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: 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.

For those stationed at Redstone Arsenal, you can contact the Army Community Services Relocation Manager at 3495 Honest John Rd., Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 or by calling 256-842-6572. For those stationed at other locations, you can contact Military OneSource for assistance. A lot of relocation services are now being offered online. ACS is responsible for the relocation program and available at most Army bases inside the continental United States and OCONUS.

Relocation Assistance Topics:

• Housing support including assistance with on- and off-base housing options and rental protections
• Financial planning resources and financial and legal counseling services
• Spouse employment support
• Community orientation and integration assistance
• Education-related information including:
  • Local school systems and enrollment procedures
  • School transition assistance, academic continuity and state education rules under the Military Interstate Children’s Compact Commission
  • Special education services for dependent children with disabilities including coordination with the new duty station Exceptional Family Member Program and transfer of individual education programs
• Mental health and well-being support services during a move

If you need assistance with any of the above relocation assistance topics, please reach out to the Battalion or Brigade Soldier and Family Assistance Program Manager. You can reach the Battalion SFA at 256-690-2549.