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.

Our Relocation Assistance Program is located inside the Religious and Family Services Center at 3019 Embry Loop, Quantico, VA 22134. The RAP office can provide you with Welcome Aboard packets, maps and other information.

We also maintain a Loan Locker that provides temporary items during your permanent change of station moves, inbound or outbound. Ironing boards, cooking utensils, plates, silverware and microwaves are just a few items that are available.

RAP also runs the commander's Welcome Aboard brief every other month at the The Clubs at Quantico, 9-11:30 a.m. This event is a fast-paced overview of Quantico and the facilities and services aboard the base. Spouses are highly encouraged to attend.

For additional information, call RAP at 703-784-2659 or 800-336-4663.

Welcome Aboard brief location:
The Clubs at Quantico
3017 Russell Road
Quantico, VA 22134

Please check the MCCS website to verify the location. 

Installation Specific Information

Relocation Services should be your first stop after receiving permanent change of station orders. Relocation Services can provide you with a mountain of information regarding your new duty station and can assist you with planning that move.

Relocation Services also conducts a Welcome Aboard brief that provides newcomers to Marine Corps Base Quantico with information about the base and the surrounding areas. The briefs are held the third Monday of every month, 9-11:30 a.m., at The Clubs at Quantico. For further information, go to the Quantico website. Receive a Welcome Aboard package prior to arriving at MCB Quantico by requesting one through the relocation office nearest you.

Monthly PCS workshops will provide you with information on the availability of housing both on- and off-base, shipment and storage of household goods, travel with pets, passport requirements, travel entitlements, cultural awareness, sponsorship assistance, a video of your new duty station and much more. We recommend that both the active-duty member and the spouse attend whenever possible. Plan to attend the workshops six months prior to your PCS date.

Relocation Services also maintains a Lending Locker that provides temporary household goods such as cooking utensils, dinnerware, microwaves and other items while you're waiting for your household goods to arrive or after pack-out to your next duty station. You will need a copy of your PCS/temporary duty assignment orders and Department of Defense-issued identification to borrow items.