The Pentagon wants troops to change duty stations less often

The Pentagon is asking the services to come up with plans that would limit the number of moves that military families make every few years, officials announced.

The Department of Defense is asking the military services to determine which permanent changes of station are lower priority and would help families “seeking greater geographic stability” and provide “efficiencies” for cost cutting, according to a memo released Wednesday by Tim Dill, who is performing the duties of the deputy under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness.

Dill told reporters Wednesday that the policy changes are directed at both improving military families’ quality of life and “being efficient with taxpayer dollars.” “The most important thing in this policy is that we’re taking care of service members an