All newly assigned Walter Reed Soldiers and students must report to the Medical Center Brigade Personnel Administrative Center (S-1⁄PAC) and receive paperwork to complete inprocessing. The S-1 customer service area is in Building 14 (Abrams Hall) in Room 1017. The S-3 customer service area is in Room 2012, and the S-4 customer service area is in Room 2019.

After 4:45 p.m. and on weekends, Soldiers should report to the information desk in the first-floor lobby of the main hospital, Bldg. 2. The assistant administrative officer of the day will sign in the Soldier, provide quarters and lodging information and instruct the Soldier to report to the S-1⁄PAC in battle dress or Class B uniform on the morning of the next duty day.

Walter Reed Soldiers will begin inprocessing at the PAC, receive an appointment for inprocessing at the Military Personnel Division, Bldg. 11 (Delano Hall), complete all brigade requirements and then report to their company orderly room. Soldiers will follow the in-processing checklist they receive at MPD and return the completed checklist to their company in Bldg. 14.

DENTAC Soldiers arriving during regular duty hours will report to the Dental Activity’s Personnel Administrative Center in Bldg. T-20, Room 206-D. After duty hours, Soldiers will report to the staff duty noncommissioned officer of the PAC at the Medical Center Brigade in the basement of Abrams Hall, Bldg. 14.

Incoming federal (civil service) employees should report to the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center in Bldg. 11 (Delano Hall), Room 2-88, at 8 a.m. on the first Monday of their employment at Walter Reed for CPAC orientation.

Contract employees should report to the office of their employing agency at Walter Reed to obtain all necessary information and proper forms.

Incoming Soldiers assigned to Walter Reed Army Institute of Research will report during regular duty hours to the WRAIR Personnel Division in Bldg. 500 at the Forest Glen section of Silver Spring, Md., between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. After duty hours, contact the staff duty non-commissioned officer at (301) 672-3014.

Incoming Soldiers, sailors and airmen assigned to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology should report to the Military Personnel Office at the institute (Bldg. 54, Room 1210) during regular duty hours. After duty hours, report to the AFIP information desk near the front entrance to Bldg. 54 and contact the first sergeant.

Command Orientationand Annual Required Training
New staff members – including service members, civilian and contract employees, and volunteers – must attend the Command Orientation and Annual Required Training program within 30 days after their arrival at Walter Reed.

The entire program is offered twice each month on Wednesdays in Bldg. 2 (main hospital), Joel Auditorium, Room 2H02, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

All new employees may take the Birth Month Annual Review training on line at https:⁄⁄www.elearn.narmc.amedd.army.mil⁄ but must still attend the Command Orientation part of the program from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Uniforms
Your company commander or first sergeant will specify duty uniform regulations for company duties or troop formations.

Identification Card Sectionand DEERS Enrollment
The I.D. Card Section serves active duty service members, retirees, reservists, Army veterans and their family members, as well as Walter Reed civilian employees. It also provides assistance on Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System enrollment and verification.

The section is in Bldg. 11 (Delano Hall), Room 1-86. Open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone (202) 782-7758 or 7759.

TRICARE Northeast Prime Enrollment
Service members newly assigned to Walter Reed, WRAIR, AFIP, and DENTAC meet with Walter Reed Managed Care staff during inprocessing to enroll in TRICARE North Prime. Enrollment is not automatic; it is necessary to complete an application form. The active-duty sponsor may also enroll family members during inprocessing or wait a few days, discuss Prime options with the family members, and then go to a local TRICARE Service Center. There is a 30-day window from arrival date to complete enrollments for accompanying family members. The sponsor should also update Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) information withinthis period.

Enrollment forms and assistance are available from theTRICARE North contractor at 1-877-TRICARE (1-877-874-2273), at their online service center, www.healthnetfederalservices.com, or from Walter Reed’s TRICARE Service Center in Bldg. 2 (main hospital), third floor, Suite 3-D. Phone (202) 782-4393.

Duty Hours
Regular duty hours for most of the medical center are7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Since many activities provide 24-hour service, supervisors will outlinespecific duty hours.

Insignia
Walter Reed Soldiers members assigned to U.S. Army Medical Command units wear two distinctive items of insignia. The MEDCOM insignia is maroon and white for the Class A uniform and subdued for the battle dress uniform. It is worn on the left shoulder sleeve. The unit crest is centered halfway between the seam and the bottom of the epaulet on the Class A uniform. Enlisted Soldiers also wear the insignia in the center of the flash on the beret.

Leaves and Passes
Requests for leaves and passes for both officers and enlisted Soldiers are submitted through their immediate supervisors and forwarded to their assigned company headquarters.