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.

Make the Airman Family Readiness Center your first stop when notified of an assignment to Moody. There are many resources available to you with information to make the move to your next duty station go smoothly.

The Relocation Assistance Team can provide information, counseling, relocation planning, referral, emergency assistance, and services necessary to support the military members and DOD Civilians, married or single, spouses, and retirees who are undergoing a permanent change of station move or a relocation to Moody Air Force Base, Valdosta, Georgia, or the surrounding areas.

Moody AFB Programs

Air Force Aid Society Child Care for PCS -- This program gives you 20 of free child care per child up to 60 days prior to departure and arrival of your duty station. Visit your Airman & Family Readiness Flight for a voucher.

Relocation Assistance

Inprocessing and newcomer orientation is held every other Tuesday at 7:30am at the Moody Field club. This is a mandatory appointment and spouses are encouraged to attend. Once you attend the Newcomers Orientations you will be invited to the "Onboarding Welcome Breakfast" for a meet and greet with leadership and your new Moody family members.  Contact the Moody Airman and Family Readiness Center at 229-257-3333, for relocation assistance.

What is sponsorship?

A continuous process of providing information and assistance to the relocating personnel and their family members from the time they receive their new duty assignment until they are settled in their new community.  Sponsorship tools to help you along the way:  Pick up sponsor packet at the Airman & Family Readiness Center.  Visit eSponsorship Application and Training (eSAT).  If interested in becoming a sponsor visit www.militaryonesource.mil/training-resources/esponsorship-sponsorship-awareness.