Transcript Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Sponsorship Basics
MARINE & FAMILY SERVICES  RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Why Sponsorship?
It is required by MC & Depot Order. 
• In some cases, the first few days and first
impressions will set the tone of a tour.
• It functions primarily from the “Golden Rule”
perspective, … put yourself in the new
Marine’s boots.
• You do have a good support network to assist
you with a wide variety of issues.
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Typical Primary Concerns
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Housing
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Healthcare
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Area Familiarization
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Common Key Relocation Tasks
Housing
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Military Family Housing Center – Naval Station San
Diego - Comprehensive source of housing
information and assistance; military family housing,
civilian sector apartments and homes via Rental
Partnership Program, Drill Instructor “Priority”
Program, PPV Sites and in-house realtor.
ENCOURAGE NEW ARRIVALS NOT TO
VENTURE INTO THE SAN DIEGO
HOUSING MARKET ALONE!
Alternate sources of information –
Recommended apartment locators, publications.
Military Family Housing Welcome Center
2625 Lehardy Street
San Diego, CA 92136 619-556-8443
www.cnrswhousing.navy.mil
Healthcare
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Update DEERS – new address information: In
person, via Tricare website, or by telephone.
Learn locations of the area military medical
treatment facilities and civilian hospitals that may
be needed; NavMedCen Balboa, Branch Med
Clinic NavSta, BMC AmphibBase, BMC NAS N.
Island, BMC NavTraCen, BMC Depot, BMC
Miramar, Tricare Out-patient Clinic Clairemont,
TOC Chula Vista.
Ask for references and recommendations
in locating Veterinarians. (MCAS Miramar Vet)
Primary Military Medical Treatment Facility
Naval Medical Center, San Diego
34800 Bob Wilson Drive
San Diego, CA 92134-5000
OOD: (619) 532-6400
http://www-nmcsd.med.navy.mil/
The TRICARE Service Center located in Bldg. 2, is open Monday- Friday from 7:30 am to
5:30 pm, and their phone number is 1-888-TRI-WEST (1-888-874-9378).
The Health Benefits Advisors are available Monday-Friday from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, and
their phone number is (619) 532-8328.
Childcare / Youth Programs
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Child Care Resource and Referral
Address: 2375 Recreation Way
Bldg # 3320 - Naval Station San Diego
Phone: (619) 556-8491
Assists parents in obtaining quality child care by
providing complete information and resources regarding military and
civilian providers located throughout San Diego.
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The Navy’s MWR Youth Programs Department operates housing area
recreation centers and offers a wide variety of recreation programs for children
ages three to seventeen. Some of these programs include open recreation,
contract classes, field trips, teen programming, building rentals and special
events. For additional information on any of these programs or services,
contact your local Housing Area Recreation Center or call (619) 556-6165.
The Depot’s Marine Corps Family Team Building program office is the
source of information regarding ongoing child/youth activities such as flag
football, cheerleading, basketball, and popular dance. (619) 524-0916.
School Information
Metro San Diego has a broad spectrum of educational institutions
(public,private,parochial) and opportunities available, as well as
programs to address special needs and interests. The School
Liaison at Marine Corps Family Team Building is the best source
for guidance with regards to school resources and contacts.
For Information and Assistance: 524-8032
Two of the better online school information resources –
GreatSchools.com and SchoolMatters.com - can provide a great
deal of basic “know before you go” information to those on their
way to San Diego. Both websites are utilized by the DoDsponsored MilitaryHOMEFRONT.
Area Familiarization
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Armed Services YMCA offers an “Out and About”
tour.
Encourage new Marines and family to explore the
area from the East County mountains and desert - to
the Pacific Ocean seashore and beaches - and
everywhere in between. San Diego is blessed with
great weather, a culturally rich population, and wide
variety of activities to participate in, and places to go
virtually all-year round. If someone ends up being
“bored” in San Diego, … it’s certainly
not for a lack of things to do.
Common Tasks
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Welcome Aboard Package (WAP) - Check with
Relocation Assistance to verify that WAP has been sent to inbound Marine - 524-5298.
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Temporary Lodging - Depot Transient Billeting
(524-4401), Lodge at MCAS Miramar, Navy Lodge at NavSta
and NAS North Island. 1-800-NAVY-INN (1-800-628-9466).
Utilities – Advise that most require service connection
deposits in advance; San Diego Gas & Electric, Water,
Telephone, Cable, etc.
Change of Address - Can be taken care of online at
www.usps.com or by submitting the form included in the
Change-of-Address kit available at post office.
Need-to-Know, Nice-to-Know
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Locate Local California Department of
Motor Vehicle (DMV) Service Centers.
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Take note of the California
Car-seat Law: Applies to
children under 6 yrs / 60 lbs.
Must be secured in back seat.
DMV Centers
General Information (800) 777-0133
3960 Normal St., 92103
4375 Derrick Dr., 92117
Need-to-Know, Nice-to-Know
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San Diego County Recorder/Clerk Offices and
Annexes –
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RECORDER - accepts and records legal instruments
(documents) required by law upon payment of
proper fees and taxes. Functions include the
maintenance of birth, marriage and death records
and indexes for San Diego County.
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COUNTY CLERK - functions include issuing,
marriage licenses and performing civil marriage
ceremonies, notaries public, process servers, and
professional certified photocopiers.
San Diego County Recorder/Clerk
Offices and Annexes
Kearny Mesa Branch Office
5473 Kearny Villa Rd. 92123
3rd Floor (858) 505-6262
Main Office
1600 Pacific Highway, Room 260
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 237-0502
Words of Wisdom from YOU,
… the Sponsor
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Advise in-bound Marines to budget for the move to
San Diego in order to cushion the effect of economy “sticker
shock” in housing prices and utilities rates.
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The best one-stop info source is the monthly
Commanding General’s Welcome Aboard
at Marine & Family Services – Building 14.
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Encourage the new Marine and family to take advantage of the
many military and civilian sector activity and support
programs, including – Marine & Family Services, Single
Marine Program, Marine Corps Family Team
Building/LINKS/Child and Youth Activities, Armed Services
YMCA, and USO activities.
Quality Time
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The time you will need to set aside for assisting
a Marine and family which are new to the
Depot - and the San Diego Community - may
only be a few hours, or a couple of days – at the
most. Don’t underestimate the value of that
time, assistance, and understanding that you
provide, … your sponsorship efforts go a long
way to upholding one of the Marine mottos -
“Taking Care of our own.”
Relocation Assistance Program Office
IMPORTANT: Upon completion of this online brief,
call or email the Relocation Assistance Program office
to request your certificate of completion in order to
satisfy Depot Order Sponsor Orientation requirements.
(619) 524-5298
[email protected]