Every year it is estimated that one third of Active Duty Military members have to plan and execute a permanent change of duty station or PCS in military speak.  The most important part of a PCS is to take charge, it's your PCS!! There's lots of help available but you are going to have to find it and ask for it.  The military will also help with the moving expenses but you are going to have to know your allowances and your entitlements and you are going to have to request them and follow all the rules. 

When it comes to a PCS you will find lots of people are going to want to tell you how to do it, they will tell you what the rules are, they will tell you what they could or couldn't do. As with anything else even though there are strict rules overseeing the military PCS process each command at each installation are full of individuals who will interpret the "rules" a million different ways so you need to know where to find the truth. Please remember that when a person was in the military 14 years ago the rules were not the same! We still have retired members telling current members that BAH is based on how many dependents instead of with or without! Now that is scary

I have been a Navy Spouse for 4 years and during that time I have moved three times.  All three of the moves were cross the country - West Coast to East Coast, then East Coast to West Coast, then from the Mojave desert of California to the subzero terrain of Alaska.  I am now "home" and will be able to stay here for several years. I want you to know that I know what you are going through, I know what it is like to move with short notice, and I know how much work it takes to have a successful PCS.  I give you this information about me so you can begin to get to know me.  Begin to have the confidence in me that a trusting relationship can begin to form.  I know people do business with those they trust and I want to be the one person you can trust when it comes to any of your real estate needs. 

Over the next 4 weeks I will be writing a series on relocation to Naval Base Kitsap. 

Week One - Take Charge | Know Your PCS

Week one will feature four articles that will deal with the nuts and bolts of a PCS. You need to know what to do prior to your move.  I will touch on the subjects of allowances, entitlements, planning a moving calendar to incorporate "to do lists", and research of your new area with an installation overview.  We will also explore the local housing market and discuss the aspects of homeownership in Kitsap County.

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week One | Take Charge | Know Your PCS

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week One | Installation Overview

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week One | Schedule of Events

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week One | Kitsap County Homeownership

Week Two - Close-up | Bremerton, Silverdale, Port Orchard

Week two will feature four articles about the place you are going to call home.  We will look at the areas to reside, the local shopping scene, school district information and those special base amenities.

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Two | Shop Till Ya Drop

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Two | ABC...Easy as 123

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Two | Fun, Fitness & Food on DECK!

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Two | Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Week Three - Let's Have Some Fun | Out & About Area Attractions

Week three will be spent reading about the new area you will be calling home, the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula on West Puget Sound.  This week I will be writing about local attractions, the local art scene, the parks and what there is to do around town and local.

 Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Three | Out and About |HARBORSIDE

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Three | Out and About | The Arts

Week Four - Make it a Vacation on the Navy | Day Trips and Mini Vacations.

I know that after I am settled in and have explored the local area I always like to find out what is on the out skirts.  This week I will post some articles about what there is to do in the "Greater Puget Sound" area.  Become a tourist in your own backyard and enjoy the so many Puget Sound attractions.

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Four | Vacation on the Navy | Day Trips

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week Four | Vacation on the Navy | Mini Vacations  

So hang on - we are in for a ride and when we are done we will be neighbors -

Let me be the first to WELCOME YOU  to Naval Base Kitsap,

on the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula of West Puget Sound!

Military Relocation to Naval Base Kitsap

If you have any questions about real estate in Bremerton Washington, contact Jo Soss with Skyline Properties, Inc. at (360) 990-1433 or visit her personal website Puget Sound Real Estate Today where you will be able to search for homes and find more Bremerton Real Estate information.

Click here for my ONLINE RELOCATION PACKAGE, but make sure to click here to register for the mailed out RELOCATION PACKAGE ,  which includes the Washington State Visitor's Guide (143 pages of information including maps), the 2007-2008 Seattle Visitor's Guide (113 pages), several other brochures and maps of the area. This RELOCATION PACKAGE is jam packed with over 2lbs of outstanding material! Free to you just for the asking!