{"id":46091,"date":"2018-05-07T14:54:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/07\/know-your-pcs-weight-allowance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:40:42","slug":"know-your-pcs-weight-allowance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/home-hq\/2018\/05\/07\/know-your-pcs-weight-allowance\/","title":{"rendered":"Know your PCS weight allowance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Staring at a summer move? As you begin mentally shedding belongings in anticipation of moving day<\/a>, here\u2019s a quick reminder of how much each paygrade is allowed to pack at the government\u2019s expense. Check below the chart for a half-dozen additional guidelines, and check here<\/a> to see how good you are at guessing how heavy all that stuff really is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paygrade<\/th>Weight w\/dependents<\/th>Weight w\/o dependents<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
O-10 to O-6<\/td>18,000<\/td>18,000<\/td><\/tr>
O-5\/W-5<\/td>17,500<\/td>16,000<\/td><\/tr>
O-4\/W-4<\/td>17,000<\/td>14,000<\/td><\/tr>
O-3\/W-3<\/td>14,500<\/td>13,000<\/td><\/tr>
O-2\/W-2<\/td>13,500<\/td>12,500<\/td><\/tr>
O-1\/W-1 and academy grads<\/td>12,000<\/td>10,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-9<\/td>15,000<\/td>13,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-8<\/td>14,000<\/td>12,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-7<\/td>13,000<\/td>11,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-6<\/td>11,000<\/td>8,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-5<\/td>9,000<\/td>7,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-4<\/td>8,000<\/td>7,000<\/td><\/tr>
E-3 to E-1<\/td>8,000<\/td>5,000<\/td><\/tr>
Aviation cadets<\/td>8,000<\/td>7,000<\/td><\/tr>
Academy cadets\/midshipmen<\/td>N\/A<\/td>350<\/td><\/tr>
Source<\/a><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

More to know about these limits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Service members with eligible dependents receive the \u201cwith dependents\u201d figure regardless of whether the dependent is part of the move. They may also receive the amount if they are no longer in \u201cwith dependent\u201d status under certain circumstances (the recent death of a spouse or a divorce, for example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. In addition to the weights above, service members can haul up to 2,000 pounds of job-related \u201cPro-Gear<\/a>\u201d and another 500 pounds of similar gear for spouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The top enlisted service member in each branch gets a 17,000-pound with-dependents allowance (14,000 without).<\/p>\n\n\n\t