A Free PCS Timeline for Military Families
A printable 2-page timeline from one military spouse to another, from the day orders arrive to your first month at the new base.
Free PDF · 2 printable pages
Get your free PCS timeline
Enter your email and it arrives in your inbox in about a minute. Free, no catch, unsubscribe anytime.
A PCS doesn't feel hard because any single task is hard. It's hard because there are a hundred of them, spread across emails, portals, and sticky notes. This timeline puts them in order on two pages.
What's in the free PCS timeline
- The timeline: what to do from orders in hand to your first 30 days, phase by phase, with checkboxes
- The hand-carry list: the documents that should never go on the moving truck
- PCS money at a glance: DLA, TLE and TLA, MALT and per diem, and how a PPM pays
- Claim deadlines: the dates that matter if something arrives broken
- Key contacts: one spot for your transportation office, sponsor, and finance
Why we made it
We're a military family with three young kids, and we've moved more times than we can count. Every PCS, we rebuilt the same checklist from scratch. This is the one we wish we'd had the first time.
Rules and amounts depend on your orders, rank, and dependents. Use this to stay organized, and confirm the details with your transportation office and finance office.