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 War Department relocation tool that provides you with customizable checklists and links to helpful resources for the tasks ahead.
• Military OneSource: A website and contact center that offer 24/7 support for moving information and resources. Learn more about PCS basics. For comprehensive moving resources and information, including Defense Personal Property login 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 be 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: Sometimes 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 Relocation Assistance Program is designed to assist personnel as they move into and out of the Naples area. Area Orientation introduces service members, War Department civilians and families to the Naples community. AO also includes in-processing paperwork for Personnel Support Detachment, medical/dental and legal as well as speakers who will be assisting with privately-owned vehicles, personal property and housing needs. You will be invited to a meet and greet that will also introduce you to some of the major programs including adult education, off-duty recreation, religious programs and many others.

Smooth Move Workshops help departing personnel and families prepare to permanent change of station move out. Topics include information on final bill payments, contracts and household goods shipment. The Loaner Locker items are available to support personnel reporting in and detaching out of the Naples area. The Relocation Specialist can be reached at DSN 314-629-6372 or 011-39-081-811-6372.

Installation Specific Information

• Sponsorship Training - Training is regularly held every other month in the Fleet and Family Support Center or the base theater. It offers the basic knowledge needed to become an effective sponsor.
• Intercultural Relations - Separate from ICR for newcomers which is incorporated into Area Orientation, these seminars are usually one half to one day long where various aspects of Italian culture such as festivals and customs are explored in both a classroom as well as a hands-on experience. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable Italians run the program and will welcome you to their country by providing you with more in-depth and detailed information about the Italian culture.
• Smooth Move Workshop - Attend this workshop when you are ready to transfer to your next duty station. It is a four hour seminar that brings representatives from Housing, Central Motor Vehicle Registration Office, PSD, the School Liaison Officer, Quality of Life, TRICARE and Personal Property to brief you on common moving issues specific to the Naples region. You can sign up for this workshop at the FFSC.
• Information and Referral - This program provides a service with which service members and their families can find out what is offered and how to access the services they want or need. Typically, the I&R Program provides basic information such as organization names, phone numbers and addresses. In Naples, the I&R Office also runs a Loaner Closet Program where transiting personnel can borrow a kitchen kit (pots, pans, dishes, silverware etc.), ironing board/iron and more.
• Naples Area Orientation - Provided by Fleet and Family Services. Area Orientation is typically scheduled on a bi-weekly basis, normally Wednesday through Friday, unless it is a week that a holiday falls. Your sponsor is responsible for ensuring you are registered and have transportation for Area Orientation.

Base and Community Familiarization Briefs take place on Wednesday and Thursday including the Intercultural Relations Brief run by extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable Italians. They will welcome you to their country and your new home by providing you with basic information about the Italian culture, customs and traditions.

On Thursday morning, all community organizations set up a meet and greet where you can learn about volunteer opportunities, sports and activity programs and community resources. Thursday's schedule includes additional information and the collection of documentation for anyone needing to be processed for a Soujourner's Permit. All family members of active-duty Army and Air Force personnel are required to apply for Soujourner's Permit at Joint Force Command Naples Provost Marshall's Office. You will also turn in your medical and dental Records, apply for TRICARE and meet the Housing Office representatives to start your economy or government housing application process.

The final day of Area Orientation will be spent in town discovering the Italian lifestyle, facilitated by an ICR Specialist.

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