Sponsorship

To help prepare sponsors for success, the Sponsorship Program provides training and access to important information and resources that can help newcomers master their move. The Sponsorship Program helps sponsors fulfill their responsibilities, which may include:

• Contacting the service member and family with an introductory email
• Staying in contact with the service member throughout the moving process
• Sending information about the new community and duty assignment, responding to questions and providing information about resources
• Confirming transportation and lodging arrangements
• Helping with post office arrangements
• Meeting service members and family members upon arrival
• Going with service members to unit check-in point
• Introducing service members to the Military and Family Support Center and loan closet, if it’s available
• Familiarizing service members and families with the installation and key locations, like the commissary

Note: Responsibilities may vary based on service-specific policies and guidance. Make sure to check with your service branch for sponsor training requirements.

Overall, the Sponsorship Program aims to:

• Provide newcomers with a sense of belonging
• Ease the transition for inbound service members or civilians and their family members
• Increase productivity of service members and loved ones
• Help newcomers make informed decisions
• Cultivate new friendships
• Improve morale

For more information on the Sponsorship Program, contact your installation Military and Family Support Center.

Sponsorship is also available for youth. Installation youth sponsorship programs help military-connected youth make a successful transition to a new community. Primarily directed to preteen and teenaged youth, installation youth programs/centers provide information and materials on programs and services available at their new location. Where available, youth can exchange emails, talk on the phone or chat online with other youth. The youth program staff at your new installation can offer more information on installation youth sponsorship programs.

You can also contact your installation School Liaison Program office for information about school-based youth sponsorship programs such as Anchored4Life and Student2Student. These peer-to-peer programs help your student adjust to and navigate their new school.

If your child would like to become a youth sponsor, contact your installation School Liaison Program or youth program/center.

You should have already received an email from Army Career Tracker stating that you are on assignment. Go to ACT and log in with your CAC. Click on the bell at the top of the page. You should have a message that you need to initiate a DA Form 5434. Complete sections one, two, four and five. Do not leave anything blank. Once completed, your gaining installation will complete section three. Please see your S-1 for further assistance.

Request a sponsor to ensure that your transition to Fort Sill is smooth and well-informed. If you have a pin-point assignment, you can contact your unit directly for sponsorship assistance. If your orders do not have a pin-point assignment then call 580-442-3007 to contact Military Personnel Division for assistance.  

Mail

Soldiers and their dependents are authorized to receive personal mail through the Installation Consolidated Mail Room until they have established a permanent address. Normally this is within 30 days.

Use the following address:

Soldier/Spouse/Child's Name, Rank/Name of Soldier
6607 NW Fort Sill Blvd.
Fort Sill, OK 73503-1899

Upon arrival, the soldier and dependents can visit Building 930, Post Office at the South entrance to pick up mail. A valid military ID is required. Upon establishing a permanent address, the soldier should provide the Installation Consolidated Mail Room a DA Form 3955 (Change of Address and Directory Card), available from your unit mail clerk or the Installation Consolidated Mail Room.