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.

Relocation Assistance – Other

A Newcomer's Orientation and Bus Tour of Fort Liberty is held at ACS on the 1st Tuesday of the month, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The Newcomer's Orientation is a great way for Fort Liberty Soldiers, Family Members, and DoD employees to become familiar with the services and agencies available on the installation.  Please call 910-396-8682/8683, for more information or to register.

The Lending Closet is for families PCSing to or from Fort Liberty. Soldier/family members may borrow basic household items for 15 to 30 days while awaiting shipment of household goods. You need to bring a copy of orders and ID card Call the Lending Closet at 910-396-6013/910-907-2842 

The Airborne Attic provides Soldiers and family members E4 and below with items of furniture, household goods and baby clothing free of charge. They can be reached at 910-907-2842.

Installation Specific Information

The Army Community Service (ACS) Relocation Readiness Program (RRP) provides assistance to military personnel and family members who will be moving to the Fort Liberty /Fayetteville community and those relocating to other military installations. Services provided: Installation Guide from all active military installations CONUS and OCONUS, OCONUS reference Books for various countries, Installations Welcome Packets, and other information. RRP is located in Bldg.  4-2843 Soldier Support Center, Normandy Street. 

During your in-processing period at the Fort Liberty Reception Company, you will have the opportunity to attend the Newcomers/Reentry Orientation.  The Newcomers Welcome Brief and community bus tour is held on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. in building 4-2843, Soldier Support Center (Army Community Service). For more information, please call (910) 396-8682/8683.  Spouses are encouraged to attend, and all are given an opportunity to sign up for the monthly Newcomers Welcome Brief and bus tour to introduce you to the Fort Liberty community. 

Our Lending Closet provides assistance with small electrical appliances, pots, pans, dishes, ironing boards, infant cars seats, cots, high chairs, coffee pots, microwave ovens, and others.

The Relocation Readiness Program also provides PCS Pre-Move Briefings and Welcome Packets.  All PCS soldiers or soldiers assigned from an 18th Airborne Corps non-divisional unit or the 82d Airborne Division must attend an out-processing briefing at the Soldier Support Center (Bldg. 4-2843, Normandy Drive).