Moving

What Your BAH Can Actually Buy: A Mortgage Affordability Guide for Every Duty Station

Your BAH covers your mortgage while you're stationed there. But what happens when you PCS? We analyzed all 126 military housing areas and found that only 19%...

Why So Many Military Families Are Choosing San Antonio & What It Might Mean for Your PCS

If you’ve been in the military for any length of time, you know the mix of excitement and dread that comes when orders drop. Between the logistical nightmare...

MilSpouse in the House: Decluttering, PCS Life, and What Actually Matters with Shannon Leyko

Coast Guard spouse Shannon Leyko joins host Kristi Nix to discuss practical decluttering strategies for military families constantly dealing with PCS moves....

DoD Budget Plans Could Cut PCS and Relocation Support in 2027: What Families Should Know

When orders drop, everything starts moving in tandem. With them comes the outlook of overlapping rent, deposits due, and travel arrangements getting booked...

Military Housing Renovations Are Expanding at Some U.S. Bases. What Families Should Know

When something doesn’t work at home, whether it’s a malfunction or damage that needs repair, it is often a bigger problem than anyone needs it to be. In base...

Best Military Bases to Buy a Home in 2026 (We Ranked All 126)

This is a thorough data analysis of HUD/Federal Housing data that determines at which duty stations active duty members should buy a home.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) Welcome Guide

Complete welcome guide to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. Covers base history as a joint Air Force-Army installation, main gates (Boniface and...

Welcome to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton: Your Complete Base Guide

Comprehensive guide to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the West Coast's premier Fleet Marine Force training base. Located in northern San Diego County with...

HomeSafe Alliance Contract Terminated: Timeline of Military Moving Crisis

Complete timeline of events leading to the Department of Defense's termination of HomeSafe Alliance's global household goods contract on June 18, 2025. From...

PCS Season Without Orders: Why Military Families Are Left Packing on Guesswork

For more military families, the PCS season starts before the paperwork does. No longer does it begin with orders in hand. It starts with a conversation. A...

When Orders Change, Your Health Shouldn’t - How Military Families Can Prevent Gaps in Care During PCS Moves

Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves are a normal part of military life. Families plan months ahead for housing, schools, pets, and household goods. But one...

Did the Pentagon Just Fix PCS? A New Personal Property Activity Aims to Overhaul Moves by 2026

Service members and their families know PCS moves can be unpredictable. Furniture arrives damaged, boxes get mislabeled, claims take months, and families often...

PCS Moves & Family Timing: How Advanced, Delayed, and Early Dependent Travel Works

You just received your assignment notification. You feel excited about the new assignment. You also feel stressed about everything that needs to happen....

The PCS Pay Cut No One Warned You About

Many service members experience a drop in actual take-home pay after a PCS. Here’s what causes these losses, who is most affected, and the crucial steps to...

Orders Season Is Here: What Today’s Assignments Say About 2026 Deployments

For many service members, orders season doesn’t just trigger a PCS checklist; it raises a more practical question that rarely gets answered clearly: What do...

Why PCS Season Strains Military Family Finances, Even With BAH and Reimbursements

PCS season doesn’t just move households. It often requires military families to pay out of pocket long before reimbursements arrive, making early cash outflow...