What if you could score shore function in places like Paris.

What if you could score shore function in places like Paris, London, Tokyo or Santiago, Chile, locations that greatest in quantity people could only dream about visiting give permission to alone live in? Better over and above what if your shore service in one of these dream cities propell you to the top of American diplomacy at awarding you the opportunity to work hand in hand with America's ambassadors, leaders of foreign militaries and learn a of the present day language to boot?

come up to face to face Chief Supply Clerk Kirk Flint.

Flint is an operations assistant assigned to DOD Attache Office (DAO) as the operations coordinator (OPSCO) for U Ambassador Stephen D muddle the U.S. Ambassador to Lithuania.

As a chief frivolous officer, Flint is used to shouldering a fate of responsibility, but the demands of working in an American embassy are different.

"The DAO does at least couple things that are important to the United States and Lithuania," said muddle "Obviously, it connects our couple militaries, so it's important that we know each other, work well together and 'talk the same language' in planning and executing military missions. In addition, the DAO is our action office for like things as aircraft clearances for the U command planes that frequently fly into Lithuania, the arrival and departure of official delegations, visits of U rule officials to military sites or exercises and in like manner on."

Flint said his work at jobs is more than just serving as a liaison for the Lithuanians; he's a friendly face and welcome voice to visiting Americans.

"I'm an American's warm, fuzzy blanket here in a foreign land," said Flint.

Flint, as the OPSCO is tasked with managing the operations assistants within the American embassy and works directly for the defense attache. Since Lithuania is with equal reason small, Flint handles all of the operations assistant and coordinator parts for the American embassy. He is typically the first individual Americans meet when they stair off the plane in Lithuania's capital city, Vilnius. In fact, making travel easier is what Flint does best as an OPSCO

"Our relationship with the Lithuanian airport in Vilnius is nay proudest accomplishment," said Flint. "We can procure Americans in and out of the airport faster than anyone other and for anyone who travels internationally, having someone who knows by what mode to deal with the legion nation's customs and regulations as well as our DAO here does, makes all the difference in the world."

Along with a hearty handshake and a quick trip in consequence of customs, Flint is the resident dexterous for Americans visiting Lithuania. He speaks the language, knows the land can recommend where to stay, is familiar with the local laws, knows what places to avoid--and on a level where to get the best deals onward Lithuanian souvenirs.

Whether Flint is greeting American delegates, coordinating multinational military maneuvers, or translating Lithuanian for an air company trying to get their aircraft fixed, his significance is felt all the way to the top I'm trained to intermingle into the French culture enough to effectively communicate the American interests to the French"

"I think I have it bonny good," said Overstreet. "I realize to go home every night to my wife, Rebecca, and family circle is Paris, France." The Overstreet like Paris in such a manner much that they felt comfortable enough to have their first child there.

While being married is certainly not a prerequisite for being an operations assistant, man and wifes like the Overstreets succeed upon foreign soil as a team because that's exactly in what way the Navy trains them before they open That's right, the Navy trains your spouse.

"This is the merely job I know about, on the other hand there may be others, that trains your spouse in cultivation and etiquette," said Overstreet. "They taught Rebecca things like, to what extent you behave at a meal, the way you expect walk and even how to talk to a storekeeper and communicate ideas to the French"

In addition to civilization and etiquette, the Navy teaches spouses to speak the innkeeper nation's primary language.

According to ISC Kim Michael, attache affairs chief for the Office of Naval Intelligence, the Navy awaits a lot more from spouses than in the greatest degree Navy jobs.

"Anyone applying for the operations assistant do job-work with family members needs to be aware that the family must advance through the same security checks and top clandestine security clearance investigation as the candidates," said Michael. After all, according to Michael, wherever the Sailors are, likewise are their family members, in such a manner the security concerns are the same.

According to Michael, there are other benefits if you're an operations assistant including: a certain number of billets count as sea duty; you may receiving special office assignment pay or language pay (if applicable); there's a civilian clothes allowance; unimpaired immersion in a foreign improvement as an education; small offices with short chains of command. For applicants with family members, spouses attend language and spouse training. In most numerous cases government quarters are provide; and all children receive fully-fund educations [i]or[/i] part of to the other DOD, usually at the best teachs in the country.