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R 191845Z JAN 00 ZYBW MIN PSN 580929J33
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01754//
NAVADMIN 007/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-6C5//
 
SUBJ/RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT AND COMMERCIAL SOURCES//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/14FEB91//
 
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1754.6, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR
NAVY MILITARY PERSONNEL.//
 
RMKS/1.  PURPOSE OF THIS NAVADMIN IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
RESOURCES AVAILABLE VIA INTERNET THAT AID RELOCATING SERVICEMEMBERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES.
 
2.  PER REF A, NAVY POLICY IS TO HELP MEMBERS AND, WHERE APPLICABLE,
THEIR FAMILIES MANAGE THE AFFAIRS ATTENDANT TO SERVICE-REQUIRED
RELOCATION BY PROVIDING STANDARDIZED INFORMATION AND SERVICES THROUGH
A COORDINATED RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RAP).
 
3.  IN ADDITION TO NAVY RELOCATION SITES, SEVERAL FREE COMMERCIAL
SITES OFFER INFORMATION WHICH IS GENERALLY DYNAMIC IN PRESENTATION,
TAILORABLE TO LOCATION, PRINTABLE IN VARIOUS FORMATS, AND USUALLY
VERY CURRENT.
 
4.  GOVERNMENT INTERNET RELOCATION INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE
F0LLOWING AREAS:
    A.  SITES (STANDARD INSTALLATION TOPIC EXCHANGE SERVICE) -
SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND THE DEFENSE
MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC), SITES PROVIDES WORLDWIDE RELOCATION
INFORMATION ON MAJOR MILITARY AND ASSOCIATE INSTALLATIONS.  WEBSITE
IS (ALL LOWERCASE) WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/SITES.
    B.  LIFELINES (NAVY'S QUALITY OF LIFE (QOL) MALL) - SPONSORED BY
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, LIFELINES SERVES THE QOL NEEDS OF
SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AROUND THE CLOCK AND AROUND THE
WORLD.  IT IS A "ONE STOP SHOP" FOR INFORMATION INCLUDING LINKS TO
BOTH GOVERNMENT AND COMMERICAL SITES.  WEBSITE IS (ALL LOWERCASE)
WWW.LIFELINES2000.ORG.  THIS IS A VALUABLE ASSET FOR RELOCATION
INFORMATION.
    C.  MILITARY ACCLIMATE - PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AND THE OFFICE OF FAMILY POLICY.  ITS PURPOSE IS TO ASSIST MILITARY
PERSONNEL IN DETERMINING COST-OF-MOVE, COST-OF-LIVING AND BEST FIT
HOUSING AROUND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.  WEBSITE IS (ALL LOWERCASE
WWW.MILITARYACCLIMATE.COM/KTNMIL2/HOME.ASP.
    D.  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (MAP)
RELOCATION STATION - PROVIDES INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND LINKS TO
ASSIST IN PCS MOVE.  WEBSITE IS (ALL LOWERCASE) DTICAW.DTIC.MIL/
MAPSITE/OUTPUT/RELOCATE.HTM.
    E.  MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - PROVIDES INFORMATION,
RESOURCES AND LINKS ON MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.  WEBSITE IS (ALL LOWERCASE)
DTICW.DTIC.MIL/MILCHILD/.
    F.  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY (DODEA) - EVERYTHING
ABOUT THE DODEA SCHOOL SYSTEM, INCLUDING HOW TO REGISTER YOUR
CHILDREN AND REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS; INFORMATION ABOUT AND TEST SCORES
AT INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS; AND SPECIAL SECTIONS FOR PARENTS, TEENS, AND
KIDS.  WEBSITE IS (ALL LOWERCASE) WWW.ODEDODEA.EDU/.
    G.  FOR PCS RULES AND REGULATIONS VISIT THE JFTR SITE LOCATED AT
THE WEBSITE (ALL LOWERCASE) WWW.DTIC.MIL/PERDIEM/.
 
5.  COMMERCIAL INTERNET RELOCATION INFORMATION SITES.  COMMERCIAL
WEBSITES ALSO OFFER EXCELLENT ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR RELOCATION
ASSISTANCE TO MILITARY PERSONNEL.  MANY SITES PROVIDE SERVICES TO
ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE, RETIRED, VETERAN, DOD, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTED
PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES.  SOME PROVIDE SITE MAPS OF
INSTALLATIONS AND DETAILED COMMUNITY BASED INFORMATION, SUCH AS
SCHOOLS, YELLOW PAGES, HOME SALES, RENTALS, LOCAL BUSINESS
DIRECTORIES, NEWS AND MAGAZINES, AND LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS.
COMMERCIAL SITES CAN BE OBTAINED BY USING THE ADVANCE SEARCH
FUNCTION ON ANY INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE AND THEN TYPING IN "MILITARY
RELOCATION."  SELECT "WEB PAGES" TO VIEW ALL SITES.  MANY SITES ARE
NOT LISTED WHEN THE SEARCH ENGINE ENVIRONMENT SETTING IS EITHER
"CATEGORY" OR "WEB SITE."  SOME COMMERCIAL SITES CAN ALSO BE
ACCESSED VIA LIFELINES (WWW.LIFELINES2000.ORG).
 
6.  FAMILIES CAN BE AFFECTED BY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF STRESS DURING
PCS MOVES THAT MAY LEAD TO A BAD START FOR THE SERVICEMEMBER AT THEIR
NEW COMMAND.  NAVY DIRECTED SERVICES PROVIDE QUALITY SUPPORT FOR PCS
RELOCATIONS USING TRADITIONAL COUNSELING AND PRINTED MATERIAL.  EVEN
THOUGH THESE TRADITIONAL SERVICES REMAIN IN PLACE AND DOD ONLINE
SERVICES EMERGE, USING CORPORATE ELECTRONIC BUSINESS PERMITS
ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO SERVICEMEMBERS FROM ONLINE SERVICE
AFFILIATED WITH DOD.  PLEASE SEND FEEDBACK ON GREAT SERVICE FROM
COMMERCIAL SITES TO THE LIFELINES RELOCATION STORE AT WEBSITE (ALL
LOWERCASE) WWW.LIFELINES2000.ORG/TABLE/WELCOME.WT5.HTM.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//