There is a version of the PCS move that does not get talked about enough. The one where the service member is not there. Orders come through, a report date is assigned, and the family has to figure out how to pack up an entire household, research a new city,
For military families with pets, the PCS move comes with an extra layer of complexity that families without animals sometimes do not fully appreciate. Finding pet friendly housing near a military installation is not simply a matter of searching for landlords who allow pets. It is a negotiation, a financial
Nobody warns you about the first week. Everyone focuses on the move itself, the packing, the truck, the drive, the unboxing. And then the truck pulls away and you are standing in an unfamiliar house in an unfamiliar city and the real work begins. The first week at a new
Nobody talks about this part enough. The logistics of a PCS move get all the attention. The housing research, the school enrollment, the moving truck, the BAH calculations. All of it matters and all of it is genuinely hard. But the thing that quietly shapes the entire quality of life
There is a version of the PCS move conversation that almost never gets talked about in official relocation briefings. The one where the military spouse has a career, a professional identity, a job they have worked hard to build, and now has to figure out how to rebuild it in
It is one of the first questions every military family faces when orders drop. Are we going on base or off base? And it is one of the questions that gets the most contradictory advice. Ask ten military families and you will get ten different answers based on ten different
The orders are in and you have started the mental spreadsheet. Housing research, school enrollment, moving logistics, BAH calculations, deposit requirements. The list is long and the timeline is short and there is so much to figure out that it is easy to spend the first week entirely inside the
Nobody wants to say it out loud but military families across every branch deal with it quietly every single PCS cycle. The BAH does not cover the rent. Not even close in some markets. And the gap comes out of your family's pocket every single month for the
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The moving scramble is real and it costs more than it should. How to find movers, storage, and car shipping you can trust when a PCS leaves no time to research.
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Two Team USA World Cup players grew up as military kids moving between bases. Here is what their story says about the life every military family lives.
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The gap is not in the information that exists, it is in what reaches military families when they need it. Here is what the most prepared families know before a PCS.
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PCS season doesn't have to feel like a fire drill. This timeline breaks down exactly what to do at the 6-month, 3-month, and 30-day marks so you stay ahead of every deadline.