PCS Appointment at BNAS

PCS Move Information As of June 2008

If the soldier is doing a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move, they need to contact the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO) at Brunswick Naval Air Station, Mr. Jean Laverdier or Mr. Hart at (207) 921-2221/2212 or DSN 626-2221/2212 to set up an appointment to discuss the details of their PCS move.

Soldiers assigned to units in Aroostook County should advise the BNAS personnel of their location and attempt to obtain the details of their move via telephone, fax, or the web.

New AGR hires and AGRs transferring from one duty location to another duty location will have two years from their entry onto active duty to complete their PCS move at government expense. AGRs retiring have one year from the date of their retirement to complete a PCS move at government expense.

Soldiers are authorized one PCS move at government expense per fiscal year. Any transfer between duty stations may create the necessity of a PCS move for a soldier. A PCS move should bring a soldier substantially closer to their new duty station so as to ease the hardship of traveling long distances to their new duty station.

Documentation Required for a PCS Move Copy of AGR tour orders authorizing PCS and movement of Household Goods (HHG). You must also complete a DD Form 2278 and a DITY (Do IT Yourself) checklist at your BNAS PCS appointment. You can usually request an advance on your move from the travel voucher office at USPFO depending on what is authorized on your AGR tour orders.

PCS Travel Allowances Because of the many variables in calculating PCS reimbursable expenses, this will be discussed directly with the soldier at the time of the PCS or contact the USPFO Travel Office at (207) 626-4295 for more information at any time.

Travel Lodging Expense (TLE) for a PCS Move Soldiers who necessarily occupy Temporary lodging incident to PCS are entitled to a maximum of 10 days TLE. The ten days TLE must be in conjunction with the actual PCS movement and may be taken before departure, enroute, upon arrival or any combination thereof. A soldier cannot receive TLE for any day they receive travel Per Diem. Also the maximum reimbursement is $110 per day and depends on such factors as the travel locality rate, number of dependents, and actual cost of lodging. A statement of Non- Availability may be required when doing a PCS near military installations. When occupying temporary lodging for more than 10 days or when dependents occupy lodging on different days, the soldier may designate which days.

For more information, visit the following web sites: https://www.smartwebmove.navsup.navy.mil/swm/

A handy pamphlet is available in .pdf format at the following Web site: http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/p55_2.pdf

For more information search for “PCS Move” or “ Do it yourself Move” in an internet search engine such as Google.

The POV tracking system is at http://www.whereismypov.com. You key into the Web site to access the tracking system is your orders number, Social Security number, and last name.