PCS playbooks for military families
Know what
you’re owed.
A personalized PCS playbook for the spouse who runs the move and the service member who needs the paperwork right the first time, with every entitlement in real dollars.
Completely free · No account needed · Takes about two minutes
Sample playbook
SSG · E-6 · 2 dependents
Fort Bragg → Fort Campbell
Entitlements identified
- Dislocation Allowance (DLA)$3,548
- MALT (560 mi)$115
- Per diem (you + 2)$890
- PPM / DITY incentive$2,300+
Example figures. Yours are calculated from your actual orders.
At a glance
The short version.
- What it is
- A personalized PCS planner for U.S. military families, all branches.
- Best for
- Your entitlements in real dollars, a timeline, and a checklist keyed to your orders.
- Not for
- An official entitlement determination. It gives you estimates, not the final word.
- Verify with
- Your finance office and the Joint Travel Regulations.
- Price
- Free. No account, no payment, no paywall. Optional tip jar if it helps you.
- Time to use
- About two minutes to start.
Try it before you buy it
The whole thing, playable.
Set your branch, rank, and move below and watch the playbook fill in: real entitlement math, a live checklist, destination intel. No signup. This is the actual interface.
Household view, everything, both of you.
Dashboard
Everything for your move, in one place.
47
days to report
Phase progress
0/68 tasks · 0%
Receive and verify your PCS orders
$11,863–$18,163
E-5 · Army · est. before reimbursements
Up next for the household
- Start EFMP screening if applicableMedical
- OCONUS: apply for passports and no-fee passportsAdmin
- Build your PCS binder (physical + digital)Orders
Up next: your paperwork & base
- Receive and verify your PCS ordersOrders
- Calculate your PCS entitlementsFinance
- Schedule TMO / Personal Property counselingHousehold Goods
Entitlements identified
- DLA$3,548.02
- MALT$0.205/mi
- Per Diem$178/day
- TLEUp to $290/day
- PPM Potential$7,200–$13,500
- HHG Weight9,000 lbs
This is the real interface, free to explore. Your full, AI-written playbook is free.
Build mineWhy it’s different
Most PCS tools hand you a checklist. We hand you a number.
$1,000–5,000+
left unclaimed on a typical move
People miss DLA windows, under-file PPM, and skip per diem for dependents. The playbook surfaces every dollar tied to your orders.
2026 JTR
rates, not last year’s
DLA, MALT, per diem, TLE caps and weight allowances are kept current, and every figure tells you to confirm with Finance.
Free
the whole thing, no paywall
Your entitlements, the full AI-written playbook, the checklist and the timeline. No payment and no account, because a PCS is expensive enough already.
What’s inside
Everything the move actually requires.
Real dollar entitlements
DLA, MALT, per diem, TLE/TLA, PPM. All computed from current 2026 JTR rates for your exact rank and dependents. Not a range. A number.
Interactive checklist
60+ tasks, grouped into phases from 90 days out to post-arrival, each with the tip nobody tells you. Check them off as you go.
Timeline keyed to your report date
HHG pack, weigh-ins, DPS/TMO windows, TLE caps. Dated backward from the day you have to sign in.
Destination intel
On-post vs off-post, neighborhoods, schools, BAH reality. For your gaining base, not a generic guide.
Built for both of you
One link for the household: the spouse view runs the calendar, the member view runs the paperwork.
OCONUS-ready
Passports, command sponsorship, pets, POV shipment, TLA. The overseas module appears the moment your orders go OCONUS.
Who it’s for
Built for the person who actually runs the move.
For the spouse
You’re already running the show.
The binder, the housing-office calls, the moving company you’ve never met. The playbook pulls every task and entitlement for your specific move into one place: what to do, when, what the rules actually say, and where the paperwork lives. Your view runs on the household calendar.
For the service member
Get the paperwork right the first time.
Your job already takes the hours you have. The playbook walks you through what personnel, finance, and the gaining unit need from you (DPS, BAH change, dependents, orders endorsements), so nothing bounces back two days before your report date.
How it works
Four steps. Two minutes to start.
01
Tell us about your orders
About two minutes. Branch, rank, dependents, current and gaining base, report date. Phone-friendly.
02
See what you are owed
Your entitlement headline and your first critical steps, computed from your actual orders.
03
Get the full playbook
Every dollar, every deadline, the interactive checklist and timeline. Free. No subscription, no paywall.
04
Use it through the whole move
Lives in your browser from out-processing to in-processing.
Why I built it
Roger
Founder · has PCS’d his own family more than once
I built the tool I wish I’d had.
Every move was the same. Nobody could tell me in one place what I was owed, what I had to file, and by when. I’d find out about an entitlement after the window to claim it had already closed.
So I built PCS Copilot, every task and every dollar tied to your exact orders, in the order you actually need to do them. If it doesn’t help your move, you get your money back.
What it costs
Free
All of it. Your entitlements in dollars, the full playbook, the checklist and the timeline. No payment, no account, nothing held back for a paid tier. A PCS is expensive enough.
Build my playbookNot affiliated with the DoD. Estimates only, verify with Finance.
Frequently asked
Questions people actually ask.
Is this just a generic checklist?
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No. Every section is generated from your specific orders: branch, rank, dependents, CONUS or OCONUS, PPM or not. Two different moves produce two different playbooks, with different dollar figures.
Do I have to pay for this?
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No. The whole thing is free: your entitlements in dollars, the full playbook, the interactive checklist, and the timeline. No payment, no account, no email gate. If it saves you money there is a tip jar, but nothing is held back if you skip it.
Are the dollar amounts real?
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They’re computed from the current 2026 JTR rate tables for your rank and dependent status, real estimates, not hand-waving. Every figure carries a “verify with Finance” note, because rates move and your finance office has the final say.
Can both of us use the same playbook?
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Yes. One link for your household. The spouse view organizes around the calendar; the service-member view organizes around the paperwork.
What’s the catch?
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There isn’t one. It was a paid tool and it is free now. If a figure looks wrong, email roger@pcscopilot.com and I’ll fix it.
Your next PCS doesn’t have to be chaos.
Know what you’re owed. Know what to do. Every step, every dollar, every deadline. Keyed to your move.
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