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Military Move? 5 Key Tips That Can Smooth The Way
(BPT) - Changing residences can be an
emotional and logistical challenge for any
family.
For military families, that challenge can
be recreated many times over.
Due to the nature of the work,
the average U.S. military
family relocates every two to
three years - 10 times more
than civilian families. That
can mean a complete change
of surroundings in addition to
new schools, teachers, friends,
neighborhoods, jobs, places of
worship, schedules and activities.
When faced with those kinds
of challenges, strong military
families often become very good
at planning, gathering together
their support systems and
fully optimizing their available
resources.
If your military family is
anticipating a relocation, the
moving experts at Penske offer
these tips for ensuring the process
goes smoothly.
* Rely on key resources. Since you may not
know when or where they’ll be deployed, it’s
wise to keep a folder listing all the resources
you need to plan a move, including your go-to
moving company. For example, Penske Truck
Rental maintains a dedicated call center for
U.S. military moves and offers a standard
10 percent discount on moving truck rentals.
* Check in with your relocation assistance
office. Fully utilize the services offered through
your assigned Military and Family Support
Center. Once informed of the details of your
move, personnel there can connect you with
valuable resources, help you create a schedule
and contact your new support center, which
should then connect you with a local sponsor.
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* Get to know your sponsor. The military
does it best, assigning you a sponsor who’s
already working at your new location and
with whom you have something in common.
Optimize that contact to ask key questions,
allay concerns and generally familiarize
yourself with your new surroundings.
* Do the math on truck weights. When
it comes to loading your moving vehicles,
your goal should be to maximize your
military travel allowance while avoiding any
overweight charges you may have to pay
out of pocket. That means getting a close
estimate of the weight of your belongings.
In general, you can plan on about
1,000 pounds per room; don’t
count bathrooms, but do add in
the estimated poundage of large
appliances and of miscellaneous
goods stored in your garage and
storage areas. Military regulations
require weight certification of
moving vehicles both before
and after loading; see Penske’s
Certified Public Scale locator to
locate weigh stations.
* Inventory your belongings.
When packing boxes, mark
each one with the name of
your family, your destination, a
general description of contents
and the room the box should go
in. To prevent any discrepancies
between what you packed and what
actually arrives, you should also
list everything as it’s placed into
the vehicles, taking photographs
of high-value items.
While moving can be a fact of life for
military families, good planning and solid
support can smooth the way. Don’t hesitate
to optimize every resource at your disposal
when making your next move.