European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes april its your move careful planning can make a smooth change by Bob Hoyer staff writer its moving time again in the and the Tempo of the season is picking up at transportation offices All across phones Are vans stacked with household goods Are heading to and from and service members Are trying to find time for All the Little things that must be done before they make the Long haul Home or to their next with school winding Down and summer just around the thousands of military families Are scheduled to pull up stakes and head for new duty stations in what has become prime moving thousands of replacements will arrive As the Pace about 70 percent of All military moves in 1985 will be made Between mid april and the end of with the season expected to Peak from june through a transportation officials urge members to plan their moves Well in get cracking is their advice to those who Haven already planned for summer moving at government they Point is an entitle ment that last year Cost the government billion for transportation of All personal but that does not re Lieve the service member of the responsibility of theres no they Point for members to pay for overweight shipments when options and Why let packers Stow the garbage in the Middle of your household or pack away your passports be cause you failed to make Clear the things that were to be and those that were not to be packed the first transportation officials is to get your orders in plenty of time to allow for counselling and a timely shipping Date for your household in Peak with Many others moving at the same it pays to build Lead time into your people who know they Are going to move in the Peak season should be beating on the door of their personnel Center if they dont have their says Hank the chief of personal property and transportation for Vii corps in when orders Are Cut at the last this always causes a Howard the chief of the Frankfurt consolidated personal property shipping says requests for immediate shipping in the Peak season will be difficult to it also is a problem when a commander in the Field Doest give troops the time needed to he no emergency is Many transportation offices require at least a two week Lead from the time the service member presents orders until the mandatory counselling ses Sion is Jurgen the movement supervisor at the Darm Stadt transportation says members have been advised to allow 45 Days from their first Contact with the office until the pickup of household John the chief of Susareu is transportation management says the session with a transportation Counselor can maker breathe he advises that service members and their spouses attend writing4own questions in Advance so they will not Overlook any aspect of their i its not Good Teget the facts from your nextdoor or to rely on past the rules change and our memories Teijo to fail Mcqueen James the chief of the property shipping says service members should make sure they knowhow to prepare for the shipment of Lawn mowers and Gas i the counselling Lyon Points is the place to get Mcqueen emphasizes the importance of checking weight allowances with and the need to prepare an accurate inventory so that neither the service member nor the government will be plan that Paramount if you want an orderly says chief master Donald the Safe superintendent of people who know they Are leaving should and they dont have to have orders to ask questions about their Pelus oof the army claims sew ice in Mannheim lays service members who give spouses Power of attorney to annual Cost of moving personal property billions of dollars handle moving arrangements should make sure the spouses know what is expected of quite often a member will get the then will give his wife Power of attorney but wont Tell her anything about the Peluso if the member and the wife should be at the briefing and the sometimes members cant be pre sent at moving and this is Kohlhaas cautions service members against the postpone ment of packing it Doest pay to play with personal property shipping he too people Call and say they want to change the shipping Date because something else has come with the Peak season this they could be in real trouble trying to juggle these its better to switch other appointments which Are easier to moving should be a family officials its important that the the wife and responsible kids be present when the shipment is being Mcqueen Small children can be a so arrangements should be made to have a baby Sitter look after but the older family members can help Monitor the they should be Alert and should cooperate with the moving most packers Are professionals and know their but if a Packer is shows up for work or insists on a Type of packing that seems the member should Call the transportation its Wise to leave your phone connected until after the or to make sure a phone is available he Mcqueen underscores the need to clearly set aside the things you dont want All valuable papers and including 82 83 84 source military traffic management come airline shot records and shipping documents for the should be stored in a Safe place away from he too these things get packed by and this can mean costly work unpacking goods to find the needed Doc weve had vehicle documents and they were needed to prove that cars were shipped to Europe and qualified for return bad feelings can arise Between packers and the family when such things but they wont happen if the proper precautions Are taken by the Mcqueen Points out that firearms shipped in household goods must be accompanied by detailed information on firearms shipments is available at All transportation at the conclusion of Mcqueen members should make sure that the wooden containers stuffed with household goods Are nailed shut at the the Carrier must of the transportation office or the member to take items Loose to the warehouse for but this is not there is always a higher risk of loss or pilferage when containers Are not nailed shut at the Mcqueen recommends Reading a 28page department of defense Booklet distributed by transportation Batt Anath traffic manager for the Mannheim transportation says service members can help assure Quality control by taking an interest in their too few Cis realize the extent of their sukumaran if they would follow the regulations on they could help themselves and save the government