August is Permanent Change of Station Month, a time to highlight challenges military families face when moving to new duty ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Wednesday announced defense officials are developing proposals that cut permanent change of station budgets in half by fiscal 2030, while also reducing the frequency ...

Military spouses earn 38 percent less than their civilian counterparts. Military spouses, uprooted every two to three years by permanent-change-of-station moves, struggle to find work. Getty ...

A congressional watchdog in 2025 has recommended that the Defense Department overhaul the reimbursement system for permanent change of station moves to cut back on delays. (Michael Taylor/U.S. Army) ...

Now, the Pentagon is giving the military branches until Sept. 25 to come up with plans to limit the number of permanent change of station, or PCS moves, that are not absolutely essential.

WASHINGTON, USA — A new Department of Defense memo is instructing each branch of the military to look critically at the frequency of permanent change of station (PCS) moves and to develop a plan ...

Marines who want to stay at their current duty stations should be able to do so instead of being forced to make a permanent change of station, or PCS move every few years, Marine Corps Commandant ...

WASHINGTON — In advance of this summer's peak permanent change of station moving season, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed the U.S. Transportation Command to change how the Global ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — After about a decade of utilizing the Defense Personal Property System, or DPS, the permanent change of station process will now be completed through a new Global Household ...

A moving contractor loads a moving truck with a service member's household goods during the permanent change of station peak-season at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. in 2018. (Staff Sgt. Oz Suguitan/U ...

Service members and their families face the challenge of moving their household to a completely new area after receiving permanent change-of-station orders within only 30 days. Military families ...

Have you moved to a new duty station within the last year, or are you in the process of a permanent change of station move? Tell us how your household goods shipment went — or how it’s going.