Ten tips for a Sponsor
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Published on 05/23/2008
Write a “welcome aboard” letter to your new shipmate. Include the following:
a. Introduce yourself and give a warm welcome aboard.
b. Include a copy of the rental and for sale ads from the local paper in any correspondence with the new member.
c. Provide the member information on how he/she can contact you (your home address and telephone number).
d. Ask him/her family members (if they will accompany the member, their mode of transportation, ages, and so on).
Ask him/her to keep you posted on travel and arrival plans. You are required to keep the sponsor program coordinator and pay/personnel administrative support system (PASS) officer informed of any changes the member may make.
Ensure follow-up letter or phone calls to answer any questions the new member may have.
Ensure transportation is available from place of arrival to the command if the member requests it.
Before the member’s arrival, check on the housing availability. Inform the member if housing will be available upon reporting or if he/she may need to make arrangements for temporary lodging. Help the member with arrangements if necessary. (Make sure the new member checks in with the housing referral office before renting or buying a house. That is a must.)
Escort the individual through the check-in process.
Help the member locate the personal property office to check on household goods and private auto shipments. That may be done before the member reports in for duty.
Provide a tour of the base and local area if the member desires.
Advise member of immediate chain of command i.e. LPO, LCPO, DIVO etc. and provide contact information.
Provide a tour of where divisional quarters will be held the following day. If member is attached to a ship make sure he/she will have a rack.
A sponsor help make the difference between a good move and a bad one for the person being transferred as well as for that person’s family.
Ten tips for a Sponsor
Write a “welcome aboard” letter to your new shipmate. Include the following: a. Introduce yourself and give a warm welcome aboard.
b. Include a copy of the rental and for sale ads from the local paper in any correspondence with the new member.
c. Provide the member information on how he/she can contact you (your home address and telephone number).
d. Ask him/her family members (if they will accompany the member, their mode of transportation, ages, and so on).
Ask him/her to keep you posted on travel and arrival plans. You are required to keep the sponsor program coordinator and pay/personnel administrative support system (PASS) officer informed of any changes the member may make. Ensure follow-up letter or phone calls to answer any questions the new member may have. Ensure transportation is available from place of arrival to the command if the member requests it. Before the member’s arrival, check on the housing availability. Inform the member if housing will be available upon reporting or if he/she may need to make arrangements for temporary lodging. Help the member with arrangements if necessary. (Make sure the new member checks in with the housing referral office before renting or buying a house. That is a must.) Escort the individual through the check-in process. Help the member locate the personal property office to check on household goods and private auto shipments. That may be done before the member reports in for duty. Provide a tour of the base and local area if the member desires. Advise member of immediate chain of command i.e. LPO, LCPO, DIVO etc. and provide contact information. Provide a tour of where divisional quarters will be held the following day. If member is attached to a ship make sure he/she will have a rack.