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Packouts: PCSing vs Leaving Military
Just wondering if anyone has any tips on Packouts. Still awhile away but in January my husband and I will be leaving Japan for NY. He is getting out of the Navy and I was just wondering if packouts are the same when leaving as they are when PCSing. This will be our first packout so I need to know what to expect either way. We went to housing and they told us how much weight we have but other than that I know nothing about the process and what I need to do. Still have a few months but I'm nervous. Any help is greatly appreciated :)
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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yep same process as when people PCS with in the Navy.
BUT...the Navy will only move you to his home of recrod (where he enlsited from)...so if he came in from CA and you all want to go to TX...you will pay the difference from CA to TX.
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Permalink Reply by beckyjvliet on
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Awesome thank you. That is great, he came from his parents and we're going back to his parents till we get a house. Do you know about how long everything will take to get from Japan to the states?
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Our shipment took roughly three weeks from Yokosuka, although I didn't really pay attention. They will store your things for a limited amount of time.
There are tips on preparing for a pack out online. You need to schedule the packout date as soon as your sailor knows when you'll be leaving.
This is for Yokosuka, if you're elsewhere, you can look it up online.
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/Yokosuka/FleetAndFamilyReadiness/HousingAn...
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We had our big packout from Misawa on the 18th of June, and they told us the estimated date of arrival to the East Coast was Aug 20th. They said we should expect about 60 days. They said for our unaccompanied baggage, we should expect about 45 days. I know that what base you're coming from and where your stuff is needing to be delivered to, as well as the time of year, can all factor into it, but I don't know exactly how much. (some friends of ours packed out a month before us, and they aren't getting their stuff until almost a month after us, because they went to HI, and it has to come to the mainland, then get shipped to HI - so it really can depend on where you're going with it...)
But, coming from Japan and going to the East Coast, I would expect anywhere from a month to 60 days.
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Ok, that sounds good. Gives us time to get our new house. Thank you ladies :)
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