Fort Benning  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.

The Army Community Service Relocation Readiness Program is at 7117 Baltzell Ave., Building 7. The hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Call for directions or for more information at 706-545-4485.

Welcome packets, which include maps and information for on-post and community programs and services, are available.

Installation Specific Information

The ACS RRP offers comprehensive programs and services to soldiers and their families arriving at Fort Benning.

Lending Closet – The Lending Closet provides basic housekeeping items for temporary loan to incoming and outgoing families, and in other cases determined appropriate. Items include basic kitchen equipment, highchairs, pack-n-plays, and irons and ironing boards. Initially, the items are loaned out for 30 days; if additional time is required due to delays in household deliveries, requests for extensions are granted in two-week increments. For more information on what is available, call 706-545-4485. Hours of operation are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Orders to Fort Benning with assigned unit point of contact and identification cards are required to check items out.

Newcomers Orientation – The RRP offers Newcomers Orientation every Wednesday at 9 a.m. in the ACS auditorium. This is a great opportunity to learn about Fort Benning and the surrounding communities. On-post organizations and services are there to provide you with the most current services and programs available.

Relocation counseling – Relocation counseling is provided on an individual or group basis. It is available to both inbound and outbound personnel with a primary focus on pre-departure counseling and relocation planning for personnel preparing for their first permanent change of station move or first overseas PCS.

Sponsorship training – Sponsorship training is provided by unit request only.