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By JENNIFER MATTSON NCO Journal
About every two to three years, Soldiers uprootrom their current duty station to another one,sometimes overseas.
o help make the process smooth, the U.S. Army Military Surace Deployment and Distribution Com-mand overseas moves or service members across the
Department o Deense.Command Sgt. Maj. Cedric Tomas, command
sergeant major o SDDC, said the command acts worksto contract out individual Soldier’s permanent changeo duty station.
“We set up the contract to get the carriers to go outand move the Soldiers household goods,” Tomas said.“Te contracts will do the packing, the loading anddeliver it to the location.”
When Soldiers receive orders to move, they shouldlink up with the transportation oce or visit the move.
mil website, Tomas said. Te peak season or allmilitary moves is between May and August; during thtime, it is critical that Soldiers who receive orders visitthe website or their transportation oce as soon as posible to help start coordinate their moves.
“As soon as they receive PCS orders, they need torequest a pickup and delivery date as soon as possible,Tomas said. “It will give them a better chance o get-
ting the dates that they want. Tey can’t wait until thelast minute. I they wait until the last minute, there’s agood chance they won’t get the dates that they want anthey’ll have to accept what’s available. I you wait untilthe last minute, your stu may be our weeks behindyou, especially i you’re going overseas.”
Tough early planners do tend to get the dates theyrequest, all Soldiers need to be exible with their movdates and list alternates. Soldiers should also create apersonal calendar, a sample o one is available on movmil, and compile phone numbers and a household
goods checklist.
A typical move coordi-nated with SDDC can takanywhere rom a coupleo days to two months,depending on whether ornot the move is stateside,overseas or during the peaseason, Tomas said.
I Soldiers are unavail-able during their movedates, they need to arrangor the proper paper-work—to include a power
o attorney—so that arepresentative, includingtheir spouse, may act ontheir behal with the mov-
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ing contractors.Te move.mil website also has a calculator to help Soldiers fgure
out how much weight their household might be. Weight restrictionsare in place and are based on a Soldier’s grade.
Te move.mil website has online training that NCOs can use tobecome amiliar with the moving process — to help them when it’stime or their move and to help their junior Soldiers PCS.
“NCOs have to understand the move process to better help theirtroops,” Tomas said.
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For additional inormation, visit: http://bit.ly/
MilMove
SDDC
will not ship
the ollowing as
part o your household
goods: Personal baggage
Automobiles, airplanes, mobile homes,
camper trailers, horse
trailers and arming equip-
ment
Live animals
Building materials
Privately owned, live ammuni-
tion
Hazardous articles, i.e. explo-
sives, poisons,
propane gas
tanks
Local laws may alsoregulate and prohibit
items or transport
that are not included
above.
Packing up our house
Do not transportpests, hazardous
materials or il-
legal items rom
one duty location
to another.
Follow weight al-
lowances. These
are based on rank
and vary depending
on whether depen-
dents are accompa-
nying you.
Typically, a mini-mum o $100
is charged or
being over your
weight allow-
ance.
When shipping frearms, you must comply with local
and state laws as well as the Bureau o Alcohol, Tobac-
co, Firearms and Explosives regulations. Usually, you
will have to make the frearm inoperable and ensure the
specs are written on the inventory.
Resource or ship-
ping or storing
your POV can be
ound at http://j.
mp/movePOV
Helpul web sites:
State Wine Laws: www.wineinstitute.org
ATF regulations: www.at.gov
DOD household goods move: move.mil
Weight estimator orm: http://j.mp/WeightAllow