andrewmc
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Hey all. There's scattered information everywhere on this so I want to be sure I'm doing this right, especially after reading the stories of people getting screwed out of a few hundred or even a couple thousand dollars for having done something wrong on the paperwork.
My orders state that I'm to report for "temporary duty under instruction in a flying status" (which to me means I need to set up a TDY move, not a PCS move as I had been told by my ROTC unit; right?). I don't yet have an address in Pensacola, but I am talking to various places. I'll either be subletting a furnished room or just getting an unfurnished one bedroom apartment (not ideal). My own furniture (bed, desk, dresser) needs to be moved regardless, since it's all in my college apartment and my lease here ends coincidentally right when I'm set to move to P-cola.
Basically, I need to set up a partial-DITY move--taking uniforms, kitchenware, and other small items in my car, while the movers transport my furniture (which I may or may not need access to, depending on if I get a furnished place or not). Without an address, and without knowing if I'll be needing my furniture at my place in Pensacola, I haven't been able to figure how to set up the Navy moving my stuff down there. Without an address, there's no specific place of delivery, and my worry is that if I set up the move to NTS but then actually only find an unfurnished residence, I'll need my stuff out of that storage. Is that possible? Also, would having it in NTS in Pensacola create complications if I end up in Corpus for Primary?
The drive to Pensacola is about 1000 miles, so I'll be stopping along the way; I also need to be sure that I don't stupidly miss out on any travel per diem or hotel coverage/reimbursement.
I've tried to go through the move.mil website, which has been an utter pain. I'm going to try to get up to the Navy base relatively close to me and just do my counseling and move setup in person. Any advice from people here?
TL;DR: partial DITY move to Pensacola; without knowing my place of residence yet, I may or may not need my furniture while in Pensacola, but it has to leave my current residence.
My orders state that I'm to report for "temporary duty under instruction in a flying status" (which to me means I need to set up a TDY move, not a PCS move as I had been told by my ROTC unit; right?). I don't yet have an address in Pensacola, but I am talking to various places. I'll either be subletting a furnished room or just getting an unfurnished one bedroom apartment (not ideal). My own furniture (bed, desk, dresser) needs to be moved regardless, since it's all in my college apartment and my lease here ends coincidentally right when I'm set to move to P-cola.
Basically, I need to set up a partial-DITY move--taking uniforms, kitchenware, and other small items in my car, while the movers transport my furniture (which I may or may not need access to, depending on if I get a furnished place or not). Without an address, and without knowing if I'll be needing my furniture at my place in Pensacola, I haven't been able to figure how to set up the Navy moving my stuff down there. Without an address, there's no specific place of delivery, and my worry is that if I set up the move to NTS but then actually only find an unfurnished residence, I'll need my stuff out of that storage. Is that possible? Also, would having it in NTS in Pensacola create complications if I end up in Corpus for Primary?
The drive to Pensacola is about 1000 miles, so I'll be stopping along the way; I also need to be sure that I don't stupidly miss out on any travel per diem or hotel coverage/reimbursement.
I've tried to go through the move.mil website, which has been an utter pain. I'm going to try to get up to the Navy base relatively close to me and just do my counseling and move setup in person. Any advice from people here?
TL;DR: partial DITY move to Pensacola; without knowing my place of residence yet, I may or may not need my furniture while in Pensacola, but it has to leave my current residence.