Fort Detrick  Base Essentials

Military personnel reporting for duty at Fort Detrick must report to the Housing Office before seeking off-post rental housing. The Housing Office is located at 1520 Freedman Drive Room 226. The housing office is responsible for assigning adequate space to the single soldiers in pay grades E-1 to E-5. Customer service hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 through 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 through 4:30 p.m. for in-processing.

Single soldiers in pay grade E-1 to E-5 are required to provide orders and duty telephone number for in-processing. Soldiers requiring Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing must also have a current within 60 days end-of-month Leave and Earnings Statement.

Army Personnel

Report to your new unit and be met by your sponsor. After hours arrivals should report to the staff duty noncommissioned officer at 1532 Porter Street to sign in. After reporting to your unit you must come to the Military Personnel Division located in the Community Support Center 1520 Freedman Drive Room 121 to pick up the Installation In-processing Checklist. In-processing is conducted Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. however on Thursdays MPD doesn't open till 12 p.m. for in-processing. No appointment is required. The sponsor is responsible for escorting the new arrival to the various agencies for in-processing. When reporting to MPD the soldier should bring their permanent-change-of-station orders and their DA 31 Leave Form.

Navy Personnel

Navy personnel should report to the Naval Medical Logistics Command at 1681 Nelson Street upon arrival for in-processing.

National Center for Medical Intelligence Military Members

National Center for Medical Intelligence Military members should in-process at the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center's Military Personnel Office 1607 Porter Street upon arrival.

Civilian Personnel

Civilian personnel should report to the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center located at 1520 Freedman Drive Room 136 to in-process. Hours of operation for CPAC are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fort Detrick does not have a guest house on post and statements of non availability are not required. Be sure to make reservations for temporary lodging well in advance. A list of local motels and hotels can be found on the Fort Detrick website under housing office.

If you get married before your permanent change of station you must inform your commander and follow the procedures exactly as you are told. The military will not pay for travel and housing of your spouse if you do not follow proper procedures.