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 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 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 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.

Newcomer's briefings are provided daily at the Soldier in-processing conducted at Building 41421. Newcomers Orientations are held monthly for Soldiers, Family members and DOD civilians. For more information, contact the Relocation Readiness Program at 520-533-5919 or SFRC at 520-533-2330. Lending Locker items, such as microwaves, basic culinary items, mats, and some baby items are available at ACS.

Installation Specific Information

The Soldier & Family readiness Center Relocation Readiness Program and Lending Locker are especially designed to make transition into our community an easier, more pleasant experience.

Relocation Readiness Program

RRP provides numerous resources, information, and classes for the Soldier and family upon relocation to Fort Huachuca. Newcomer Orientations are held by individual units. Reentry briefs are offered at the weekly in-processing briefing. ESL classes are offered at the installation (Conversational English) and are also available at Cochise College in Sierra Vista. There is a small fee for ESL classes depending on the sponsors grade at Cochise College. Outgoing Soldiers and Families are offered counseling, gaining installation information and coordination, sponsorship training, Overseas Orientations and access to the Lending Locker. For more information on these programs please contact us at 520-533-5919 or 520-533-2330.

Lending Locker

Our Lending Locker provides essential items primarily for the PCSing family while household goods are in transit. Our inventory includes cookware, dinnerware, small kitchen appliances and baby items including infant car seats. There are no linens.

Out-processing

Everyone who is out-processing must clear SFRC and Army Emergency Relief. No one else is authorized to sign clearance papers for these two organizations. SFRC maintains comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date information files on available civilian and military community resources.

For more information on RRP services at Fort Huachuca, please contact us by phone at 520-533-5919, 520-533-2330, or visit us in Building 50010.