Accompanied Service Members
Please refer to the Accompanied-PCS Flowchart USMC for a breakdown of how your move to Okinawa should look.
My Sponsor
Your sponsor is responsible for helping you PCS. This should NOT be a financial burden for your sponsor. All expenses taken care of by your sponsor should be repaid. If you have orders to Okinawa and your sponsor has not contacted you, contact your gaining command to ensure they are tracking your arrival.
Lodging upon arrival
You will either stay in family housing or temporary lodging upon arrival.
Permanent and contingency housing are available and recommended for families with pets.
Pets
If you do decide to PCS with your pet, you MUST take initiative ahead of time to ensure you complete all necessary steps for PCS’ing with your pet.
You can access information for PCS’ing to Okinawa with your pet here, as well as within the checklist.
If you have any additional questions or concerns about what will happen with your pet when you arrive in Okinawa please contact your sponsor in advance so they can plan to assist you.
IPAC Inbound Information
The IPAC Inbound Branch created a document for you to reference in order to assist the incoming members, the sponsors, and the S-1s during the check-in process. The document will have the following information:
-MOL Self Certification
-List of Required Documents for Join Audit and Travel Claim
-Information for making appointments
-Information for TLA
IPAC INBOUND INFORMATION
All incoming personnel and unit sponsors should be aware of the following:
-If the members are in government quarters (barracks or housing), please submit the documents upon arrival so we can report the join and avoid overpayment of BAH Transit
-All members are required to come to the IPAC to do the initial join
-The Inbound Section is working on an appointment only basis which has drastically reduced the waiting time for the members
-Sponsors should collect all documents listed in the “IPAC Inbound Information” and submit them to the IPAC via EPAR
-Appointments can be requested via EPAR when the documents are submitted or by phone