Assignments & Moving
- Air Force Assignments (20)
- Army Assignments (21)
- Housing Allowance
- Marine Assignments (15)
- Navy Assignments (35)
- Travel-Related Pay
SargesList
A unique website offers free classifieds geared toward the use for military members, veterans, and their family members in order to better assist the military community as a whole with buying, selling, trading, and advertising military friendly goods and services.
Dormitories
The 20/20 plan, now known as the One Plus One Plan was approved in 1997. The current plan calls for all of the services to offer a single room (no roommate) to all single enlisted personnel by the year 2005. The plan will then move to the next phase, which will include giving all single enlisted personnel a two-room "suite."
Humanitarian Assignments
It's an unfortunate truth that sometimes during a military career, a member may experience a severe family hardship which requires his/her presence to resolve, with circumstances which make resolving it with emergency leave implacable.
Overseas Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
The Overseas Cost-of-Living Allowance, or COLA, is paid to Service Members to partially offset high costs when stationed overseas (including Alaska and Hawaii). COLA helps maintain purchasing power so military members can purchase about the same goods and services overseas as in the United States.
Overseas Housing Allowance (OHA)
Active duty members who are stationed overseas (except for Alaska and Hawaii), and are authorized to live off base at government expense, do no receive a Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). Instead, they receive a different allowance, called Overseas Housing Allowance, or OHA.
2008 CONUS COLA Rates
CONUS (Continental United States) COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) is paid to military members who are stationed in areas of the United States which are considered to have a significantly higher cost of living than the national average.
2009 Military CONUS COLA
CONUS (Continental United States) COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) is paid to military members who are stationed in areas of the United States which are considered to have a significantly higher cost of living than the national average.
Property Shipment
Informative article about shipping household goods for members of the military.
Property Shipment Weight Allowance Table
Table which lists the allowable weight of personal property shipment for permament change of station military moves.
Shipping Pets on Military Aircraft
Information about shipping pets on military aircraft.
Apartment Locator
Locate apartments which specialize in military rentals. Apartment locator can find an appartment in the area of virtually any military base.
Automated Housing Referral Network
Requires *Free* Registration. DoD-sponsored site which makes locating a new house or selling/renting your old house during a PCS move much easier. Integrated database with rental listings around military bases, including descriptions and photos.
Base Classifieds
Got a washer/dryer to sell, or looking for a car to buy at the new base you just PCSed to? Try Baseclassifieds.com. BaseClassifieds is FREE for any military member.
Conversions
Conversions for time, monetary exchanges, measurements, and more.
Drivers License Requirements
Will your spouse or children be required to get a new drivers license when you PCS? Check out this handy chart.
Joint Federal Travel Regulation (JFTR)
The regulation which covers travel entitlements for military members and their dependents.
Military Installation Database
SITES is a database with extensive information about major military installations, intended for those making PCS moves. Access is restricted to members of the military, retirees, and dependents.
Relocation Information
Extensive information about making a PCS move in the U.S. Military.