Making my PCS Binder

PCSing requires a LOT of information. To keep ourselves sane, the PCS Wife and I always build a "PCS Binder," essentially a big 3-ring loaded that keeps our information nicely organized.

Here's a few of the things we're including:

- Page Protectors: these are clear mylar sleeves you can find at any office supply store. They should hold any ordinary 8 1/2 x 11" papers, and usually have a tab on one side. We'll use them to hold the following:

• Our personal property shipment invoices
• Important certificates (birth, wedding, etc.)
• Papers for filing our Do-It-Yourself (DITY) move claim, weight tickets, etc.
  
• Our house deed
• Copies of my orders
• A power of attorney for the PCS Wife (one never knows...)
• My Performance Reports and other important records
• Our vehicle shipment papers
• Our wills
  

We'll also include a few baseball card protectors to hold the numerous cards we've accumulated (i.e., our cards for Borders, Blockbuster, my Red Cross card, etc). We'll also include a few folders for miscellaneous papers we might acquire. Finally, we'll have a hole-punched manila envelope to hold any receipts to track our expenses.