stdii sbowgl kg es e ^oiujtggr* Bow lo D gjsurg tbet D ek hovgrgl?

E* \bgrg key fg e lgiey fgtwggj tbg letg wbgj e ^oiujtggrs sgrvdhg gjls ejl tbg tdkg tbet letg

eppgers dj tbg djsurejhg hokpejy letefesg* Dn you heii to hojndrk your djsurejhg hovgreag ejl


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5=Vgvdsgl3 Ohtofgr 56) 6=56

your gjl+on+sgrvdhg letg bes jot fggj rghgdvgl) es` tbg hustokgr sgrvdhg rgprgsgjtetdvg to vgrdny

tbg letg wdtb tbg ]gehg Horps to hojndrk tbg stert on your hovgreag*

U* Ky lohtors onndhg heiigl EntgrHorps

to hojndrk ky hovgreag ejl EntgrHorps

rgngrrgl tbg heii to

tbg ]gehg Horps* Qby?

E* Fgheusg you bevg tbrgg sgperetg fut hokpigkgjtery bgeitb fgjgndts es pert on tbg post+sgrvdhg

bgeitb fgjgndts proarek) tbg ]gehg Horps ejl tbg djsurgr wor` toagtbgr to gjsurg tbet rgturjgl

^oiujtggrs agt tbg epproprdetg fgjgndt* Dn tbg post+sgrvdhg bgeitb fgjgndt you wgrg sgg`dja wes

sgrvdhg+rgietgl) dt key fg hovgrgl fy Nork ]H+561H or ujlgr NGHE ejl jot fy EntgrHorps* "Xgg

nurtbgr ldshussdoj on tbgsg fgjgndts fgiow*$

U* Ky lohtors onndhg heiigl EntgrHorps

to prg+eutbordzg e prohglurg* EntgrHorps

prg+eutbordzgl tbg

prohglurg) fut jow tbgy bevg rgcghtgl tbg fdii* Qby wojt tbgy pey ky fdii?

E* ]rg+eutbordzetdoj kgejs tbet tbg djsurejhg herrdgr earggs tbet tbg prohglurg) onndhg vdsdt) gth*

ds kgldheiiy jghgssery* Dn tbg sgrvdhg ds jot e hovgrgl fgjgndt et tbg tdkg on sgrvdhg) bowgvgr) tbgy

wdii jot pey tbg fdii* \o prgvgjt tbds) nekdiderdzg yoursgin wdtb your fgjgndts ujlgr EntgrHorps* Lo jot

prgsgjt your EntgrHorps

herl wbgj you erg usdja your ]H+561H ejl Eutbordzetdoj nor ^oiujtggr

Kgldhei Gxekdjetdoj ejl Iefs 6=4F Norks) or nor sgrvdhgs rgietgl to your wor`grs hokp gjsetdoj

"NGHE$ hiedk*


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DD* KGLDHEI EJL LGJ\EI G^EIWE\DOJX

Gvgry oiujtggr sbouil rghgdvg e hiosg+on+sgrvdhg pbysdhei tbet essgssgs tbgdr bgeitb stetus prdor to

igevdja sgrvdhg* Hidjdhei shrggjdja tgsts ejl lgjtei gveiuetdojs erg pgrnorkgl) fesgl oj tbg iohetdoj

wbgrg tbg oiujtggr sgrvgl) tdkg dj sgrvdhg) ejl tbg tdkg giepsgl sdjhg tbg kost rghgjt shrggjdja*

Dn kgldhei ejl lgjtei gxekdjetdojs hejjot fg pgrnorkgl prdor to hiosg+on+sgrvdhg) tbg kgldhei

onndhgr hokpigtgs Nork ]H+6=4F to eutbordzg tbg jghgssery gxekdjetdojs entgr sgrvdhg*

Dn elldtdojei gveiuetdoj on e sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdoj ds jghgssery ejl hejjot fg pgrnorkgl et your

post) Nork ]H+561H eutbordzgs peykgjt nor gveiuetdoj on kgldhei ejl lgjtei bgeitb hojldtdojs

rgietgl to your ovgrsges sgrvdhg*=$ leys ejl Nork ]H+561H kust fg usgl wdtbdj sdx ">$ kojtbs on gjldja sgrvdhg*

Entgr your ^oiujtggr sgrvdhg gjls) ojiy kgldhei or lgjtei gxekdjetdojs ejl gveiuetdojs eutbordzgl

oj ej eutbordzetdoj nork wdii fg pedl* Dn you jggl trgetkgjt nor e sgrvdhg+rgietgl hojldtdoj) you hej


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eppiy nor fgjgndts ujlgr NGHE) es gxpiedjgl nurtbgr dj tbds foo`igt* Dn tbg hojldtdoj ds jot sgrvdhg+

rgietgl) tbg trgetkgjt key fg hovgrgl fy EntgrHorps

or otbgr djsurejhg*

Wsdja tbg Eutbordzetdoj Norks wdtb tbg Bgeitb Fgjgndts Dlgjtdndhetdoj Herl

Id`g kejy djsurejhg provdlgrs) tbg ]gehg Horps usgs e ngg shbgluig fesgl oj evgreag bgeitb+herg

hosts jetdojwdlg elcustgl to ehhoujt nor rgadojei prdhg ldnngrgjhgs* \bg ]H+561H ejl ]H+6=4F

eutbordzetdoj norks eutbordzg peykgjt to your provdlgr fesgl oj e ngg shbgluig* Tour Bgeitb

Fgjgndts Dlgjtdndhetdoj Herl) wbdhb you sbouil bevg rghgdvgl lurdja your ]gehg Horps sgrvdhg) ds

usgl wdtb tbg eutbordzetdoj norks to aedj ehhgss to e jgtwor` on kgldhei provdlgrs dj tbg W*X* wbo

bojor tbg ngg shbgluig* Noiiow tbg ldrghtdojs oj tbg Bgeitb Fgjgndts Dlgjtdndhetdoj Herl to ehhgss

tbg jgtwor`*5

Dn your bgeitb+herg provdlgr bes qugstdojs efout tbg eutbordzetdoj or tbg ngg shbgluig) gjhoureag

tbg provdlgr to hojteht tbg bgeitb herg elkdjdstretor nor tbg ]gehg Horps) Xgvgj Horjgrs) et 5+2==+

7


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5$ gxpiejetdoj on wby you hbosg to pey nor sgrvdhgs out+on+poh`gt0

6$ pbotohopy on your ]H+561H0

8$ hopy on tbg dtgkdzgl fdii nrok tbg provdlgr0 ejl

46+5746+57


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5

\bg OQH] hurrgjtiy eutbordzgs tbg ]gehg Horps to pey nor sgrvdhg+rgietgl lgjtei herg 9 ,5)===* \bds eutbordty ds

lgsdajgl to gxpgldtg tbg prohgssdja on kdjor lgjtei hiedks*


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Ldsefdidty Hokpgjsetdoj

Dn your sgrvdhg+rgietgl diijgss or djcury heusgs you to fghokg ujefig to wor` nor ejy igjatb on tdkg

entgr hokpigtdoj on oiujtggr sgrvdhg) pigesg heii tbg ]gehg Horps ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt nor Nork HE+1)

Hiedk nor Hokpgjsetdoj* Hokpigtg tbg gkpioygg!s sghtdoj on Nork HE+1 ejl bevg your lohtor

hokpigtg Nork HE+6=) Ettgjldja ]bysdhdejs Vgport* E hiedk nor ldsefdidty kust fg supportgl fy

kgldhei gvdlgjhg* Dn you erg idkdtgl to pert+tdkg wor` fgheusg on your ldsefdidty) e HE+1e \dkg

Ejeiysds Nork kust eiso fg ndigl* Eii ordadjei norks sbouil fg rgturjgl to tbg ]gehg Horps ]ost+

Xgrvdhg Wjdt* \bds onndhg wdii hokpigtg tbg gkpioygrs sghtdoj ejl sufkdt tbg pepgrwor` to OQH]

oj your fgbein* Ojhg your hiedk bes fggj epprovgl) you erg gidadfig to eppiy nor hokpgjsetdoj "dn

toteiiy ldsefigl$ nrok tbg ley noiiowdja oiujtggr sgrvdhg or tbg ojsgt on tbg ldsefdidty) dn dt ds ietgr)

ujtdi your lohtor suppidgs kgldhei lohukgjtetdoj tbet you bevg rghovgrgl* Ke`g surg tbet

djnorketdoj dj sghtdoj 6 oj Nork HE+1 ejl dj (51 oj Nork HE+6= eargg* Dn your ldsefdidty gxtgjls

fgyojl tbg letg tbet you ordadjeiiy sufkdttgl) you key heii tbg ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt nor elldtdojei

norks*

Tour hokpgjsetdoj peykgjts wdii fg eutbordzgl ojiy entgr your kgldhei hiedk bes fggj ehhgptgl

ejl your kgldhei lohukgjtetdoj nrok e pbysdhdej supports tbg hiedk on totei ldsefdidty nor korg

tbej nour leys*

Ndidja Tour Hiedk

Norwerl hiedk norks ejl supportdja lohukgjts to3

]gehg Horps) ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt) 7tb NioorEttgjtdoj3 Qor`grs Hokpgjsetdoj

5555 6=tb Xtrggt) J*Q*

Qesbdjatoj) L*H* 6=76>

Djhokpigtg norks wdii fg rgturjgl to tbg sgjlgr nor hokpigtdoj* Qg strojaiy rghokkgjl tbet you

`ggp e hopy on gehb lohukgjt nor your rghorls*


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Qbet Beppgjs Entgr Tou Ndig

5* \bg ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt et ]gehg Horps bgelquertgrs wdii hokpigtg tbg feh` on tbg Nork HE+5 or

HE+6 ejl norwerl tbg ordadjei to OQH] eioja wdtb your gkpioygg stetgkgjt*

6* Tour hiedk norks ejl gkpioygg stetgkgjt erg dkeagl nor vdgwdja vde hokputgr fy hiedks

gxekdjgrs "HGs$ ejl e hesg ndig jukfgr ds essdajgl*

8* OQH] wdii sgjl you tbg pekpbigt) Efout Tour Djcury* \bg pekpbigt ds lgsdajgl to ejswgr

agjgrei qugstdojs efout your wor`grs hokpgjsetdoj fgjgndts* Tour hesg ndig jukfgr ds iohetgl

oj tbg ellrgss iefgi* Vghgdpt on tbds hesg ndig jukfgr logs jot kgej your hiedk bes fggj

ehhgptgl*

* OQH] wdii sgjl you e norkei igttgr djldhetdja tbg stetus on your hiedk* \bg stetus hej fg hbgh`gl

et ejy tdkg fy heiidja OQH] toii+nrgg eutoketgl systgk et "2>>$ >46+1


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6>+>46+1>+


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Nrgqugjtiy Es`gl Uugstdojs

U* Bow lo D hokpigtg tbg norks?

E* Djstruhtdojs erg provdlgl oj tbg feh` on gehb nork* Nor hierdndhetdoj rgngr to tbg djstruhtdojs dj

tbds bejlfoo`* Hojteht tbg ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt dn you jggl nurtbgr essdstejhg*

U* Qbet ds jgglgl dj e kgldhei rgport?

E* \bg ldrghtdojs nor tbg hojtgjt on e kgldhei rgport nrok your lohtor erg provdlgl oj tbg feh` on

tbg HE norks* \bg rgports sbouil djhiulg) wbgrg eppidhefig) ldeajosds) trgetkgjt rgjlgrgl) letgs on

trgetkgjt) proajosds) ejy x+reys or ief rgsuits) ejl e rgesojgl opdjdoj nrok e pbysdhdej or ]BL

psyhboioadst oj tbg rgietdojsbdp on tbg hojldtdoj to your sgrvdhg wdtb tbg ]gehg Horps* Dj hesgs

djvoivdja ioja+tgrk ldsefdidty) OQH] rgqudrgs rgauier kgldhei rgports oj your trgetkgjt proarek

ejl proargss*

U* Bow ioja wdii dt te`g nor ky hiedk to fg epprovgl fy OQH]?

E* Ojhg your hiedk ds rghgdvgl et OQH]) dt usueiiy te`gs < to 5= wgg`s nor elculdhetdoj* Ldnndhuit

hiedks or hiedks nor tbg eaarevetdoj on e prg+gxdstdja hojldtdoj key te`g iojagr*

Kejy verdefigs ennght tbg tdkg dt te`gs OQH] to elculdhetg e hiedk* \borouab lohukgjtetdoj ds tbg

kost gnnghtdvg kgejs to oftedj tdkgiy ehtdoj*

U* Qbet ds rgqudrgl nor e ldsefdidty hokpgjsetdoj hbgh`?

E* Ojhg your kgldhei hojldtdoj ds ehhgptgl fy OQH]) you ejl your pbysdhdej kust hokpigtg Norks

HE+1 ejl HE+6= nor weag ioss hokpgjsetdoj* Dn you bevg wor`gl djtgrkdttgjtiy or pert+tdkg) you

kust eiso hokpigtg Nork HE+1e* Norwerl eii norks to tbg ]gehg Horps ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt* \bg ]ost+

Xgrvdhg Wjdt wdii hokpigtg dts portdoj on tbg HE+1 Nork ejl sufkdt eii norks to OQH]* Tou wdii

rghgdvg your hokpgjsetdoj peykgjt entgr your kgldhei hiedk bes fggj epprovgl) you ejl your


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8=Vgvdsgl3 Ohtofgr 56) 6=56

lohtor bevg hokpigtgl eii jghgssery norks) tbg ]gehg Horps ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt bes hokpigtgl tbg

feh` on tbg HE+1) ejl tbg OQH] hiedks gxekdjgr hojndrks your ldsefdidty*

U* Bow kuhb kojgy wdii D rghgdvg dn ky hiedk ds epprovgl nor ldsefdidty hokpgjsetdoj?

E* Hojargss bes ldrghtgl tbet rgturjgl ôiujtggrs erg hojsdlgrgl to fg et tbg ndrst stgp on arelg

sgvgj on tbg agjgrei shbgluig "AX$* "Hokpgjsetdoj logs jot djhiulg ioheidty pey*$

ôiujtggr igelgrs ejl bgels on bousgboils "ôiujtggrs wdtb lgpgjlgjt hbdilrgj idvdja wdtb tbgk et

hiosg+on+sgrvdhg$ erg pedl et tbg ndrst stgp on AX+arelg 55*

U* Qdii ky fdiis fg pedl?

E* Entgr your hiedk ds epprovgl) OQH] wdii pey kgldhei fdiis nrok your eutbordzgl provdlgr nor

sgrvdhgs rgietgl to your ehhgptgl hojldtdoj* Fdiis nrok pbysdhdejs) lgjtdsts) iefs) ejl otbgr kgldhei

provdlgrs kust fg sufkdttgl oj Nork OQH]+57==* OQH] wdii ehhgpt ELE norks nor lgjtei hiedks*

Dj+petdgjt bospdtei hberags kust fg sufkdttgl oj Nork WF+46) wbdhb bospdteis bevg dj stoh`* Dn you

bevg eirgely pedl your fdii ejl jggl rgdkfursgkgjt) you kust eiso hokpigtg Nork OQH]+457 es

wgii es tbg OQH]+57== or WF+46 ejl sufkdt tbg norks to OQH]*

U* Bow ioja wdii ky fgjgndts ujlgr tbg NGHE proarek iest?

E* \bgrg ds jo tdkg idkdt* Kgldhei fgjgndts ejl hokpgjsetdoj peykgjts nor ehhgptgl hojldtdojs wdii

hojtdjug es ioja es kgldhei lohukgjtetdoj supports tbet your ]gehg Horps+rgietgl diijgss) djcury)

or ldsefdidty rgkedjs ejl hojtdjugs to fg rgietgl to your sgrvdhg* Dt ds vgry dkportejt tbet your

provdlgr sufkdt kgldhei rgports eioja wdtb ejy fdiis* Kgldhei rgports kust fg sgjt wbgj ejy

ndjldjas or hojhiusdojs hbejag* Gvgj dn tbgrg erg jo hbejags) e kgldhei rgport kust stdii fg sgjt

pgrdoldheiiy to lohukgjt tbg jggl nor hojtdjugl fgjgndts*

U* Qbet dn ky ellrgss hbejags?


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E* Dn you hbejag your ellrgss) jotdny OQH] ejl tbg ]gehg Horps ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt dj wrdtdja* Eii

hbejag+on+ellrgss jotdhgs kust fger your sdajeturg* ]igesg djhiulg your hesg ndig jukfgr) sohdei

sghurdty jukfgr) ejl tgigpbojg jukfgr*

U* Lo D jggl ej ettorjgy to oftedj fgjgndts ujlgr NGHE?

E* Jo* \bg sgrvdhgs on ej ettorjgy or igaei rgprgsgjtetdvg sbouil agjgreiiy jot fg jgglgl to oftedj

NGHE fgjgndts* Dn you wdsb to gjaeag ej ettorjgy or igaei rgprgsgjtetdvg) you key lo so et your owj

gxpgjsg* Dj suhb hesgs) tbg ]gehg Horps elvdsgs hojtehtdja OQH] to oftedj djnorketdoj rgietgl to

hiedkejt rgprgsgjtetdoj* E sdajgl stetgkgjt eutbordzdja tbg pgrsoj to rgprgsgjt you ds jgglgl

fgnorg OQH] hej rgigesg ejy on your kgldhei djnorketdoj*

U* Ky bgeitb+herg provdlgr ldl jot rghgdvg nuii peykgjt nrok OQH] ejl jow D ek fgdja fdiigl*

Qby logs tbds beppgj?

E* OQH] usgs e shbgluig on kexdkuk eiiowefig kgldhei hberags* ]rovdlgrs eargg to tbg OQH] ngg

shbgluig wbgj tbgy sdaj tbg OQH]+57== fdiidja nork* Tou erg jot rgspojsdfig nor ekoujts hberagl

dj gxhgss on tbds ngg shbgluig*

U* D idvg outsdlg tbg Wjdtgl Xtetgs* Key D stdii rghgdvg NGHE fgjgndts?

E* Tgs* \bgrg erg) bowgvgr) sokg ldnngrgjhgs dj tbg hiedks prohgss outsdlg tbg W*X* Onndhdei

aovgrjkgjt norks erg jot rgqudrgl nor fdiidja purposgs fgheusg tbgrg ds jo kghbejdsk nor ldrght

peykgjt to kgldhei provdlgrs ovgrsges* \o hiedk rgdkfursgkgjt) you kust ettehb tbg kgldhei

rgports "trejsietgl) dn jghgssery) djto Gjaidsb$ ejl tbg fdiis "heihuietgl dj Ekgrdhej loiiers$ to e

hokpigtgl Nork OQH]+457* \bg usg on e ldrght lgposdt ehhoujt dj tbg Wjdtgl Xtetgs key dkprovg

tbg tdkgidjgss ejl sengty on rgdkfursgkgjts ejl otbgr hokpgjsetdoj*

U* OQH] ds es`dja kg nor e cof lgshrdptdoj nor ky ]gehg Horps sgrvdhg* Qbet lo D lo?


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E* \bg lgshrdptdoj on sgrvdhg "LOX$ hokpigtgl fy you ejl sdajgl fy tbg houjtry ldrghtor ds

hojsdlgrgl your cof lgshrdptdoj* Dn you ldl jot hokpigtg e LOX) hojteht tbg ]gehg Horps Houjsgidja

ejl Outrgehb Wjdt "HOW$* HOW wdii provdlg you wdtb e tgkpietg to stert tbg prohgss* Entgr you bevg

wrdttgj your LOX) rgturj dt to HOW* HOW wdii tbgj norwerl tbg nork to your houjtry on sgrvdhg nor

hokpigtdoj* Dn you hokpigtgl e LOX) fut bevg jot rghgdvgl your hopy) hojteht oiujtggr Ndjejhdei

Opgretdojs "^NO$ to oftedj e hopy*

U* Ojg on ky fdiis wes rgcghtgl fy OQH]* Qbet sbouil D lo?

E* Qbgj OQH] rgcghts e fdii) dt advgs tbg provdlgrwbgtbgr e bospdtei) pbysdhdej) or lgjtdste

rgesoj nor tbg rgcghtdoj dj ej gxpiejetdoj on fgjgndts "GOF$ jotdhg* \bg GOF eiso provdlgs

djstruhtdojs nor rgsufkdttdja tbg fdii) wbdhb you or your kgldhei provdlgr sbouil noiiow* Dn your

provdlgr rghgdvgs e sghojl rgcghtdoj jotdhg) you key jggl to hojteht OQH] ldrghtiy to rgsoivg tbg

dssug*

U* D jggl dkkgldetg suragry* \bg bospdtei wejts prg+eutbordzetdoj fgnorg tbgy wdii shbgluig ky

prohglurg* Bow hej D auerejtgg ky fdiis wdii fg pedl? Qdii tbg ]gehg Horps eutbordzg tbg suragry?

E* \bg ]gehg Horps bes jo eutbordty to eutbordzg trgetkgjt nor rgturjgl ^oiujtggrs* Norkgr

^oiujtggrs key jggl to oftedj sgrvdhgs prdor to OQH] eutbordzetdoj wbdig wedtdja nor tbgdr

wor`grs hokpgjsetdoj hiedk to fg elculdhetgl* Ojhg your hiedk ds ehhgptgl) OQH] wdii rgdkfursg

you nor kgldheiiy jghgssery trgetkgjt* Xbouil your OQH] hiedk fg lgjdgl) tbg fdiis sbouil fg sgjt

to your djsurejhg provdlgr*

U* Ky OQH] hiedk wes lgjdgl* Qdii EntgrHorps

hovgr ky kgldhei gxpgjsgs?

E* Dn tbg sgrvdhgs you rghgdvgl wgrg hovgrgl ujlgr your EntgrHorps

poidhy et tbg tdkg on sgrvdhg)

your gxpgjsgs wdii fg rgdkfursgl pgr tbg poidhy hojtreht* Tou wdii fg rgspojsdfig nor ejy ho+


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peykgjts or lgluhtdfigs* Xbouil EntgrHorps

essgss your hojldtdoj to fg sgrvdhg+rgietgl) you key

bevg to ndig ej eppgei wdtb OQH]*

NOVKX EJL DJX\VWH\DOJX

\bg noiiowdja peags hojtedj hopdgs on tbg kost hokkojiy usgl norks ejl dkportejt djnorketdoj

ejl tdps efout hokpigtdja tbgsg norks* Gehb nork key fg pbotohopdgl or prdjtgl nrok tbg

Djtgrjgt* \bg nork jukfgr ds prdjtgl dj tbg iowgr rdabt+bejl horjgr on tbg ndrst peag on gehb nork*

\bg ]gehg Horps wdii rgturj djhokpigtg norks to you nor propgr hokpigtdoj* \bds ds lojg to protght

you nrok elldtdojei lgieys dj prohgssdja your hiedk*

Tour djdtdei wor`grs hokpgjsetdoj kgldhei or lgjtei hiedk ds ndigl oj gdtbgr Nork HE+5 or HE+6* E

nork wdtb your ordadjei sdajeturg ds rgqudrgl fy OQH]* OKX wdii provdlg kgldhei ejl lgjtei

djnorketdoj nrok your bgeitb rghorl* Tou kust provdlg tbg kgldhei rgports oftedjgl entgr you ignt

tbg ]gehg Horps*

\dps oj Hokpigtdja Norks

HE+53 Wsg e HE+5 nor ej ehhdlgjt or djhdlgjt tbet ohhurrgl dj tbg hoursg on ojg ley* Djhiulg ojiy ojg

ehhdlgjt or djcury pgr hiedk nork* \bg ]gehg Horps ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt hokpigtgs tbg Xupgrvdsors

Vgport*

Xghtdoj >* Arelg es on letg on iest gxposurg

Igvgi 1) Xtgp 5 nor e ôiujtggr

Igvgi 55) Xtgp 5 nor e ôiujtggr igelgr or bgel on bousgboil "ôiujtggrs wdtb lgpgjlgjt

hbdilrgj idvdja wdtb tbgk et hiosg on sgrvdhg$


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Cobj H* Log

555+==+55=5

"XEK]IG$ Gkpioygg Xtetgkgjt

E* D ndrst jotdhgl sykptoks on keierde wbgj D wes dj Fotsweje* D wgjt to tbg ]gehg Horps kgldhei

onndhgr dj Kerhb on 6==6) ejl rgportgl ky diijgss* Bg lrgw fiool ejl tbg skger wes

posdtdvg nor keierde* D eaedj aot keierde dj Lghgkfgr on 6==6* D too` tbg kgldhdjg ejl D aot

wgii* Oj rgturj bokg) D fghekg dii eaedj*

F* D idvgl dj e keierde erge ejl tbg kosqudtogs wgrg eii ovgr tbg piehg* Gvgj tbouab D too` ky ejtd+

keierdei kgldhdjg) D wes fdttgj eikost gvgry ley*

H* \bg gxposurg to djnghtgl kosqudtogs ejl fgdja fdttgj so kuhb heusgl ky keierde*

L* \bds hej ennght eii foly systgks*

G* D jgvgr bel keierde fgnorg D codjgl tbg ]gehg Horps* "Jotg3 \bds stetgkgjt key fg bejlwrdttgj*

\bg stetgkgjt kust fg igadfig ejl djhiulg your jekg ejl sohdei sghurdty jukfgr oj gehb

peag*$


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DJX\VWH\DOJX NOV \VE^GI VGDKFWVXGKGJ\

\revgi sbouil fg ujlgrte`gj usdja tbg sbortgst routg* E hiedkejt wbo usgs e vgbdhig wdii fg

rgdkfursgl et tbg stejlerl kdigeag retg nor aovgrjkgjt trevgi* Wjlgr ejy otbgr hdrhukstejhg) tbg

hiedkejt sbouil usg pufidh hojvgyejhg suhb es e fus or sufwey ujigss tbg hiedkejt!s kgldhei

hojldtdoj rgqudrgs tbg usg on e texd or spghdeiiy gqudppgl vgbdhig*

Xtejlerl Nork OQH]+471 sbouil fg usgl to hiedk rgdkfursgkgjt nor trevgi gxpgjsgs* Eii dtgks wdii

fg rgdkfursgl oj tbg fesds on ehtuei gxpgjsg0 e pgr ldgk eiiowejhg ds jot peyefig* Qeags ejl

trevgi gxpgjsgs on ej ettgjlejt to ehhokpejy tbg hiedkejt key fg epprovgl dn tbg kgldhei

hojldtdoj ds suhb tbet trevgi hejjot fg ehhokpidsbgl otbgrwdsg* Eutbordzetdoj nor tbds gxpgjsg

sbouil fg oftedjgl nrok OQH] dj elvejhg on tbg trevgi*

Tou key hopy tbg OQH]+471) nrojt ejl feh`) nor your usg* Hojteht tbg ]ost+Xgrvdhg Wjdt or OQH]

dn you jggl elldtdojei djnorketdoj*


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BGEI\B VGHOVLX

Entgr your ^oiujtggr sgrvdhg) your ^oiujtggr bgeitb rghorl ds rgtedjgl fy tbg ]gehg Horps nor e

idkdtgl pgrdol on tdkg* Hurrgjtiy tbg ]gehg Horps Kgldhei Vghorls Lgpertkgjt rgtedjs your rghorl

nor two ygers ejl tbgj rgtdrgs tbg rghorl to e sghurg nglgrei rghorls hgjtgr nor ej elldtdojei 68

ygers*

Xbouil you rgqudrg e hopy on ejy djnorketdoj nrok your bgeitb rghorl) you kust sufkdt e sdajgl

Vgigesg on Kgldhei Djnorketdoj* \bds nork ds evediefig nrok tbg ]gehg Horps Kgldhei Vghorls

Lgpertkgjt* \o gxpgldtg your rgqugst) spghdny ojiy tbg lohukgjts you jggl*

\bg ]gehg Horps key eppiy rgesojefig hberags nor rghorl rgtrdgvei) pbotohopydja) ejl sbdppdja*


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