Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston -- Throughout a person’s military career, moving will probably be the No. 1 stress factor encountered, especially if they choose to do it themselves.
The Department of Defense has taken into consideration that there are still members who would rather move all or a portion of their property themselves.
This type of move, formally known as the do-it-yourself, or DITY, program is now known as a Personally Procured Move, or PPM. It is an incentive-based program for military members whereby the government pays up to 95 percent of the cost it would have paid a commercial moving company. Civilians are limited to “actual cost” reimbursement not to exceed the government constructive cost.
When members receive orders with a household goods shipping entitlement they have three options:
1. Members can elect to have the government move all of their property.
2. Members can elect to move all of their property themselves.
3. Members can elect to have the government move part of their property and they can move the remaining part themselves.
If the member chooses the PPM program, there are two available options:
1. The member can hire a moving company to move the property for them.
2. The member can use their personally owned vehicle or rent a vehicle such as a truck and or trailer and move the property themselves.
In general, PPMs are not for everyone. It is more work for the member and involves a lot of planning and responsibilities.
For more information, contact your local Personal Property Processing Office for guidance prior to making a move. For Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, call 221-1605, 652-1848 for JBSA-Randolph and 671-2821 for JBSA-Lackland.