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.

The Army Community Service Relocation Readiness Program offers services for newly arriving soldiers and their family members. Program services, which include the Lending Closet, are specially designed to make the transition into our community an easier, more pleasant experience.

The RRP office hosts the Newcomers' Welcome for newly arriving soldiers and their families the 2nd Friday of each month at 9 a.m. at The Landing in Building 113. 

Enterprise State Community College campus in Enterprise, Alabama offers English as a Second Language courses on Wednesdays.

The RRP office provides for the following: pre-move and post-move briefings, welcome packets, Lending Closet items, and overseas briefings for Korea, Germany, Alaska and Hawaii.

Additionally, the RRP office will assist military spouses with information on their permanent residence and citizenship applications when necessary.

The RRP staff offers a monthly Relocation Readiness Workshop or will sit down with you one-on-one for relocation consultation. Any concerns you have should be discussed, so you will not continue to worry. You may sign up for the workshop or make an appointment by calling 334-255-3735.

The RRP staff organizes the Hearts Apart Program, a support group for families of soldiers who are deployed, on extended temporary duty travel or on unaccompanied tours of duty. 

Soldiers and families should be aware that Fort Novosel does not have a public laundromat. Washers and dryers are available to those soldiers and family members staying in IHG Army Lodging. All Corvias Military Housing residents are welcome to use the coin laundry at the Bowden Terrace Community Center.

Relocation Assistance

Spouses and family members of incoming soldiers should visit the ACS located at the Soldier Service Center, Building 5700, rooms 177 and 350. If arriving for in-processing after duty hours, soldiers should call 334-255-3100 for further instructions. ACS offers many services and activities for families transitioning to U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence including the ACS Lending Closet, welcome packet, employment opportunities, support groups, various workshops and a host of other important information, activities and services. Please make ACS one of your first stops at Fort Novosel and let us become connected to you and your family. ACS is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Call us for directions or for more information at 334-255-3161/3735, DSN 312-558-3161/3735.