Walter Reed Base Guide

All newly assigned Walter Reed permanent party Soldiers and students must report to the Medical Center Brigade Personnel Administrative Center (S1) and receive paperwork to complete in-processing. The S1 customer service area is in Bldg. T2 in Room 158. The S3 customer service area is in Room 154A, and the S4 customer service area is in Room 101. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, Soldiers should report to the information desk in the second-floor lobby of the Main Hospital, Bldg. 2. The Staff Duty NCO will sign-in the Soldier, provide quarters and lodging information and instruct the Soldier to report to the S1 in ACUs on the morning of the next duty day. The S-1⁄PAC telephone number is 202-782-7881.

Walter Reed Soldiers will begin in-processing at the S1, receive an appointment for in-processing 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 the S1 and return the completed checklist to their company orderly room in Building T2.

Command Orientation and 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 AnnualReview 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 Section and 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

Servicemembers 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 within this 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 Heaton Pavilion, Bldg. 2, main hospital, third floor, Suite 3-D. Phone (202) 782-4393.

Regular duty hours for most of the medical center are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Since many activities provide 24-hour service, supervisors will outline specific duty hours.

Insignia

Walter Reed Soldiers 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 onthe 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.