Dity Move/PPM Calculator

DITY Move and PPM (Personally Procured Move) Calculator – Calculate Allowances and Expenses for your PCS – UPDATED FOR 2022

Welcome PCS’ers! I wish you well on your DITY move – If you are shopping around for moving companies, check out U-Pack:


You pack your own stuff and they move it for you. U-Pack offers $50 off military moves with the discount code MIL50 (for all service members, past and present). I have several military friends who used this company and recommend them!
– Jake

Frequently Asked Questions

• Staying at hotels?
  • Yes, per diem should cover hotel expenses; and you get to keep it even if you don’t actually stay at hotels.
  • Yes, you will still most likely get DLA, per diem, and MALT even if the government moves your stuff and you just drive to your new duty station.
  • A rental car is considered a POV so you will get MALT to partially cover it but you will not get directly reimbursed for it.
  • Yes, if the trailer “single axle, no more than 12 feet long or 8 feet wide, with side rails or body less than 28 inches high and ramp or gate less than 4 feet high unless detachable. For civilian employees, vehicles other than a POV must be of reasonable size and fit into a moving van. ”
  • No
  • Yes, up to 2,000 lbs in general. Pro-gear is not counted against your regular weight allowance. Pro-gear must be declared at the origin of shipment and must be documented.
  • Generally no. In certain situations you can elect to receive reimbursement for moving a mobile home instead of HHG. See Chapter 5 Part D in the JTR for more info.
  • Yes
  • Possible, if you have dependents. See Chapter 5 Part E in the JTR for more info.
  • Yes, a motorcycle is considered HHG.
  • Yes, per diem is meant to cover meals and hotels and is set at a flat rate.

  When and where should I get the weight tickets?

  For the Air Force, it should not matter when you get the weight tickets, so long as you get one for each empty vehicle and one for each fully loaded vehicle. You can get the empty one before packing the car or after unloading it, it is up to you which one you prefer. For other branches, there may be different requirements for how many weight tickets you need and when you need to submit them, so please check with your travel office. You can get the weight tickets at any certified vehicle weight scale. The most common are probably the CAT scales, which are located all over the U.S. To locate certified scales and to find more information on weight tickets, check out the weight tickets and weigh stations post .

  I’m hiring a moving company to move my stuff, do I still need weight tickets?

  First off, ask the moving company if they will be weighing your HHG. They may, and they may also provide you weight tickets at the end of the move. If not, they may go by cubic feet instead of weight. If this is the case, the government MAY use a constructed weight of 7 lbs per cubic foot to estimate the weight of HHG moved. You should always find out how weight estimation will work with a moving company before hiring them, and then check with your travel office to make sure you will get reimbursed for the HHG the company you hired is moving.

  Can I get an advance of funds for a DITY/PPM?

  The JTR states in paragraph 051307 that an amount of 60% of the PPM monetary allowance for HHG reimbursement is allowed when the service member moves his or herself. Since the rate for HHG reimbursement is always changing, you will need to talk to your travel office to find out exactly how much you can get.