Worst part of a military move/PCS process?

PO3 Matt Schmidt — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:10:08 -0500

Response by SGM Matthew Quick made Nov 23 at 2013 11:22 PM

SGM Matthew Quick — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:22:34 -0500

Packers/movers...you get what you pay for, I guess.

Response by SFC James Baber made Nov 23 at 2013 11:29 PM

SFC James Baber — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 23:29:26 -0500

The destruction of your irreplaceable belongings, it is never that cheap folding chair that sits in your garage, it is always something that was left to you by your grandmother. And before FRV was initiated, the Army depreciated everything you owned. I had a PCS move back in mid-90s where we had bought a brand new living room and dining room set one month before our PCS to Korea, it was command sponsored, so my family went with me for 2 years, we returned to new duty stationed, furniture was covered with bird feces, and transportation depreciated it because of date of purchase, and I fought it for year and won because the age of item is supposed to stop when the government takes possession, so instead of depreciating it by 2 years, it was only 34 days old when they took possession. I think it is cases like mine that led to the new way of FRV for military moves.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 24 at 2013 12:03 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:03:24 -0500

Packing......I hate packing for small trips and leave when I go outta state to head home. Lord knows I hate it when it comes time to PCS.

Response by CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 24 at 2013 12:06 AM

CW3(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 00:06:54 -0500

Having to do it every 3-4 years. It gets old after a while. The worst thing I hate is having to live with ding and scratched up furniture. No moving company will replace it unless you fight tooth and nail save every receipt.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 26 at 2014 8:49 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:49:31 -0400

I'm Air Force and the EFMP Clearance process is the worst. I've gone through it more than once now and it's taken more than 4 months to get all the paperwork completed by PCM's and get a final determination by AFPC. This usually only leaves a few months at best to prepare for alternatives. The waiting and not knowing what's going to happen causes a lot of stress on the family.

Response by Sgt Seth Busse made May 25 at 2014 4:22 PM

Sgt Seth Busse — Sun, 25 May 2014 16:22:10 -0400

I always Duty Moved and my worst headache was getting payed and getting into shouting matches with Disbo Sergeants that didn't know their job when I was trying to push my paperwork.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 15 at 2017 9:04 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 15 May 2017 21:04:50 -0400

The hoops you have to jump through for out/in process at both installations.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 18 at 2017 5:49 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 18 May 2017 17:49:59 -0400

Goverment travel card!

Response by SrA Monty Jones made May 20 at 2017 12:19 PM

SrA Monty Jones — Sat, 20 May 2017 12:19:24 -0400

Waiting to move to Wiesbaden Germany from Kessler AFB in Biloxi Mississippi. Took too long to process.

Response by TSgt Anna Benton made May 21 at 2017 3:43 PM

TSgt Anna Benton — Sun, 21 May 2017 15:43:36 -0400

Pacing/unpacking. Not necessarily in that order

Response by SMSgt Keith Klug made May 31 at 2017 10:29 AM

SMSgt Keith Klug — Wed, 31 May 2017 10:29:29 -0400

Waiting for orders to come through/get cut, having family medical records sent to the wrong unit (not even the hospital)