PCS Binder

Hello everyone! I hope all my American friends had a great holiday weekend celebrating the 4th of July. My weekend was pretty low key, as I am preparing for my move to Germany NEXT WEEK! I cannot believe that I am moving overseas so soon. There is still a lot to do around here: preparing the house for the move out inspection, vet appointment for our dog, packing, etc. This week is going to fly by!

One item I've been working on for the last month or so is a PCS binder. It's a binder full of all the important documents that you will need to travel with. Items such as orders and amendments, pets vaccination records, power of attorney, passports, etc are a few items that are important to have with you. In addition, you should also carry your birth certificate, marriage certificate and social security card.

I bought dividers for my binder and also page protectors to store all the important documents. My binder has a section for:

ORDERS

POWER OF ATTORNEY

IMPORTANT DOCS (BIRTH, MARRIAGE CETIFICATE/SS CARD)

TRAVEL INFORMATION/FLIGHT INFO

DOG INFORMATION (HEALTH CERTIFICATE, VACCINATION RECORDS)

CAR INFO (REGISTRATION, INSURANCE, COPY OF SHIPMENT PAPERWORK)

HOUSEHOLD GOODS INFO

MISCELLANEOUS (FOR RANDOM PAPERS)

I also bought a pencil pouch (like the ones you used to store your pens and pencils in school) that holds my passport and other random items I may need.

Your binder may vary depending on your situation. If you have children, it would be important to carry documents for them. Or if anyone in your family is in the EFMP program, you would want to carry those documents as well. If you google "PCS Binder", there will be some sites that will pop up that can give you more ideas as well.

I hope you enjoyed this post and found it helpful. Leave any questions or comments in the comments section below. Now I'm off to bed so I can wake up early and finish my never ending list of things to do! 

See ya later!

-Kelly