Wedding and PCS all within a month

Re: Wedding and PCS all within a month

• Beachy730 member

  

  September 2010 edited December 2011

  We went through the same thing basically, except we had just over a month after the wedding for our PCS.  We actually just checked out of our apartment today to start our PCS across country.  Its stressful doing both, but its not too bad.  H and I lived 2 hours apart, and I had to move to his apartment right after the wedding.  We did that on our own since it wasn't a lot of stuff.  The military move was everything out of our apartment. 
  
  The hard part was always hearing different things from everyone we taked to about me being added to the move or not.  Since H was given his orders in February and his paper orders in June I was not on the orders since our wedding was in July.  Even though I was added after, I do not get counted in the total weight we are allowed for the move.  H's single weight is 7,000 lbs, and our married weight would be about 11,000.  The truck was just loaded today and luckily it was only 6,400 lbs with everything.  If you are overweight its $1 per pound.  We still don't know if I will get paid my per diem and gas for the PCS since I wasn't on the original orders.  We won't find out until we check in to the new command in October. 
  
  Overall, it isn't that bad doing both, just stressful.  Actually I envy you that you are moving after only 2 weeks.  We can't wait to get to our new base, and be done with everything, both wedding and moving.  This month or so since the wedding has been annoying since we didn't bother unpacking any wedding gifts or my stuff, so we just can't wait to get into the new place and settle in.  
  
  Good luck with everything! 

  

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• meltoine member

  

  September 2010 edited December 2011

  We got married April 10, returned from our honeymoon April 26, and PCSd to Egypt May 5. It can be done. Plan well ahead of time and understand that it will be stressful and you can do it. 

  
  

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