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PCS & DITY / PPM checklist

Choose how you’re moving. Track tasks, keep useful notes and download your checklist.

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PCS and PPM: what’s the difference?

PCS is your permanent change of station. A Personally Procured Move (PPM), often called DITY, is a way to move some or all of your household goods yourself or through a company you arrange. A partial PPM combines that with a government-arranged shipment.

Get transportation counseling and authorization before committing to a PPM. Ask about current allowances, expenses, advances and settlement requirements; this tool does not estimate or guarantee payment.

Your Coast Guard starting point

Coast Guard AY2026 guidance calls for counselor/member-signed DD 2278, certified empty/full weight tickets and DPS proof-of-completion/closeout steps. Confirm your claim channel with the Transportation Office; do not assume Army DFAS routing applies.

Coast Guard — AY2026 PPM guidance, ALCOAST 154/26

Keep the PCS travel voucher, PPM closeout and any shipment damage claim organized as separate processes.

Customize your checklist

Changing options preserves notes and progress on tasks that still apply. Removed tasks are omitted from the new checklist.

Official sources and limits

Sources checked 21 September 2026. This is a planning checklist, not authorization, an official voucher, tax advice or a reimbursement determination. Follow current orders, transportation counseling and service requirements.