The Pentagon plans to reduce how often service members and their families are required to move in an effort to save money and curb stress. Defense officials have not offered a blueprint for how to make changes, but are asking the military services to come ...
A new survey found that record rates of Active-duty military spouses want to leave the military community, with a large number of them frustrated by the difficulty of finding employment, child care, and reimbursement for moving costs after a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move.
Starting next week, the Air Force will begin to reinstate bonus programs and process some permanent-change-of-station moves that had been paused due to a lack of personnel funds. The Selective Retention Bonus, Aviation Bonus, Assignment Incentive Pay, and Foreign Language Proficiency Pay programs will all be ...
The Air Force will stop awarding new bonuses and delay some permanent change-of-station orders to offset rising personnel costs. USAF is reviewing all pending PCS orders for Airmen whose projected departure dates are Aug. 1 or later. While some will be approved on a “priority basis,” ...
With several thousand Airmen still unvaccinated against COVID-19, the Air Force is reportedly introducing a new consequence for those without a medical or administrative exemption. Starting Nov. 29, unvaccinated Airmen will be blocked from moving to new assignments unless they are on existing PCS orders ...
Amid a wild housing market characterized by surging demand, rising prices, and abbreviated timelines, military service members making a permanent change of station this spring and summer are struggling to find affordable off-base housing. At the same time, Basic Allowance for Housing rates aren't keeping ...