My wife is in the army and is being sent to Germany. she was told that the Army provides a wooden Crate and what ever you can fit in it you can take. They use to move the whole house no matter what. I need to know soon, thanks
2007-03-13 11:14:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It is based on weight, not size of some wooden box! Somebody gave her bad info.
The actual allowances and procedures are below:
2007-03-13 12:39:38 · answer #1 · answered by dougdell 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless things have drastically changed, your wife's source is wrong.
She needs to contact the office on her post that contracts moves. You get a sheet that you fill out where you mark down like how many beds you have, how many chests of drawers, how much dishes, how many grand pianos, etc. you have..from there, they take averages and figure out how many pounds you have and compare that to what you are authorized (as based upon your pay grade). Also keep in mind that professional items (related to her job, such as professional books, publications, uniforms, etc.) are not counted against that weight...
I honestly can't remember the name of the office...I think it's called the transportation office or something. One of the things I remember hearing was that they tell privates they don't have this benefit, but that is WRONG. I was a lowely E-3, right out of AIT and single, but the Army still came to my home of record, packed up all my personal stuff and sent it to Germany. They also packed up the stuff in my barracks room that I collected during AIT.
The best benefit in the Army is that they contract movers to move you...you don't have to lift a finger, besides keeping an eye on them to make sure they don't loot you. Take good inventories, take good photos of any breakables, etc. so you can file a claim once you get to Germany. Something always gets broken.
Good luck.
2007-03-13 11:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by Robert N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's based on weight, not the size of the crate. The weight allowance is on her orders.
(Assume each room is 1,000 pounds when calculating how much weight you have... that's how transportation estimates it when sending packers and movers.)
If you don't have those yet (which you probably don't...), call the outbound HHG (Household Goods) Office. They can tell you.
Good luck!
2007-03-13 11:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by fredonia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can fit up to 5000 lbs into it.
I had several crates. However You will most likely get an apartment. There isn't enough space for a whole house.
2007-03-13 11:28:12 · answer #4 · answered by kittenbrower 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it depended on if you were married or single. I remember I had 700 lbs because I was single. I would talk to the transportation office on this one.
2007-03-13 11:17:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on rank and marital status on how much weight they will let you take.
2007-03-13 11:28:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋