43 Easy Steps to Plan Your Next PCS

If you’re gearing up for your next PCS, we’ve compiled a list of “easy” steps to follow! Happy PCS!

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1. Learn you are PCSing
2. Submit your wish list
3. Research possible locations
4. Receive orders
5. Research a new location not on previous lists
6. Set up move on DPS
7. Find House
8. Submit rental application #1
9. Start to clean out the closet
10. Tell kids you are moving to the beach
11. Receive new orders to a new location
12. Cry
13. Cancel previous move on DPS and set up a new move on DPS
14. Submit rental application #2
15. Clean out kids clothes and toys
16. Give notice to property management for move out
17. Request school records
18. Tell kids you are now moving to the desert
19. Donate all winter gear
20. Request vet records
21. Service member calls that he has new orders but cannot open the email on his phone in the field
22. Change move on DPS for the third time
23. Cry More
24. Tell kids you are moving to the frozen tundra
25. Donate all summer gear
26. Call property management back to change move-out date
27. Submit rental application #3
28. Start packing the garage
29. Receive contact from moving company
30. Repaint the living room
31. Price compare flying vs driving
32. Price research noise canceling headphones for baby and dog
33. Ask PCM for motion sickness medicine for toddler
34. Cry again
35. Donate boxes not opened/unpacked when moving in
36. Shove box of random computer/gadget cords to the back of the closet
37. Put all important papers into a pile
38. Get stomach bug 2 days before the movers come to pack
39. Stop caring and load random things into the car
40. Drive 4,700 miles to the frozen lands
41. Get head cold day before delivery truck arrives
42. Cry and toss in the towel
43. Swear you will never leave. You are done moving! For the next 3 years at least…

Happy trails, keep smiling!