Setting up ALOC with SOP. Do any of you have advice or tips for setting up an ALOC during field/deployment environments?

Train your Soldier on the basics! Then once you've completed your training objectives, do them again. While you're supporting the maneuver operations, you will stay busy preparing resupply, battle tracking, etc..., but there will be plenty of time to Jump the ALOC to another location (even if that just means tearing it down and setting it back up), map reading, drivers training, etc... This is your time to teach your Soldiers things that they don't know they don't know and to make them more proficient at the things that they do know.

It's easy SSG Denney, you can set your ALOC(S4) with BN S1 Shop, because once your in Theater (S4 and S1) has to work together in Combat. It's all about Accountability and Personnel/OCIE believe me, I speak from experience.

I agree with the LT.
Go back to soldier basics like map reading, compass and land nav.
All it takes is room and no range control.
You can even do it in garrison.

Get with your S3 to coexist or an extension of the TOC. No need to create a new location just for the ALOC to be away from the TOC.