Check-in Procedures

Arriving During Duty Hours Check-in

Military personnel checking in during normal working hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) should report to the Administrative Department, Command Pay and Personnel Administrator in Building 1, Quarterdeck, 847-688-2702 (staff only). To obtain sponsorship information including a Welcome Aboard packet, please contact the Fleet and Family Support Center at Building 26. The Relocation Assistance Program can provide general information about the base and the surrounding area.

Military personnel should arrange their own transportation from the airport to Naval Station Great Lakes. Upon arrival, service members need to have their orders stamped at Naval Station Great Lakes in Building 3 and obtain a check-in sheet before going to the Bachelor Enlisted Quarters in Building 380 for room assignment. Depending on when they arrive, sailors will continue with the check-in process and report to school as directed by their orders.

After-Duty Hours Check-in

If checking in after hours, contact the Naval Station Great Lakes Command Duty Office at 847-561-6492.

Check-in Procedures

Fleet returnees and returning students reporting to Naval Station Great Lakes may check in at the Quarterdeck of your schoolhouse with the Officer of the Deck.

If reporting to Surface Combat System Training Command, 847-688-2069, arrive at Building 621 Quarterdeck to obtain your check-in information and bring a copy of your orders to receive endorsement stamp.

If reporting to Surface Warfare System Engineering Command, 847-688-7300, arrive at Building 236 Quarterdeck to obtain your check-in information and bring a copy of your orders. To receive endorsement, fleet returnees and returning students going to SWESC will need to stop at Boorda Hall, Building 30 for their stamp.

For information regarding pay, Page 2 updates and BAH information, please stop by the CPPA Office at your assigned school.

For information regarding public travel accommodations, registering vehicles and housing accommodations, please refer to the Transportation and Housing section of this booklet.

In-processing documents

Incoming personnel should have a copy of their orders, any leave forms, copies of travel receipts, copies of any travel advances, military ID cards, driver's license and auto insurance information. Families with school-age children should have their birth certificates, immunization records, Social Security cards and current physical certification.

Need Temporary Lodging?

Make lodging reservations in advance, please contact Navy Lodge: 800-NAVY-INN or 800-628-9466. Navy Gateway Inns & Suite, RV parks and campgrounds: 877-NAVY-BED or 877-628-9233. DOD Lodging (all branches) www.dodlodging.net .Service members are strongly encouraged to ask their detaching or gaining command about Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) or Temporary Lodging Allowance which can off-set the cost of temporary housing at the losing or gaining duty station. This financial entitlement is obtained at the command and should be applied for before expecting reimbursement for lodging costs.

FAA PET Travel Requirements

https://www.faa.gov/travelers/fly_pets

Kennel arrangements for pets if you will be staying in the military lodge system or hotel/motels that are not pet friendly.

Other Consideration

Keep important travel numbers with you such as Red Cross, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, Fleet and Family Support Centers and remember to have a safe and fun trip.

If you get married, have a newborn child, or adopt a child before you complete your PCS move, you must inform your chain of command and follow the procedures exactly as you are given them. The military will not pay for the travel and housing of your family members if you do not follow proper procedures or if your spouse and dependent are not on orders. Your service record must have all family members recorded prior to executing your PCS orders. Make sure to update your PG 2 on NSIPS and update DEERS.

Once you have arrived at your new command, you may come by or contact your local Fleet and Family Support Center Relocation Offices at either Main Office Bldg. 26 or (SWESC) Bldg 236 and (SCSTC) Bldg. 621 for assistance. Walk-ins are available for assistance with updating your PG 2.

To enroll in DEERS and get your ID, you will need to contact the RAIPD ID Office located at the Visited Center at Gate Bldg. 6130, 847-688-3928. Please make sure to make an appointment on the ID Office website.

To make an appointment and see the most up-to-date hours of operation, please visit: https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/

Same day walk-in appointments

To schedule multiple ID Cards or transactions, please make back-to-back appointments for each transaction/ID needed

Please arrive on time. Appointments will not be honored more than 5 minutes past the scheduled time.

ALL Sponsors, Spouses, and Dependent Children 18 and older must have two UNEXPIRED forms of ID to receive a new ID card

• One must be state/government issued photo ID
• Lost or stolen CACs must have a police report in hand printed out for replacement
• Documents no longer accepted:
• Student IDs
• Expired IDs
• FOID cards
• Acceptable documents (all unexpired):
• Military ID
• Driver’s License
• Passport
• Social Security Card
• Voter Registration Card
• Birth Certificate
• Veteran’s Health Identification Card

All documents must be in original form or a certified copy

When adding a spouse to DEERS, please provide a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate along with two forms of ID

SAILOR CHANGE IN DEPENDENCY STATUS

Sailors who have a change in dependency status (i.e., marriage, divorce, birth, adoption, death, etc.) must visit the command’s Pay and Personnel Administration Office  immediately thereafter to update page 2. Sailors are to bring with them the appropriate supporting document(s) (i.e., marriage certificate, divorce decree, birth certificate, death certificate, etc.) to be scanned into NSIPS abd updated your RED/DA.

SAILOR NAME CHANGE

Sailors who legally change their name will need to Log into my Navy Portal, under My Records the member will find a box that says "Name Change" and then will be redirected to BOL, where you will select name change and make the following updates and submit the supporting documentation.