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When you arrive at your new installation, you’ll need to follow installation-specific procedures. Each installation and service handles in-processing differently. Here, you can find installation-specific guidelines and a list of documents to bring with you when checking- in. Reach out to the contacts provided if you have specific questions.
Naval Base San Diego/Ships Present/Shore Tenant Commands
Locations to check in vary according to the command to which you are assigned. Call your command or check their website for specific information. Generally, your first stop will be at the Naval Base San Diego main gate, Gate 6. Gate 6 is located at the intersection of Harbor Drive and 32nd Street. This is the best place to get current information on ships in port and directions to your ship or command.
Personnel reporting to NBSD during normal working hours will typically be directed to the Administrative Department in Building 72. Welcome aboard to Naval Base San Diego! If you are reporting to our Force Protection, Harbor Patrol or Support Services, contact the Administrative Department by calling 619-556-2406.
After work hours and on weekends, contact the Naval Base San Diego's Emergency Operations Center at 619-556-7615/Alt: 619-247-8897 or DSN 312-526-6715. If reporting to another command, the personnel at Gate 6 can assist the service member in locating their command.
Deployed Ships
Personnel reporting for duty can call 619-556-3182 or personnel reporting for duty to a deployed unit will be directed to the Transient Personnel Unit located at Brunton Hall on the "Dry Side" of Naval Base San Diego. TPU is located: 2475 McKean St, San Diego, CA 92136 or call 619-556-3182.
Directions to TPU from 5 South:
During a permanent change of station move, individuals should keep important paperwork with them at all times to decrease the potential for loss or identity theft.
Examples would include the service member's service record, military ID cards, powers of attorney, PCS orders, travel documentation, travel receipts, marriage certificates, immunization records of children or pets, household goods inventory lists, credit card statements, tax records, Social Security cards, bank information, mortgages, vehicle information, drivers' licenses, bills, address book with information for the command sponsor, credit cards, a copy of the "Page 2" or proof of dependents and any copies of family member medical records. The original family medical records are shipped from the current military treatment facility to the new servicing MTF.
Family members traveling separately from the service member should also maintain a copy of the service member's "Page 2" (second page of the service record, which lists dependent data), a power of attorney and PCS orders.
When receipts and travel documents are submitted to the command or any military agency, the service member or family should keep a copy for their own records.
Temporary lodging reservations
Temporary lodging is not available on San Diego military bases. While seeking permanent housing, military and their families are recommended to make advance reservations at either a local hotel/motel or at a Navy Lodge or Marine Corps Inn. Navy Lodges accept reservations up to one year in advance with PCS orders.
The current temporary lodging expense policy requires those traveling on PCS orders to check for availability with the Navy Lodge at area installations. If there is no availability, or appropriate accommodations, the Navy Lodge will issue a certificate of non-availability in order to receive reimbursement for nongovernment lodging.
There are Navy Lodges at Naval Base San Diego and Naval Base Coronado. Reservations can be made at Navy Lodges all over the world, including the two in San Diego, by calling 800-628-9466 or by visiting the Navy Lodge homepage. The Miramar Inn is located on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which is approximately 30 minutes by highway from Naval Base San Diego. The Miramar Inn can be reached by phone at 858-271-7111 or by visiting the Miramar Inn homepage.
San Diego hotels and motels are available in all price ranges, often more expensive than the military lodges/inns. Housing offers hotel discount – Military Value Program that offer hotel discounts for military guests. Call the San Diego Housing Welcome Center for information, 619-556-8443.
Service members are strongly encouraged to ask their detaching or gaining command about temporary lodging expense or temporary lodging allowance, which can offset the cost of temporary housing at the losing or gaining duty station. This financial entitlement is obtained at the command personnel support detachment and should be applied for before expecting reimbursement for lodging costs.
If you get married before you PCS, you must inform your command and follow the procedures exactly as they are given. The military will not pay for travel and housing of your spouse if you do not follow proper procedures.
Your new command assigns a sponsor to assist with settling into your new location.
A sponsor's duties include:
Command sponsors provide valuable information to incoming personnel and their families. Check with your gaining command to identify your command sponsor or contact you
Fleet and Family Support Center offers relocation information, referrals, spouse readiness information, local area information, hospitality kits and other assistance in locating your command, and acquiring a Welcome Aboard Package from your gaining command. Call 619-556-7404 or DSN 312-526-7404 or visit us online for more information and support.