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.

Are you about to make a Permanent Change of Station move? If so, then you should request a sponsor with your new duty station. Sponsors serve as your "representative" before you arrive, provide information to you, and show you around upon your arrival.

If you are coming to United States Army Yuma Proving Ground, you can request a sponsor, for Yuma Proving Ground.  Department of Army Form 5434's are tracked on the Army Sponsorship Army Career Tracker Dashboard.  We also assign sponsor(s) using the ACT Dashboard. Your request will be forwarded to the Installation Military Personnel Division, Sponsorship Liaison at commercial 928-328-2578/6161, DSN 899-2578/6161, who will determine your new Unit and forward the request to the unit.

If you are going elsewhere, you should check the gaining installation's website and the gaining unit's site to determine if they offer online sponsorship requests. If not, you will have to apply for sponsorship using DA Form 5434. You will have a chance to complete this form at your reassignment briefing.

If you make a move and do not have a sponsor before the move, you can request a "reactionary" sponsor to provide assistance after reaching your new installation.

• DA Form 5434 - Request for Sponsor
• AR 600-8-8 - The Total Army Sponsorship Program Regulation
• eSponsorship and Training (eSAT) Website:  https://millifelearning.militaryonesource.mil/MOS/mcfp-prod/f?p=SIS:CONSENT:0::::AID:332

Sponsorship reaffirms the Army's commitment to take care of our Soldiers, Civilians and their Families when transitioning between duty stations.

MORE INFORMATION: https://actnow.army.mil/

Contact:

• Jose L. Arguelles, Chief, Military Personnel Division, (928) 328-2578/6161, jose.l.arguelles.civ@mail.mil
• Janae L. Espinoza, Human Resource Assistant, (928) 328-6161/2578, janae.l.espinoza.civ@mail.mil
• Christopher A. "Chris" Lee, Director, Human Resources (928) 328-2470, christopher.a.lee24.civ@mail.mil