Hello there!
I was reading in the married to the military book that you can be reimbursed for up to 90 days for storage during PCS. My husband and I are almost all settled in at Fort Lewis with the exception of our large furniture and many kitchen stuff still in storage back in Cleveland, OH. We're scheduled to have movers help us move everything during December block leave when we visit home. All is well! Just one little question...
Has anyone been reimbursed for the temporary storage the needed during a PCS?
I'm assuming I'll needed the dated receipts for the 90 days of storage and my husband's orders, but where does one submit this information and how long did it take for you to see a return? Anyone dealt with this issue first hand?
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this! Hope to hear back from someone!

I have but the navy was storing it for us. I am not sure they will reimburse you if you stored it on your own. I know many people (including us) who had storage for 90 days or longer all paid for by the military but the military stored it for us.

this is somewhat true-
you can get storage paid when you do a PPM- formerly known as a DITY- and only in the location of the new duty station. and only for the 90 days directly connected to the PCS.

the reimbursement is in place to cover the cost if you cannot secure housing right away - it does not cover the costs for any other reason or any other location
if you did a GOV move you cannot get reimbursed for ANY storage costs.

they also pay for storage when it is a HHG military move. we had ours stored because our house wasnt ready and now it is in long term storage because our house was too small

Posted By military on 08 Dec 2011 07:22 AM
they also pay for storage when it is a HHG military move. we had ours stored because our house wasnt ready and now it is in long term storage because our house was too small

this statement is misleading- the military does not Pay for storage for members to store thier HHG;s when it is a GOV move, but they provide storage for 90 days at no cost to the member.

also they will only pay for long term storage if the member is in housing - or Overseas  if you are renting on the economy or have purchased the home and are still getting NTS - this is a major exception to the rule ...the JFTR is very clear on how and when NTS and SIT are used.

Posted By dawn on 08 Dec 2011 07:38 AM

Posted By military on 08 Dec 2011 07:22 AM
they also pay for storage when it is a HHG military move. we had ours stored because our house wasnt ready and now it is in long term storage because our house was too small

this statement is misleading- the military does not Pay for storage for members to store thier HHG;s when it is a GOV move, but they provide storage for 90 days at no cost to the member.

it sounds like you said the same thing twice but said yes and no...

yes i didnt specify that we are in housing. i forgot that not everyone isnt aware of this

Posted By military on 08 Dec 2011 02:28 PM

Posted By dawn on 08 Dec 2011 07:38 AM

Posted By military on 08 Dec 2011 07:22 AM
they also pay for storage when it is a HHG military move. we had ours stored because our house wasnt ready and now it is in long term storage because our house was too small

this statement is misleading- the military does not Pay for storage for members to store thier HHG;s when it is a GOV move, but they provide storage for 90 days at no cost to the member.

it sounds like you said the same thing twice but said yes and no...

yes i didnt specify that we are in housing. i forgot that not everyone isnt aware of this


because I did say yes and no-
yes they will reimburse for storage for PPM's
NO they will not pay for storage if HHG's were moved by the gov.

i really dont want to argue with you but we had our storage reimbursed by the government and we had the military move us. so did at least 10 of my friends. almost everyone i know has their stuff stored for them while they are waiting on a house/looking for a house etc and almost everyone i know has the military move them. a lot of people dont know their address when their stuff is packed up and shipped and it is taken to storage

i get what you are saying now. i am on drugs because i just got out of surgery. you are saying they dont technically reimburse you because you didnt have to pay upfront.

Yes our storage was just paid for and we never had to pay a dime and therefore we were never reimbursed

there can be alot of thos misunderstood on the internet-
so when I say the miltary will not pay for storage when you do a GOV move- means they will not PAY YOU - the 90 days SIT is FREE for the member- a benefit so to speak- a member almost NEVER has to pay for SIT.

however if you have the HHG's moved to a storage unit and you have to leave it there for 90 days the military WILL NOT PAY for the storage. you just forfieted the "free" storage.

Understandable. But you made 3 posts that made no sense at all. Then you proceeded to say that if HHG are moved the gov't then they will not pay. As with al PCS moves the gov't moves your HHG. Unless you have them move something else. Of course storage is free. Meaning there is no cost to the MM.

There are plenty of things misunderstood on the internet. But as far as I know this is a spouse forum where we can ask questions and share information. I don't think that it is right to verbally attack another spouse over her experiences. You can't say that other people have wrong experiences with the military. Maybe you need to be more clear with your language next time.

FYI: the gov't will pay for your HHG in storage. Especially if the MM deploys. You can move everything into storage and they will reimburse you for this. Many people vacate housing during a deployment. That MM has the right to store all HHG during that. So it is not correct to say that you will not get reimbursed for HHG storage.

I did not say three different things, I did not go into the miraid of storage options- becuase that is not what the OP was asking.
next time you want to call me out, do it in PM's

Posted By armywife08 on 09 Dec 2011 10:58 PM

FYI: the gov't will pay for your HHG in storage. Especially if the MM deploys. You can move everything into storage and they will reimburse you for this. Many people vacate housing during a deployment. That MM has the right to store all HHG during that. So it is not correct to say that you will not get reimbursed for HHG storage.

actually this is not ALWAYS true- stoarage costs for deployment are RARELY reimbursed because you can only get storage with  PCS orders.
those that do IA, or unaccompanied to overseas locations are allowed a PCS move. and in order to get reimbursed for storage the Service member MUST HAVE PCS orders.

with PCS orders this allows the member to move his or her family on the gov dime, and also gives them the right to store in NTS.

some people might get lucky and thier commands authorise a PCS move. but most and in most branches this does not apply.

feel free to read the JFTR chapter 5 to see the regs in writing.

*RAWR*

So the storage that my husband got during ALL THREE of his deployments wasn't authorized because it wasn't a PCS? We've never had to pay for any storage while PCSing or during a deployment and never had any issue setting it up.

My question to the OP is: Have you already done a HHG move with the military? The storage fee is typically covered for one move. If you are doing it in incriments I'm not sure it would be covered for you. You can always submit the paperwork to JIPSO or AF equivalent and try. As for how long the money takes if they approve it. Its always different. Sometimes weeks sometimes months

Posted By Rigger on 10 Dec 2011 07:21 AM
*RAWR*

you girls make me smile

Has anyone been reimbursed for the temporary storage the needed during a PCS?
I'm assuming I'll needed the dated receipts for the 90 days of storage and my husband's orders, but where does one submit this information and how long did it take for you to see a return?

I honestly can not tell you 100% if you will be able to be reimbursed since you are storing your things at the old location. I do know that you can store them at the NEW location for 90 days, with a possible 90 day extension if needed. I've never had to deal with this particular problem. But I'm going to say that there will be no reimbursement for it. The govt doesn't pay for long term storage for a CONUS move, only OCONUS and I think that's how they will see your issue.

My suggestion is to call the TMO (or PPO, whichever its called there) and ask them personally. They should be able to tell you.

Welcome to CinC!

hmmmm. I better call the gov't and tell them to quit reimbursing us for our storage unit while dh is deployed. What do you think single soldiers do with all their HHG while deployed? I doubt they leave them in an apartment or house and pay rent on it for it being unoccupied. How stupid is that! No one is going to move all their stuff to their HOR for it to sit in someone's basement. I don't know about you, but my parents or dh's don't have enough room for an entire house of things. I think that maybe you should get your info straight.

I can look at my husband's orders right now and it says in the back under all the #'s that storage of HHG is authorized. In civilian terms that means that the gov't will pay for the storage of HHG while he is deployed. Maybe you should start reading deployment orders a little more carefully. Or maybe your husband has never been through one so you don't know. If that's the case then be quiet and quit arguing about it.

Posted By Rigger on 10 Dec 2011 07:35 AM
So the storage that my husband got during ALL THREE of his deployments wasn't authorized because it wasn't a PCS? We've never had to pay for any storage while PCSing or during a deployment and never had any issue setting it up.

My question to the OP is: Have you already done a HHG move with the military? The storage fee is typically covered for one move. If you are doing it in incriments I'm not sure it would be covered for you. You can always submit the paperwork to JIPSO or AF equivalent and try. As for how long the money takes if they approve it. Its always different. Sometimes weeks sometimes months

no, I never said it was not authorised - what I said is that there has to be PCS orders to get the storage paid for.
if your branch or command authorises it - of course you can use it- what I am saying is this is NOT the norm-

if it was everyone would be doing it in all 5 branches--- and they do not.

like I stated- I tried to stay on topic with the OP. and storage rules are very confusing.

also I stated the rules can be found in section 5 of the JFTR.

Posted By armywife08 on 10 Dec 2011 07:46 AM
hmmmm. I better call the gov't and tell them to quit reimbursing us for our storage unit while dh is deployed. What do you think single soldiers do with all their HHG while deployed? I doubt they leave them in an apartment or house and pay rent on it for it being unoccupied. How stupid is that! No one is going to move all their stuff to their HOR for it to sit in someone's basement. I don't know about you, but my parents or dh's don't have enough room for an entire house of things. I think that maybe you should get your info straight.

I can look at my husband's orders right now and it says in the back under all the #'s that storage of HHG is authorized. In civilian terms that means that the gov't will pay for the storage of HHG while he is deployed. Maybe you should start reading deployment orders a little more carefully. Or maybe your husband has never been through one so you don't know. If that's the case then be quiet and quit arguing about it.

wow- if this is directed ot me--- I will simply say anythng else you have to say to me- take it to PM's