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.

Service members should register for a sponsor through Army Career Tracker (ACT)  as soon as they are notified of the assignment. Your sponsor can help with information about your new unit and the Baumholder area, as well as answer any questions you might have.

SOLDIER:

-Sponsorship into a new unit or organization
-Ability to connect with Sponsor
-Complete DA Form 5434, sections 1,2,4,5

SPONSOR:
-Sponsor and Welcome Incoming Soldier to unit
-Complete Sponsor information in Section 3 of the DA Form 5434, with your contact information

UNIT SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR (USC)
-Assign Local Sponsors to incoming Soldiers
-Send Welcome Letter to incoming Soldiers
-Monitor unit level Sponsorship Program Metrics

INSTALLATION SPONSORSHIP LIAISON (ISL)
-Assign BDE/BN Coordinators & CSM Role

-Monitor Installation-Level Sponsorship Program

ACT SPONSORSHIP- CAPABILITIES:
- SPONSORSHIP STATUS REPORT (SMA/ACOM)
- CSM ROLE DASHBOARD
- INSTALLATION SPONSORSHIP LIAISON (ISL)

DASHBOARD
- BRIGADE/BATTALION COORDINATOR DASHBOARD
- SPONSOR DASHBOARD
- SURVEY ACCESS DASHBOARD
- IMT SUMMARY REPORT
- COMMANDERS MONTHLY TASP REPORT (BDE/BN)

Log into ACT
https://actnow.army.mil

Ninety days prior to your arrival date, your sponsor can contact the Post Office and complete DA Form 3955 to obtain a mailing address for you to begin forwarding your mail.