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.

New London SUBBASE Check-in Procedures

Check-in procedures for Naval Submarine Base (NSB) New London vary depending on your purpose for entering the base, such as new personnel, visitors, or contractors.

Check-in/Processing: If you are unsure of where you should check in for your new command, call the combined bachelor quarters supervisor for directions and guidance on proper check-in procedures. They can be reached 24 hours a day by calling 860-694-3416 or DSN 312-694-3416. All mail should be forwarded to your gaining command's address. Your sponsor can make arrangements for holding your mail until your arrival.

Important: Contact your gaining command to request a sponsor to assist you with your transition.

For incoming military personnel: Checking In/Processing: Each command has its own procedures for checking in; your sponsor should let you know where to go to officially check into your command.

Initial reporting: Your first point of contact should be your sponsor. If you arrive after hours, call the Command Duty Officer at 860-625-9644 to have your orders endorsed.

Documents needed: Bring all important paperwork, including your service record, PCS orders, travel receipts, and marriage certificates. 

Submarine School students and staff: Report to the quarterdeck in Building 499.

NSB personnel: Check in at the Indoctrination Division (I-DIV), located in Building 83, room 109. Normal hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the U.S. Navy, "I-Div" refers to the Indoctrination Division, which is an expanded training program designed to get new crew members qualified and ready for their duties. Rather than having sailors wait for 90 days to gain basic qualifications, I-Div expedites the process so they can check into their permanent divisions sooner

After-hours: check-in: You can get your orders endorsed at the Combined Bachelor Quarters and report to I-DIV the next business day.

Temporary lodging: If you are traveling on orders, you must check in at Navy Gateway Inns and Suites (NGIS) for berthing before arranging other lodging. You will receive either an endorsement of your orders or a Certificate of Non-Availability (CNA) to ensure reimbursement for temporary lodging expenses. NGIS can be reached 24/7 at 860-694-3416.

For visitors: All visitors must be sponsored by military or command personnel and must enter through the Main Gate (Gate 1), which is open 24/7. 

• Gate access: Upon arrival, you must present a valid photo ID, such as a state driver's license.
• Sponsorship: Your sponsor must submit an Expected Visitor form to the Pass & ID Office in advance.
• After-hours arrival: For arrival outside of normal duty hours, weekends, and holidays, your sponsor must notify the Police Department before you will be granted entry at the Main Gate. 

For contractors and commercial vehicles

For visitors and event guests: All visitors must be sponsored by military or command personnel and must enter through the Main Gate (Gate 1), which is open 24/7. 

• Gate access: Commercial vehicles must use Gate 7, which is open Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Commercial Vehicle Inspections (CVI): These are conducted Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• ID badges: Civilian employees and contractors must obtain identification badges from the Pass & ID Office, in Building 83, North Side, Lower Level. 
• Vehicle registration and requirements: To enter the base with a privately owned vehicle (POV), you must have a pass. Temporary passes are issued at the Vehicle Pass Office in Building 500, near the Main Gate.
• Required documents: Military/DoD ID, a Valid driver's license, Current vehicle registration, and Proof of Insurance