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.

Contact the Fleet and Family Support Center or service equivalent at your present duty station to prepare for your move to Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Relocation services are provided for the entire moving process.

Outbound services – A limited reference library of information has Welcome Aboard compact disks for bases around the world available for short-term check-out. A well-stocked Loan Locker and relocation workshops are also offered.

Inbound services – Our FFSC provides Welcome Aboard packets to sponsors and, if necessary, will help you find a sponsor if you haven't heard from one. Workshops are provided on numerous relocation issues on a regular basis.

Please take advantage of our well-stocked Loan Locker which is maintained at the Travel Office, for use by both inbound and outbound personnel and their families. Loan Locker items can be checked out for 30 days initially, with up to 60 days extension upon request. Loan Locker is stored at Morale, Welfare and Recreation.

Relocation Assistance

The NAS Patuxent River FFSC offers a wide variety of services, support and programs to help ease the stress and financial strain of a permanent change of station move. Services available to all active-duty members and their families include a Loan Locker (located at the MWR Building) with commonly used kitchen items, as well as foam sleeping mats, folding director-style chairs, folding tables, coffee makers and 700-watt microwave ovens. Hard-copy and internet-based information is provided covering subjects such as employment, childcare, housings, schools and a myriad of other topics of importance to new arrivals. The Relocation Assistance Program manager can be reached at DSN 312-342-4911 or 301-342-4911.