Check-in Procedures

Welcome to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, home of numerous organizations. All in-processing Soldiers must sign in at their unit of assignment prior to in-processing at the Welcome Center. Soldiers must have a copy of DA Form 31 (Leave), assignment orders, and/or amendments. Information pertaining to DD Form 93 and Service member's Group Life Insurance will be updated at this time. Soldiers must be in DUTY UNIFORM.

The Fort Belvoir Welcome Center is located at 9625 Middleton Road, Bldg.1189, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060. Operating hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed holidays and weekends. NOTICE: Closed for lunch from 12 to 1 p.m., except DEERS/ID Card Office. Services offered at the Welcome Center include In/Out Processing, Passports, Retirement Services, Mobilization/Demobilization, Finance, and household goods.

If your arrival is at the Dulles or Ronald Reagan Airports, it is your responsibility to coordinate and complete your travel to Fort Belvoir. Ensure that you save all your receipts so that you can make an appropriate travel claim when you in-process the installation.

Your tour of duty here will be filled with adventure and challenges. Our staff will ensure that your in-processing is as expeditious as possible. If we can be of any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at 703-805-5578/1066

All soldiers arriving to Fort Belvoir will report to their assigned units before in-processing. The Fort Belvoir Human Resource Directorate, located at 9625 Middleton Road, Bldg. 1189, provides both in and out processing. A check list must be obtained in order to begin either process.

Prior to in-processing with HRD, Soldiers must stop at the Tricare Support Service Center in Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center Soldiers must enroll themselves and their family members (if applicable) into Tricare/Health Net Federal Services before going to HRD.

For newly arrived personnel, a Newcomers' Briefing is held on the second Tuesday of each month at the Community Center, at 9 a.m. If the second Tuesday is a holiday, the briefing will be held on the first Tuesday of the month. All military personnel, civilians, and their Family members are encouraged to attend.

Finance in-processing is done through coordination with the Soldier's unit Personnel Actions Command. It is important to note that the Basic Allowance for Housing at the local rate will not start until the Soldier signs into their gaining unit. 

Married Servicemembers

If a Soldier gets married prior to PCSing, he/she must notify their commander prior to traveling to ensure proper documentation is made and procedures are followed.