7 CRINGEY PCS Stories as told by Military Families
PCS season is upon us. It’s July and we’re smack dab in the Middle of the biggest Military holiday south of Military appreciation month and the 4thof July (Did I say south?…PCS Brain). Like it or not, if you’re a Military family then you’ll be picking up your life and moving away to start a new journey else- where. We’re basically nomads without the teepees. Cheers to a little laughter and much more crying, here are 7 CRINGY PCS stories as told by Military Families!
-Becca Glass
“Our second PCS as a family we were moving from Detroit, MI to Jacksonville, Fl. Our movers arrived and we had one upstairs, one on the main floor and one was supposed to load our truck. After a few hours, the lead packer noticed a huge pile of boxes outside of our truck and he went to yell at the loader and figure out why he was so behind. The loader was having a hard time trying to figure out how to load the truck because they have rules on how to load fragile items and everything said “Glass” on the boxes. He missed the introduction where we introduced our family and our last name is Glass. He thought everything we had was fragile and had spent hours trying to figure out how to load a semi full of fragile “glass.” Now every time we move we make sure to point out our last name so there is no confusion”.
-Johnny Cruz Buckingham creator of Military Crashpad
“I was PCSing from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO to Laughlin AFB in Del Rio, TX. I had my car loaded up with all my belongings, including my cat. I had purchased her in Colorado Springs so I had never been on a road trip with her before. Twenty minutes into our car ride I found out that she was horribly car sick after she threw up all over my back seat. After I stopped and cleaned up her vomit, we continued our road trip and I was hoping that was the last of her car sickness…it wasn’t. She threw up 4 more times before we rolled into Del Rio, TX. Just when I thought everything was coming to an end and we were going to get to our new house, I saw a McDonald’s and pulled through the drive-thru to get some lunch. When I pulled up to the window and went to hand the cashier money, my cat jumped from my lap and into the window of the McDonald’s drive-thru!!! Luckily the lady caught her and handed her back to me.”
-Ashley Marshall creator of Dandelion Families
“Several moves ago, we were assigned a driver who was relatively new to the DoD moving system. In an effort to speed up truck loading day, he hired an additional company to come in and help the company who already had been assigned to load.
It turns out that these two companies were rivals and did not get along. All day long insults were tossed around, complaints were freely given, and tension was generally lurking in the air.
As the Tetris game of loading the truck became more difficult, the companies blamed each other. Our neighbors had gathered in our front yard to say goodbye and we all watched as the companies started a massive argument about how to finish loading the truck over the music they had blaring in the yard.
This poor driver was in the middle trying to ease the tension before anyone got hurt. He reminded us of Michael Jackson in his classic video “Beat It!” All of us onlookers were captivated as we thought for certain a dance fight was about to erupt!
Luckily, everyone calmed down before things got too out of control. I will never forget the wide-eyed looks of my neighbors as they told us goodbye while watching the show that was happening on our front yard’!
About the Author
Sierra Redmond is the 22 year old Mom and Army Wife behind The Daily Impressions Lifestyle Blog. The Daily Impressions was created in 2017 to encourage the building of stronger family units through travel and experiences. Sierra went to college for Broadcast Journalism TV/Radio and Media and was set on being a correspondent. In 2014, she married her high school sweetheart turned US Army soldier and knew that it would change her life.
After getting married and moving to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo she realized how impossible it was going to be to work in media the way that she intended...That’s when she discovered blogging. She found a fulfilling career that allowed her to support her husband's career and be a stay at home mom to her son. She hopes that her website encourages military families to travel more often, draw closer together to build strong families and make the most out of their military experiences. She is currently serving as the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year base winner for USAG Miami and uses her platform to show Military wives everywhere that they can live their best lives.
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