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Military kids seek understanding, a level playing field

From the time I toddled around in droopy diapers, to the day I drove off to college in my VW Bug, I lived in one small Pennsylvania town.
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PCS with pets: Japan

In episode 3 of our PCS with Pets series, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point’s Veterinary Treatment Facility’s very own Kayla Perkins, an Animal Health Assistant, gives a general overview of the PCS process when traveling to Japan with pets.
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Coping with life transitions and PCS season

To be successful in the military, good coping skills are a must. This is especially true when it comes to picking up and moving to new areas every few years.
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Marine Minute: PCS to Japan

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Marine Corps has issued reinforcing guidance for Marines and their families regarding transportation, pets, housing, and restriction of movement associated with permanent change of station orders to Japan.
The United States Transportation Command released guidance for moving companies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Movers have been directed to wear face coverings like the above photo, minimize the number of personnel required to move families, and equip themselves to clean surfaces they frequently touch during a move. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David W. Carbajal)
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Summer PCS plans altered by COVID-19

Service members move from location to location as part of the military lifestyle.
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VIDEO| Speakin' Japanese: PCS move

In the military, PCS is something that you can't avoid.
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DoD increases money for do-it-yourself moves

Soldiers now have an added incentive to choose the personally-procured move, or PPM option, when moving to their next duty stations this summer.
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Pandemic ramps up PCS move rivalries

It’s summer PCS season, when 40% of the 400,000 military and DOD civilian moves take place each year.
Service members and their families have been barred from domestic travel, including permanent change of station moves, since a Defense Department stop-movement order went into effect March 16, 2020. PIXABAY
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Halt on PCS travel may extend into July, top Air Force officer says

The Pentagon stand-down on all travel — including for military moves — could be extended into July, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said in a virtual town hall on the official Air Force Facebook page Monday.
U.S. Transportation Command this week halted all upcoming planned moves, issuing guidance to moving companies not to pick up household items until the travel freeze is lifted. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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Soldiers stuck in coronavirus-PCS limbo can request to stay at their current installation

Soldiers who cannot move to their next duty station because of Pentagon-issued travel restrictions emplaced amid the coronavirus pandemic can request to remain at their current post, potentially for one year, a top Army general said Thursday.