Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What level of English proﬁciency is required to be applied?

Working hours:

The normal working hours are 40 hours per week.
Part-time employees’ working hours are less than 40 hours per week.
The normal working hours per day do not exceed 8 hours, excluding a recess period.

A1. The level of English proficiency required is different for each job, but with respect to working at the USFJ installations,
if one is fluent in English, one will be able to apply for a job.
However, because there are also jobs that do not require English skills, please check the information for eachjob on the LMO mainland home page.

* Some job titles such as guards, ﬁreﬁghters, sales clerks, waiters, and waitresses may be required to work irregular hours.

Leave:- Annual leave: 20 days per year (1 day per 30 calendar days during Trial Period)- Summer leave: 3 consecutive days
In addition, the following leave are also granted: sick leave, marriage leave, pregnancy leave, spouse’s childbirth leave, child medical care leave,family medical care leave, child-care leave, family-care leave, and mourning leave.
* Some of these leaves may not be granted to employees depending on their types of employment.

Saturdays and Sundays are designated as “rest day” and the following days are holidays:
Days other than Saturdays and Sundays may be designated as days off for some employees depending on their types of employment.
* USFJ s holidays are diﬀerent from Japanese national holidays.

January 1

July ~ December

New Year’s Day

July 4January 2 and 3

Independence Day

Third Monday of July

Marine Day
Mountain Day

Third Monday of January

Martin Luther King DayAugust 11

Third Monday of February

Washington's Birthday

First Monday of September

Labor Day

Memorial Day

Second Monday of October

Columbus DayNovember 11

Veterans Day

Last Monday of May

Fourth Thursday of November

In addition to holidays above,
there also is an Employee Birthday Holiday.

December 25

Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day

December 29 to 31* The holidays above are as of January 1, 2024 and are subject to change.

WelfareVarious social insurances are available, including health insurance, nursing care insurance, Employee’s pension insurance, unemployment insurance,
and industrial accident compensation insurance. In addition, the following welfare programs are also available to help USFJ employees lead healthy
lives with a sense of security: medical examinations (periodic medical examinations, adult disease preventive health examinations, etc.), workers’
property accumulation savings program, calamity benefit, mental health counseling services, etc.
* Availability of welfare programs diﬀers depending on the types of employment.

Education and Training
In order to help employees improve their skills, knowledge, and abilities, the USFJ provides various education and training programs, such as computer
courses, office skills improvement courses as well as supervisor training courses. (See column below for education of new members.)

Education of New Members
U.S. Naval Computer And Telecommunications Station Far East
Communications Cable Splicer Foreman

We introduce one example of the education ofnew members in the U.S. Navyʼs Far East Signal Corps.

Mr. Kosuge Tatsuya

In the U.S. military facilities in the Yokosuka and Yokohama area, we conduct telephone linec o n s t r u c t i o n , a s w e l l a s t h e i n s t a l l a t i o n , m a n a g e m e n t , r e p a i r, a n d m a i n t e n a n c e o ftelecommunications equipment.
When the system was constructed, the specifications used in the U.S. were taken as thestandard, and, because work is also performed in collaboration with U.S. military personnel, it
is work that requires not only technical but also language skills.
Furthermore, there are a variety of duties to be performed because the district we oversee isvast, but we work hard together ever y day. The work is divided up among three primar yteams, and leaders, experts, and apprentice employees are distributed evenly in each team.
If one becomes an expert, there is also work that one can perform alone; however, since there
is always an expert associated with an apprentice, one can work without any worries.
Due to the fac t that c ommunic ation c ables made in the U.S. dif fer from the Japanesestandard, there a lot of things that even those with communication experience do not know, soi t i s im p or t ant to fir s t l ear n h ow to p er for m th e wor k when a s s i s t in g l ead er s. It t a kes
approximately five years to become independent.

A2. Required documents for application differ according to the service and job title you apply.
Be sure to see by accessing “note” on details of recruitment information page.
Also, designated form such as rèsumè, etc. can be downloaded from LMO website.

Q3. Is it possible for anyone other than Japanese nationals to apply?

Holidays:January ~ June

Q2.Please explain application document.

A3. For Master Labor Contract and Mariner’s Contract, no specific nationality is required as long as one is not amember of the United States armed forces, a civilian, or their family member.
In Indirect Hire Agreement, no specific nationality is required as long as one does not have United States citizenship(includin dual nationality).
Also, people who are not Japanese nationals need a work permit.

Q4. Are there any transfers?
A4. In principle, as long as the individual does not wish to do so, there are no transfers.

Q5. Currently, do you recruit [ ◯◯ ] job in Honshu and Kyushu?
A5. Every time the U.S. military requests personnel it is posted on the LMO home page, andapplications are accepted. It is possible to search and confirm using relevant words
such as [recruitment information] → [table of information on recruitment of employees
for the U.S. military in Japan (Honshu and Kyushu bases)] →[Go to table of registration information] → [recruitment and application information table screen] →use [ ○○ ] as the keyword.
● Other FAQs are posted on LMO website.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment information is available at the following LMO branch ofﬁces:
LMO branch ofﬁce
M i s a wa B r a n c h
Yo k o t a B r a n c h
Yokosuka Branch
Zama Branch
Kyotango Branch
I wa k un i B r a n c h
Sasebo Branch

Okinawa Branch* Advance
recruitment

Recruitment period
Application is accepted to fill vacancies, etc., asneeded
Chec k recruitment information on LMO’s of fic ial
website.

- LMOʼs ofﬁcial website
https://www.lmo.go.jp/recruitment/index.html

If you regis ter on J o b Informati on E- mail O f ferin g
Service, you will receive e-mail notice when your desired
job information is updated.

- Job Information E-mail Offering Service

1 Application is accepted 24 hours a day on LMO’s
official website.
2 Application is accepted every day except Saturdays,Sundays, Japanese national holidays, and the period
from December 29 until January 3 of the following year
at the Okinawa Branch contact desk.

- LMOʼs ofﬁcial website

https://www.lmo.go.jp/recruitment/index2.html- Okinawa Branch contact desk
(See P.22 about the contact desk.)

X（Twitter）AccountRecruitment Service by the USFJ (reference information)

Post information about jobs and events as needed
在日米軍従業員求人情報（エルモ）@LMO̲recruitCamp Zama (U.S. Army Japan)
Recruitment information : Website

https://twitter.com/LMO̲recruit

https://cnrj.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/
Human-Resources/MLC-IHA-HPT-Jobs/

Employment and Working Conditions

https://www.lmo.go.jp/recruitment/index.
html#mailservice* Advance recruitment is a system for recruiting those willing to work on U.S. military bases in Okinawa by having them register in advance. Whenever the USFJ places a request for personnel,
candidates are chosen from among the registrants and are then interviewed for the open position.

Fleet Activities, Yokosuka (U.S. Navy Japan)
Recruitment information : Website:

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Application acceptancehttps://www.usarj.army.mil/gojjobs/
Yokota Air Base（U.S. Forces Japan）
Recruitment information : Website

https://yokotafss.com/naf-human-resources/

Frequently Asked Questions / Recruitment Information

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