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Recent changes to military moving service standards are raising serious concerns for military families. Under the new regulations, companies like U-Haul and various movers from Craigslist and Facebook are classified as official military movers. This shift has excluded reputable moving firms—80% of the industry currently serving military personnel— have been informed that their Independent Contractor business models do not align with HomeNOTsafe. USTC and HSA's decisions to replace 80% of current qualified movers with inferior providers willing to operate for minimal profit. By significantly lowering entry requirements for the HomeNOTsafe system, USTC has allowed the least competent bottom 20% of the industry to participate without oversight. As a result, military families can no longer choose their moving service providers and are exposed to companies that fail to meet quality standards. Notably, Tier One Relocations, with a low 1.7 Google rating, and KBR are now managing the GHC contract through HomeNOTsafe. Military families should be cautious of anyone claiming to be an official military mover, as this designation has lost its value due to lowered standards.

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Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the US Armed Forces. Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the US Armed Forces. #STRONGERTOGETHER

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While the words being said are encouraging, the real question remains: will this ever come to fruition, or is this yet another false promise like we've seen countless times before with defence infrastructure? For years, promises of improvements have been made, yet many military families still live in unacceptable conditions. In 2022 alone, 40% of military homes failed to meet the Decent Homes Standard, and complaints about mould, damp, and disrepair remain rampant. The government's £1.6bn pledged investment in improving homes in the Defence Estate hasn't yet translated to visible change on the ground. Our Armed Forces and their families deserve more than words — they deserve action. Let's see if this 'landmark deal' will truly deliver, or if history will repeat itself.

While repairs and rebuilding won’t happen overnight, is there scope to look into why many military families are facing an increase in pricing due to the recent CAAS band increase? Many homes are in complete disrepair, covered in mould and local amenities can’t be maintained such as parks so they have been padlocked shut. All seemingly because there is better broadband in the area? While this seems a step in the right direction, many families won’t see this improvement in their careers, more should be done to help those families in the present tense. Thoughts?

43 percent of veterans worry about their personal finances, with saving enough money ranking as the biggest worry (Source: The Harris Poll). If you are a military member or part of a military family, we appreciate you and are here to help. Andrews Federal is well-versed in supporting military service members. In fact, many of our team members are either former military or military spouses. See some of the resources we make available for military service members: https://bit.ly/3OKc2Ls