Lithium Batteries in PCS Shipments: What's In and What's Out Here's what's allowed and what's expected when shipping lithium batteries with your household goods on a military PCS move.
Moving Scams Are on the Rise, and Florida Is Ground Zero Florida, the fastest-growing state in America, is also increasingly home to scammers operating fraudulent moving companies...
Lithium Batteries Will Soon Be Banned in Some Military Moves U.S. Transportation Command is set to issue new rules explicitly limiting lithium batteries in household goods moves.
Navy Delays Requirement for Some Sailors to Pay for Moves Using Government Charge Cards The mandate will still go into effect for senior officers and enlisted, while troops below those ranks will still be able to...
Privatized PCS Moves May Finally Be Coming After Court Decision For more than two years, the shift to private management has been snared in legal fights.
Dislocation Allowance Increases by $500 for Many Junior Enlisted As part of the Defense Department's new policy, many will see a nearly 50% increase in the permanent change of station (PCS)...
Military Per Diem Rates Will Go Up in 2023 The maximum travel reimbursement rate will go up slightly in the upcoming year.
New PCS Survey Would Help Weed Out Bad Movers. But People Aren't Filling It Out Military families were given a new streamlined satisfaction survey during permanent-change-of-station, or PCS, moves this...
14 Ways to Organize Your Duty Station Bucket List Having a limited amount of time at each location can light a fire under you to get out and experience your new home city...
How to Avoid Rental Scams This PCS Season The scammers are getting smarter and preying on military families.
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...