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The Army Sponsorship Program is designed to help Soldiers and their families settle in to new areas with minimal problems and maximum support from the new unit. I have, however, noticed that while the program has good intentions it is misused and incoming personnel seem to get left hanging out because the sponsor is busy with work.
I know the sponsor is supposed to get adequate time excused from the duty day to help the incoming Soldier adjust and get to and from in processing appointments. It doesn't seem like the CoC is allowing this to happen.
I am not saying the program is misused by incoming personnel. I have seen senior NCOs, OCONUS, leave a junior NCO, OCONUS, basically with no guidance and worst of all no form of transportation in a foreign country. How would you go about reporting this if it happened to you?
Honestly, for me, it would be extremely difficult for them being as they are new to the unit and have to work potentially with this sponsor for years to come.
I know the sponsor is supposed to get adequate time excused from the duty day to help the incoming Soldier adjust and get to and from in processing appointments. It doesn't seem like the CoC is allowing this to happen.
I am not saying the program is misused by incoming personnel. I have seen senior NCOs, OCONUS, leave a junior NCO, OCONUS, basically with no guidance and worst of all no form of transportation in a foreign country. How would you go about reporting this if it happened to you?
Honestly, for me, it would be extremely difficult for them being as they are new to the unit and have to work potentially with this sponsor for years to come.
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SSG Zelbst, I would elevate it through the chain of command. Transportation is not one of the duties of a sponsor though. It does require some initiative of the incoming Soldier to do some read ahead work (should be provided by the sponsor) on public transportation in the area. I don't know the exact situation you are referring to and if it is your own situation or not? Regardless, unless you know the duties of a sponsor it is hard to generalize and say " I have seen senior NCOs, OCONUS, leave a junior NCO, OCONUS, basically with no guidance and worst of all no form of transportation in a foreign country" because again transportation of new Soldiers is not a sponsor duty!
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SFC Gilley,
I understand it is not a duty listed in the regulation but I have done my research and it does say to assist the Soldier during in processing. Public transportation would be well over 60 bucks a day from where incoming Soldiers stay here and where our office is. I guess I used that as an instance of what I would see as questionable leadership. It might not be a requirement but at the same time it is something that I see would be a big help especially being overseas when you don't have a license due to unit requirements.
I edited that out as to avoid any confusion.
I understand it is not a duty listed in the regulation but I have done my research and it does say to assist the Soldier during in processing. Public transportation would be well over 60 bucks a day from where incoming Soldiers stay here and where our office is. I guess I used that as an instance of what I would see as questionable leadership. It might not be a requirement but at the same time it is something that I see would be a big help especially being overseas when you don't have a license due to unit requirements.
I edited that out as to avoid any confusion.
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I spent 13 years in Germany and can say that every base I was on had transportation at no expense to the Soldier especially for those in-processing. It has to be brought to the attention of the chain of command to avoid this in the future, sure, it won't help you out right now, but it may prevent a brand new private from having this same issue.
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Here are some helpful links
http://www.rp.army.mil/
http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=MI:CONTENT:0::::P4_INST_ID,P4_CONTENT_TITLE,P4_CONTENT_EKMT_ID,P4_CONTENT_DIRECTORY:1675,Check-in Procedures,30.90.30.30.120.0.0.0.0,11
http://www.rp.army.mil/
http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=MI:CONTENT:0::::P4_INST_ID,P4_CONTENT_TITLE,P4_CONTENT_EKMT_ID,P4_CONTENT_DIRECTORY:1675,Check-in Procedures,30.90.30.30.120.0.0.0.0,11
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14 years in and still trying to find this Army Total Sponsorship Program thingie
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Its ridiculous that it seems like there is no support of this program in the mid level chains of command..
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Hopefully since your receiving unit has to assign a sponsor in ACT before you get your PCS orders (or so I have been told), maybe that will fix the program (at least I hope so)
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