PCS Advice

MilSpouse in the House: Real Estate Readiness with Grant Vermeer

Christie Nix interviews Navy veteran and military spouse Grant Vermeer about real estate challenges facing military families. The episode covers common...

Wright-Patterson AFB: Things to Do in Dayton, Ohio

Discover everything Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Dayton, Ohio area have to offer military families. From the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force...

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...

Pentagon PCS Reimbursement Crisis Leaves Military Families in Financial Limbo

A 2025 government audit reveals how delayed PCS reimbursements are forcing Army and Marine Corps families into debt during relocations. The shift from...

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...

Pentagon Cuts PCS Move Funding in Half by 2030

Breaking news: Pentagon memo directs military services to slash PCS move funding by 50% by 2030, targeting discretionary relocations deemed non-mission...

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...

2025 Military Family Survey: Housing Costs, Childcare & Employment Remain Top Concerns

Survey says: stress is a constant, urgent presence at the kitchen table. In Washington, most discussions focus on military pay. However, that’s just one piece...

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....

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...

2026 Duty Station Rankings -- Where Military Families Actually Want to Go

The 2026 duty station rankings reveal a dramatic shift in military family priorities. Housing costs, school quality, spouse employment opportunities, and...

Winter PCS Prep: How to Move in Snow, Ice, and Freezing Temps Without Losing Money

There’s nothing quite like stepping out of your empty house into freezing wind and realizing your entire PCS (Permanent Change of Station) just got harder....

On the Radar: Government Shutdown Ends, Coast Guard Recruitment Soars

Weekly military news briefing covering the end of the 43-day government shutdown and its effects on PCS moves and military pay, Coast Guard's record-breaking...

Denied PCS Pay? Follow This Step-by-Step Guide to Appeal and Recover Your Reimbursement

Getting denied on a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) claim can feel like financial and emotional whiplash. You’ve already uprooted your life, spent hundreds...