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.

Army Community Service Relocation Readiness Program

One of the first stops when you arrive at West Point should be Army Community Service's Relocation Readiness Program (RRP) office. We can provide additional information and updates that have been designed to help you upon arrival. The Lending Closet is also available to all those on permanent change of station orders to and from West Point.  RRP will answer your questions and remain just a call or email away as you relocate to the beautiful Hudson Valley. 

Services offered include:

• Lending Closet
• Newcomer's Orientation and Welcome brief
• Pre and post-move counseling
• Relocation planning
• Overseas Orientation
• Hearts apart

Using Services Offered by RRP office

You do not have to have your orders to be eligible to use RRP services. Some examples of customers utilizing RRP services include newly married soldiers, families completing a PCS for the first time, soldiers preparing for an overseas assignment or deployment, a job possibility at another installation, retirement and or transition into the civilian work force. The RRP staff will research and prepare the information to meet the customer's needs. RRP personnel can provide printouts and other information to assist the soldier and his/her family members in their transition. The intent is to assist the single soldier, married soldier, family members and Department of Defense civilians in becoming knowledgeable about the relocation process and to aid in their planning.

Relocation Assistance

Moving is a part of a life for soldiers. The ACS RRP is here to help with a comprehensive support system, whether it’s your first move or the last of many. We offer newcomer’s orientation and an extensive Lending Closet to help you and your family navigate your next military move. Call 845-938-3487 or 845-938-2519 for more information.