Transportation is available from the Savannah International Airport – the Military Reception Center in the airport includes a telephone that automatically connects you to the Marne Reception Center.
Housing
- Single Soldiers (E1 to E5) will be assigned a room in on-post barracks. In some instances, Soldiers are allowed to live off-post with special permission. Ask your chain of command if this is an option for you. Unaccompanied Soldiers (E1 – E5) may reside in the barracks on a space available basis. No bonafide bachelors will be authorized to move off-post to accommodate a geographical bachelor. Unaccompanied Soldier married to Soldier (E1 to E5) with no dependents on separate tours will be assigned to barracks.
- Single and unaccompanied NCOs (E6 and above) must live off-post. Housing and ration allowances are authorized. Although you may be eligible for some assistance from Army Emergency Relief, you should budget your money now to avoid taking on new debt to pay such move-in expenses as initial rent, deposits, and utility connection fees.
- Accompanied Married Soldiers with dependents, regardless of grade, are required to live off post unless/until on-post family housing is available. You should manage your personal budget so move-in costs and/or repayments of financial assistance do not cause undue immediate or long-term financial hardship for you and your family.
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| A Newcomers' Orientation is held every Wednesday, starting at 11 a.m., at the Education Center, Building 100, Fort Stewart. |
General In-processing Information
- The 3rd ID Replacement Detachment maintains SIDPERS accountability for all new Soldiers until they are full in-processed and moved to their units.
- Soldiers get their assignment one day after their arrival at the Replacement Detachment.
- Soldiers are told about the processing they must complete before reporting to their units.
- Soldiers in grades E-5 and below are assigned to the detachment during in-processing.
- After sign-in at the replacement detachment, Senior NCOs and Officers are given their assignment instructions before going to the Personnel Processing Center.
- They get briefings on the Standards of Conduct and the Marne Standard.
- A Preparation for Overseas Redeployment (POR) checklist is begun.
- 201 files are screened to determine processing requirements. Records are then sent to Personnel Management, where unit assignments are made.
- Once you have your final assignment, the tailor shop in the detachment area can sew on your unit patches. This service is free.
- There is a barber shop at the PX.
- Soldiers staying at the replacement detachment eat in the 103rd MI Battalion Dining Facility.
- The PX, Commissary, bank, Post Office, Credit Union, Movie Theatre and Gymnasium are all within walking distance.
- Defensive Driving Course: All incoming soldiers without a Defensive Driving Course card must complete the four-hour course of instruction. The course is given in the detachment classroom. Motorcyclists are required to take a safety course. For more information on this mandatory class, call the Fort Stewart Safety Office at (912) 767-7880 or the Hunter Army Airfield Safety Office at (912) 315-5814.
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