anyone PCSed to a non-military location?

*Krista*

Who handles our shipment on the inbound side? We're moving to Syracuse, NY. The nearest installation is Ft. Drum. Will their TMO office be our contact? And am I right in already thinking that moving to a non-military location is one of the most frustrating moves ever? It's kind of sucking from the start!

Smudges*Mom

Yes, Fort Drum should be your POC for your move. When we moved to and from Nashville, Fort Campbell, which was about 45-50 minutes away, was our POC. I don't know about the difference between moving to a military community or not. It didn't seem any different to me, but my DH manages the details for us and my experience is much less than yours. As a service member, you know a lot more about how things are supposed to go.

Best of luck! We are in the midst of our move. . . And it's not fun. The OCONUS aspect sucks.

*Krista*

Smudges*Mom:

 The OCONUS aspect sucks.

yes! it does. a lot. Then add in moving to a non-military location from OCONUS, it's ridiculous. Although, I'd rather be doing this than moving to another country with a toddler and a dog! I hope things are going ok for you guys.  

Beachy730

We actually were in Syracuse about a year and a half ago when H was there on shore duty.  I wasn't part of the PCS there since we met while he was there, but when we did our PCS out of there we didn't have any problems.  H had set up everything online, and we had no issues with them showing up or anything.  

I don't even know what branch you are, but do you know where in Syracuse you'll be?   

kara811

When we PCSed from Japan to VA, everything was handled online. They set it up for us in Japan, but when we got here, we were the ones who contacted the shipping company, let them know the address. Then they contacted us for the delivery. We went to TMO just once and all they said was to do what we did, so not much help there and this is a huge military town.

Smudges*Mom

*Krista*:

Smudges*Mom:

 The OCONUS aspect sucks.

yes! it does. a lot. Then add in moving to a non-military location from OCONUS, it's ridiculous. Although, I'd rather be doing this than moving to another country with a toddler and a dog! I hope things are going ok for you guys.  

We are surviving. The packers today were speedy but efficient. I hope the next week goes as smoothly.

*Krista*

dnbeach12:

I don't even know what branch you are, but do you know where in Syracuse you'll be?   

Army. and we're planning on being within a very short walking distance from the university. 

Beachy730

*Krista*:

dnbeach12:

I don't even know what branch you are, but do you know where in Syracuse you'll be?   

Army. and we're planning on being within a very short walking distance from the university. 

Oh very nice. I love Syracuse, and we're from Western NY so it was nice to be close. We lived in Liverpool, about 20 minutes to SU. It's a great area though with tons to do. Just lots of snow in the winter.

*Krista*

dnbeach12:

*Krista*:

dnbeach12:

I don't even know what branch you are, but do you know where in Syracuse you'll be?   

Army. and we're planning on being within a very short walking distance from the university. 

Oh very nice. I love Syracuse, and we're from Western NY so it was nice to be close. We lived in Liverpool, about 20 minutes to SU. It's a great area though with tons to do. Just lots of snow in the winter.

We're moving there from Hawaii, so I'm pretty concerned about the climate shock, but it does seem like a really great city. I've heard nothing but good things about it. And Syracuse University seems like a really fun community. I think we're going to enjoy it there. 

Beachy730

*Krista*:

dnbeach12:

*Krista*:

dnbeach12:

I don't even know what branch you are, but do you know where in Syracuse you'll be?   

Army. and we're planning on being within a very short walking distance from the university. 

Oh very nice. I love Syracuse, and we're from Western NY so it was nice to be close. We lived in Liverpool, about 20 minutes to SU. It's a great area though with tons to do. Just lots of snow in the winter.

We're moving there from Hawaii, so I'm pretty concerned about the climate shock, but it does seem like a really great city. I've heard nothing but good things about it. And Syracuse University seems like a really fun community. I think we're going to enjoy it there. 

The good thing is it's a really mild winter around there, and summers gets really nice, so you'll have some time to work your way into it.  There are lots of great summer concerts and festival things they do, and then if you like sports then you'll get some great games to watch.  We definitely enjoyed being there. 

Deeczw

*Krista*:

dnbeach12:

I don't even know what branch you are, but do you know where in Syracuse you'll be?   

Army. and we're planning on being within a very short walking distance from the university. 

Live UP the hill. UP.  Otherwise I'd be so scared!  Hopefully next winter is as mild as this one has been!  Enjoy it, I miss home!