PCS season is fast approaching and spring cleaning fever is in full force. There is nothing more stressful than facing a PCS move without a plan to organize your home and shed some of your excess baggage. With each move, we acquire more stuff, which ultimately equals more shipping weight, which can equal big bucks [...]
By Melissa Renahan, Writer and Military Spouse As military spouses, we are familiar with the term ‘portable career’, but what does that really mean? The powers that be sometimes recommend fields like nursing or teaching, but really those are two competitive job markets that require degrees, training and an open position in the spot you’re [...]
By Nicole Leech, Military Spouse On the heels of Memorial Day, this time of year brings BBQ’s and flip-flops, warm weather and fun. It also arouses our patriotic spirit. Memorial Day, Flag Day and the Fourth of July Holidays bring the flag décor out at all the stores. But before you raise your flag, do [...]
By Melissa Renahan, Military Spouse and Writer “If I knew then what I know now…” When you look back on your first PCS experience (or any PCS for that matter), there are inevitably things that you WISH you knew. They say that hindsight is always 20/20, yet maybe there is a way to gain insight [...]
“What Color is Your Parachute?” used to be a popular book aimed at helping people figure out what careers in which they might excel. When you are married to the military, you may feel like you need a parachute when PCSing! When it comes to jobs, you may have an array of professional experience, yet [...]
By Melissa Renahan, Military Spouse and Writer Whether you ride a motorcycle, have a 1500 hemi under the hood or cruise in a sporty four-door, one of the first questions when you have to PCS is what about my vehicle(s)? If you are PCSing OCONUS, the military will transport ONE of your vehicles for you [...]
By Melissa Renahan, Military Spouse and Writer If you are PCSing for the first time, are an expert PCS’r or if you know someone in the process, our PCS Chronicles can help. In Chronicle #1, we addressed housing options, #2 dealt with your stuff and in #3 we addressed pets and the PCS. In each [...]
Pets and Your PCS article provides tips on travel as well as lessons learned and links to organizations that can help foster or adopt your beloved friend. If you plan accordingly, your pet move could go smoother.
By Melissa Renahan, Military Spouse and Writer Army spouse Jenny Morgan, who recently PCS’d, found herself ready to decrease the number of boxes that the movers were piling up once she saw a chair that she’d forgotten was sitting in the garage come out. “We bought it but never found a way to make [...]
Perhaps you’ve received your PCS orders, what’s the first task that comes to mind? Housing! Yes, the overwhelming task of finding housing from a different location. There are so many considerations and so many dynamics in today’s economic climate. Do you find housing before you PCS or find it after you arrive? Off-base, on-base, rent, [...]
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