Military Personnel Moves Buoy Relocation Market

img src="/sites/default/files/images/articles/printeditiontag_new.gif" width=120 align=right>LA QUINTA, Calif. — Rates the U.S. military pays movers are a source of strength in an overall soft moving-and-storage market, according to people at the American Moving and Storage Association’s annual conference here.

However, some said they have concerns about the long-running attempts by the military to reform how it deals with the industry and purchases moves.

Scott Michael, AMSA’s vice president of membership and government traffic, said the military is continuing to work on a complete revamp of how it interacts with movers.