Fort Belvoir  Military and Family Support Center

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 and download this fact sheet 7 Steps to Make Your Household Goods Move a Smart Move. For comprehensive moving resources and information, including Defense Personal Property log in details, visit PCS & Military Moves.
• 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 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.

Contact the Relocation Readiness Program as soon as you receive your PCS orders so you can obtain information about your new post, such as housing, medical services, community, installation, schools, jobs and more. The Army Community Services (ACS) Lending Closet has household items available for temporary use on a first come first serve basis. A Newcomer's Orientation is held the second Tuesday of every month at the Community Center, from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. If the second Tuesday is a holiday, the briefing will be held the following Monday. All newly arriving personnel (both military and civilian) and their families are strongly encouraged to attend.

Need A Sponsor?

U.S. Army Garrison Headquarters Battalion, (703) 806-5748/5659 or DSN 656-5748/5659.

Military personnel in-processing to units other than the garrison Headquarters Battalion should contact their units directly prior to arrival on post. Individuals who are not sure of the correct contact information may contact the garrison Military Personnel Division for assistance at 703- 805-5583, or Bldg 213, 5815 20th Street, Fort Belvoir.

Newcomers Information

The Fort Belvoir Newcomers' Briefing is held every second Tuesday of each month for all new incoming military and civilian personnel assigned or living on post. For time and location please contact the ACS Relocation Program at 571-231-7000.

This is a valuable opportunity for all new soldier and their family members to meet the Garrison Commander and key staff members to receive information about the post.

A video is shown to explain the mission and show the different organizations and services. Tabletop displays are set up with lots of handouts and resource materials.

If you have arrived on Fort Belvoir within the last 60 days and have not attended the newcomers briefing, please plan to attend and find out what you may have been missing.

Installation Specific Information

The Fort Belvoir Relocation Program offers the following relocation programs and services to assist soldiers and families with a move.

A Lending Closet which loans basic household goods for up to 14 days at a time. The inventory includes pots and pans, tables and chairs, dishes, irons, ironing boards, Sleep Mats, car seats, cribs, etc. Please note that bed linens, blankets, pillows, or towels are not available. The lending closet is located in ACS, Building 1263, 5965 6th Street , Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Welcome Packets which provide information on post and the surrounding area. Condensed welcome packets are mailed to personnel PCS'ing to Fort Belvoir. However, once you arrive, be sure to stop by ACS to pick up a full welcome packet.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS is the official Department of Defense (DoD) web site for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families, leaders and service providers. Tools and custom plans to put you in control of a smooth move can be found here at Plan My Move. If you are unable to access that website due to security reasons, you may contact your local ACS center or the Fort Belvoir ACS and we would be happy to download the packet and mail it to you.

The Relocation Readiness Program also offers the following classes and services:

• Sponsorship Training
• Overseas Orientations
• Waiting Spouses Support Groups
• Pre and Post move counseling

For more information or assistance, please contact the Fort Belvoir Relocation Office at 571-231-7000.