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.

Due to the COVID-19 virus, hours of operation and service availability may change. Naval Base Ventura County takes great care to ensure the safety and health of our service members, their families, our civilian staff and patrons. Please call Fleet and Family Support Center at 805-982-5037 for up-to-date information.

The FFSC offers a wide range of relocation assistance services including community information, settling-in services, computer access, copy and fax services and the Lending Locker, with items such as flatware, dinnerware, pots, pans and sleep mats. For more information, call the FFSC at 805-982-5037.

Installation Specific Information

The FFSC Relocation Assistance Program provides information about base activities and services, orientations for newly-arriving service members and families, free loan of household items through the Lending Locker and more. A FFSC relocation staff member is available to provide pre-move planning assistance, base and community information worldwide, and arrival and settling-in services to military personnel and family members.

The office has many resources available to personnel and families that assist with change of duty station and separation moves. Relocation guides and checklists and various other computerized resources are available.