Built by a Soldier Who Lived It
Three PCS moves. Thousands of miles. Every form, every office, every missed deadline — figured out alone. NextStation exists because it shouldn't have to be that way.
Shania Ruiz
SSG, U.S. Army
25B — IT Specialist
I joined the Army in 2017, straight out of high school. I didn't know what a PCS was. I didn't know what DPS meant. I definitely didn't know there were entitlements sitting on the table that I never claimed.
I just showed up, tried to figure it out, and hoped I wasn't missing anything critical. Three moves and thousands of miles later — the chaos was still the same. Every PCS felt like starting from zero. There was no single source of truth. The Army's own resources were scattered everywhere, Google was a maze, and most of what I learned came from trial, error, and asking the right person at the right time.
As an NCO, I started seeing it from the other side too — watching junior soldiers go through the same overwhelm, asking the same questions, missing the same deadlines. We'd give them the same scattered advice and hope for the best. That's not good enough.
I decided to do something about it. I started SheCodesTech — my own tech company — and NextStation became its first real product. Not because I had a big team or outside funding. Because I had the technical background, a real problem I understood from the inside, and enough frustration to actually see it through.
The goal was simple: one place, everything in one place. What's coming up. What to do next. Entitlements you didn't know you had. Timelines you can actually read. The kind of tool that makes a soldier — and their family — feel like someone is genuinely in their corner.
I'm still active duty. I'm still in the Army. And I'm still the first user of everything I ship. That's not going to change.
What the Military Never Does — Until Now
Every PCS comes with a mountain of tasks — clearing housing, scheduling DPS, transferring records, enrolling kids in new schools, finding a home you've never seen. Most of it lands on the service member and their family to figure out alone.
The tools that existed weren't built for this life. Generic apps don't know what OCONUS means. Calendars don't track HHG pack dates. Nothing connected your entitlements, your tasks, your timeline, and your destination in one place.
NextStation consolidates all of it. That was always the point.
What We Believe
The values that guide every decision we make.
Built With Empathy
PCS season is one of the most stressful times in military life. Every feature is designed to reduce friction, not add to it.
Privacy First
Your move data is yours. We don't sell it, share it, or use it for advertising. Military families deserve discretion.
Community Driven
The best advice about Fort Campbell comes from someone who just left Fort Campbell. We connect people who have that knowledge.
Radically Simple
You have enough to deal with. NextStation should take minutes to learn, not hours. If it's confusing, we'll fix it.
Who NextStation Is For
Every branch. Every situation. Every move.
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force
Managing the move while your service member is deployed or TDY
Government employees navigating civilian PCS entitlements
Coordinating two sets of orders, two careers, one family
No idea where to start? We built this for you specifically
SOFA agreements, COLA, TLA, MIHA - we speak the language
Independent Service
NextStation is an independent service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, any branch of the U.S. Military, or any government agency. All entitlement estimates are for planning purposes only - always verify with your finance office and official JTR guidance.
Questions? We'd Love to Hear From You
I actually read every email. Feedback, feature requests, bug reports, your PCS horror story — send it all. This was built for you, and it gets better because of you.