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.

Arriving Soldiers

While permanent change of station travel often has surprises, knowing more about the area and the people you'll be working with can really help. This site is designed to help you familiarize yourself with your new community and enable you to contact your commander and first sergeant. Find out everything you need before you move.

Call Military One Source toll free at 800-342-9647- 24  hours a day, seven days a week, for your free relocation report, compliments of U.S. Army Recruiting for soldiers assigned to recruiting duty. You can learn about the cost of living for the city and state to which you are relocating and how it compares with the cost of living where you presently reside. Other important information includes:

• Crime statistics
• Profiles for types of schools
• Location of churches, synagogues and mosques
• Historical weather conditions
• Vehicle registration policies and procedures

If you are moving here from a previous recruiting assignment, you are already used to the unique Army lifestyle. However, if you are new to recruiting, you will find this Army assignment is unique in many ways – an assignment we hope you will enjoy and into which you can easily transition. Think of this office as your mini Army Community Service. We service about 500 people, including Army recruiters, their families and single soldiers. We look forward to meeting you. If you need assistance or would like to have a sponsor, don't hesitate to contact us at 904-309-6915 or 800-790-0963, Ext. 23.

Some helpful websites:

• Defense Manpower Data Center's Sites
• Military Spouse Employment Resource
• U.S. Army Recruiting Command Soldier and Family Assistance website