PCS Q&A: Help! I Need Financial Assistance
Quick update on PCS moves: The Stop Move Order has changed into a conditions-based phased opening. There has not yet been a list published of locations that are approved. So far, there is no list, so assume that all bases still require the Exception-to-Policy...
PCS Q&A with TRANSCOM
Our guest is Rick Marsh: Director, Defense Personal Property Program at U.S. Transportation Command This week, DoD opened up the Stop Move Restriction to a Conditions-Based Phased Opening. How does this impact military families? The new policy enables unrestricted...
PCS Q&A with a Move Coordinator
Interview with a PCS Move Coordinator Amie Dawson, Marine Spouse, works with Interstate Moving Relocation Logistics. She has been on both sides of a military move as a military family moving and also as a Move Coordinator for a moving company. There are a lot...
Q & A about EFMP students on the move
Our special guests are Michelle Norman, Co-founder of Partners in PROMISE and 2019 AFI Navy Spouse of the Year and Shannon DeBlock, Co-founder of Partners in PROMISE and a Navy Spouse. What are some challenges that EFMP families are facing during COVID? EFMP families...
PCS Q&A: Your PPM/DitY Move Questions Answered
Updates to the Coronavirus Stop Move Restrictions: There are still moves happening through the Exception to Policy (ETP). Right now, they are operating at 30% capacity compared to a normal year, but moves are still happening. The GHC General Housing Contract has been...
PCS Q&A: Managing PCS Expectations During/After COVID
Interview with John Becker, American Moving and Storage Association Interim President. He retired after 20 years in the Air Force, worked for TMO for 20, then went to work for DPS and Development. After 4 years there, he joined AMSA, and is now interim President. ...
PCS Q&A: Military Kids & School Moves During COVID Pandemic
Interview with Stacy Huissman and Amanda Trimillos, authors of “Seasons of my Military Student” So many schools have closed and switched to virtual learning. But some states are done and have switched to pass/fail. Will this make it harder for students to switch...
VA Loan Changes in 2020
The VA Loan is a benefit available to active duty and veterans when they are financing a home. This year, several key changes have made the VA Loan even more useful and beneficial for military families. We met with Bryan Bergjans of Caliber Home Loans to learn how...
Military Family Home Loan Q&A with Lending Officers
PCSgrades met with two military lending experts to address your questions and concerns with the home buying process during the DoD stop movement. Are you stuck in PCS housing limbo? Then this is for you! Your Military Family Home Loan Questions Answered Updates on the...
Military Kids and School Moves Through A Pandemic: FAQ
Any normal year, nearly half of all military families would be gearing up for PCS season. However, this season is anything but normal. The COVID-19 crisis has consumed our country, if not the globe. Our new normal is living life on hold, while homebound and...
