Military Families in Focus: DOD’s Bold Plan to Cut PCS Moves and Boost Stability

Military Families in Focus: DOD’s Bold Plan to Cut PCS Moves and Boost Stability

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a directive aimed at reducing discretionary Permanent Change of Station (PCS) move budgets, offering a new approach that could enhance geographic stability for military families while improving overall department efficiency. The directive, issued on May 28, 2025, calls on military departments to evaluate potential reductions in discretionary PCS budgets by as much as 50% by fiscal …

DoD Makes Plans to Reduce PCS Moves

JUNE 1, 2025 – In a memorandum published Wednesday, the Defense Department directed the military departments to look at how their services could reduce their discretionary permanent change of station move budgets as a way to increase geographic stability to families, increase department efficiency and reduce costs for the department. Earlier this month, a survey of military spouses cited PCS moves as one of the biggest reasons for dissatisfactio…