PCS Move Help!

[MEleanor7]

Hi, 
  Just have a question regarding my boyfriends PCS Move. Obviously we're not married, but because he's an officer we plan to move together where he's stationed. I understand he'll have movers come to his house and pack up his belongings. Will they pack my belongings as well if they are at his house? Or will they only pack his because i'm not on his orders as we're not married? 

Thank you for the help in advance!

[Thinton88]

They probaby will if your stuff is already pack. Don't quote me on this ,though. Every rank in the military has a weight allowance for moving household goods. If he doesn't have dependents his allowance will be less than if he did have dependents. If he stationed overseas, his allowance would be even less.

[Allison]

Basically what Thinton said. They're not going to sit and sort out what stuff is his, so if neither of you say anything, they can pack your stuff, but he will have a weight allowance, which is lower if you're "single" My advice would be to plan ahead on weight and what you could realistically move yourself that would fit in the smallest rental truck or even your own car. For example, maybe he could take majority of the furniture, and you could get a 10' uhaul for whatever is left furniture wise plus your clothes and other miscellaneous items like pots/pans, decorative items, etc..

[MEleanor7]

Okay great thanks! We don't have too much furniture as we both just graduated college and are living with our parents...so just a bed, two dressers, a couch and a small stereo really...but we don't have a whole house of furniture or really much at all! So I should just have my items (plates, kitchen ware, and clothes) packed in boxes and they wont really sift through it?

[Anti M]

If you have stuff already packed in boxes, they must open them for inventory purposes. They likely will not look through it, just check to see what to write down. Your clothes may be a little obvious, but the packers won't care much.  It is fraud if the folks at personal property notice, be cautious, that is a serious charge which could end his career.  Any boxes "packed by owner" are not covered by the insurance for loss or damage.

[Michael]

Just realize it’s $100 for every 100 pounds over so if it 101 pounds it’s $200. You won’t know the weight until he’s moved

[Michael]

Also they don’t move cars unless over sea and it’s 1 car only you have to pay for the second

[Allison]

They should pack up the stuff for him if they're moving his furniture and stuff, so basically just don't separate anything, and they'll pack it all. If you are a girl though, I would probably recommend not letting them pack your clothing. That one (depending on your clothing items compared to his) might be a little obvious. It will just depend how they mark it on the inventory, whether they say clothing or "women's clothing." You can estimate weight, my husband and I do it when we PCS (although we have more wiggle room), but like Michael said, be prepared for the cost of an overage on weight allowance. It's also worth comparing though. Think how many days of truck rental+gas for the distance compared to the amount of weight you're estimating over. You may also consider the option of selling furniture and buying used/ikea or something at his new duty station. There's lots of ways to do it. Keep your options open.

[Allison]

Or since you're living with your parents, see if they can clear out a room or space for all the stuff that needs to be packed. When movers come, he can just say "please pack everything in this room," and they should do it, no questions asked, so if you put some of your stuff in that same place, they would probably never know. It's a third party anyway, and there's really nothing wrong with him packing things that belong to BOTH of you because he needs them too obviously, I think the questionable part would be him packing things that are only for you on the Navy's dime, so like your clothes, hair styling tools if you use them, your old textbooks, or whatever, stuff like that you could just throw in your car maybe or his if he's driving.

[MEleanor7]

Thanks so much! So our kitchen stuff (plates, silverware etc), and just other odds and ends such as my printer will be fine? I just will move my clothes and personal items myself. Like I said earlier we really dont have too much that adding some kitchenware will go over the weight limit. We barely even have furniture- just a bed,dressers and a love seat.