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Military relocation

If you need a final answer, then ask the school's athletic director or AHSAA, because this check is guidance, not a ruling.

This page is for families on a military move, including a move tied to Redstone Arsenal. It is not a Department of Defense site. It does not use DoD logos or claim any affiliation.

Check eligibility for a move into Alabama

A permanent change of station and the bona fide move

A permanent change of station (PCS) is a military move. The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) playbook does not state a military-transfer rule. A PCS is still a family move.

The written rule is the bona fide move: the whole household lives in the new home, the furniture moves, and the old home is closed, rented, or sold and not used. The athlete enrolls after the move. A season already underway can still mean sitting out varsity until next season. If the written rule does not cover the case, it stays unclear.

Ask the school's athletic director about military-move provisions.

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Unclear cases

The Alabama Transfer Playbook does not state a military-transfer rule.

Ask the school's athletic director about military-move provisions.

  • Ask the school's athletic director about military-move provisions. The playbook does not state a military-move provision, so none is applied here.

The bona fide move, the one-year attendance rule, and the out-of-state note are written on the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) transfer rules page. They are not written as a military exception.

Fort Rucker and Maxwell Air Force Base

Zone map for this base is coming; these are the nearest schools.

Athletics and a military move

The Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission rules say: “State and LEA shall facilitate the opportunity for an eligible military children's inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, with consultation with the state high school athletic association, to the extent they are otherwise qualified. Application deadlines include tryouts, summer conditioning and other coach or district prerequisites.” The same rules define extracurricular activities this way: “Extracurricular activities include, but are not limited to, preparation for and involvement in public performances, contests, athletic competitions, demonstrations, displays, and club activities.” MIC3 Compact Rules (December 2025), SEC. 6.102(a) and SEC. 1.101(i).

The AHSAA transfer rule does not state a military exception. Under financial aid, the handbook says: “This rule does not apply to dependent children of full-time, active duty military families who have Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to relocate into a new school attendance zone.” AHSAA Handbook 2026-27, Rule VI, Section 7 (Financial Aid).

This is general information, not a ruling. Confirm with your school or athletic association before you decide.

The family's first contact is the School Liaison Program. This site does not contact schools or installations for you.

Towns with schools near the Redstone Arsenal point

Redstone Arsenal point is from census-gazetteer-2024-place. Distances are straight-line miles from that point to the average school location in each town. Not a drive time. Towns within 40 miles are listed.

Schools on file in these districts

Huntsville City School District · Madison City School District · Madison County School District · Limestone County School District. A school is listed because its directory district matches. This is not a claim about which base it serves.

Limestone County School District

Madison County School District

Huntsville City School District

Madison City School District

Questions

Does the playbook state a military-move rule?

No. The Alabama Transfer Playbook does not state a military-transfer rule. Ask the school's athletic director about military-move provisions.

Where are the transfer rules that are written down?

The bona fide move, the one-year attendance rule, overlapping zones, and the out-of-state note are on the AHSAA transfer-rules page. They are not written as a military exception.

Military relocation and Alabama high schools · High School Transfer Portal