I'm headed to Fort Huachuca in about a month and a half. Has anyone had issues getting a sponsor from there?

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:08:47 -0400

I've been on assignment since June. I've contacted my one friend there and he has been helpful, but I still don't have any more information. The Huachuca website takes me to IKN and the links are broken. I've heard you need a sponsor to final out of Fort Hood. Is this true?

Has anyone else had issues with getting sponsors from USAICOE?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2016 4:13 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:13:22 -0400

Yes you need to present your DA 5434 once you final out, but if you don't have a sponsor there is a ETP 4187 you must fill out. Check the out processing website that out processing gives you. 3rd floor in the Copeland Center

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2016 4:37 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:37:16 -0400

I was at Fort Huachuca for a few years. I did have a Sponsor prior to arriving and he helped me prior to my arrival as well as during my inprocessing. I was apart of USAICoE.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made Sep 13 at 2016 5:44 PM

MSG Pat Colby — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:44:12 -0400

The gaining Command should assign a sponsor. Contact them.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 13 at 2016 6:32 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:32:01 -0400

SFC Private RallyPoint Member I am with USAICOE right now, I'll try to find out who is in charge of TASP here.

Response by 1SG Mike Case made Sep 14 at 2016 7:55 AM

1SG Mike Case — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 07:55:39 -0400

Here is the newest online phonebook for Ft. Huachuca. The post numbers start on page 107. If you know what unit you are going to, the up to date phone numbers are in there.

http://virtual.mybaseguide.com/publications/g30/fort%20huachuca/#page0

fort huachuca

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Response by SGM Bill Johnson made Sep 21 at 2016 9:14 PM

SGM Bill Johnson — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 21:14:25 -0400

Good luck. In 36 years of service I never once had a Sponsor. It's a broken system. Enjoy Huachuca, it is one of my favorite posts.

Response by SP5 David Cox made Sep 27 at 2016 3:15 PM

SP5 David Cox — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:15:32 -0400

Sponsor? Funny! Well, I guess the Army has gotten better about these things since I arrived at Ft. Huachuca, fresh out of AIT and all alone in 1978. I was flown into Tucson, arriving late in the evening, spent the night in a hotel, then caught a bus in the morning. As we drove out of town buildings became fewer and farther between, until there was nothing but open desert. After some time, I finally saw a sign for Hwy. 90/Ft. Huachuca - great, almost there! At that time, Kartchner Cavern hadn't been discovered, none of the current hotels and other amenities were there - we turned off I-10 and there was just 90, heading off in the distance. A few miles down the road we finally passed a sign that said Ft. Huachuca 27 miles (I think that was the distance - somewhere around there) Eventually we got close enough to see signs of civilization, and also the patch was visible on hill behind General's Row. The bus dropped me off at the in-processing station at Whitside Hall. I marched in, presented my orders, and waited... Somebody deciphered the orders, placed some phone calls, and figured out that I wasn't expected. Nobody in my receiving command knew I was coming. They got me processed before a SGM showed up to fetch me back to his office. Next, a SP6 (yes, they still had them back then) showed up, sat on the SGM's desk, and started quizzing me about my training. I was a 74F (Programmer/Analyst at the time, understand that number is now some sort of NBC MOS). He eventually asked if I knew Fortran? No? Well, he told me I'd have to learn it (no problem, that and assembler - fun times!). I ended up spending the rest of my 4 years AD there and think it was a great assignment. Best of luck in yours!

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2018 6:06 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 18:06:21 -0400

SFC Private RallyPoint Member Were you able to get any information on who to call if you still haven't been assigned a sponsor? I'm having the same issue, my DA 5434 is filled out minus section 3 for the gaining unit to fill out.