Military PCS Movers in San Antonio, TX
You got orders. The clock is ticking. You're staring at a weight estimate, a DPS login, and a decision: take the government movers and hope for the best, or do a PPM and keep the difference. Either way, you need a crew that knows what they're doing.
Call San Antonio: (210) 650-4911Half Price Movers runs PCS and PPM jobs all year out of San Antonio — for service members and families at Lackland AFB, Randolph AFB, Fort Sam Houston, Camp Bullis, and everywhere else under the JBSA umbrella. We load your truck, your POD, or your container the way it needs to be loaded for a long haul. You drive, file, and pocket the difference.
PCS (Permanent Change of Station) is the military moving you to a new duty station. A PPM (Personally Procured Move) — what most people still call a DITY — is when you handle the household goods yourself and the government reimburses up to 100% of what it would have cost them. A partial PPM splits it: government moves some, you handle the rest.
If you're doing a PPM or partial PPM, the math is simple: the cheaper you can do the move, the more you keep. Hiring labor-only movers and renting your own truck or POD is usually the cheapest legitimate way to do it — and the difference between our bill and the government's reimbursement goes straight to you (minus taxes). Same crews as our full-service moves, 40–60% less on your bill.
What You Get With Half Price Movers for Your PCS
Crews Who've Loaded Hundreds of PCS Trucks
We know how to load a 26' Penske for a 1,500-mile drive — heavy on the bottom, weight balanced over the axles, everything strapped tight so your stuff isn't shifting through Oklahoma at 65 mph.
PPM Documentation Help
Loading a PPM means weight tickets, inventory, and receipts. We'll give you a clean invoice that holds up when you file with finance, and walk you through what else you need.
Licensed & Insured in Texas
Registered with the TxDMV and carrying household goods cargo insurance. Especially important for a PCS where your stuff is going a long way.
Transparent Hourly Pricing
Two-hour minimum, billed straight. No surprise fees, no fuel surcharges on labor-only jobs, no upcharge for stairs you didn't mention.
JBSA Bases & PCS Jobs We Serve
JBSA-Lackland (incl. Kelly Field)
Air Force basic training, security forces, cyber. High volume of E-1 through E-6 PCS moves year round.
JBSA-Randolph
Pilot training, AETC headquarters, plus the surrounding neighborhoods in Schertz, Cibolo, Selma, Universal City, and Live Oak.
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
Medical command, METC, BAMC. We move a lot of medics, nurses, and Army medical personnel through Fort Sam.
Camp Bullis
Training site north of the city, near Stone Oak and the Hill Country. We travel further than people expect.
PPM & Partial PPM Loads
Rent your truck or POD, we provide the crew. Keep more of your government reimbursement when labor is the only line item.
Retirement & Separation Moves
Last PCS, no government move, all out-of-pocket — which is exactly when keeping costs down matters most.
When a PPM With Hired Help Makes Sense
- You want to keep money from the move and you're willing to drive the truck (or fly and have someone else drive).
- Your household goods are well under your weight allowance — that's where the reimbursement math works in your favor.
- You have a flexible report date and aren't fighting the calendar.
- You'd rather control the timeline than wait on TMO to assign a carrier.
When a PPM Probably Isn't the Call
- You're going OCONUS — overseas PPMs exist but the logistics get complicated fast.
- You're over your weight allowance and the math no longer favors you.
- You don't have anyone who can drive a 26' truck across the country.
- You need packing services too — wrapping art, boxing the kitchen, disassembling furniture.
If you'd rather we handle the whole thing including the truck, that's our full-service moving option. Same trained crews — we just bring the truck.
What You'll Need to File Your PPM
We're movers, not finance clerks — talk to your TMO and finance office for official guidance. But after loading hundreds of PPM trucks, here's what service members consistently tell us they needed.
Empty & full weight tickets
From a certified scale (CAT scales at most truck stops work). One before you load, one after. No weight tickets, no reimbursement.
Itemized mover invoice
Showing labor costs, hours, and date of service. We provide this on every job.
Receipts for truck, fuel, materials, tolls, lodging
Anything you spent along the route. Keep digital copies — finance offices lose paper.
Orders & DD Form 2278
Or the current equivalent your TMO gives you to authorize the PPM.
Plan Around San Antonio's PCS Season
JBSA cycles thousands of service members in and out every summer, and the moving industry in San Antonio feels it. Peak PCS season runs roughly May 15 through August 31 — truck rentals get scarce, prices climb, and every reputable crew in town books out two to four weeks in advance.
The week before and after the 1st and 15th of each month is the busiest window inside that season. Off-peak (September through April) is dramatically easier — same-week availability, better truck rates, and crews aren't running on fumes. If orders give you flexibility, lean off-peak. If they don't, book your truck and your crew the day you get your orders.
Why Service Members Trust Us
- 45+ Years Family-OwnedServing South Texas since 1979.
- Licensed & Insured (TxDMV)Verifiable through the Texas DMV.
- Background-Checked CrewsOn payroll, uniformed, trained.
- PCS-Season AvailabilityBook early May–August; same-week off-peak.
- Clean PPM InvoicesBuilt to satisfy finance and DPS.
Neighborhoods Near JBSA We Also Serve
Military PCS Movers: Frequently Asked Questions
Book a PCS-Ready Crew in San Antonio
Ready to book, or want a quote? Call us, fill out the online form, or reach out however's easiest. We'll ask about your truck or container, the size of your home, stairs, report date, and timing — and quote you straight. Trained crews. Real equipment. Half the price. Keep more of your PCS reimbursement.