Army Quality of Life - Housing and Moving

Housing & Moving

Army Quality of Life

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Housing

Quality housing for Soldiers and their Families contributes to Army readiness and leaders are committed to finding ways to improve housing conditions on installations around the world.

The Army has a total of 100,000 houses with 90% of them being managed by privatized housing partners Corvias, Balfour Beatty and Lend-Lease. Though not all Army Families live on installation, 65% of Families live off installation in civilian communities.

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Expand List item 1417Collapse List item 1417  Army Housing Resources

General

  • ArMA Army Maintenance Support is where Soldiers and Families can submit installation maintenance requests.
  • Army Housing Online User Services Website is the Army's official website for Soldiers and Families to look for information regarding Army Family Housing (Privatized & Government Owned), Unaccompanied Housing or Off-Post Housing.
  • Automated Housing Referral Network (AHRN): a military-focused housing listing service (mostly rentals) that many service members and Families use to search near installations.
  • Defense Housing Feedback System opens an additional, high-visibility communication channel for active-duty service members living in privatized military housing and their authorized dependents to submit public feedback related to the condition of their current housing unit and receive a response from their privatized landlord. The system is not for work orders or maintenance requests.
  • IHG Army Hotels offers a way to search for travel amenities on installations worldwide.
  • HOMES.mil is a service designed to connect Service members and their Families with community housing rental listings located near U.S. military bases.
  • Military By Owner provides advertising for homes located near military bases, as well as resources related to real estate, homeownership and military life.
  • MilitaryOne Source Housing & Living offers information about choosing military housing options.
  • Relocation Readiness helps with a comprehensive support system, whether it’s a Soldier’s first move or the last of many.
  • Tenant Bill of Rights commits to ensuring that privatized housing Soldiers and Families receive quality housing and fair treatment from the Military Housing Privatization Initiative project owners that operate and maintain privatized housing.
  • Tenant Responsibilities highlights important responsibilities of Soldiers and their Families when residing in privatized housing.

Finances

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Moving

The Army has two peak moving seasons: Summer (June-September) and again in the Winter (December-January). Soldiers and Families can have the Army move their household goods or choose to move themselves which is known as a Personally Procured Move. The Soldier must receive OFFICIAL ORDERS before scheduling the move process. You can get to know your next duty station right away! Download the My Army Post App (MAPA) for Apple or Android and choose your new installation. Soldiers Orders now show a QR code to remind you to use this resource.

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If your local transportation office and service branch’s customer service options couldn’t provide the support you need, call 833-MIL-MOVE (833-645-6683) for help.

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Expand List item 1420Collapse List item 1420  Getting Started
  • Once orders are received, Soldiers and Families should take their next steps with the Defense Personal Property System.
  • Step-by-Step: How to Move provides every step of arranging a personal property shipment. There are several steps in the moving process that happen before packing even begins; understanding each step can help ensure a smooth transition.
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