11
Jun
Editor's Note: Please help me welcome back columnist Sarah Young as she allows us to tag along on her PCS adventures this summer. Welcome back Sarah!
2
Jun
PCS moves, inevitably, cost military families money.
Yes, the military pays to ship your household goods, your car and, eventually, will reimburse you those hotel charges.
But what about eating in restaurants for a week? What about replacing many of the non-moveable items like spices, food and cleaning supplies.
23
May
Ugggh, PCS. So much to do.
Did you ever wish you had a secretary to make some of those phone calls on your seemingly endless list? The elementary school, MWR, license bureau, rental agency, electric company, cable company - does it ever end!
Poof! Your wish has been granted
USAA members, and let's face it, most families that include a uniformed member are members, have access to a nifty tool on the USAA website that has already price-checked the utilities in every major location across the U.S.
19
May
Editor’s Note: Please welcome our guest blogger this week, Army spouse Holly Bates who recently made a PCS move from Hawaii to Georgia.
PCS can be a busy time. Seasoned spouses know that the best way to manage the chaos is to put it in a book - all of it.
8
Jun
PCS season is upon us. Do you know where your paperwork is?
If there is one thing I have learned as an Army spouse, paperwork trumps all else at any time and in any place.
Checking in to a military hospital to have a baby? Better have the paperwork from your doc and your ID card.
Trying to renew your ID card or sign your kid up for the once a week dance class on base, while your husband is deployed? Better have orders in hand and a power of attorney.
16
May
PCS season is upon us. And this year, you don’t have to pack alone.
Check out the Salute to Spouses webinar , “Is it Supposed to Be Like This?: Military Spouses Share Tips for Surviving the Upcoming, Summer PCS”.
The session, now available at our Webinar page, features two career Army wives and Salutetospouses.com contributors, Jan Childs and Sarah Young.
The pair has more than 10 moves between them and have shipped their household goods across the state and across the sea.
27
Apr
Seven people. Roughly 4,000 miles. 3,500 pounds of luggage and not an ounce more. Bring no car or furniture.
Some PCS orders really read more like an insane game show challenge than an order to move.
When my husband was offered a position in Japan, these were the directions I was given to prepare for our PCS. Most civilians would melt into a pile of good given these stipulations. Military spouses, we just do it.
PCS season is upon us, otherwise known as summer in non-military speak.
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