PCS Impact Q&A: Dollars and Cents for Your Next PCS
Guest = Nick Stone, a Navy spouse and financial advisor for about 10 years. I love working with military families because there is always more to learn about money. DOD Updates: Let's review the timeline for claims-- it is now 180 days for anyone packed up May 15th...
PCS Impact Q&A: PCSing with a Non-profit
Our Special Guest: Yvonne Coombs, co-founder and CEO of Operation Deploy Your Dress (ODYD). I’m an Army spouse of 20 years currently stationed at Fort Carson, CO. DoD Updates: PCS Entitlements payments-- there are two payments. One is for your PPM or Partial PPM. The...
PCS Q&A: Mil-Kids Go Back to School: Where Are We Now?
Our guests this week: Michelle Norman: I’m the Executive Director of Partners in Promise. Our mission is to educate, advise, and advocate for military families with special needs children. Our goal is to remove educational hurdles so service members can serve without...
2020 Real Estate Market Overview
The Post-Pandemic Real Estate Market, and what it means for military families The Coronavirus pandemic has had a strange impact on the real estate market, and in some ways the results are not what was expected. For several months, home sales were low and fewer...
PCS Q&A: Military Moving Industry: Where are We Now?
DOD Updates: The tax deferment means that taxes will not be withheld from military paychecks from September - December, so make sure you save that extra 6% coming in, because you will need to pay it back in January- April. Service members cannot opt out, so talk to a...
PCS Q&A: Moving with Megan
Today's guest is Megan Harless, our resident PCS moving expert! DoD Updates: A lot of people who travel OCONUS on the AMC (Air Mobility Command) Patriot Express planes. The DoD is doing scientific tests on those planes to see how viruses circulate. We may soon see...
PCS Q&A: Organize with A Pro
Guest = Caroline Overstreet of Overstreet Organizing. She’s an Army spouse on her 3rd duty station who owns her own organizing business. DOD Updates from Megan: If your shipment is delayed for natural disasters such as the hurricanes or the wildfires, then you are...
TRANSCOM: Vehicle Shipping Explained
Guest is Lt. Col. Lowery from TRANSCOM. I’ve been with TRANSCOM for 2 years, and I have been a logistician and moving for my 20-year career. (She was previously a guest discussing the Move.mil website. You can watch that webinar here.) DOD Updates: Exciting news, the...
PCS Q&A: PCS Damage Claims Explained
Guest, Kirra Floyd, a Claims Director at TMM Inc. I have worked in military claims for the past 12 years. I started in administrative roles and adjustments. We hand out all types of claims, up to Catastrophic Claims. I never served in the military, but my father and...
Which military installations have a green light for PCS moves?
When Coronavirus hit the US in March 2020, the DoD put a temporary travel ban on troop movements to prevent the spread of the disease. This impacted thousands of military families who had PCS orders and were scheduled to move. The DoD created an Exception to Policy...
