PCS Orders to the Carolina Coast? Here’s Your Insider Survival Guide

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter in bright orange and white livery hovering over the ocean, with a rescuer in an orange suit being lowered by hoist toward the water.

Getting PCS orders to the Carolina coast is basically hitting the military assignment lottery. You just don’t know it yet. Between Camp Lejeune, Cherry Point, and Beaufort, thousands of families move through this stretch of coastline every year. Most arrive stressed, overwhelmed, and googling “best neighborhoods near base” at 11 p.m. the night before their … Read more