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how to PCS when you're living with your parents?
I know it's been a long time, but since my last post, everything has been a whirlwind! After the wedding, there was still so much to do - of course - and today, my husband received his orders.
He is in Pensacola currently, and I'm in central New York. I've been living with my parents to save money so I'm really not sure how to go about the move. We know we will find an apartment off base, but as far as I know, the Navy will pay for the move... right? Or, if it's a DIY move, they'll reimburse us the majority of the cost? My questions are:
- Which makes more sense, a DIY move or a Navy move?
- Do we qualify for a Navy move?
- How do we even begin to start this process with the Navy?
Since I'm not living on or near a Navy base, and my husband hasn't lived with me, I'm really not sure if we will even receive assistance from the Navy and if it will be our responsibility. Any advice and guidance is appreciated. I'm very excited about this new adventure, but another part of me is starting to freak out.
Thank you for anything and everything! I feel bad, popping back in here just to ask for help, but I'm not sure what else to do.
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Permalink Reply by Absoltuekraze on
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Honestly, I've never pcs'd. We got lucky and got stationed in our hometown. But whenever I have a question I call my bases fleet and family services. Now that you're married you have access to a lot of benefits and people who want to help you guys. Find your bases website and there should be a number listed for fleet and family services. They can help with almost anything. If they can't they know who can. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by mollybub on
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Thank you! I went to the website of his new base, and there was a page for the Fleet and Family Services, so now I know who to go to :)
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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If you got married and he was already at the base, you are going to go to, you have to move yourself, the Navy will not move you nor pay to move you and your stuff.
If he just at "A" School and does not have orders to his "A" School yet, the Navy will pay to move you and he to his duty statation (once he gets those orders) if he already has orders to his first command (before you got married) than you will have to pay your own way to the duty station.
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I have question for you. Over holiday standdown, my daughter and her fiance married. He is stationed in Washington state and she is living with us, 1800 miles away. She will be moving to Washington March. They married on the Saturday before Christmas, and due to government offices being closed that Monday and Tuesday, there was no time for them to get her ID (we live in the middle of the country in a city with a large Air Force base). All she has is a copy of the marriage certificate. Having another son-in-law in the Air Force, I know that it takes time to process paperwork, but do you know how long it might take for insurance and what not to be effective? I see a future in Skype down the road!
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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The insurance is effective as soon as the sailor goes and enrolls her in DEERS, and adds her to his page two, they do the Tricare at the same time. What they do now is put her DD1172 online.... a new process, they used to mail the signed form to the spouse, so I don't know the new details... anyway, once it is all entered into the system, she can go to any base with the marriage certificate, her SSN, and ID (either name should do) and possibly her birth certificate and get her ID card. She can check the DEERS system to see if she's in it.
It should not take very long at all if the sailor went ot PSD with a marriage certificate... he is the one who has to add her, she can't do that herself.
http://www.military.com/benefits/tricare/defense-enrollment-eligibi...
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My husband and I did the same thing, only on the Sunday before Christmas. I was very worried about the insurance, and if I was walking around uninsured, but like Anti M said, once I was in DEERS, I was covered by my husband's insurance.
HOWEVER, we found out shortly afterwards that I'm still under my parent's insurance as well and will be until I'm 26. So, my husband's insurance is my secondary insurance, since I'm only a dependent. If your daughter is under your insurance, I would check to see if she's still covered by you! I know it was a relief to me. I worried so much about being uninsured, and the whole time, I had TWO insurances, haha.
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With our insurance once a child is married they are off the insurance. However, with our other daughter who married into the Air Force, we forgot to notify them of the marriage. Fortunately they are based here in their hometown and if they had problems we were here to help. Not so for the Navy wife! This is going to be a difficult transition but we all knew it would be. We are waiting to hear from her husband if he has taken care of things. I am sure he has but want to make certain before we do anything.
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If you were married before those orders were issued, you are still eligible for a paid move even though he does not reside with you. You will need a copy of the orders. There is a number on it you will need to begin the process online... I've head it is painful. He should also contact his Personal Property Office for assistance and guidance.
If you don't have tons to move, do consider a Personally Procured Move, with a rental truck and towing your car.
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Thank you!
I'm trying to decide if a PPM move is the right way to go, because we really don't have that much. We're just starting out, and we figured it'd be easier to wait to buy most of our furniture once we had a place to live. So aside from clothes, books, some kitchen appliances, a bed, and a few other odds and ends, that's about it... so perhaps a PPM is preferable?
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