Household goods - OCONUS (Over Seas)

candypants · 10-20-2009, 03:07 PM

How long does it usually take to get everything? DH said a couple months but that seems like an extremely long time to me. I know it varies, but what's the average? I'm currently packing everything now and trying to figure out what is going in my suitcase and what's going to be shipped.

TIA!

gunsgirl · 10-20-2009, 05:13 PM

4-6 weeks average!

but if you are doing a gov move do not pack anything- they wil just repack when they come-

also do you know about doing an Unaccompanied baggage shipment?

CptWife316 · 10-20-2009, 06:16 PM

It truly depends. Our stuff for example left the end of April and finally arrived into Korea the middle of June so that was about 8 weeks or longer. HHG's come via boat, Unaccompanied is supposed to come via plane. But both arrived at the same date.

*tina* · 10-20-2009, 07:21 PM

We moved during an orders hold/end of PCS season, and it took about 3 weeks from the east coast to Hawaii this last time. But the time from Hawaii to the East Coast it took 6. We've never done unaccompanied baggage. Good luck!

*^JEN^* · 10-20-2009, 07:26 PM

We moved from DC to Hawaii. Got our HHG within 3 weeks and then our unaccompanied got here 2 weeks AFTER the HHG did. Never doing unaccompanied again...

(((this was our first "over seas" move and they told us 6 - 8 weeks)))

Navgirl · 10-20-2009, 08:24 PM

Sometimes it can take longer but they can come earlier, too. I think our HHG's showed up about 5 weeks after we did.

gunsgirl · 10-21-2009, 06:12 AM

the one thing about UB- is it has to ship 4 weeks before your reg shipment-

we have done 2 and both got there before we did- but we sent the UB way ahead both times.

autumnarun · 10-21-2009, 07:44 AM

We got our HHG about 8 weeks after we got to our duty station. We sent it out about 12 weeks prior. That was from OCT-JAN TIME.

Nie · 10-21-2009, 05:57 PM

Hrm lemme think, HHG were packed on January 16 and 17th, I arrived in Germany January 20 and our stuff got there by February 27th.

gagirlingermany · 10-21-2009, 11:09 PM

I'll let you know when it shows up, lol. We had unaccompanied baggage picked up on Oct 2. HHG were the 5th and 6th. We arrived in Germany on the 19th. We were told 43 days for unaccompanied baggage and 68 days I believe for HHG. I really hope it doesn't take that long. We wound up getting a stairwell on post yesterday. We thought we'd be forced off post and would be in a hotel for 3-4 weeks so we weren't worried about how long things would take to get here. Now that I am here with no curtains, appliances, or any of my stuff I hope it gets here much sooner.

10-20-2009, 03:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
candypants Baby, I'm bad news. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ft. Campbell Posts: 3,692 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 64% Longevity: 19%	Household goods How long does it usually take to get everything? DH said a couple months but that seems like an extremely long time to me. I know it varies, but what's the average? I'm currently packing everything now and trying to figure out what is going in my suitcase and what's going to be shipped. TIA! __________________ "For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." -Audrey Hepburn Check out our pregnancy blog at: www.littlebabyleaders.blogspot.com

10-20-2009, 05:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
gunsgirl I love cats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kingsland GA/ HITRON JAX Posts: 4,370 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 60% Longevity: 39%	4-6 weeks average! but if you are doing a gov move do not pack anything- they wil just repack when they come- also do you know about doing an Unaccompanied baggage shipment? __________________ GA licensed Realtor Dawn

10-20-2009, 06:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
CptWife316 Proud Army Wife in South Korea Join Date: May 2009 Location: Osan AB, South Korea Posts: 924 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 18% Longevity: 8%	It truly depends. Our stuff for example left the end of April and finally arrived into Korea the middle of June so that was about 8 weeks or longer. HHG's come via boat, Unaccompanied is supposed to come via plane. But both arrived at the same date. __________________

10-20-2009, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
tina Put the alphabet in order... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Under a shady tree.... Posts: 1,953 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 43% Longevity: 49%	We moved during an orders hold/end of PCS season, and it took about 3 weeks from the east coast to Hawaii this last time. But the time from Hawaii to the East Coast it took 6. We've never done unaccompanied baggage. Good luck! __________________

10-20-2009, 07:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
^JEN^ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Schofield Barracks, HAWAII Posts: 6,428 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 45% Longevity: 21%	We moved from DC to Hawaii. Got our HHG within 3 weeks and then our unaccompanied got here 2 weeks AFTER the HHG did. Never doing unaccompanied again... (((this was our first "over seas" move and they told us 6 - 8 weeks))) __________________

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10-20-2009, 08:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Navgirl Aviation Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Korea Posts: 6,197 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 59% Longevity: 33%	Sometimes it can take longer but they can come earlier, too. I think our HHG's showed up about 5 weeks after we did. __________________

10-21-2009, 06:12 AM	#7 (permalink)
gunsgirl I love cats Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: kingsland GA/ HITRON JAX Posts: 4,370 Classifieds: (3) Activity: 60% Longevity: 39%	the one thing about UB- is it has to ship 4 weeks before your reg shipment- we have done 2 and both got there before we did- but we sent the UB way ahead both times. __________________ GA licensed Realtor Dawn

10-21-2009, 07:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
autumnarun Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Jacksonville, NC / MCAS New River Posts: 668 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 16% Longevity: 13%	We got our HHG about 8 weeks after we got to our duty station. We sent it out about 12 weeks prior. That was from OCT-JAN TIME.

10-21-2009, 05:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Nie Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Velburg (Hohenfels), Germany Posts: 1,325 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 22% Longevity: 22%	Hrm lemme think, HHG were packed on January 16 and 17th, I arrived in Germany January 20 and our stuff got there by February 27th. __________________ My furbabies, Chacha & Tater

10-21-2009, 11:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
gagirlingermany Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 6 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 2% Longevity: 2%	I'll let you know when it shows up, lol. We had unaccompanied baggage picked up on Oct 2. HHG were the 5th and 6th. We arrived in Germany on the 19th. We were told 43 days for unaccompanied baggage and 68 days I believe for HHG. I really hope it doesn't take that long. We wound up getting a stairwell on post yesterday. We thought we'd be forced off post and would be in a hotel for 3-4 weeks so we weren't worried about how long things would take to get here. Now that I am here with no curtains, appliances, or any of my stuff I hope it gets here much sooner.