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.

Access information about Vandenberg Space Force Base as soon as you are notified of your move; don't wait for your orders. Call your local base Relocation Assistance Program at the Military and Family Readiness Center and find out about the comprehensive relocation services available. If you are not near a facility that can provide relocation support, contact the Vandenberg SFB Relocation Program office.

Military and Family Life Counseling – Our primary goal is to assess and deliver short-term, solution-focused, non-medical counseling for service members, family members and groups. We address issues on stress and anxiety, communication challenges, daily life issues, depression and more. Military and Family Life Consultants located in Building 10122 can be reached by calling 805-606-0039.

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Relocation Assistance

The base Newcomer's Orientation is held monthly at the Pacific Coast Club, normally on the third Tuesday. The M&FRC offers a variety of services to assist you with your permanent change of station. Customer service hours are Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at 706 Washington Ave., Building 10122. Call 805-606-0039 or DSN 312-276-0039.

Discovery Resource Center -- Computers with internet access are available, along with printers, resume-writing software, trip-planning software and a fax machine.

Personal and Work Life Services – This provides you with information and education about a variety of lifecycle issues to assist you in developing resilience skills that will assist in navigating a mobile military lifestyle. That includes parenting, healthy relationships and communication skills, among others, to help you strengthen your interpersonal competencies and social relationships.

Employment Assistance -- Assistance for family members seeking employment and volunteer opportunities, along with a variety of resources and workshops, are available.