Check-in Procedures

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego billeting is located at building 625 on Tripoli Avenue. Call 619-524-4401 for information and reservations. Priority is given to service members with PCS orders. Pets are not allowed, billeting will refer to local hotels. Lodging accommodations off base will be reimbursed by Finance Office with a certificate of unavailability issued by installation lodging office.

Marine Corps Transient Billeting Quarters offers accommodations for mobile military/civilian population while on official government travel and temporary duty.

AUTHORIZED PATRONS PRIORITY STATUS

• Priority 1: Personnel (military and civilian) traveling on official TAD/TDY Orders
• Priority 2: Personnel (military and civilian) traveling in a PCS status and their dependents
• Priority 3: Personnel in a non-duty status (includes retirees, official guest of the command, etc.)

RESERVATION POLICY

• Reservations are acceptable on an as-received basis for all authorized patrons. Reservations for TAD/TDY can be made any time. All others will be billeted on a space-available basis, reservations for which can be made at a maximum of 45 days ahead of date of arrival. Check-in begins at 4 p.m.; check-out is at 12 noon. All major credit cards are accepted and required to hold a reservation. Space-available reservations are subject to being bumped in favor of persons on orders.

CANCELLATION POLICY

• All reservations are subject to an assessed charge to their credit card, if they fail to cancel their reservation at least 24 hours prior to the required check-in time.

If no quarters are available at transient billeting, other temporary lodging may be secured at one of the two area Navy Lodge, 800-628-9466: Naval Station San Diego or Naval Air Station North Island. Additional lodging may be available at the Marine Corps Lodge at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, 858-271-7111.

Command Sponsored Dependents

Travel will be provided only for prior-authorized dependents; those entitled to travel to the service member's duty station at government expense, incident to the service member's PCS orders, those authorized by the appropriate authority to be at the service members duty station, and where dependents' residence lies in the vicinity of the service member's duty station and which entitles said service member to station allowances at the "with dependents" rate.

Non-Command Sponsored Dependents

Dependents of a service member residing with the service member without appropriate authority to be at his or her duty station.

If you get married before you PCS or during your PCS, you must inform your SNCOIC and follow the procedures exactly as you are given them. The military will not pay for travel and housing of your spouse if you do not follow proper procedures. Enroll your spouse in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System to ensure she or he is eligible to receive military health insurance coverage.

Adding spouse to DEERS

When adding a spouse to DEERS, the sponsor must bring the following original documents for their spouse:

• Marriage certificate
• Birth certificate
• Social Security card
• Photo ID

Adding Children to DEERS

When adding a child to DEERS, the following original documents are required:

• Birth certificate
• Social Security card.
• Stepchild: the marriage certificate is also needed
• Illegitimate child: Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity is required as well

The ID Card and DEERS office is located at:

MCRD San Diego Visitors Center

2200 W. Washington Street Building 680 

San Diego, CA 92140 

• Commercial: 619-524-8740 or 619-524-8741 
• Fax: 619-524-8632

Make an appointment online by visiting the ID Card Office Locator and Make an Appointments webpage.