“Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told Congress that reducing the number of times Airmen and their families must move could improve retention.
Wilsbach’s comments, made during his Senate confirmation hearing Oct. 9, come as the Air Force is developing plans to reduce permanent change of station moves, which are due soon to Pentagon leadership. “
Source: Air&Space Forces Magazine
Joe D. Packer, author of “The Unofficial Guide to Military PCS Moves” reflecting on reduced number of PCS moves says “It’s not the number of moves but the seasonality of moves that is the main issue with servicing PCS moves. As long as everyone wants to move at the same time, service quality can drop during peak moving season. At the moment, the government shutdown and stop move orders by some of the services will likely result in a rush for PCS moves when funding is available again. The solution is to find ways to spread PCS moves throughout the year. This would allow Transportation Service Providers (TSPs) the ability to maintain a stable, fully trained workforce throughout the year that can help assure quality PCS moves with less reliance on temporary, untrained labor.”