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PCS Moves in the Age of Social Media

CONTRIBUTED BY MEREDITH BARBER The first time our family prepared for a PCS it was 2008. My first child had just been born and I...

Stationed in Korea & Japan: A Comparison

Stationed in Korea & Japan: A Comparison Sometimes, living abroad puts the wanderlust in our hearts, and when the opportunity to move from one OCONUS...

Day Of Departure

CONTRIBUTED BY JARED DAYOUB My intent in this article is to provide single service members information when PCSing to Okinawa via the Patriot Express, or...

PCSing With Pets

CONTRIBUTED BY HOLLY BATES (Editor's Note: This is one of the topics we receive the most questions about as people prepare to move to Okinawa....

Lost in the Right Direction: Thoughts on Moving to Okinawa

CONTRIBUTED BY DEVAN KACZYNSKI/ARCHIVE PHOTO Whenever I've moved to a new place, I knew that if I needed to, I could go "home" within some...

Tips for Moving with the Military: Things I Wish I’d Known...

This post was originally featured on our sister site, Germany Ja. We feel it has value for our readers here, as well. CONTRIBUTED BY CASEY COTE In the...

PCS Binder

CONTRIBUTED BY TIFFANY WHEELER FOR KOREA YE! Anytime you move, it helps to be organized. When you move once a year, it is essential. Living the Army life,...

PSCing from US to Okinawa with Dogs Flying Commercial

CONTRIBUTED BY SHELL BURGER When we found out last January we were moving to Okinawa in June, we were very excited; then came the daunting...

PCSing from US to Okinawa with a Dog On the Patriot...

CONTRIBUTED BY COURTNEY PLOTZ Editor’s note: Courtney PCS’d from San Diego to Okinawa with a dog, traveling on the military flight commonly referred to as...

PCSing from US to Okinawa with a Dog (In-Cabin) on the...

CONTRIBUTED BY LEAH WILLIAMS Editor's note: Leah recently PCSed to Okinawa with her 13-pound dog, who was small enough to fly in-cabin on a commercial...

Newlywed PCS, Part 14: New Year, New Outlook

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Newlywed PCS, Part 13: Our First Anniversary

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Our Olympic PCS, Part 6: You Know You Lived in...

Follow Sarah's OCONUS to OCONUS journey here:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE In 2008, Staci Hawley wrote a “You Know You Lived...

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CONTRIBUTED BY JENNIFER SHUE Jen was our wonderful, fearless Okinawa Hai Society Ning forum leader for several years.  She recently PCS'd away from her beloved...

Our Olympic PCS, Part 5: The Home Team

Follow Sarah's OCONUS to OCONUS journey here:  1, 2, 3, 4, 6 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Have you ever returned to your childhood home or hometown? Seeing...

Newlywed PCS, Part 12: When Relatives Visit

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Our Olympic PCS, Part 4: Junk! That! Car!

Follow Sarah's OCONUS to OCONUS journey here:  1, 2, 3, 5, 6 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE We started our time in Okinawa with twin cars: two silver...

Newlywed PCS, Part 11: Likes & Dislikes

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Our Olympic PCS, Part 3: The Car Selling Relay Race

Follow Sarah's OCONUS to OCONUS journey here:  1, 2, 4, 5, 6 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Olympic PCS e1340020468834 There are several milestones when planning a PCS...

Newlywed PCS, Part 10: Bumps in the Road

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Our Olympic Move, Part 2: Training

Follow Sarah's OCONUS to OCONUS journey here:  1, 3, 4, 5, 6 CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE This is the second in the “Our Olympic Move” series....

Newlywed PCS, Part 9: Getting Lost

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

How To Be A Great Sponsor

CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE A decade ago I was a brand new Army wife.  My husband and I married two weeks before I began my...

Our Olympic Move: Pre-Trials

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Our beloved on-island manager, Sarah, will be PCSing from Okinawa to Germany this summer.  We've asked her to share insights into...

Newlywed PCS, Part 8: The Job Hunt

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Newlywed PCS, Part 7: Honey, I'm HOME!

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Newlywed PCS, Part 6: The New Rules

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Newlywed PCS, Part 5: Exhaustion and Awe

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Newlywed PCS, Part 4: Flight from Seattle

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...

Newlywed PCS, Part 3: Saying Goodbye

For those of you planning a move to Okinawa soon, we hope Marie's descriptions of the process of their travel and first months of...