Special information for student and PCS moves!
Welcome to Fort Bliss and West Texas!
Your assignment brings you to the corner of Texas, New Mexico, and Old Mexico. From its humble beginnings in 1848 to becoming one of the premier installations in the Department of Defense, Fort Bliss is a multi-faceted, multi-functional installation serving and supporting all branches of the military, as well as other federal agencies.
Fort Bliss is home to a diverse listing of organizations, such as: the 1st Armored Division, the 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command, the Joint Modernization Command, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, the NCO Leadership Center of Excellence, Joint Task Force North, and the U.S. Army Garrison Command-Fort Bliss.
Before your move
- If you are authorized temporary lodging, you need to make reservations for arrival at Fort Bliss. Learn more about TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS To make your reservations at Fort Bliss, call 915-565-7777 or visit IHG Army Hotels.
- Get in touch with your sponsor. Sponsors are assigned by the unit for service members and are key to a successful transition. Visit the ARMY CAREER TRACKER (ACT) to learn more.
- Review the Fort Bliss Blue Book.
- Visit Fort Bliss MWR.
- If you have a privately-owned weapon, learn about registering it on Fort Bliss.
If you are a Department of the Army Civilian:
- If you are authorized temporary lodging, you need to make reservations for arrival at Fort Bliss. Learn more about TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENTS. To make your reservations at Fort Bliss, call 915-565-7777 or visit IHG Army Hotels.
- Get in touch with your sponsor. Sponsors are assigned by the receiving organization for civilians and are key to a successful transition.
- Review the Fort Bliss Blue Book.
- Visit Fort Bliss MWR.
- If you have a privately-owned weapon, learn about registering it on Fort Bliss.
On Arrival
Fort Bliss Reporting / In-Processing Service Members
All Soldiers arriving to Fort Bliss, Texas, will in-process through the Fort Bliss Reception Company. You can expect to be with the Reception Company for five days and complete finance, medical, dental in-processing along with the installation welcome brief.
Uniform: Operational Camouflage Pattern, if signing in Monday through Friday during duty hours (8 a.m.-5 p.m.).
Soldiers need the following on arrival/processing:
1. *Copy of DA 31 (leave request)
2. *Assignment Orders with all amendments, to include DD 1610’s, if applicable
3. Health and Dental records
4. Military Personnel records (as required)
5. Common Access Card
6. Government purchased travel itineraries/invoices and any receipts for any travel costs greater than $75.
7. Review the Fort Bliss Blue Book.
8. Learn more about Fort Bliss MWR programs and services.
9. If you have privately-owned weapons, register them upon arrival to Fort Bliss.
*Recommend bringing extra copies of assignment orders and DA 31’s.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
1. All incoming Soldiers will report to the staff duty desk of the Fort Bliss Reception Company (Building 1006) located on Carter Street no later than the required report date stated on their assignment instructions. The Fort Bliss Reception Company staff duty is manned 24 hours daily.
2. Reception Company will not approve Permissive Temporary Duty/House Hunting Leave upon arrival. We recommend you have your departing unit authorize PTDY prior to departure. If a Soldier wishes to take PTDY after their report date, it needs to be requested through their gaining unit. Once a Soldier has signed in, he/she will complete in-processing before signing out on PTDY through their gaining unit. Housing is located at BLDG T-0070 Carter Road (corner of Pleasonton and Carter) and their operating hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, closed for lunch Noon - 1 p.m. Closed every 3rd Thursday 1 - 4 p.m. The Housing Office phone number is 915-568-2898.
3. If you are arriving to the El Paso International Airport and require transportation to Fort Bliss, Soldiers can call 915-569-5261 to be picked up by the Reception staff duty. Alternatively, Soldiers can pay for a ride share to the installation (charges will be reimbursed when they settle their travel voucher).
UPON ARRIVAL: Soldiers will sign-in and receive a briefing from the Reception Company Staff Duty personnel. Soldiers can expect to fill out paperwork, be assigned a barracks room (if required), and receive a 15-minute briefing about in-processing and Fort Bliss.
For all other inquiries concerning in-processing, please contact the Fort Bliss Reception Company desk at commercial: 915-569-5261.
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Army Civilians
Within the First Three Days:
- Take Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Training.
- Coordinate with your Civilian Human Resources Agency contact.
- Visit Equal Employment Opportunity / Equal Opportunity
- Attend Sexual Harassment / Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Training
- Attend Army Substance Abuse Program Training
- Attend Suicide Prevention Training
- Attend MPD/CPF Newcomers Brief
Settling In
Within the First Week
Attend required briefs through Reception Company
Go house hunting
Sign lease/Quarters acceptance
Register any weapons at DES
Check on Transportation/HHG/POV shipments
Submit finance documents for PCS and BAH update
Update USPS with new mailing address
Update Insurance company on new address
Make necessary appointments for CAC/Dependent IDs
Update TRICARE for new location
Make necessary medical appointments
Schedule cable/internet install as necessary
Visit Army Housing Office if non-barracks Soldier
- Sign up for ALERT Notifications
- Visit the Army Community Service to learn more about valuable resources, including welcome packets and helpful information about Fort Bliss.
- Visit Army Emergency Relief and Army Financial Readiness
- Make Medical, Dental, and Tricare Appointments
- Visit Army Continuing Education Service
- Make Appointment for Drivers Testing
- Attend Army Traffic Safety Training
- BOSS / Warrior Adventure (single service members only)
- Make appointments for CAC / Dependent ID / DEERS / RAPIDS ID cards
- Visit Social Work Services, Behavioral Health
- Make a Central Issue Facility Appointment
Army Civilians
- Sign Up for ALERT Notifications
- Make appointments for CAC Cards
Afterwards
Visit the School Liaison Office
Visit the Exceptional Family Member Program-ACS.
Visit Army Career Counselor (Soldiers only)
- Visit the Directorate of Emergency Services
- Go House Hunting
- Check on Transportation / HHG
- Check on Personally Owned Vehicle Shipment
- Obtain a Bank On- or Off-Post (Off-Post for Rental Deposit)
- Visit Centralized Furniture Management Office
- Lease Signing / Quarters Acceptance
Army Civilians
- Go House Hunting
- Check on Transportation / HHG
- Check on Personally Owned Vehicle Shipment
- Obtain a Bank
- Visit Centralized Furniture Management Office
- Lease Signing