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.

Family Newcomer Orientation/Indoctrination is presented individually by appointment at Fleet and Family Support Center. The FFSC offers one-on-one consultations providing information about both military and community resources such as schools, housing, employment and recreation. Contact the FFSC at 732-866-2115 for more information.

The State of New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism has a wonderful website where you may download many of their guides in PDF files. On the website, you may access items virtually that are also available in your Fleet and Family Support Center.

Installation Specific Information

The Fleet and Family Support Center is a great resource for military members and their families relocating to the area. We offer many services to ease the challenge of relocation and minimize the stress relating to moving. If you have not yet received a "Welcome Aboard Package" from your sponsor, please contact our FFSC staff to request one. Please allow one to two weeks for delivery.

Additionally, the FFSC provides assistance with Move.mil to better prepare military members and their families for the challenges of relocating.

The State of New Jersey's Division of Travel and Tourism has a wonderful website where you may download many of their guides in PDF files. On the website, you may access items virtually that are also available in your Fleet and Family Support Center. For more information, please contact the FFSC.

Ombudsman Program

The ombudsman is a volunteer, appointed by the commanding officer, to serve as an information link between command leadership and Navy families. Ombudsmen are trained to disseminate information both up and down the chain of command including official Department of the Navy and command information, command climate issues, local quality of life improvement opportunities and "good deals" around the community.

They also provide resource referrals when needed. They are instrumental in resolving family issues before the issues require extensive command attention. The command Ombudsman Program is shaped largely by the commanding officer's perceived needs of his/her command. The command ombudsman is appointed by and works under the guidance of the commanding officer who determines the priorities of the program, the roles and relationships of those involved in it and the type and level of support it will receive.

For information on how to contact the Naval Weapons Station Earle ombudsman, please call FFSC 732-866-2115.