Spring brings PCS season, and with it a bittersweet ache for military families. The friends who became family, the favorite coffee spot near base, the neighborhood park where your kids learned to ride bikes, all start to feel like something you're leaving behind forever. Moving causes heartache and grief. It’s not the same grief as losing a loved one, but it affects your body and your emotions in a similar way.
17 PCS Tips From 17 Years of Moving
Before washing a flight suit, it’s important to check all the pockets for pens, papers, covers, CACs and ear plugs. Your service member’s Social Security number is your lifeline — memorize it. …
