Relocation Assistance

Your Military and Family Support Center provides relocation assistance to help make PCS moves as smooth as possible. Resources include:

• PCS planning: Most relocation assistance programs offer consultations to help you with the moving process. If this your first military move, your first time moving overseas or you have challenging or complex circumstances contact your installation Relocation Assistance Program as soon as possible for support.
• Plan My Move: An online Defense Department relocation tool that provides you with customizable checklists and links to helpful resources for the tasks ahead.
• Military OneSource: A website and call center that offer 24/7 support for moving information and resources. Learn more about PCS basics. For comprehensive moving resources and information, including Defense Personal Property log in details, visit Moving Your Personal Property.
• Workshops and briefings: Workshops vary by location. You may find classes on housing options, moving with children, moving with pets and more.
• Predeparture briefings: These sessions provide essential information about your move and may be required for some populations.
• Special needs: If you have a child or family member enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, contact your installation EFMP-Family Support office to assist you.
• Settling-in services: Look for welcome programs or local area tours that may be offered. Overseas services may include introductory language classes and cultural awareness activities.
• Foreign-born spouse support: Assistance includes information and referral to resources such as immigration and naturalization.
• Emergency assistance: Sometime emergencies occur while moving. The Military and Family Support Center has the resources to provide emergency financial assistance, as well as information and referrals.
• Authorized housing flexibility options: Eligible service members with PCS orders may be entitled to flexibilities such as extended stays in government housing and early housing eligibility. Contact your military personnel office for more information.
• Spouse licensure reimbursement: Your service branch may reimburse spouses up to $1,000 for relicensure and certification costs resulting from relocations or PCS moves. See this Military OneSource article Transferring Your Professional License for more information and specific service branch policies.

There are abundant resources and services offered by the Military and Family Readiness Center and other base agencies that will help make your move less stressful. Upon arrival at your duty section, your Command Support Staff will assist you with scheduling your mandatory appointments. They will schedule you for Wing Newcomers Orientation, held the second and fourth Thursday of each month except holidays from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Landings. Spouses are invited to attend.

Below are childcare resources available during your PCS:

1. Commercial Travel Reimbursement for Child Care Assistance: If childcare is unavailable within 30 days of your Date Care Needed (DCN) at your new Permanent Duty Station (PDS), you may qualify for reimbursement of travel costs for a designated childcare provider. Reimbursement amounts can be up to $500 for domestic PCS (CONUS) and up to $1,500 for PCS to or from overseas (OCONUS). One reimbursement per household. Covered expenses include commercial transportation costs for a childcare provider wo is at least 18 years old and not a dependent. Learn more at Travel Reimbursement | MCC Central.
2. Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) - Child Care for PCS: Eligible members with PCS, Retirement, Palace Chase, or Separation orders can apply for childcare funding through the AFAS portal. Financial support is $200 per dependent child up to age 12 (maximum $1,000 per family). Eligible providers include Base Child Development/Youth Centers offering a Give Parents a Break event (minimum of 8 children in attendance), Family Child Care (FCC) provider homes at assigned installations, and Day Care Centers or Day Care Providers on or off the Installation. Apply at Sign in | AFAS and learn more at Community Programs | Air Force Aid Society | AFAS. 
3. MilitaryChildCare.com - Your Gateway to DoD-Approved Childcare: About Military Child Care | MCC Central is the Department of Defense’s dedicated platform for military and DoD-affiliated families seeking childcare services. This centralized resource provides information on military-operated and subsidized childcare programs worldwide. Through MCC, families can explore and request childcare options, manage childcare requests, and update household profiles at any time, simplifying the search for reliable chldcare.

Installation Specific Information

Welcome and congratulations on your assignment to Dover Air Force Base! Please ensure you visit your local M&FRC at your current location to obtain the necessary information to make your move to Dover as seamless as possible.

Passports and Visas

Ensure the service member and/or dependents have the required passports and/or visa prior to final out-processing. The service member and/or dependents are not allowed to final out-process without the required passports/visas in hand for themselves (if applicable) and/or dependents. Service members electing the accompanied tour will not be permitted to out-process without having the required passports/visas in hand for themselves (if applicable) and/or dependents.

These actions are necessary to prevent unforeseen hardships to service members and their families. Therefore, as a last reiteration, it is essential service members do not out-process without having the appropriate passports/visas for themselves (if applicable) and/or dependents.