8 Things that Should Probably (not) be on Your PCS To-Do List

Moving is the pits.

I’d rather scrub grout blind-folded with a toothbrush in between my toes than ever move again. (Literally, as I wrote that, my husband came in to tell me about a job opportunity that would require a global PCS. (Insert inconsolable weeping face emoji here.)

Moving to another duty station (and the PCS process itself), can be tumultuous and scary, even to the most seasoned of PCS-ers. Worries abound: “Should we pack ourselves? Should we let the military pack our most precious belongings?(Definitely talking about our seven seasons of “Gilmore Girls” DVDs, of course.) Should we sell/rent/buy? Live on-post or live off-post? What if there’s no Commissary? Or suitable housing? Or running water? What if we have cannibals for next-door neighbors?” These are all VALID fears to have!

I get it. You’re worried. You’re nervous. You’re thinking of doubling that Xanax prescription. Hold off on that for a couple minutes while I, well…add to your already crippling worry.

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Kiera Durfee: Kiera Durfee is an eleven-year military spouse veteran and is an avid writer, teacher, Netflix operator, doughnut eater, and procrastinator. She represented Utah National Guard spouses as the 2014 Utah National Guard Spouse of the Year and feels strongly about military spouses finding the communal and spousal support needed to navigate the tumultuous storms of military living. Kiera enjoys eating, exercising (in that order), singing, ignoring the laundry, and being with her husband and three little girls who are the very center of her life and who simultaneously drive her mad. In addition to being well-versed in hearty wit and sarcasm, she knows all of the state capitals.
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