Will the Army ship your HHG if you are PCS'd to a location 30 miles away from your current duty assignment and want to move there?

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:35:36 -0500

Response by SFC George Smith made Feb 20 at 2017 8:12 PM

SFC George Smith — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 20:12:57 -0500

have to look at the current limitations of distances, and if you are authorized relocation allowances

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Feb 20 at 2017 9:47 PM

SSG Trevor S. — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:47:17 -0500

That depends on how many cookies you brought to the Levy Brief Section when you showed up for the levy brief!

Response by CPT Aaron Kletzing made Feb 20 at 2017 11:16 PM

CPT Aaron Kletzing — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:16:53 -0500

Do the orders give you any specifics about relocation allowances?

Response by Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth made Feb 21 at 2017 10:55 AM

Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:55:08 -0500

If it is a forced PCS they should ship or pay you to do a DITY. Under PCS rules in the JTR you should get the move paid for. PCA is different because it is local but a PCS should be covered. Miles don't have to be considered if it is a PCS. Below are some websites that may answer some questions.

https://www.thebalance.com/military-travel-pcs-move-entitlements-3357064
http://www.military.com/money/pcs-dity-move/dod-household-goods.html
https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/movementofgoods.html

15 Military Travel Moving Entitlements

Military members who make Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves from one duty station to another are authorized many entitlements.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 21 at 2017 2:22 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 14:22:58 -0500

id be surprised if they did , that's a really short distance.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 1 at 2018 9:44 AM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:44:51 -0500

Just FYI - I dug into the JTR and all associated references. If you can reasonably commute to your new duty station, shipment of HHG is not authorized unless you can get a ETP MFR from an O-6 explaining that it is mission critical for you to relocate.